MEDIA INDUSTRIES: Participation

So its week 3, with only 3 more weeks to go till the big day of our television seminar. It feels like we have a long time to go until the day of our event, however I bet the time will go by fast, and before I know it, it’s showtime. This week, I’ve managed to secure a booking for the production equipment courtesy of the A.V loans office in Building 8. The technical equipment that I’ve booked include a Canon 5D Mark 3 DSLR with a couple of excellent lenses such as the 24-70mm zoom and the 50mm prime lens that will allow us to capture some aesthetically pleasing shots with a shallow depth of field when recording. I also managed to book in three LED flat panel lights, which is a better alternative to the redhead lights, as the LEDs are lightweight and don’t have the tendency to overheat. And what use is all this equipment if you don’t have anything to put it on? I’ve booked Stands, and tripods so we’re all covered in regards to the essential tech equipment. I also nominated myself to be responsible for the post-production/ editing of the five minute seminar highlight reel. Since I’ll be shooting the event on the day and will have access to the clips, It seemed rather logical to take on the role as video editor.

Our group has also managed to create a shortlisted group of people, who we’ve either started to contact or will attempt to contact, in order to attain the seminar’s guest speakers. Quite a nice list of potential guests consisting of  Elspeth Iredale (Producer/Production Manager), Jeff Shenker (Producer/Production Manager), Brendan Campbell (1st Assistant Director/Line Producer/Production Manager), Samantha Strauss (writer), Ron Frim (Senior News Director at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Lucy MacLaren (Producer at Renegade Films), Josh Thomas (actor, comedian, douchebag), Nicole Minchin (Producer / Executive Producer), Antony Cirocco (Producer / Writer / Director) and some more people who I cant be bothered writing down. Seems promising, now all we need to do is contact them all and get a response from them..

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