In our first week of class we looked at the photojournalist Eve Arnold’s work, in which was then used as inspiration for our own photography activity. Arnold’s photographs reflect the understanding that she does not see the ordinary nor the… Continue Reading
F for Fake (1973), directed by Orson Welles, is a film about many things, but as stated many times throughout the film, it is mostly a film about trickery and fraud. This was my ever first encounter with an Orson Welles film,… Continue Reading
For my studio 5 subject I have chosen Rohan Sprong’s class Real to Reel. From partaking in this class, I expect to obtain a wide range of skills through transmedia platforms while advancing and deepening my knowledge behind the usage of… Continue Reading
It is important to recognise and understand that all documentaries are inherently political, all containing some sort of bias. The intention of putting forth the topic into the world of political discussion and debate is a statement alone. Thus, we… Continue Reading
WHAT IS WRONG WITH SIMPLY OBSERVING THE WORLD? To that extremely broad question that I have been posed with, I will retaliate with asking why would one want to? There is so much room for change in the world, it is pointless… Continue Reading
Can something be both political and poetic? At first thought, the characteristics surrounding politics that may come into mind might be Canberra, suits, white men, and impregnating media advisors. Believe it or not, this is really not the be-all and end-all of politics and… Continue Reading
Semester two has now been completed, which means that This Is Serial has come to an end. While feeling slightly nostalgic of everything I’ve experienced in my first ever Media studio, whether these have been positive or negative experiences, I’ve realised… Continue Reading
Collaboration has been a large part of our studio: whether this be with the writers, actors or our media team members. In the completion of two ‘webisodes’, I believe that my team and I have greatly succeeded in working together… Continue Reading
I have really learnt a lot over the course of these 13 weeks, and one of them was my role as a First Assistant Director. At first *cough* the pilot *cough* I had no idea what I was doing. I… Continue Reading
After Tuesday’s meeting with the film crew and writers, I’m feeling far more confident with our production as we sorted out a lot of issues and concerns that we had and decided on 4 shoot days that worked with the… Continue Reading