After watching the T.V show ‘True Blood’, I decided to research how vampires have evolved into the modern era! They have come a long way since Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A new generation of vampires has stepped out of the shadows and… Continue Reading →

In the media 1 practical this week, me and my fellow students were introduced to two pieces of equipment. One was a zoom sound recorder and the other a video camera. We were given a set of instructions and asked… Continue Reading →

In my 1 minute of edited footage for Assessment #2 of Media 1, I sought to create a self-portrait of who I think I am and want to be while making it clear I am still not certain exactly who… Continue Reading →

Closure: The phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole. This is a fascinating concept and was discussed through the world of editing by lecturer Liam Ward in the Media 1 lecture this week, as well as in the… Continue Reading →

Mise-en-scene, an intriguing concept that I have recently learned about and decided to discuss! In French, the term mise-en-scene means “putting into the scene”, and this was first applied to the practice of directing plays. The phrase refers to the… Continue Reading →

What a strange lecture, both tedious and intriguing as we were introduced to the world of copyright in Australia and also to the idea of travelling abroad, by two different speakers. For the first 20-30 minutes, I was given insight… Continue Reading →

I produced a number of original media components which may contribute to a creative self-portrait, mainly relating to things which may describe or portray me. These included 4 photographic images, 2 audio recordings and 2 pieces of video. Below I… Continue Reading →

In the second Lectorial of my first semester here at RMIT, a number of interesting pieces of information caught my eye from both the lecture itself and also the reading and exercise following. A number of questions were raised and… Continue Reading →

There are many surprising and unique ways one can learn. Through failure, through practice, through repetition and even through analogies. Each of these can attribute to learning, and the only way to find out which works better is to put… Continue Reading →