blog #27: socially stalking

Without a doubt today’s tutorial inspired me to try harder in the area of film editing. There was such a high standard set today by everyone, so to try and match that was hard. I felt as though, while everyone’s films were of an impeccable standard, Jac’s Brief 3 on his friend and fashion designer […]

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blog #26: don’t hold back

Today’s tutorial was all about showing each other’s videos, and then giving criticism and feedback on our Brief 3 videos. The following is each of my friend’s thoughts on my video, as well as a link to their own Brief… Elise She loved the way that I interviewed my Yiayia, and the story that was […]

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blog #23: lost in translation

Today I completed, shot, produced, filmed, wrote (trying to think of other movie roles to make me sound professional when I’m really not) and EDITED (nailed it!) my Brief 3 film on my grandmother, Panayiota Grigoriou. My Yiayia, grandma in Greek, suffered through the loss of her parents due to war and unfortunate circumstances, was forced […]

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blog #21: plans

Having absolutely no experience with cameras and recording, Elise, Steph, Gianna and I had a little information and planning session for Brief 3 where Elise also taught us how to function the Sony MC50 camera. I found the whole planning session extremely informative as I was able to experience something other than my iPhone camera […]

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blog #19: FATE: A JOURNEY

After what could have arguably been the longest day of my entire life I have finally finished my 1 minute piece for Brief 2 of the Self-Portrait assignment. It’s not pretty, it’s not overly artistic and it most certainly won’t win an Academy Award… but I put in 100%. Honestly, I’ve never had more issues […]

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blog #17: cut/copy

I’ve known for about 3 years now that once I leave university, and am qualified to be a part of the workforce, I would love a career in the media industry. More specifically, broadcasting is where my heart lies. Something about interacting with others, being out and about, relaying information, and being liked excites me. […]

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blog #13: TEXT

For my text for Brief 1, I’ve chosen to just use one word. My word is:  FATE In 2014 I was involved in a serious car accident as I drove to visit my parents at their place of work in the Barossa Valley region about an hour drive from the city of Adelaide. I started […]

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blog #12: WATCH

Here are my videos for Brief 1: ^ this video is of me exercising, I love to exercise as it helps to clear my mind when I’m stressed or need a break. ^ for my final video, I went underneath a bridge and took a video of some graffiti. Growing up in a tough neighbourhood, […]

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blog #11: LISTEN

Sharing with my blog, and my millions of followers, my audio pieces for Brief 1! ^ this recording is of me typing; ever since I can remember I’ve loved writing stories and sharing my views with the people around me! ^ my final recording is of my Yiayia (grandmother) speaking Greek to me… she was […]

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