blog #28: team FORTE

On Monday at about 12pm, Ali, Sandy and I caught up for lunch to chat about our brief and to get to know each other. The meeting went extremely well, with each individual member contributing immensely to the discussion. The minutes from our first meeting are as follows: – Idea for doing a website as […]

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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 #25: confucius say

Today’s lecture really threw me for a loop, I understood quite little of everything that was discussed… and having a look over Brief 4, I can only add to that confusion. The use of stringent media terms made today’s lecture turn into one big blur. I tried my hardest to understand the key concepts discussed, […]

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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 #22: hearing aid

Today’s tutorial was all about sound, noise and coverage. We discussed the 3 main types of sounds which included music, speech and sounds (as well as, unintentional noise). We also spoke about reverb which is created by multiple reflections naturally. For example, if you’re in a church or cathedral, the reverb can be 15 seconds […]

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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 #14: does this hat suit me?

Today’s tutorial was purely focused on our Brief 1, our self-portraits. Today we spoke on each individual table talking about our own media artefacts. We were asked to put on 1 of 4 different hats as we passed judgement, criticism and positivity on everyone’s work. The hat feedback system, as founded by De Bono, is […]

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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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