During this weeks lectorial there were three guests present to give us information and advise on certain aspects of media.  Our first guest was Anne Lennox who works as a senior co-ordinator for copyright management at RMIT.  She briefly explained some of the copyright laws that will most likely effect us during our studies.  It was interesting to hear some of the restrictions that applies to making certain projects.  From what I gathered money does the talking when It comes to using copyright content depending on popularity.  I couldn’t believe the news though that some forms of media are copyrighted seventy years after the artist’s death.  That just seems ridiculous to me and was obviously legislated to protect the corporate interests.  The law restricts artistic freedom and severely penalises people who decide to break them.  The artist has to have some form of protection. But in my opinion the work should be public domain as soon as the artist is dead.

The next guest was Kyla Brettle who is a current lecturer at RMIT for documentary.  She was informing us on her experience working in the media industry.  Kyla has made documentaries for different formats including television and radio.  She has travelled around the globe in search of enthralling stories to tell.  Kyla explained how she found it difficult at first to talk to strangers due to being  an introvert.  But she had life changing experiences travelling the world and enjoyed sharing people’s stories.  Her speech made me inspired to maybe look at making documentaries in the future.

The last guest was another lecturer at RMIT.  His name was Paul Richard and he was talking about his experiences of working as a producer.  Paul was also telling us about experiences other students have had in the making of media projects.  It was quite an entertaining talk with his philosophies on how to be cool and not be a tool.  He also advised the class to be well prepared for future projects and always be ready for the worst case scenario.  Overall I found the lectorial informative and inspiring at the same time.  It is always great to hear the experiences of people who have worked in the media profession.