I, Lauren Bisignano am a third-year Media student at RMIT University. I’m in my final year of this degree, and with my last opportunity to participate in a studio class, I opted for something with a heavier load of academic content, as well as great relevancy to life outside media. I have aspirations to continue working in the television production industry, but realistically I’m open to a variety of careers. I currently volunteer with SYN and RMITV on a number of projects in which I connect with fellow creatives in a community setting.
I am a second year Media and Communication student at RMIT university. I am passionate about film and cinematography and love to experience and indulge myself in films and documentaries from a wide range of cultures and genres. I am a keen supporter of climate activism and have a particular interest in climate and environmental film and documentary making. The Climate Changing Media studio has allowed me to educate myself on the worlds current climate crises and has opened my eyes to broader environmental concerns we face as a society.
Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and I’m a third-year Communications (Media) student. As a developing media maker, I have a focus on filmmaking and screenwriting. I want to further develop my skills in the film and television industries. With the growing state of the world, taking action on climate change has never become more valuable, and as a media maker, it is important to me that I am better educated and experienced in the climate crisis. With opinions on what action to take on so many different issues, I wanted to further develop my own understanding of the crisis and further prove how essential media has become to inform the masses and make real change for the betterment of the world.
Seamus is a media creative studying at RMIT University interested in sustainability and politics. He has produced work surrounding sustainable communities & societal change and currently works as a social media manager for sustainable print company Black Rainbow Printing.
Hi, I’m Millie and I am a third year Professional Communications (Media) student. As a media maker, I aspire to be involved in climate media, using my skills to highlight issues surrounding the climate, and assisting companies to become more sustainable. I have always been dedicated and passionate about our climate and ways in which we can preserve it, this interest is what lead me to undertake this studio with such excitement. Throughout this studio I have learnt how to contribute to the distribution of information regarding climate change to people in an accessible, engaging yet extremely informative means.
Hi my name is Angus Jones and this is my final climate media artifact titled, Our Plastic Connection. I was interested in unpacking the current contemporary and often utilized image of plastic bottles in the media that we see surrounding the topic of climate change, and what if our approach to this object was different. With the assistance of our class readings including insights from journalists, psychologists and climate activists I came to the conclusion that for my idea to be affective, it would come to altering the perception of plastic bottles in the public by communicating an alternate angle, suggesting that what if plastic bottles and human beings shared a connection
Hi, I’m Jasmine and I’m a second year Professional Communication (Media) student. As a media maker, I aspire to be involved in the film or television industry in the future, especially to bring meaningful representation of minorities to screen media. I have also increasingly been interested in, and engaged with the climate crisis, and was interested in undertaking the Climate Changing Media studio to develop my understanding of this unprecedented issue. Moreover, I wanted to break my existing perceptions of climate media, and learn how media can be utilised to communicate climate issues differently, effectively and impactfully.
As a media student, my main enthusiastic has always been journalism. Before the course, climate change for me was just a concept that I have heard of from watching and producing news. At the end of course, climate change is now for me is a concept that I somewhat understand. This media artefact is a result of my progress in the course from start to end: a critical engagement to climate change media factually and artistically via the issue of plastic crisis.
I am currently a second year Media and Communications student. I have a keen interest in documentary filmmaking and (over-)analysing all sorts of films. Climate Changing Media has allowed me to further educate myself on our changing climate and has alerted me to the importance of including it in my media practice. I wish to tell stories in a way not defined by mainstream media, and cultivate awareness and emotional connection between
I am currently in my second year of my Communication (Media) degree with a specific interest in documentary filmmaking and photography. I’ve been passionate about animal rights from a young age and have grown increasingly concerned about animal agriculture’s ties with climate change, encouraging me to participate in the Climate Changing Media studio. I hope to one day pursue a career in documentary filmmaking, with the aim of creating content that is inclusive and self-aware, sharing stories that are often overlooked by the wider public.