Media Exhibitions Sem 1 ’23

 

Mon 29 May

1:30-2:30pm: Art of the Microbudget (online, details here)

Wed 31 May

10:45am: Welcome (80.1.2)
11-12: Designing Drama (80.1.2)

12-1pm: BREAK

1-2:30pm: Real-World Media (10.2.62)
1-2:30pm: Room With A View (12.2.104)

1:30-3:30pm: People + Places (80.11.10)

1:00-3:00pm: Ready Camera One (TV Studio A)
4:00-5:30pm: Entangled Media (TV Studio A)

3-4:45pm: Sound Futures (10.2.62)
3-4:45pm: Poetic Video (12.2.104)

7-11pm: Debut International Film Festival — Opening Night (The Festival Experience)

 

Thu 1 June

11:30-2: Power of the Cut (80.1.2)
2-3:30pm: Immersive Sandbox (80.4.11)

Debut International Film Festival — program HERE … (Kaleide Theatre)

 

Fri 2 June

Debut International Film Festival — program HERE … (Kaleide Theatre)

Semester 1 Studio Exhibitions Gallery

Some happy snaps from the Studio Screenings and Exhibitions for Semester 1, 2022. Well done everyone!

Semester 1 Studio Gallery

As Week 12 draws steadily to a close, and we look forward to our Studio Exhibitions and Screenings next week, let’s take a look back at the semester that was!

 

Studios 2020 :: Semester Two COVID Online semester

2020 :: Semester Two Online COVID semester

 

 

Students and studio leaders alike rose to the occasion and in many ways surpassed this year’s difficult situation. Multiple times a week we heard about new ways of making films, recording podcasts, developing social media and building careers out of adversity. Ingenious methods of teaching, research and collaboration were developed by staff and students that will stay with us well beyond the pandemic.

Please enjoy engaging with the studio’s exhibition sites from semester 2 and below that from semester 1 

The New Normal International Film Festival is here!

The Festival Experience Media studio adapted quickly to the changing times, and will run the inaugural New Normal International Film Festival from 4-6 June!

New Normal Film Festival banner.

The New Normal International Film Festival 2020 has arisen in response to the unprecedented times we currently find ourselves in. At a time of vast social isolation, the festival aims to keep the spirit of cinema alive, fostering a sense of community and celebration in filmmakers and lovers the world round.

Through a live stream of short films and engagement with the filmmaking community the festival will explore the concept of the ‘New Normal’, aiming to discuss what is considered as ‘normal’ both in the past and present, whilst looking to a possible shared future.

The festival emerged from the Media studio ‘The Festival Experience’, which has been closely monitoring and responding to how film festivals are changing modalities to cope with lockdown. The festival is sponsored by RMIT, The Capitol Theatre, RMITV, Finger Food People, SYN Radio, and Fix ‘N’ Chips.

Studio leader Cerise Howard, and students Jaie McGuiness and Amelia Leonard appeared on Primal Screen on 3RRR on 1 June to discuss the festival — listen here!

To find out how to join in the fun, visit the website.

Conversations in Isolation Podcast

Logo for the Conversations in Isolation Podcast.

The “Room With A View Media” studio was hard-hit by COVID-19, given they had planned to produce the long-running 3RRR show of the same name as part of their studies into radio production and programming. Once 3RRR suspended in-studio activity, the studio was left in the lurch.

However, some quick thinking and hard work by studio leader Heather Jarvis and the students involved has led to the Conversations in Isolation podcast, now available on all podcasting platforms.

The podcast features in with lawyers, musicians, fellow students and more on how they’re keeping busy and spending their time during lockdown.

Check out the Twitter feed or the anchor.fm page to view the latest episodes, and subscribe today!

B.Comm(Media): COVID-19 and Online Learning

See below a quick announcement/update from program manager Dan Binns:

The gist of the above is that we are currently working to shift the remainder of Semester 1 to online delivery. Thank you so much for your patience with all of us, and we really can’t wait to see you all back on campus as soon as possible! Meanwhile, check Canvas and your emails regularly, attend scheduled online sessions, and keep up with your assessments as best you’re able — and reach out to us if you need any help.

Semester 1 Course Coordinators:

Details on Program Canvas Shell — click here.

Academic Advice:

  1. Log in to the RMIT Connect Student Portal
  2. Select “Course and Program Advice” in the left-hand column.
  3. Fill in and submit your ticket. Please allow 24 hours for a response (we’re getting a lot at the moment!)

RMIT Resources:

Non-RMIT Resources:

Where to get help:

Media student work to Screen at Reel Good Film Festival

The short documentary film NOW DEPARTING PLATFORM 1 — directed by B.Comm (Media) student Lucy Edwards, and produced by Edwards, Tess Macallan and Eamon Willis — will screen as part of the 6th Annual REEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL at the Lido Cinema on Saturday March 14th at 12.00PM and 4.PM.

The film was created as part of the REAL TO REEL Media Studio (led by Rohan Spong) in 2019. It celebrates a sense of community within a local railway station and shines a light on retiring station master Jim Jaworski of Auburn Train Station.

The film had previously taken out the top prize at the RUSU (RMIT Student Union) Film Festival.

Still image from the film Now Departing from Platform 1.