First last class of the semester. This morning’s lectorial was essentially a wrap up for the semester before our final assessments and the long awaited break. There were a few reminders about Project Brief 4, such as the typical yet wise advice to back up…
This morning’s lectorial introduced us to the concept of work attachments. What work attachments are not: internships work experience What work attachments are: flexible opportunities to network and gain skills In order to graduate, we’ll need to complete 80 hours of work attachment (which may be…
Continuing with the media concepts that we’re focusing on for Project Brief 4, today’s lectorial looked at media institutions. The term institution comes from sociology and can be defined as: an organisation founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose While this definition may…
Today we had a guest speaker from the library who came to explain to us the basics of Australian copyright law. While the world of copyright law can often be confusing and a little overwhelming, I find it interesting, and as a media student, it’s…
There was a clear message to take from today’s lectorial: in the media industry, your reputation is everything. Today we were given a vague introduction to the next project brief, which is to be a group assignment. The focus in class was more on the…
Narrative: a retelling of any sequence of events This week in media we’re looking at narrative and the key elements involved in creating a good story. Naturally, this means re-hashing the basics such as the three-act structure and the need for conflict and drama. Re-visiting…
As the due date for Brief 3 draws closer, there is a lot to be done in order ensure that the final product we hand in is up to standard. This week’s lectorial introduced us to some of the best practices for interviews as well…
Today’s lectorial carried on from this week’s reading by looking at sound. We covered the basics of sound, such as the differences between listening and hearing, how soundwaves work and the components of sound. But the part of the lectorial that interested me most was…
“Our lives are, to a more extensive degree than we care to think, infused with a process of inscription, producing printed or written traces or working from them. The omnipresence of these documentary or textual processes is now being entered by the technology of computers”…
Lectorial: Somewhere between a lecture and a tutorial I don’t know what I was expecting for my first ever class at university, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out what a “lectorial” actually entailed. The nature of a lectorial means that while much like…