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2 x Media Internships @ Exile Entertainment

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Our friends at Exile Entertainment are offering two intern positions for RMIT Media students to assist in marketing campaigns for the release of feature films including the Venice premiering West of Sunshine and upcoming documentary Green Light, as well as new productions. Exile Entertainment is an independent Film & TV production/distribution business based in Melbourne.

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Internship Available – Global Reconciliation

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This internship opportunity has a PR focus, but us savvy Media bods can cut across most disciplines — if interested, send a message to Victoria Baldwin: victoria.baldwin@globalreconciliation.org

Public Relations Officer (volunteer); Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship – Environmental Care

Key Duties:
– Creating public relations content (especially in relation to the Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Award)
– Creating and distributing social media content
– Attending weekly meetings

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Student’s accelerate their learning with Newton’s Law

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RMIT students had a chance to work nad/or observe behind the scenes through placements in the new ABC drama Newton’s Law.

Newton's Law being filmed Some scenes were shot at RMIT’s city campus in the former Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
Some scenes were shot at RMIT’s city campus in the former Melbourne Magistrates’ Court

Students in the School of Media and Communication had an exciting work integrated learning opportunity on the set of the eight-part drama series produced by Every Cloud Productions in association with the ABC, Screen Australia and Film Victoria.

Created by the team behind Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, Newton’s Law stars Claudia Carvan as a suburban solicitor who returns to the Bar.

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Co-producer Anna Molyneaux and Development Manager Katherine Fry said Every Cloud Productions is keen to support the development of creative talent, particularly those based in Victoria, by offering students access to a hands-on experience in departments relevant to their studies.

Actor Claudia Karvan as Josephine Newton
Actor Claudia Karvan as Josephine Newton in Newton’s Law

Maggie O’Shea, who is studying a Bachelor of Communication (Media), was offered an internship in the production office during the shooting of the show.

“Maggie worked with our production manager both in the office and on set, observing and assisting in the many practical areas that keep a production ticking, from attending casting and production meetings to assisting with the daily administration that is essential throughout the production process,” co-producer Anna Molyneaux said.

Professor Lisa French, Deputy Dean (Media), said Every Cloud Productions is leading the industry in efforts to redress the gender imbalance; the company has more women than men in key roles and actively recruits women.

“This is unusual in the film and television industry where women are generally the minority across most roles,” French said.

Some scenes were shot at RMIT’s city campus in the former Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, giving media students on campus the opportunity to observe first-hand prime Australian television drama being shot literally next door to their classrooms.

Story: Wendy Little / adapted from RMIT News

On an HBO series set at RMIT – The Leftovers

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BComm Media Students became part of a large Hollywood production, with 120 crew, plus cast onsite, in a valuable industry encounter.

Based on Tom Perrotta’s book, television series The Leftovers was created by Damon Lindelof and stars Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston and Liv Tyler.

The series has completed two seasons filmed in the United States and for the third season the production is filming in Melbourne.

In September the show spent a day filming at RMIT’s iconic ‘disc’ building, the Design Hub which is located on the old CUB site at the corner of Victoria Parade and Swanston Street.

Students from the Bachelor of Communication (Media)  in the School of Media and Communication had the opportunity to observe the set for the day with a large crew from America.

Dr Brian Morris, who manages the Media program, said this was a really special opportunity for our students.

“The Leftovers is peak global television drama and to be able to spend time on the shoot of a major HBO series like this on your own campus is simply amazing.”

“It also gave students a great insight into a large-scale, high-budget production with up to 200 people on the set at its busiest,” Morris said.

Media student Jordan Williams said it was amazing to see how much work goes into having two people deliver a couple lines on camera.

“Since this was a large international production, it really gave us the opportunity to see how far our careers could go,” Williams said.

Associate Professor Lisa French, Deputy Dean (Media) said having Warner Bros. on campus shooting The Leftovers for HBO was a significant work-integrated learning experience for our students.

“We are committed to facilitating global industry engagements, but in this case they came to us!”

“A location team facilitated student interactions and ensured their questions were answered.”

“It is testament to the high regard in which our graduates are regarded that an important global industry player wanted to connect with our students,” French said.

The Leftovers season three will be the final in the series and will premiere on HBO in 2017.

[originally published in RMIT News on7 November 2016, Story – Wendy Little]