10 MEDIA FILM EXCURSION

On Thursday 8 June, students from the year 10 Media – Film class spent the day at La Trobe University participating in a workshop called,MAKING THE NEWS.

In the morning, the class was split up into four groups. Each group was given a scenario in which they had to write and film a short news story. The scenarios were: Doors, The Basement, Strange Addiction and The Vending Machines. The groups filmed and then edited their sequences.

In the afternoon, the class went to the television studio at La Trobe. Each student was given a specific role such as, news presenter, camera operator, director, sound, auto-cue, weatherman, floor manager, sports reader, editor. Each of their roles were explained by staff members from the Media Department. Then an actual live news broadcast was filmed with the news readers, news stories, commercials and two of the news items the groups filmed. This was a fantastic learning experience for the students and one that they all enjoyed.

Danny Gesundheit

10 Media Film Teacher