Stories by media students @ Ultimo TAFE
BY JAMIE TOOMEY Critically-acclaimed film Last Cab to Darwin has been released around Australia today. The film, which is directed by Jeremy Sims, stars Michael Caton (The Castle), Ningali Lawford-Wolf (Rabbit Proof Fence), and Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) among other stars. The story centres on Rex, a cab driver from Broken Hill, who finds out he […]
BY RAFAEL SANCHEZ-BAYO@bayo_sanchez Police have recorded 394 incidents involving replica firearms over the past five years, 90 of those involving violence. Fake firearms have been used in 42 armed robberies across NSW in the same time period and continue to be sold without any restrictions due to a gap in gun laws. Fairfax Media reported […]
JAMIE TOOMEY spoke with Lisa Duff, who is on tour with a film crew including actors Michael Caton and Ningali Lawford and director Jeremy Sims, promoting their new Australian film Last Cab to Darwin. Hi Lisa. What is your role on Last Cab to Darwin? I’m one of the producers. What is the producer’s role? […]
Sydney TAFE Media’s audio guru Brian Newington explains how sound effects are used, and takes us back for a look through their history.
A highlight of our semester was the outside broadcast by our awesome radio students at Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College in Burwood. Watch as the students explain how it feels to program and present live radio. With Mitchell Coombs, Tia Pagliasso, Michael Golding, Justin Pineda, Stephen Grbevskii, Aishlin Garnett, Shayne Beath, Claudia Green, Antony Turner […]
BY MICHAEL GOLDING @MrGolding21 The first week of June brings with it many changes: a drop in temperature, change of season and the annual NSW HIV Testing Week which runs from June 1 to June 7. When people hear about HIV, they think ‘AIDS’ (which stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome). But these two viruses […]
BY HAYLEY TAYLOR They say that mobile phones are making us less in touch with people physically, but is this really the case? TAFE student Hayley Taylor hits the streets of Newtown to find out whether mobile phones connect us or disconnect us. Do you think that mobile phone’s are keeping us connected or disconnected? Tell us in […]
BY RAFAEL SANCHEZ-BAYO @bayo_sanchez We live in a world where hatred and discrimination cloud our minds. Whether it is towards a race, religion or gender, hatred has the same harmful psychological effects. The end of the Second World War saw many Australians ostracising the Japanese due to the bombing of Darwin, the attempted attack on […]
BY ANTHONY TURNER After the deportation of Johnny Depp’s dogs caused global outrage, Certificate IV Radio student Anthony Turner went out to ask some humorous questions: Featured image created by Michael Golding.
BY ERIC RIBEIRO @LobEric15 “Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” – Hans Selye Teenagers will be feeling the effects of stress as the Higher School Certificate (HSC) draws nearer, a test which many believe will determine their future. Some students will have to fight their parent’s expectations and their educational system […]