Stories by media students @ Ultimo TAFE
BY ANTONI BELL Like most people, I have a good friend who happens to be obsessed with anything related to weasels. Pretty much all my knowledge on weasels and weaselly animals (stoats, ferrets, otters, etc) is the result of our long friendship, and study of these often misunderstood animals. We share a passion for writing, […]
Certificate IV News Media student JEREMY MOSES made this showreel (cick on the video below) to apply for a job as a gonzo video journalist. You can see more of Jeremy’s work at his YouTube Channels, Variety Garage and http://www.youtube.com/jeremymoses
BY WES TAYLOR American president John F. Kennedy had a drastic situation over his stand-off with the Soviet Union in the ’60s with the Cuban Missile Crisis, but his namesake, Australian musician John Francis Kennedy, has no crisis over his new musical concept, Sons of Sun. Well-known Australian musician John Francis Kennedy has developed an […]
By Simon Edds It sounds like the opening line of a traveling medicine man’s big sell: “In just one hour, the debilitating symptoms of your anxiety, insomnia, depression, stress and even jet lag can be greatly improved!” Hordes of eager customers gather round, hands raised in the air, each stuffed full of cash, wanting to […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY AMANDA PARKINSON The phone rang, I was busy. The phone rang, I was still busy. The phone rang, I didn’t notice. The phone rang, I answered it. As I sat laughing with a friend, ignoring my phone, a woman – a woman I call mum – sits numb, desperately trying to […]
‘House at Beach Road with Kirk’s Bush’ (1974), a painting of a house that his father built, is in pride of place on the kitchen wall of Reg Mombassa’s two-storey home in Glebe. ”I sold that for $350 and bought it back for $12,000 – I ripped myself off,” he says. STORY AND PHOTOS BY […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MINGYUE ZHOU Where do the world leaders go when they retire? Now on show at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation as part of Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture, Old Person’s Home was created in 2007 by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, two artists based in Beijing. The duo is known for using […]
By Nick Cavaretta Some love him, some don’t. But whichever way you look at him he’s a household personality, and millions of people tune in watch or listen to him each week. (He also doesn’t wear underwear on stage … just saying.) William James Anderson is a television/radio presenter and currently the host of Gruen […]
Story and photos by VPOPR Sea spray, rugged shorelines and stunning harbour views all add to the drama as you approach Cockatoo Island only to be entranced by the art installations of Sydney’s 18th Biennale. This is the third time the World Heritage-listed island, located in the heart of Sydney’s famed waterways, has provided the […]
By Amanda Parkinson Photos taken by the child, distributed as sexting, made viral by peers and justified as ‘selfies’ … are they child porn? The Tender Age, co-directed by David Williams and Fraser Corfield explores the impact of social media on adolescents’ sexual maturity. The play, inspired by the infamous on-air lie detector test with Kyle […]