Month: May 2017

Media 3 – SKO Stage 2

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Contextualizing

This studio emphasizes on developing the design and production knowledge among the Communication Design and Media students as Media students would love to learn more about design and likewise. It also aims to have students to adapt to the changing technologies and practices, and thus provide projects that require the use of both design and media production methodologies which is applicable in real life problem-solving. I like the fact that how this studio focuses on joining the Communication Design and Media students to collaborate and work on projects provided by Lentara, a not-for-profit organization. Since Communication Design students. For instance, Community Wardrobe, Seven Seeds, Asylum Seeker Project, etc. The project outcomes will have a chance to be publicly published and distributed, and thus, the objective of the studio is to get students to have an opportunity to experience the social entrepreneurship before stepping out from university into the real world. The key approach in this studio is to work collaboratively with one another. I truly believe that great teamwork creates good synergy and that will bring the group work together, and the outcome will be beyond imagined. Great teamwork also eliminates the hierarchy system in a group when it is unavoidable that a group tend to have one party that is more determined to proceed on with their point of view and ideas. Excellent teamwork will have the members listen to one another and work it out to have a win-win situation. Most important of all, the chemistry between group members will undoubtedly be exposed when having a presentation. A good teamwork will boost the group’s image, and that will please the clients who obviously will not want to work with a team with internal conflicts.

 

Reflecting

One of the skills that I have polished through this studio is collaboration. Teamwork is undoubtedly the most important thing whether in university or society. Being able to work together as a team will boost the quality of the production of a project. I have also learned to do research using keywords which will increase the speed of getting the right information if related keywords were used. What I have learned through this studio is the 4R practice: Reported, Relating, Reasoning, and Reconstructing. First, I identify an issue, for example, I write out what are the major problems that the asylum seekers and the Asylum Seeker Project are facing. I then relate my most recent knowledge that I have on asylum seekers which are the documentary, Chasing Asylum, directed by Eva Orner documenting the truth behind the detention center on Manus Island. I then did more in-depth research on the updated policies on asylum seeker’s privilege in Australia. Also, I researched on the origin of Asylum Seeker Project, why had the progress of helping asylum seekers not gone far from where they started, and how did Lentara come so far down throughout the 21 years. Regarding reasoning, I separated the government and the public into two parts on paper while Lentara stays in the middle between the two parties. The more I write, the more obvious the achievements, obstacles, and preventions that Lentara has throughout the years. Finally, I reconstruct the part where Lentara is now focusing on celebrating their 21st anniversary, and my job is to contribute my creative skills to plan out an event or an applicable media artifact that Lentara has a higher chance of using it for the event on 2nd September 2017. I concluded that if they documented the history into a book on the 10th anniversary, 21st anniversary would need to a documentary, something contains a visual and audio element which can deliver the message of Asylum Seeker Project to the public more efficiently. Using this 4R technique helps me a lot in brainstorming and planning, not only for this studio, but other subjects as well, and even outside the university. It speeds up the process and causes every process to be more productive.

 

Proposing

Although there are a lot of things that I have picked up from this studio, I still find the 4R concept is very practical no matter where I go in the future. It brings out the creative side in me, and it helps in every aspect regarding designing, writing, brainstorming, planning, observing, etc. As it requires reporting an issue, identify the problem, relating the issue with current society and global situation, research for possible resolutions, justify the effects on the conditions and finally, finalized the idea for the project outcome. The 4R concept is the core procedure for any problem-solving scenario. Besides, I once again learn that how important to have a great teamwork while working in a team. I need to compromise with one another in all aspects as a form of respect. Teamwork is a critical yet time-consuming quality that will need long-time maintenance throughout the working process.