A place for media makers to play and call their own! Offering low-cost media production facilities and independent self-publishing resources. Octapod launched its new Community Media Space in mid September 2008 with a digital storytelling project in partnership with TAFE Outreach. Course participants learnt interviewing and video production techniques, and acted as Octapod's media team at the This Is Not Art Festival in early October. Go to www.culturehunter.org to see the short digital story produced about the festival - an interesting insight, highlighting the diversity of events and interviews with key festival directors and festival goers. FOR THE LATEST COMMUNITY MEDIA SPACE NEWS, CHECK OUT THE OCTAPOD HOMEPAGE. REGULAR WEEKLY EVENT: FILMMAKERS COLLECTIVE: Meets Wednesdays 1-5pm at Octapod. Bring your own project idea and receive one-on-one advice and mentoring from our trainer. Learn from other group members. Use Octapod's Media Space facilities for FREE on a Wednesday (if you want to use them on other days, you need to be an Octapod member). Group is free to join. Just show up! VIDEO EDITING FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR HIRE: Octapod's Community Media Space is available for hire - just $5 per day for Octapod members! If you need access to cheap, reliable audio and video recording and editing equipment, contact Christina. Here are some things to know about hiring Octapod's Media Space:
* Use of Octapod’s Community Media Space (video editing facilities) is a resource available to Octapod members. (Membership forms are available on Christina’s desk, near the Donations tin.)
* Hiring the video editing facilities is CHEAP - just $5 per day!
* We can provide 2 video cameras for digitising your material. Please note that video cameras must remain in the Media Space and cannot be taken offsite.
* Adobe Premiere and Windows Movie Maker are available as editing software.
* If you want to digitise more than 10 hours of material, you will need to bring your own external hard drive. This is because our hard drive has a finite capacity. With your own hard drive, you can digitise as much as you want!
* On your last day of using the Media Space you must remove your digitised material from our hard drive. (So that there’s space for the next person.) Material that is not removed will be deleted - so it’s best that you take it off yourself!
* For all booking inquiries: Please contact Christina (4927 0470 or podadmin@octapod.org).
* The Media Space is available for hire on the following days:
Monday 9.30-2.30, Wed/Thurs 9.30-2.30, Fri 9.30-5. Other times by prior arrangement.
* Payment is required prior to using the Media Space.
* For limited technical assistance: Please contact Doug.
* Please sign in and out when you use the Media Space. This helps us know how often the facilities are being used.
* After hours contact: Christina Robberds.
* From time to time Octapod runs FREE digital storytelling courses through TAFE Outreach. To register your interest for the next course, please put your contact details down on the sheet provided, or contact Christina for more info.
* Want to develop your video production skills and have an interest in community events/actions? Then become a volunteer with Octapod’s Media Team. See Christina for more details.
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