Years 9–10 Film it Workshop at ACMI
2025-09-09 10:00 - 2025-10-30 15:30, 2025-10-14 10:00 - 2025-12-04 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia
In this on site workshop at ACMI, students plan, film and edit a fictional film – all in one day!
This intensive filmmaking workshop for students in years 9-10 introduces production elements such as storyboarding, cinematography and editing by placing students in creative filmmaking roles. Working collaboratively to interpret a screenplay, students will explore concepts of narrative, genre and visual storytelling.
Students will:
– understand the different phases of film production and the creative roles involved
– consider tropes, codes, and conventions of different genres
– produce a storyboard and shot list from a script
– film and edit their films with support from ACMI staff
Learning areas and capabilities
Media Arts, Drama, Digital Technologies, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social

When
Mondays to Thursdays during school terms, 10am–2:30pm

Tickets
Per class / up to 28 students
$625

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Media and Me Program at NFSA Canberra for Years 4-10
2025-09-09 10:00 - 2025-10-30 15:30, 2025-10-14 10:00 - 2025-12-04 14:30 | NFSA, McCoy Cct, Acton, Canberra, 2601
The NFSA flagship on site media literacy program – Media and Me – offers a facilitated media literacy program that sparks curiosity, develops critical thinking skills and empowers students to become confident media consumers through engaging discussion and guided exploration. Students explore how the Australian story is told and shaped through images, sound and text across a range of media examples – including animation, advertising, video games, social video, film, and music. They engage with media made for them, ranging from early works to contemporary content from the NFSA collection and explore how these formats influence and engage audiences.
Media and Me is curriculum aligned to Australian Curriculum English, HASS and Media Arts key learning areas, while also supporting connections to cross-curriculum priorities.
Current Programs:
Media and Me Primary (Years 4-6)
Media and Me (Year 7 and 8)
Media and Me (Year 9 and 10)

Onsite in Canberra | $7 per student | 60-minute sessions | Mon-Fri
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Media & Me Digital Excursion @ NFSA for Years 5/6 and 9/10
2025-10-01 10:00 - 2025-11-21 14:30 | Online
In this free, interactive, live digital excursion, students will build critical media literacy skills as they explore how media shapes their world. Students will investigate the techniques used to capture attention, stir emotions and persuade audiences through hands-on analysis of media from the NFSA collection.
Students will explore:

How do different forms of media influence us?
What techniques do creators use to engage and persuade?
What does it mean to be a media-literate citizen?

Year levels: 5-6 program, and 9-10 program
Duration: 45 minutes
Australian curriculum alignment: Year 5 and 6 program: English, HASS, Health and Physical Education, Media Arts. Year 9 and 10 program: English, Civics and Citizenship, Health and Physical Education.
General Curriculum priorities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Information Communication Technology
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Kids News Workshop + Exhibition Visit at ACMI in Melbourne
2025-10-09 09:30 - 2025-10-23 14:30 | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia
In this on site workshop at ACMI, Years 5-6 students will create news segments on the green screen to develop their news reporting and interview skills. Students will also learn about the technology behind digital backgrounds and the role of a responsible reporter.
Students will:

work in small groups to deliver their own news program
develop reporting and interview skills
consider the difference between primary and secondary sources
understand the ethical responsibilities of a reporter
gain insight into how green screens are used
have their news segmented recorded and edited by ACMI staff

Learning areas and capabilities:
Drama, Media Arts, English, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding
Important information:
This program can accommodate two classes (up to 56 students) in the one full-day program . The cost is $990 for a class of up to 56 students. This ongoing program can be booked in Monday to Thursday during school terms.
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