Workshop | Content Creation: Communicating Meaning

Year Level: 7 – 10
Duration: All-day workshop (adaptable to half day, with supporting in-class activities)
Maximum number of students: 30 per session
Price: $550 + gst

Lesson Summary
This workshop immerses students in the evolving world of media, from social platforms to content creation, offering real-world insights into how stories are shared today.

Students will explore the museum at the start of the visit to help brainstorm ideas for a gamified filming exercise in teams, based on a random subject and genre they’re given.

With a time limit, they are tasked with brainstorming scenes, choosing appropriate filming locations, building scripts and rehearsing. After the initial timed section, they will review their filming plan with the class and NCM staff for feedback.

Student groups will then be given a second timed exercise of filming their planned sections. The filming process will use students’ phones to show that they have everything they need already to be content creators. Teams will consist of actors, directors and camera operators that will alternate across scenes to give students opportunities to explore different roles.

The day will conclude with an editing section, with a viewing of all the group creations at the end of the day.

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Objectives

• Generate creative concepts inspired by the museum environment and an assigned genre prompt.
• Plan a short media production through collaborative scripting, location selection and rehearsal.
• Pitch and refine production ideas using peer and facilitator feedback.
• Produce filmed content within a structured time challenge using mobile devices.
• Apply and rotate through key production roles such as performer, director and camera operator.
• Edit footage into a coherent final piece that communicates a clear idea.
• Screen and share the finished work with the group.

Curriculum Alignment

This workshop is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 for Media Arts across the Developing Practices, Creating and Presenting sections:

Media Arts
• explore and analyse how representations are constructed in media arts works, including the use of genre and media conventions (VC2AMA8D02)

• develop and refine media arts skills and processes when planning and producing media works (VC2AMA8C01)

• use media languages and technologies to construct representations that communicate ideas and perspectives (VC2AMA8C02)

• present media arts works to audiences and reflect on the effectiveness of communication choices (VC2AMA8P01)

• analyse how media institutions, audiences and contexts influence the production and reception of media works (VC2AMA10D01)

• evaluate the use of media languages and production processes in their own and others’ media works (VC2AMA10D02)

• design media arts works that apply genre conventions and production processes to suit specific purposes and audiences (VC2AMA10C01)

• experiment with and refine technical and symbolic elements to enhance meaning and audience engagement (VC2AMA10C02)

• present media works for specific audiences and justify creative choices using appropriate media terminology (VC2AMA10P01)