YEAR 10 PDM EXCURSION
Year 10 Photography and Digital media Cockatoo Island Excursion
On a bright sunny Wednesday 6th August both Year 10 Photography and Digital media classes went on excursion into Sydney to visit Cockatoo Island. This excursion was part of the student's Assessment task 3; Portfolio Body of Work. After an initial briefing and walking tour of the island students engaged with Cockatoo Island's spectacular and natural landscape, colourful convict life and industrial heritage in both film making and digital photography.
Cockatoo Island, located in Sydney Harbour, is a popular choice for filming and photography due to its rich history, diverse industrial and convict-era architecture, and stunning harbour backdrop. The island's unique combination of weathered structures, historic buildings, and scenic waterfront views offers a variety of compelling settings. Cockatoo Island has served as a filming location for several movies, most notably "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Unbroken". Our students made photographic and digital works both in small groups initially and then individually. These went towards building a portfolio using a range of materials and techniques in still and moving forms representing various investigations of the world based on their own selected creative prompt. There was a choice of twenty creative prompts like ‘Blueprints of Silence’, ‘Marks left behind’, ‘Rusts Never Sleep’, ‘Whispers in the Wall’ to name a few.
In the development of a film work, students could employ the use of narrative, characterisation, abstraction, mise-en-scene, documentation, experimentation, dramatisation and action. Each student needed to choose within their small group key responsibilities . These included; director, Scriptwriter (or Concept Developer), Storyboard Artist, Cinematographer (Director of Photography), Sound Recorder, Actors or Performers, Editor and sound designer. The students really enjoyed the day and we look forward to their finished work later in the term. Thank you to our staff Mrs. Cozzarin, Mrs. Arnold and Mr Peters who made this creative experience possible.
