Media

Media continued to thrive at the College in the Centenary year with students in Year 12 once again achieving the highest VCE scores for the year level. Almost 200 students were enrolled in Media throughout the year across the College’s two campuses and media students were busy creating their visual masterpieces. This year’s Media Awards in October were once again a showcase of the artistic talent of Year 12 students at De La Salle College. Over two terms, 21 short films were produced as part of Units 3 and 4 Media Studies and all but 3 of them were screened on the night. Parents and friends of this year’s Media students crowded into the St Miguel Theatre to enjoy the fine work of this year’s Year 11 and 12 Media Classes.

Br Paul Rogers presented this year’s Media Awards with the Award for Best Film going to Darcy Conlan for his film In a Strange Land. Darcy also took out the Award for Best Director. His winning film told the story of Neil who, widowed from his wife, finds himself alone and cut off from his family without his life-long soul mate by his side. Confronted by the challenges of new technology, he learns to overcome his reluctance to communicate with his brother’s family through an iPhone he receives for his birthday. The film was an impressive addition to the repertoire of films Darcy has directed during his senior years at the College and the award was well deserved. The Best Script Award went to Connor Tilbrook for The Cost, Best Visual design to Mark McKee for 7 pages, Best Production Design to Miles Fabris for the Up and Running.

“In a Strange Land” Best cinematographer to Jesse Dragonetti for Claire, Best Production Design Plan to David Richardson, Best Special Effects, to Adrian “Claire” Neyland for The Sentients, Best Actor Hayden McKertish, Best original Screenplay Harry Holden for One Man Army. The Year 9 Media team grew to accommodate the growing class sizes, with the arrival of Lynette McLennan and the return of Felicity McDonald to the College. This year’s film, Batman Returns, proved popular with the students, aptly introducing the boys to the world of film. Year 9 study of the documentary genre prompted students to always question whose truth is being told and how film can be used to manipulate an audience. Boys took up the challenge to consider carefully what types of stories need to be told through the form of documentary when developing their own documentary production ideas. The Year 11 class, with their exuberance and passion for the screen world, learnt about the various parts of the media, from specialist production roles, to Australian media ownership and how technology is used to create different representations in print and film. The practical work completed this year reflected the amazing talent, creativity and perseverance of our media students. Year 11 Media Awards went to Hans Kie, Matthew Ghersi and James Liu for their advertisement for Epson Cameras. Once again a Year 12 student has been short-listed for Top Screen. Mark McKee’s poetic film “7 Pages” has been chosen by VCAA as one of the State’s top films. Ms Kerry Martin

“Claire”

“7 Pages”

Media Award Winners — Connor Tilbrook, Mark McKee, Adrian Neyland, Miles Fabris, Jesse Dragonetti, Darcy Conlan, David Richardson, Harry Holden and Hayden McKertish