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MOBILE STORIES
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Timor-Leste is one of Australia's closest neighbours. In terms of wealth and privilege, however, the two nations are worlds apart.Mobile Stories explores the lives of students living in Greater Western Sydney and in Timor-Leste's capital, Dili revealing different perspectives and a common humanity.Myself and 9 other other students from Western Sydney University travelled to Timor-Leste for 4 weeks to film and document the stories of 10 university students. During this time, I filmed and storyboarded for numerous of these projects. I directed, edited and filmed Meliana's story which is below. I learnt a lot in this time, how to work within a team and support my colleagues, be adaptable and flexible as we worked in fast past situations and to be respectful to delve in to the culture of Timorese people. MELiana’s story
This short documentary follows Meliana's inspiration to study technology. Meliana has worked hard to help provide for her family and has been inspired by her parents to go to University. Meliana is determined to earn an education to teach the next gernation to help advance the technological knowledge for her nation. Sara’s story
This story describes Sara's early beginnings in Iraq and fleeing to Australia to escape the war. Sara's familly had a dificult time adjusting when they first rrived but founnd stronng community in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, She is a strong young woman studying Law to fight the injustice of the world.Adriana’s story
For this story I was the cinematographer. I worked alongside the director to plan annd capture shots to tell Adriana's story. Our team had interviewed Adriana before filming and written the layout before we went into filming. It was a fun project as we were able to get create with the shots as we new the story outline beforehand, The Hidden Stories of People You May Know
Naive and sweet, young and petite, she sits quietly, pen in her hand. Watching every move of the teacher, listening to every word slip off her tongue. Grateful for this education, this day seems to be one for learning. As every moment passes, she starts to feel weary. In a flash everything changes, she’s caught in the futility of a war.Click here for Sara and Kuwthar's story 
Into the rabit hole; jj
Into the Rabbit Hole is a two part docu-series. This story follows JJ, a graphic designer who has taken inspiration from their life to write a children's book. Growing up feeling like they were overly protected, JJ found a way to break out of their comfort zone to express a new side to them.During this project, I worked alongside our director to story board and co film. I was the editor for this video and enjoyed using music to show the transitions in life that JJ was expressing.Into the rabit hole; kezia
This installment follows Kezia, a multifaceted artist with a secret talent. This story delves into the unpredictable landscape artists need to navigate when freelancing as a creative. Kezia talks about how they seperate passion from work and how they have learnt to advocate for themselves. During this project, I worked alongside one other videographer. We entered shoot days with a loose plan and worked on the go to get the shots. I was the editor for this project so while filming I could envision the edit in my mind. We had a tight deadline and was able to find a flow quickly. iphone journal
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VENTURE
Venture is a short music video edited on premiere pro and after effects. This shoot was filmed on the go.