Production Project 2 , Blog Reflection – Objectives

As we leave PP1 and Embark on a new journey into PP2, certain questions were raised as we venture through out learning journey.

This semester proves to be en exciting one as we are not being taught in the conventional "lecture-tutorial-exams" , instead we would be working hand in had with the McClelland Gallery 2010 Sculpture Survey Awards, this will be more like a job than a project and there is no room for failures! I can see that the gallery trust RMIT students enough to endorse us with such a personal encounter with the artists themselves.

Some of the areas that wish to look into are actually the Questions i need to ask the artists. I believe there doesn't seem to be a template around that we can follow and everything pretty much seems to depend on us to come up with. Well there are grey areas in this project, but also a lot of free space for us to expand on the creative side. Well most (in fact all) of the class have concerns on the technical side, like miking techniques and software, My concern is on the content side. I do hope we can work something out. while my classmates are taking crash courses on sound, I do wish to expand on the creative side of this project, I also wish to use a software that i am comfortable with, in fact, this may sound like a joke, but i am rather proficient in garageband. I like it so much that i stopped using cuebase and reason4 for my music production! HAHA All software works the same, you just gotta get used to the tools. 

Honestly, I have no idea what the final product would be like. I hope it will not be as boring as the audio projects i've came across online, there must be a way to make this vibrant and yet we must work bearing in mind that this project is not to show case our work, but to showcase the artists themselves. 

right now i'm recording sounds around the house as the first assignment. lets see what where we can go from here!

PP1 Final refections.

When we first enrolled into production project 1, I learnt what it is to be a social media producer.
we were asked questions about what social media is, what's new media, and learnt about  convergence culture. we were asked what a social media producer is and i reflected my thoughts in this blogpost http://pop-the-cherry.blogspot.com/2010/03/social-media-producer.html .

throughout the course, I start to get a better grasp of what being a social media producer is all about.
We were tasked to set out to promote a content site called pool.org.au featuring a creative group themed "MYTRIBE" which all of you must have heard about.

My initial goals were to find musicians to post content up on pool as my tutorial group's task is to create an audio clip to be featured on ABC's 360 documentary radio show. I thought that it would be a creative outlet for people to post their work, but i did not understand that what they were looking for is an interesting story, not music. a write up on my initial goals can be found here :
 http://pop-the-cherry.blogspot.com/2010/04/assignment-1-job-plan-what-network-or.html

initially, i was unclear of what this course will teach me, as i was suddenly tasked with alot of things to do and not many lessons. it's just like working. but after a while i come to realized that this is good. what i learnt from this course cannot be thought from school. we set out to create something together and learn how the social media world works and how fast it is changing. gone are the days where students sit in classrooms and wait for teachers to spoon feed them.  we are all preparing ourselves for a future that is unpredictable, jobs that yet to exist and to solve problems that are not yet problems. Hack, the term "social media producer" was not even heard of 5 years ago! many of the most sought after jobs now were not even around 10 years ago! So, my point is, I like what i learnt from this course, and that i see myself being more intune with the current media technology.

Another big assignment we have is 'Content Producer"

Many of you have probably heard about my flashmob event that is used to create awareness about our boardgaming project. Yes i know it's irrelevant. But isn't that life? Life itself is irrelevant. without the flashmob, not many people would know what we are doing. Content is a very important aspect of social media and viral marketing. thats how things or "memes" as richard dawkins (which i am a fan of) coined, get passed down by people. it's a people generated marketing tool. We needed something that people would care to share with their friends. not everybody is interested in looking at a buch of guys playing boardgames. I mean, they might get interested, but it;s not eye catching.
a flashmob is.
in two weeks, our video had generated over 100 views, and thats only on youtube, the video has been uploaded to many sites like pool, facebook, friendster, myspace video and personal blogs. It's the awareness that counts.
In this content producer project, I'm grouped with scott mitchell and elliot heatwole. though i dare say that most of the work is delegated and spearheaded by me. As all of you know, our project revolves around boardgaming in melbourne, shedding light on a group of dudes that get together every thursday to play boardgames.
I went down on many occasions to play boardgames with them as well as to interact with them to understand the boardgaming scene better. This helped me alot is gaining PR skills as i have to choose my words correctly and get them to like me and accept me as one of them before they get comfortable to share with me their thoughts.

you can check out our site here : http://boardgamersproject.wordpress.com/

My overall assestment for myself in PP1 is around 75% . I tried my best to pitch MYTRIBE on various radio programs , adopting the role of a social media producer. infact , i have to be a social media producer as well as a content producer for my own webcast. pool had been fun, and i posted some of my work on pool, the feed back i got was generally positive and constructive. But i realised that my original work is more popular than my remixes or other's work.
One of my song that got the most feedback, was featured in SIM -RMIT communication design's graduation showcase promo video.
you can see this video here : http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1348094056175&ref=mf
and their website: http://www.imquisitive.com/

you can also see my other works on pool here : http://www.pool.org.au/users/chrisp

getting my work used, (paid or not) is signs of success at being a content producer or a social media producer.

we are in a non-stop learning process in this ever changing industry. lets see what PP2 can bring us!

Production Project 2 Task description One – Studio Research and Development


KCSN 88.5fm art news interview with Robert Williams

Robert Williams is a very popular artist and cartoonist. He is famous for his provocative paintings about the modern world painting things that most people are not proud of which is what he calls "conceptual realism". His works are mainly psychedelic and underground and founded the "juxtapose magazine"

The interview is very light hearted and the interview questions seem impromptu and only a few questions seem to be scripted. the interview sounds more like a conversation discussing on why the artist decided to go into a different type of art and his road to success. The interview seem to be unedited. 

Music was very well used in the interview, with a subtle psychedelic music in the playground , giving a very good feel about his story on doing psychedelic art. while he was talking about his younger days, a soft rock music was played at the background , seems to lets us immerse more comfortably into the interview and puts a feel of nostalgia as the old soft rock was played signifying his wild younger days which the audiences can associate with.

This is one of the better interviews and i would make my own interview a littlebit more formal but learn to make use of music and sound effects to better enhance the feeling of the interview, to let the listeners immerse themselves comfortably into the artist's stories.

Link to interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIjadLdLfc

Production Project 2 Task description One – Studio Research and Development

ABC interview with Australian Artist Kaye Green

Kaye Green, a young artist 30 years ago, left tasmania for new mexico, USA to pursue her dreams in art by studying in the university of new mexico. She was responsible for the revival of traditional printmaking art, which i personally did before. 

The interview generaly revolves around how she started her career as an artist, her younger life and reasons of why she left australia for america.

once again music was used very minimally, as the artist talked, there is no music , no effects and nothing interesting other than a whimsical tune played before and after the interview as intro and outros.

The questions structured in the interview are very very open-ended and ensured the artist to tell a long story about herself rather than the need for the interviewer to keep asking question. the setting is casual too , as if it was a conversation over coffee and cigarettes. with this techniques, we can milk more information from the artist as she is relaxed and willing to share more.

Link to the interview:

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/02/aks_20100221_1037.mp3

Production Project 2 Task description One – Studio Research and Development


1: BBC's Interview with Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol, one of the most renowned pop artists in the world, famous for his vectored work and iconic paintings of Campbell's soup cans and coke bottles. This modern artist needs no introduction when his name is heard.

In 1981, BBC 3 did a radio interview with Andy Warhol and The interview was done in a rather causal way (if you ignore the thick british accent), asking Andy about his thoughts and feelings about his work. The interview seems personal and the questions revolve around the philosophical and social issues surrounding his works rather than questioning his skills and techniques. 

The interview is simple and almost un-edited. Even if it was edited, one cannot tell that it is as the interviews seemed seamless. Minimal music were used, and as it was done in 1981 on BBC, the interview was rather prim and proper with no frills and fancy riff raffs. From this work, i learn how to structure my questions, to understand the artist from within, to try to findout what the artist is trying to tell the world through his works, the inner feels and background story to his works.

Link to the interview:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/warhola1.shtml 

MEDIA INDUSTRIES ONE.

Personal reflection on research project.

When i first ventured into RMIT University, I thought to myself, "why did I take up a media course?" That was a question I ought to ask myself seven years ago when i opted for film school back in Singapore. The obvious answer is that I have always found the media industry fascinating. Things are ever changing, fast paced. People in the media industry are always at the forefront of current affairs, knowing what is popular and Being popular them selves. There is so much creativity in the air.

And so taking up a media degree for me, is to learn how to get a better footing within the media industry.

and well, On my first week of school, I was introduced this course "Media Industries 1" The name of this course itself seem to hold the key to whatever I seek to learn from the university. I pictured this course to be filled with cameras, and technicalities, to be abundant with learning the intricacies of how a media company works. but i came to realize that i was wrong as i learn more about this course, and of course, my role in the research project change.

ROLE

At the Beginning, god created the universe. This was highly frowned upon and was widely regarded as a bad move.(Douglas Adams, The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, penguin books, 1987 ,p1) this , is besides the point, much much later, at the beginning of this semester,  we were tasked to form groups to research into area of interest. Having a background in events management, and also running an events production company back in Singapore, I decided quite firmly that i should research into something that will greatly benefit both my school work and my career; Events was the way to go. but first, i got to find people who would research the same topic as i would, and that was not easy ; as i have to explain how "events" can fall under the media industry. and Thus, my first role was born. The 'hustler'. I had to go around the classroom, preying on aimless souls that look somewhat responsible, then i would pitch my idea to them. It all went well, i got 2 group mates   and went right into brainstorming for ideas. Having the most experience in the events sector among the three of us, My role evolved into a role of 'the leader'. Primary ideas of the research was made by me , when i guided the trio in the direction i envision our group to go to. Heaps of useful contributions were given and where we finally settled for our research questions. From then, our group grew bigger with the addition of llhoon , daniel and elyn, who did not have a group for various reasons and joined our group. Then, i encouraged Leonard, who have a neutral point of view on situations, to be the group leader. His responsible attitude and the keenness on the research proved that he can be a much better leader than me while i concentrate on the research topic. From there i evolved into the motivator of the group, where i would constantly share new findings and motivate others to contribute to the group research. As the project progressed, I seem to take on the role of the Group's Public Relations or Liaison personnel, Having to explain the fundamental ideas of our research at every meeting and every presentation. I wouldn't say that i'm eloquent but well, I’m the most outspoken member in the group. So, in the end I believe that I had led the group in this research journey with the help of Leonard who we all can't do without.

PROGRESS

When The research journey started, we didn't really know what we were going in for. All we knew was that we were researching on new ways to do events. Ideas were everywhere and we did not have a certain diction we were heading to. slowly, after initial research, we started to see some progress as we narrowed down the topic of research. We all came into agreement that we were going to research on something along the lines of "Events being held online" and "incorporating new media into events".  This was good and tasks were delegated to members that

have a specific ability in the task.  (much like the fantastic 4). Elyn, with her social powers and her relations with the Melbourne club scene, was sent to collect information and interviews of how local clubs run their events with the aid of Social media. IIHoon, with his extraordinary pebbling skills was tasked the same job and including attending festivals to find out more. Julian , with his extreme knowledge of the internet was tasked with creating and conducting an online survey to do a  quantitative  analysis  of what people think of our research. Leonard and I  , armed with our experience with events, set out on a journey to seek the answers behind virtual events and how to make money out of them. Daniel…. well, daniel was not around most of the time and he left the course shortly. so lets leave him out of the picture from now on.

    As we progress, we can see the strength and capabilities of each member blossom as we understand the topic more and more. Personally, I feel that it is a breeze to research this topic as it is something I’m truly interested in. and by doing so i have greatly benefited from it.

STRATEGIES

Ah, Strategies, the cornerstone of every successful research project. from the start, we had been cooking up a strategy that will be the most effective for our group. for our research, the strategy was to separate the work load equally amongst the members ;according to each individual's strengths. (as explained above). having broken up the workload, saves us time and energy and of course it can widen the horizons of our research. After gathering the information, we would then relay it to the members in the meetings and we will try to piece the information together, making them relate to one another. This is a collaborative strategy too, as though we were researching different things, we were collectively working towards the same primary objective ('primary question' in this case). Personally, my earning strategy is to search the internet. where else better to look for virtual events than in a virtual environment? I set my self a few keywords and i went ahead, looking from sites that have a history of holding a virtual event. I also asked my net savvy friends if they had heard of anything relating to my research and too learnt from them. I believe all our strategies worked well and did not come across much hiccups during the research.

PROBLEMS

once again, other than my chronic lateness, and Daniel’s problems and absence, our group faced little or no problems. Initially, Our group faced a little problem with communication, as our group was relatively large.  These problems had have been resolved by tightening communication lines between group members, setting up a communication platform where all members can access frequently (facebook).

CONNECTIONS & INTERSECTIONS

The research information i learnt from this course is useful. But the experience i gathered is priceless. I think the way this course is designed to teach students is very effective. Gone are the days where the teacher just teaches out of theory, and the students just absorb like robots. We have to learn how to be independent learners to better prepare ourselves for jobs that yet to exist, to solve problems that are not yet problems. as the saying goes, "instead of giving a man a fish, teach him how to fish." Now it's not enough to teach him how to fish. you got to teach him how to find out how to catch a fish that has yet to exist.

So, overall, I've learnt the importance of good communication, networking and people skills. Communication is so important now that things cannot be done without it. The need to stay connected, the need to relay a message properly to another, is so important; i cannot stress how important it is. Next, i've learnt that networking is paramount to the success of any venture or individual. It's not about what you can do, how good you are or what your qualifications are. It's all about the people you know. Having a good network of contacts ensures that you are at the forefront of information, and in this fast paced dog-eat-dog world, information is your best weapon. Having good contacts can open the doors to many wonderful opportunities that you won't even dream of, be it the media industry or any industry, networking is the key to success. And yup, in doing a group research too, if we knew no one, we would not have gotten a lot of information and interviews. Another thing is people skills. You can have the best contacts in the world through networking, but if you don't have the right people skills, it like having a body odor, no one will be around for you.

From what i have learnt in the research project, i can say that it will greatly benefit my personal research project for business opportunities for my Events Company back in Singapore. The research done can help me break into the Online market and also help me get a better understanding of the Melbourne events industry giving me a foot-in-the door to penetrate this immense and vibrant market. The research on the use of new media on traditional events is very relevant on my events project where I can learn effective ways of applying  social media networks, blogs, online advertising, instant messaging etc. to help promote future events.

In conclusion, this project Topic and research question is beneficial for me in both academic and business fields. The project workflow is now healthy with workload spreader efficiently among members and a great deal has been learnt through our current research. And also, the experience gathered from this research journey, the social skills, people skills, communication skills and networking, will greatly empower my ability to succeed in my venture and life. The research journey never ends as we learn more an more about the future of virtual events.

PP2 studio Project reflections.

For the Next semester, I will be embarking on Production Project 2, after

completing Production Project 1.

I will be doing:

Sound Studio Project,

Headed by and with guidance from Robbie Rowlands, we  will be concentrating on a selection of  

artist participating in the McClelland Gallery 2010 Sculpture Survey &  

Award. This is one of the richest sculpture awards in Australia with  

the main prize valued at $100,000. The show displays a wide range of  

contemporary artworks in different media and styles by both  

established and emerging artists. and also, under the guidance of the gallery will have direct  

access to these artists and their studio environments. The aim is to  

create a series of short audio profile documentaries that give insight  

into the artists practice and their studio environments.(source: PP2 Course Guide, RMIT 2001)

Towards this Project, I have no worries at all. Having come from a sound engineering back ground, I've alot of experience with sound equipment, miking techniques and sound editing. Though my experience is mainly on live sound and any recording experience i have is either with Film or music production. This is something new. It has to be creative profile on the artists. It may sound boring and limited, but we will explore on what we can do. 

In the last lesson, all of us had agreed on individual works, which i am happy for, since i am quite an effective lone worker due to my erratic schedules. there is one particular artist i take interest to and would like to do the profile on him. Well, my interest is on his Artwork. here is one example:

I like the futuristic and minimalistic look of his work. this particular one is named "Turbine in black" and  is part of a series of "turbines" and other artwork done using acrylic. I should be fun to compose some futuristic music to go with his profile. But first I'll have to find an interview with him.

We were given some ideas like recording the sculpting sounds, e.g the buzzing or the saw or sander.

we can find music relevant to artist's theme, or in my case, i rather produce the music myself. But i do have to bear in mind that this is the Artist's showcase. not mine. My job is to bask him in the light of glamour, then hide my self in the shadow. haha.

The topic of the profile does not need to be confined to the gallery, can extend to anything related to the artist or his artwork.Other than the artwork it self, the artist might be involved in other issues, spreading messages. can tap into that.

I will learn more about them as i get to interview the artists.

I believe i have to interview the artists with a layman point of view, in order for the profile to be more understandable to the general public, capturing their interest into the world of art :pretty much like a foot in the door method before throwing artistic jargons like "neo-realist" or "juxtaposing through cubism" at them.

To facilitate this project, RMIT had put together alot of advanced skills workshop. I choose the sound workshops as i expected the world "advanced" to be.... well, "advanced." the first workshop touched on the basics of sound, something i learnt some 7 years ago. Not to say that i am competent, but i asked to leave the class as i have nothing much to learn there.

the next 2 lessons were on protools. I was an avid user of protools (pun not intended), Cuebase, logic, reason and garageband. but I stopped using protools some 5 years back. as it was really expensive to buy back then. i saw this as a chance for me to brush up my protools skills. The lesson was quite basic though. but the tech that was teaching us know his stuff very well, i learnt quite a few tips and tricks and got the hang of protools now. everything's coming back.

I would be more comfortable with cuebase, but protools will do just fine and besides,it's free equipment from school, might as well make use of it. All in all, I am anticipating a fun and enriching project and i'm sure i can ace this.

Sources:
all images and information on the artist are from http://www.geoffreybartlett.com/ 

A classic example of the power of social media networks.
FACEBOOK FAIL...

EPISODE 3 

Thusdays With Chrisp!

(Future Billionare)

next Thursday 3rd June 2010

9Pm Singapore time, 11pm Melbourne time.

Broadcasting Live from Melbourne!

Playlist:

Impromptu.

this time i'll remember to record the show.....

By Chris Ang (yeah that homeclub guy...)

Click Here to listen!

we are organizing a flash mob That is simillar to the "Bang"
 flash mob that is popular all around the world.

Except we incorporate the "international-chess" theme into 
it as we are promoting a documentary project we're doing that
 is on board-gamers in melbourne.

THE FLASH MOB
The Mob will start out with people mingling in the crowd
 when all of the sudden, 2 individuals would draw an imaginary 
gun at each other which in turn causes a chain reaction of guns 
being drawn (like in those mafia movies!). there will be a huge 
stand off and would shortly turn into a "gun battle" with everyone 
shooting their gun shaped hand and shouting "BANG BANG!"
it ends with everybody falling to the ground dramatically
 when being 'shot'

Here is a youtube link of a similar flashmob:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXwFcBmlpw

The background story is that it's an abstract idea of the
 2 chess-game armies fighting each other with guns,
as if the setting is in the modern world.

Details:
Dress in either Black or white.
I would suggest white
because i predict most will turn up in black anyway. 

a king and queen will be chosen and will have a label 
taped to the back and front of his/her shirt to represent the 
leader of the chess Army!

any questions pls sms
chris @ 0430006634 or feel free to write on the wall.

tentatively it'll be on Monday, 24th May.
We will meet outside RMIT Building 9, 
corner of Bowen Street and Franklin Street.

we are aiming for about 50 people or more to participate!
thank you!

It is out!

Calling out too all melbourners!

we are organizing a flash mob with a "chess" themed but with a twist.

everyone involved,dressed in either black or white, and mingle around bowen street.
suddenly, one guy with a "Chess Queen labled" tshirt points a finger gun (your hands shaped like a gun) at another guy with a "black chess queen" labled tshirt, who points back, and suddenly everyone starts drawing guns and pointing at each other. the white chess queen shouts "checkmate buddy" and shout"bang!" after which everyone will shout "bang! bang!" followed by every one falling to the ground dramatically and die.

this would be similar to the "bang" flashmobs that can be found on youtube. it's simple, fun and draws attention.


Details:
Dress in either Black or white, if you have any apparels that make you look like a chess piece, even better!

a king and queen will be chosen and will have a label taped to the back and front of his/her shirt.

meet at around 1.30pm outside block 9 after which we will move behind for a briefing.

interested parties do show up any questions pls sms

0430006634 to chris.

tentatively it'll be on friday, 14th May. there might be changes after receiving response.

we are aiming for about 50people to participate! thank you!


Or you can join our facebook Event


http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121497641208836


Thanks!

http://www.pool.org.au/audio/chrisp/god_is_a_girl_rock_remix

PP1 content producer. Flashmob.

It's not looking good. as the time to the end of semester draws nearer, the reality of producing a flashmob in 2 weeks time seems impossible with the piling workload.
however there is still a spark of possibility.
we need to change the idea abit.
but the flash mob has to be

1. Cost effective
2. interesting
3.fast
4. easy to learn (dances will be out)
and easy to set up.

and of course, it has to centre around board games.  (or not?)

i do wonder if we can just do a flash mob for the fun of it.

hmmmmmm.

i have one idea though,

get 2 groups of people, one dressed in black the other in white, and they mingle around bowen street.
 suddenly one guy with a "Chess Queen labled" tshirt points a finger gun (your hands shaped like a gun) at another guy with a "black chess queen" labled tshirt and suddenly everyone starts drawing guns and pointing at each other. the white chess queen shouts "checkmate buddy" and "bang bang bang every one  falls to the ground and die.

kinda like this:




lets see how it goes

Catch The 2nd Installment of Thusdays With Chrisp! next Thursday 6th May 2010

9Pm Singapore time, 11pm Melbourne time.

Broadcasting Live from Docklands, Melbourne!

Live DJ sets, Electronic Music and other shyte...

Playlists will be at impromptu-lly random.

Be there or be square!

By Chris Ang (yeah that homeclub guy...)

click on link to listen

http://unpopularradio.b2netsolutions.com:8000/listen.pls

My school stuff so far,

PP1 + PP2

Social Media Producer - well, most people around me know what mytribe is and are gaining interest in               pool website. however, actually getting someone to put up quality content is not as easy. however all awareness is good awareness. Completed the audio Ad and will broadcast it on my radio show on Thursday 6th March. BTW here's the details

Thursday with chrisp!
http://unpopular-music.blogspot.com
11pm- 12.30am melbourne time
9pm-10.30pm singapore time.

Content producer -  Now getting the info together and very soon will have material up on the pool website.
The Flash mob idea is dangerously unable to pull off. we'll see gotta get things sorted out by this week!

MEDIA INDUSTRIES

research is looking healthy. interviews done and survey results will be out soon

                              

Media Industries Individual Progress Report

In our Media Industries Project, My group and I will be embarking on a research journey along the event's sector, focusing on the Melbourne's Events market (because we are here) and the Singapore's Event's market (because that where most of the group members come from.

Our primary research question that we formulated after a fair bit of brainstorming and research is:

"How to genera profit from non-traditional events management using online media."

We will be looking into areas such as how to incorporate new media into ongoing events that are already successful and see how new media will help takeout heir success to a whole new level. How events in general be created and managed solely using new media such as social media networks and online media resources.

We will also be looking into managing online events. Online events are events that are held entirely online. Some of the examples of online events are, online film festivals, virtual conferences, seminars and Mass forum gatherings. Many online events are known to exist but most of them are free and non-profit. Our research will mainly be zeroed in on how to leverage on online events and turning them into a profitable events management business. Our main research areas are,

Online events-how new media can be the platform for events.

Clubbing events - how a club promoter can make use of new media to increase publicity

Music Festivals - how new media can enhance these festivals?

Basically, I was the person who initiated the idea on researching into the events sector. Back in Singapore, I own and run an events company and will continue to do so after graduation. This research will greatly help on my business back in Singapore therefore I feel that it is important to do well in this research. My exact role in this group is to research into online events, looking into current and upcoming successful online events and also get feedback from internet users on ideas and feelings about such a venture. My role in this group is also to keep the research within topic.

So far, I am in the stage of prowling the Internet for successful online event s and collecting as much data as possible. I need to find out how these events work and what make them successful. I had looked through some online film festivals but they were mainly non-profit and are mostly funded by sponsors and advertisers. We are currently combing the Internet for online events that are ticketed. My group members and me had formulated the Project brief and Contract and we hand came up with a few surveys that we are currently in the process of distributing the surveys among our friends. The results will be collected shortly and will be useful for us to learn about how the general crowd feels about our research.

A few strategies were used in our research. Firstly, We came up with some keywords to for us to use in search engines to initiate our research on out topic. Some of these keywords, " online events", "virtual conference" and "online film festivals" were used on search engines to find our resources.

Another strategy we are using is by doing a survey among our friends and get them to share their ideas, feelings and opinion on Online events and events in general. Three different surveys are done

Currently, we don't have many problems at hand with regard to the research question and the research project. However, we did face a little problem with communication, as we are a relatively bigger group. These problems had have been resolved by tithing communication lines between group members, setting up a communication platform where all members can access frequently (facebook).

Should any problem be raised, we can use the collaborative contract to guide us through the problems.

One of the problems regarding the research is that Online Events is a relatively new idea. Although the idea of people conjugating at a pre-defined time online is not new, actual organized online events are rare and only recently they’re more of them. Therefore, this topic has not many resources and examples for us to research. This problem can be solved by extensive research and initiative on our parts to come up with refreshing ideas and also combine ideas online to make it work.

This Project can be connected to various existing projects, as what we are doing is very relevant to what I am studying. The research can be integrated into Production Project 1's Social Media Producer Project as both Projects touch on media convergence and new media. Research contents from other media projects can also be incorporated into this project as to help us more understand the intricacies of new media and the tips and tricks on convergence.

This Research will greatly benefit my personal research project for business opportunities for my Events Company back in Singapore. The research done can help me break into the Online market and also help me get a better understanding of the Melbourne events industry giving me a foot-in-the door to penetrate this immense and vibrant market. The research on the use of new media on traditional events is very relevant on my events project where I can learn effective ways of applying social media networks, blogs, onine advertising, instant messaging etc. to help promote future events.

In conclusion, this project Topic and research question is beneficial for me in both academic and business fields. The project workflow is now healthy with workload spreader efficiently among members and a great deal has been learnt through our current research.

PP1 Project so far...

SMP

-I had Plugged the event on my radio show on the 1st of april,

The link to download show will be up soon (contents explicit, listeners discretion is advised)

-Contacted a few interested individuals and currently letting them have a better idea on what MYTRIBE is.

-Met with Claire and Sean and we are going to come up with a kick-ass Audio Clip for advertising MYTRIBE.

-recorded sounds and coming up with the production soon.

CONTENT PRODUCER

-Had a few meetings with Group member Elliot and Scott. came up with our main objective and got more clear on what to research on.

- Went to meet the Docklands board gamers, They showed mild interest but is cooperative in participating in our project.

Assignment 1 Job Plan

What network or community are you going to tap into and develop to encourage contributions and participation in my tribe?

Being actively involved with the Singapore music scene, I am privileged to know some of the finest music producers and radio presenters in Singapore. Some help can be fostered from Online Radio stations like , Meshradio, Unpopular-radio and Sweetmusic.fm. and I can develop certain skills involved in producing this radio program. These Music Producers and musicians that i know, are very passionate about what they do and can provide insightful material about their culture, lives and interests. Most of them have colorful personalities and equipment at hand to produce quality content even when they are overseas.

I was a sound engineering graduate and had worked in the sound production industry after graduation. These skills can help in me ensuring the sound quality of the works to be good and give advice on improving content.

My strategy for recruiting,

My first task in getting help is to contact my friends from Meshradio, Unpopular-radio and Sweetmusic.fm to plug our project on their radio show, asking for interested individuals to contact me or refer them to a site where there is instructions on how to summit their work onto pool and what kind of work we are looking at. Getting these online radio stations interested in our project is very important because they can provide us with valuable advice and information that can help us a lot with the project. In fact the radio stations are filled with content producers that we can haverst from.

My second task is to get in touch with the Melbourne music scene through friends and social networks. This way, it’ll make it easier to get content as the previous point. As I myself is a DJ and used to work in a club as a resident DJ, I can get to know the DJ and music community around melbourne. In any place, the DJ community is very tightly knitted and it will be easy for news to spread around (especially through social media networks) about interest in MYTRIBE project.

Individual Contribution

I am currently an audio mentor for the tutorial project and I will produce an audio promotional piece together with Sean and Claire.

My individual contributions to this aspect will be good as I have a lot of background in sound production. I have the equipment and skills needed at my disposal to record and produce an audio piece. I would need to work with the other 2 members to come up with good creative content to put into the clip.

Also, as an audio mentor, I can provide assistance to people wanting to put content up on pool. I can give advice on what software to use, recording tips and even tricks to make an audio project successful!

Timeline

March 28th: meetup with group to come up with content

April 1: Plug project on personal online radio broadcast

April 10: my tribe project launch

April 15th: finalize my tribe works

May 27th: final written report on task

Personal Goals

My biggest personal goal from this project is to learn as much from it as possible. But My individual goals for this project is to get all the online radio stations to successfully plug our project, get as much content as possible up on pool and to make this radio show a successful one that ABC will remember!

Short term goals would be to Be able to engage a wide amout of people to be interested in this project by speeding awareness and also to get at least a few talented and interested individuals to produce content for MYTRIBE.