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3) Would you recommend this placement to anyone else?
I would definitely recommend the placement to anyone interested in working
in the television industry, as it offers invaluable experience in editing,
presenting, as well as an insight into the world of community television.
The people try to get you as involved as possible, and encourage you to
learn all you can.
4) What type of person do you think this placement would suit?
This placement would be perfect for someone who has a keen interest in
television, in particular in the local community. To get the most out of the
placement, the ideal candidate should be bubbly, confident and willing to
get involved and tackle new challenges.
5) Can you think of any improvements that could be made to the placement?
None
6) Was there anything that you weren’t told before you went away that you
think future volunteers should know?
No
7) Can you describe a typical day? (e.g Start time, morning duties, lunch
hours, afternoon duties, any other duties…. )
I started work at 9.15am, unless otherwise informed and started off by going
through the organisation's e-mails with Peter, the chairperson of the
organisation. We would check to see if anything interesting had come through
and print out any relevant information. I spent most of the morning doing
administration work (calling people to arrange interviews, replying to
e-mails, doing research for upcoming interviews) and then I would have an
hour of lunch at 12pm, which I spent in the city centre.
In the afternoon, I would often work with Tibor, the organisation's
executive producer, maybe checking through tapes before they got sent off,
observing audio recording, or organising arrangements for filming on
location. Sometimes I also sat in the edit suite in the afternoon and
watched Kelvin, who edited the raw material. High school students came in on
certain days for work experience, and I would spend these days supervising
them and helping them carry out activities such as filming around Perth city
or creating media slideshows. On days when there was professional filming to
be done, I often had to come in earlier than usual or stay later. On such a
day, Tibor and I would go to a location to interview people and take shots,
and this was when he allowed me the opportunity to present some of the
programmes.
On Monday evenings, I took part in Peter's Video Drama Club, where he
encouraged me to experiment with cutting and switching recorded material of
club members performing monologues. These evenings, I would finish at 8pm,
but other days I finished around 5pm, unless we were filming on location.
8) Where would you recommend volunteers to visit? (ie tourist places,
restaurants, bars etc)
I would recommend volunteers visit Perth City Centre first of all, and
shopaholics will enjoy browsing the shops on Friday night, when most places
are open until 9pm. Swan River is a walk away, and beautiful during the
evening. Northbridge is definitely an experience at night, and one
particular nightspot, The Shed, is a fun place to have a few drinks, because
of it's reputation as a typically Australian open-air bar.
Fremantle is a good place to visit during both the day and night, and taking
a ferry is a great way to travel there - Make sure you get some gelato on
the cappuccino strip and head to Cicerelli's for the best fish and chips. I
would also recommend the torchlight tour at Fremantle prison, as it is very
interesting, and creates a spooky atmosphere. King's Park is a lovely place
to take a walk on a sunny day, as it is huge and there are some beautiful
views.
One of my personal favourite places to relax was the beach at Cottesloe,
where we watched the sunset on more than one occasion, and it is not far at
all on the train. The Burswood Casino is one place to put on your list of
places to visit at night, and even if you're not one to gamble, the club
there, called The Ruby Room is a lot of fun.
For any British volunteers feeling homesick, there is an English pub in
Perth City Centre called The Moon and Sixpence, which does a great roast
dinner! Finally, if volunteers want to catch a glimpse of a kangaroo (what
better thing to do in Australia?!), they should go for a walk around
Harrison Island, and take a camera!
9) Please use this space to note down your any general comments on your
placement that you think may be relevant. This will help us to maintain the
standard of our placements or make any improvements which become apparent
from your input.
The
Townsend Lodge is a perfect place for volunteers travelling alone, because
everyone there is so welcoming that you settle in straight away. It was also
great that I was introduced to the other volunteers when I arrived, so I got
to know them. This was very useful, because when I wasn't at work, I visited
most places with people that I had met at the Lodge, and I don't think I
would have been so adventurous by myself. There was such a multi-cultural
mix and I have made friends from all over the world, who I intend to keep in
touch with, and maybe even visit in the future. |
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