INTERNET CRIME

INTERNET CRIME

SYN project: Young people and the Internet

The following three packages were produced for a SYN and Telstra funded project on young people and the internet. The packages were also presented live over two half-hour specials on SYN (90.7)

'Young electronic artists and their rights Online'

This package explored how young electronic artists protect the rights to their music online. It addressed the sort of things artists are doing to protect their music and also dealt with some of their confusion about their rights online. I spoke to two young electronic artists, Chris Donaldson from Neon Knights and Yama Indra from G.L.O.V.E.S and Damn Arms. I also spoke to Steve Scully from an online music blog and Sabiene Heindl of Music Industry Piracy Investigations to get a wider perspective on the issue

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'Young people, privacy and the media in social networks.'

This package examined the media's use of images taken from to social networks like myspace or facebook for their news stories. I spoke to a couple of myspace and facebook users, IT Law researcher Dr Dan Svantesson from Bond University and Renee Barnes a journalist and a lecturer at RMIT about the issue.

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'Same Sex attracted youth and online communities'

This final package explored how young same-sex attracted youth are engaging within online communities. I spoke to Lynne Hiller from Latrobe University, Micah, a young moderator from SSAY youth webite, 'empty closets,' and Marissa Monagle from, 'way-out,' a regional network that supports same-sex attracted youth in rural communities.

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Business Card

Here is a download-able version of my business card. The card was designed by myself using adobe illustrator and contains my contact information.

click: Business Card

CV

View/Download a copy of my most recently updated CV

click: Steph Powell CV

(updated October 2008)

The Night Air: individual montage

This montage was created for ABC Radio National's 'The Night Air.' The Night Air is a highly experimental program, featuring remixed and sampled sound, interviews and music. This montage became part of a 30 minute montage on the theme of isolation and journey that will be broadcast on the ABC in late November 2008.

It is based on the Nullarbor, the vast stretch of plain between Adelaide and Perth. I used a range of sounds, music and audio grabs to attempt to capture the beauty and danger of the landscape.

In the final mix the piece was dissected into two halves, to give the 30 minute montage a sense of structure. For the purposes of this show reel I have reconnected the piece.

click: The Nullarbor montage

Duration: 8 minutes and 39 seconds
Date: October 2008
Author: Stephanie Powell

One big LAN party

This is a documentary feature created by myself and my project partner Shamir Muhammed. One big LAN party was created as part of my third year of my media degree and styled on documentaries created for ABC radio nationals "street stories."

One Big LAN party is about communities of gamers in Melbourne, reconnecting through their shared love of gaming.

click 'one big LAN party,'

Duration: 17 minutes 49 seconds
Date: August 2008
Authors: Stephanie Powell and Shamir Muhammed

We edited this promo from the original material to highlight some of the most important parts of the documentary and to provide a quick audio, 'summary,' of the piece for those who may want to listen to it in full.

click, 'one big LAN party promo,'

Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
Date: September 2008
Authors: Stephanie Powell and Shamir Muhammed

Tomas Ford

As the 'EP,' of Indie-Electro night I often get a chance to organize and conduct interviews for the night (every Monday 8pm-2am on SYN 90.7 FM)

I interviewed Tomas Ford for Indie-Electro night while he was visiting Melbourne (from Canberra) for a series of shows. An electro-punk artisr, Ford had a really interesting view of performance and music creation. The original interview went for 40 minutes, which I eventually was able to cut down to roughly 8 minutes.

click 'tomas ford interview.'

Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds
Date: August 2008
Author: Stephanie Powell

No ifs or butts

This 'balanced,' interview was developed as part of coursework for my Media degree in 2007. It features interviews with media spokesperson for QUIT Victoria, Edwina Veller and Brian Kearney, the CEO of the Hotels Industry of Australia

This feature explores the possible outcomes of what were then the incoming smoking bans in Victorian pubs and nightclubs


click 'no ifs or butts.'

Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds
Date: May 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

Human rights arts and film festival

This interview was conducted for the 'womens world,' program that broadcasts (in English) every Thursday on 3ZZZ (Melbourne's ethnic community broadcaster)

I interviewed the Evelyn Tadros the co-ordinator of the Human rights arts and film festival, not only about its purpose and content, but how the works related to women and human rights.

The interview was aired on 3ZZZ in late November 2007.

click 'Human rights arts and film festival'

Duration: 10 minutes 7 seconds
Date: November 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

Dictionary advertisements

The following examples of work were created as part of coursework for my Media degree in 2007. The 'brief,' was to develop, record and edit two 30 second advertisements for any sort of dictionary.

The following are my interpretation of ads for a Collins English and French dictionary.

click 'baby'

Duration: 30 seconds
Date:May 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

click 'french words'

Duration:30 seconds
Date:May 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

fringe festival '07

In 2007, as part of a joint initiative between SYN (the student youth network community radio station) and Triple R, I reviewed a show for the 2007 Fringe festival.

This piece was broadcast on triple R, it is a review of the fringe festival show, 'Anna Joy and the pilgrims regress,' and was created from a simple bed of vocal tracks and by sampling sound/music loops from garage-band

click 'Fringe Festival Review '07'

Duration: 1 minute 2 seconds
Date:September 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

Triple R radiothon

'Shaken, stirred and totally heard,' was created for the 2007 Triple Radiothon. The theme was James Bond and '07.

The brief was to create a thirty second, 'radiothon announcement,' that would creatively sell the triple R radiothon to new and old subscribers within the theme of 'James Bond.'

click shaken, stirred and totally heard

Duration: 16 seconds
Date: April 2007
Author: Stephanie Powell

about step's show reel

this a blog dedicated entirely to work of RMIT Media graduate Stephanie Powell. It is deigned to showcase all the pieces I have created (both individually and with others.)

I am a recent graduate of the Media degree at RMIT University in Melbourne. I majored in radio and Asian Media studies. During this time I created work for community broadcasted triple R and for ABC radio national's "The Night Air." Included in this blog are also radio documentaries, features and dramas that were created as part of my course.