2006 School Magazine

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Multi-voices for multimedia The Multimedia Club encourages students to exercise their imagination and develop skills in integrating digital sound, images and text to create interactive media. Members gain experience in digital photography, video, animation, illustration, advertising, interactive media, motion graphics, and digital effects and work in groups to edit their own creative projects. Some have entered competitions such as the annual Griffith University National Digital Design Challenge and the International Communication Arts competition. In 2005 Sherlyn Hii (11W) won best overall design and website design categories in the National Digital The three cyberteers Sherlyn Hii (11W), Karen Leung (11B) and Olivia Lam (11M) enjoy creative activities with technology both in and out of school. They are currently designing an interactive interface for a multimedia presentation at the Australian Teachers of Media National Conference at QUT during the September holidays. Earlier in the year, Sherlyn was commissioned to design a logo to represent the theme of this conference, “e-merging realities: youth/media/education”. While some people might see all this as hard work, Cyberteers enjoy the challenge and regard creating with technology as fun and recreation. Now in its second year, Cyberteers meet regularly to discuss, design and create with a variety of software programs.

This term we have been working in Adobe After Effects which is a video editingprogramthat has the potential to make professional movies. Many of my artistic friends really enjoyusingprograms suchasAdobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create or edit drawings and Media Club allows an opportunity to use these programs that would not usually be accessible. Using computers does not mean everything is very technical or boring. Multimedia Club does not fit the stereotypical technology image; its membersarefullofenergyandalways interacting and helping each other.

Design Challenge with her two linked web pages promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Mr B Thomas Co-ordinator

Multimedia Club has been a wonderful way of expanding my knowledgepast theMicrosoft Office Suite. It is not only for CIP students, and is a way of learning more about the technological skills and tools that the School offers in a friendly and relaxed environment. Illustration, movie making, digital design and animation are just some of the exciting activities covered.

Extreme calligraphy Calligraphy - defined by strong, graceful strokes on white paper and the satisfaction of one’s name on the scroll - is one of the few traditional arts still practised at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Every Thursday afternoon Kojima Sensei, a master of calligraphy, teaches students how to master the art of brush control. Students not only take pride in their creations and enjoy practising words but also take pleasure in the peaceful room, ideal for unwinding from a stressful day of school. Students can use this time to talk quietly and catch up with each other, all the while learningmore about Japanese culture and customs. Even teachers like to indulge in the relaxing session of Japanese arts. Calligraphy may seem to some as a group of people sitting around a table, discarding page after page of black on white, but calligraphy can be as challenging as a physical sport or a game of chess.

Anna Redmond (10G)

Ekta Paw (10G)

Multimedia Club has been great fun for me and my friends. It has extendedourknowledgeofdifferent programs,andcomputers ingeneral.

Publications Team Far from being a “typical” co-curricular activity at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, the Publications Committee has a less publicised, but not less important, role in the School. The Committee is charged with contributing to the task of organising and designing the School Magazine. It is the job of this committee to capture the uniqueness of the year and the spirit of the Grammar community, and translate those feelings into words and pictures. The Committee has the unique opportunity to work with the Communications and Community Relations Department to contribute to the accurate portrayal of the School year. Each girl, whether journalist or photo-journalist, with her individual perspective on the School, has the chance to“make her mark”on themagazine and, consequently, on her own Grammar experience.

Karen Leung (11B)

Dr K Kimber Co-ordinator

Melinda Ranson (12R) Captain

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