Why should I study Digital Media Lab?
The Digital Media Lab is delivered in a studio-based environment where you engage in digital media explorations, interactions and production. This student-led subject allows you to investigate, analyse and create of a range of digital media products according to your own interests. You are encouraged to create a personal brand and showcase your work in an online environment that invites audiences to comment, interact and give you their valuable and encouraging feedback. You can work on your own or collaborate with other students in joint projects, giving you many opportunities to develop and refine your skills.
Where does Digital Media Lab lead?
This subject invests in the development of critical and creative skills that will set you apart from others in your career aspirations. You will work on project briefs designed by your teacher or negotiate your own projects according to your personal interests. The subject will challenge you to seek inspiration, make decisions and solve problems while developing practical skills to create your own digital media and communication solutions. The digital media lab is a first step in creating media works in a realistic industry context.
What work will I do in Digital Media Lab?
In this subject, you will respond to project briefs and create original digital communication solutions that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Your projects may involve text, image, video, sound or a combination of them. You will explore and analyse the work of proficient digital media communicators, and develop products according to your own purposes. You may choose to create a brand for a client, implement a communication campaign for a particular cause, develop and showcase your own media presence, design and exhibit a multimedia product, collaborate in a student magazine or other project, or even plan a digital media installation. You will also conduct a media investigation of a current issue to refine your understanding and prepare you for future studies.
What do other students think about Digital Media Lab?
This subject has been reviewed for delivery in 2025.
Where can I find more information about Digital Media Lab?
For more detail about content and assessment, view the course information:
- Stage 1 (Year 11)
- Stage 2 (Year 12)