Pool People

POOL PEOPLE or getting to know the pool community

What is your main reason for using Pool? 4% to get recognition from other users 6% to find other artists I can collaborate with 6% to feel part of a community 8% to find inspiration 10% other 12% to get recognition from the ABC 16% to give my work a chance of being used by the ABC 38% It’s a place to display my work

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Astrid “Pool is a place for me to be discovered” Astrid is a 21 year old from Mudgee, studying discuss /talk journalism/media arts at UTS. She moved to the city a register subscribe few years ago, and uses sites like Facebook to share photos and to keep in touch with family and friends curate upload/submit from back home. During semester she doesn't get many share describe browse chances to go home, but will go back for long periods of view comment time during her holidays. She lives in a share house with 2 other students - there's low medium master no TV in the house, but they all have laptops. She and Production her friends in Sydney often meet between classes and PC after school, usually visiting the cafe Astrid works at. Info Web They talk a lot about their uni work and other personal Social Web matters, but the topics of travel and career often come up. Astrid has mentioned her plans to study abroad for a semester next year - an idea her friends are encouraging. After uni, she has her sights firmly set on a career in the media, and is trying to build a solid portfolio and gain ABC some relevant experience before she finishes her studies. She enjoys receiving constructive feedback, although she's always a little scared before showing her work to others. Pool

Alex Penny Lara Ken has been working at Radio National Penny is a 44 year old producer for the Lara is a 26 year old community Ken has taught media arts and desi nd in broadcasting for 20 years weekly program ‘360’ on Radio National manager at Pool UTS for the past 6 years Astrid Mollie Sam Ruth rid is a 21 year old from Mudgee, Mollie is a 32 year old freelance film Sam is a 39 year old process engineer at Ruth is a 58 year old semi-retired ying journalism/media arts at UTS producer a Zinc refinary in Townsville teacher from Dandenong

collaborate inspiration ch network aborate media organise research ideas evolve experienced contacts community strategy inspire answer meet relationships trends projects talk communicate relationships produce mentor communication trends shed students well established net.art practice before Lara is a community manager at Pool. She has a Penny has worked for the ABC for about 15 years, Alex has moved from junior positions to a aching. His students appreciate his background in media and volunteers at the Starlight and has a good reputation both domestically and the ABC over the last 20 years, and has gained a practioner, especially when he invites Foundation where she helps to organise fund raising internationally. She is married to a painter who works for her work on various arts programs. Recent ioners to participate in seminars and class events. from their home in Leichardt, and has 2 high school aged found herself thinking less about program fea children. more about the strategic direction of Radio Na In a typical day at the ABC she answers emails from Pool s close to uni, he regularly spends time in members, posts to the Pool blog, moderates content and Penny’s job is to generate ideas for features, and to Throughout her career as a writer and sound a outh of the city, often with peers working on keeps the community momentum going. She will also liase follow through on the evolution and production of accumulated many contacts and friendships in e he began teaching it’s hard to find enough with producers and stakeholders about upcoming projects. these ideas into finished pieces. Penny will sometimes career and emerging arts communities, and is on these projects. interview people on the street, collaborate with external for challenging the status quo. She regularly gives talks to external interest groups, and organisations, or team up with other producers. vel and occasionally works in Tokyo. When finds that people often ask her about getting involved. Her work brings her in contact with a range of will visit local institutions and lecture She loves this part of her job because she feels like she’s These days, the majority of her modest budget is spent in organizations, and a significant part of her job media art. He often collaborates with his making a difference. studio production time, but she still makes the occasional about fostering these relationships. peers. research trip. She generally works autonomously, and often finds herself mentoring the various contributors involved with her projects. a great place for my students “Pool is my community” “Pool is a place for me “Pool is a place to enab ngage with the real world” to tap creativity” great relationships” learn ous cate listen sharing rallying listen reputation aspiring career create community stories history watch trends collaborate meet share talk ss non-technical documenting family professional track portfolio feedback community keen listener of both ABC Local and Radio Sam moved to Darwin from Greece when he was 4 Mollie shares studio space with four friends who Astrid moved to the city a few years ago, re she regularly catches shows like Hindsight, years old. Soon after arriving his family witnessed Cyclone also work in the film industry. She tends to work sites like Facebook to share photos and to kee arvision and The Book Show. She has been Tracy, an event that left a lasting impression on him. For autonomously, but collaborates with her studio-mates with family and friends from back home. She l 0 years, and has a son in his late twenties his 10th birthday he was given a tape recorder, and in the when her workload increases. share house with 2 other students - there’s no IT - something she finds useful when she’s years after he recorded the recollections of family and house, but they all have laptops. She is a member of Screenhub, but typically gets work uter troubles. friends about that infamous Christmas day. from word-of-mouth recommendations. She works hard to She and her friends in Sydney often meet betw work at the language school she has Since then, he has amassed a collection of stories from maintain her reputation as professional and reliable. She and after school, where they talk about uni wo many different cultures. An influx of Nigerian his personal life and the greater community. When an has a keen interest in emerging trends in technology and and their careers. Astrid has mentioned her pl ed a curiosity in Ruth, which culminated idea strikes him, he has no hesitation in rallying groups the media, and regularly scours the internet for new blogs abroad for a semester next year - an idea her f g Nigeria with students in 2008 - her first of people around a vision - his motivation and enthusiasm and works. She is a heavy user of RSS. encouraging. trip. She was amazed by what she saw, and are infectious. She doesn’t put work online as she often has limited rights After uni, she has her sights firmly set on a ca photos as she could. Sam is now married with 2 young children. He hopes that to the commercial work she’s done. She is hesitant to media, and is trying to build a solid portfolio a y her family and friend’s reactions, Ruth his collection of written and audio stories help them and publish other works as they are usually less polished, and relevant experience before she finishes her stu her photos to tell stories and educate the future generations understand more about him. He often publishing these could effect her reputation. enjoys receiving constructive feedback, althou nity about Nigerian culture. She’s looking tells his kids: “Not sharing your stories is the most selfish always a little apprehensive before showing he arning more technical and story-telling skills thing you can do”. others. understanding and acceptance of these new members. Pool is the place for me “Pool is a time capsule for “Pool is a place to see what’s “Pool is a place for me

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