Josh Janssen

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This year I attended a course in scriptwriting. It was the best course I have ever done. Ray, the lecturer is taking the class again in 2010 and if you live in Melbourne and enjoy writing, you should sign up.

Learn how to successfully write:

+ Short films
+ Feature films
+ Television drama and advertisements
+ Documentaries
+ Music video clips
+ Corporate videos
+ Short plays
+ One act plays
+ Full length plays
+ Videos for online media including, YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace

– and how to get your work into the hands of the right people.

SUBJECT LENGTH: 34 classes – 2 semesters x 17 weeks

FEES: approx $350 per semester – depending on previous education

WHERE: Holmesglen TAFE, Chadstone Campus, Building 1 Room 1.27.

WHEN: Thursday 6-9 pm

STARTS: February 11 (enrolling till Feb 25)

LECTURER: Ray Mooney, award-winning playwright and screenwriter

PREREQUISITE: No previous experience needed, just a desire to learn the craft of scriptwriting. Scriptwriting is part of the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing and qualifies successful participants 2 points towards the Diploma.

ENROLL: Contact Sally Campbell 9564 1602 for necessary forms.

FURTHER INFORMATON: Ray Mooney, 9564 1597, raym@holmesglen.vic.edu.au

Pollen Blog is a Melbourne based blog that started earlier this year by the good folks at icon.pr. The blog has heaps of info about great places to eat, places to shop and websites to visit. If I have any really good stories to share, you may even see a post by me on the odd occasion! So while its cold, get a coffee and a scone, sit down on your comfy computer chair and check out pollenblog.com.au

MediaFlex ( My media production business ) has just launched our new website! make sure to check it out http://www.mediaflex.com.au/ .

Trailer below:


VCAA trailer - MediaFlex from MediaFlex on Vimeo.

A few years ago, Jake ( my brother ) and I performed at all our high schools’ red faces nights. Jake would play guitar and I would sing - we were called ‘Jake and the Fatman’. At the time, I thought I was a pretty good singer…
looking back at the video, I wasn’t any good. Here is a video from one of those red faces night with Jake and the Fatman!


When I thought I could sing - Jake and the fatman from Josh Janssen on Vimeo.

I thought it would be fun to post some old videos that I have created/been in. Cheese in a can, I made in January 2006 at Teen Flicks, a short course for teens at the VCA - film&TV. Dylan Tuohy ( who also did the course ) and I decided to write and direct something together, that way we could have double of all the resources, including preference for the dolly, smoke machine, production time etc.

We shot it in under 4 hours, and I edited it within 4 hours - so about an 8 hour production.


Timothy’s big break - Cheese in a can from Josh Janssen on Vimeo.

Earlier this month I received the news that My Spectacular Student Film has been selected as part of The VCE Season of Excellence 2009.

The VCE Season of Excellence presents works created by VCE students in design, technology, multimedia and the cinematic, visual and performing arts through exhibitions, screenings and performances supported by catalogues, programs and online material.

Top Screen will be showing My Spectacular Student Film and another 13 year 12 media films at the Australian Center for the Moving Image on the following dates:

Fri 6 March 10 am and 12 midday
Fri 13 March 11 am
Mon 16 March 11 am
Tues 31 March 10am
Fri 1 May 9.30am and 11.30am
Mon 4 May 10 am
Fri 8 May 11.30 am and 1 pm
Thurs 23 April 10am

As well as these dates, My Spectacular Student Film will be shown throughout the Top Design exhibition at the Melbourne Museum.

I would like to thank all the cast and crew of My Spectacular Student Film for all their help/time/effort in making the film happen.

Most of the cast & crew for My Spectacular Student Film - Day 2

For more information about the The VCE Season of Excellence 2009 program Click here