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Lumina

by Australian Film Television and Radio School

Lumina is a podcast about the future of creativity — the ways technology is changing the way we tell stories, and the place they have in the world. Fenella Kernebone speaks to leaders from Australia and around the world to explore the unique opportunities for creative industries at this moment in time. Season 2 is about the business of storytelling — how to thrive as a creative in Australia's evolving economy. Season 1 looks at how tech is challenging and shaping the way we share stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. S2 E5 | Creative ideas in the global economy

    How can creative work influence Australia's image on the world stage, and why should practitioners care? Australian Hollywood producer Greg Basser (Gentle Giant) explains the value of thinking of your creative career as an international one — and the economic, diplomatic and social benefits of...

  2. S2 E4 | The value of a creative idea

    How can I harness, and protect, the value of my intellectual property? Creative ideas are valuable. But as a creative it can be hard to know what is worth protecting and when it’s worth sharing IP to get things made. Hear from Wendy Zukerman of podcast Science Vs, who sold the idea to US company...

  3. S2 E3 | Social problems with creative solutions

    How can creatives make work with a real social impact? Creative skills can have economic value, but they can also have real social value. Hear from Comedy Central’s first head of social impact Erika Soto Lamb and filmmaker Christopher Nelius on his initiative the Lion’s Share. Hosted on Acast.…

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  4. S2 E2 | Problem solving with creative brains

    How can I spot creative opportunities in non-creative business? Skills like problem solving, lateral thinking, storytelling are valuable outside traditional creative industries — learn about how practitioners can seek opportunities out and approach old problems in new ways. Hear from James Boyce...

  5. S2 E1 | The value of creativity

    What are your creative skills worth to the future Australian economy? Hear from Russel Howcroft and Dr Georgie McClean about AFTRS Creativity Manifesto and a new approach for thinking about the role creative skills can play in traditionally non-creative arenas. Hosted on Acast. See...

  6. Lumina Season 2: Coming soon

    This new season of Lumina is about the business of storytelling — how to thrive as a creative in Australia's evolving economy. As the economy changes, the value of creative work is increasing. Over five episodes, you’ll learn how to spot creative opportunities in non-creative business, hear from...

  7. 4: Immersed in the story: Part one

    The story is all around us—more than ever before we have the power to make stories that engage multiple senses, and toss the audience into a whole new world where they feel they’re part of the action. But does immersion using technology like binaural audio, virtual reality or augmented reality…

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  8. 5: Immersed in the story: Part two

    Sink deeper into the world of immersive storytelling—now that we know an immersive story, well told, can make us feel ‘present’, can these stories bring us closer to each other? Can experiencing a story using immersive technology increase our empathy for people with stories very different to our...

  9. 2: The essentials of story

    The way stories are delivered and experienced is changing, becoming less linear, more interactive. But even in these new forms, there are good stories and bad ones. What sets a story apart, keeps someone turning the page, watching the TV show or answering their smart speaker? Nicky Birch from BBC...

  10. 3: Can’t get you out of my head

    Do machines have what it takes to create music that taps into human emotion? Tech is increasingly aiding human creativity, but is there an x factor to great stories and art that machines can’t replicate? The team at Uncanny Valley shows us how they’re teaching computers to understand human…

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  11. 7: The stories formerly known as TV shows

    We may not watch them on the box in the living room anymore, but the show runners, writers and directors behind great Australian TV are creating some of the best screen-based entertainment around. What’s the secret to creating and pitching a great TV show in 2018, when the gatekeepers are…

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  12. 6: Coming back to craft

    When change is so constant and tech so alluring, it can be easy to forget the skill at the core of every good story. How can practitioners of all creative industries look past the tech and just get really good at what they do? Filmmaker and screenwriter Natasha Pincus loves to experiment with all...

  13. 8: Artificial creativity

    Can artificial intelligence create art that’s as good as a humans? And if they could - would we even care about it, without that beating heart, that authentic human experience at its core? Professor Toby Walsh from UNSW and CSIRO’s Data61 explores the capabilities of AI-composed stories, and...

  14. 1: Telling stories in new ways

    Since the first time someone told a story around a campfire a lot has changed about how we tell stories to one another. In this first episode of Lumina, Fenella Kernebone talks to two creatives rethinking the way we tell stories; Tea Uglow, Creative director at Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney and...

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    Coming Soon - Lumina, a podcast from the Australian Film Television and Radio School A six-part series on how tech innovations challenge and shape the way we share stories. Hosted by Fenella Kernebone, former presenter at ABC RN and Triple J, current head of curation at TEDx Sydney. Lumina is...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Lumina is a podcast about the future of creativity — the ways technology is changing the way we tell stories, and the place they have in the world. Fenella Kernebone speaks to leaders from Australia and around the world to explore the unique opportunities for creative industries at this moment in time. Season 2 is about the business of storytelling — how to thrive as a creative in Australia's evolving economy. Season 1 looks at how tech is challenging and shaping the way we share stories.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Australian Film Television and Radio School

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Lumina have?

Lumina currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Lumina is a podcast about the future of creativity — the ways technology is changing the way we tell stories, and the place they have in the world. Fenella Kernebone speaks to leaders from Australia and around the world to explore the unique opportunities for creative industries at this moment in...

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Lumina is created and hosted by Australian Film Television and Radio School.
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