Ways to Make Your RTA Experience Worthwhile

Ways to Make Your RTA Experience Worthwhile Posted on April 11, 2022 Inside the Allan Slaight Radio Institute in the RCC. Photo from the RTA School of Media. After having school virtually for the past two years, I’ve been so eager to get back to campus and start taking part in in-person extracurriculars. There’s so many opportunities that RTA students can choose to be part of, all of which in this article count towards your required 60 Creative Practice Hours! Whether you’re an incoming first-year, or already in RTA, you’ll have a good idea of what you want to volunteer […]

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Boiling Point: 90 Minutes Filmed in One Shot

Boiling Point: 90 Minutes Filmed in One Shot Posted on March 31, 2022 Photo of Vinette Robinson as Carly and Stephen Graham as Andy. Photo from Screen Daily. If you need a new film to obsess over, the drama-filled Boiling Point will have you on the edge of your seat for its entirety. Released this past January, it was immediately nominated for four awards at the 2022 British Academy Film Awards, including the category for Outstanding British Film and Best Casting. The intense film follows the pressure-filled and fast-paced environment of a 5-star restaurant in London on their busiest night […]

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Ways to Cure Your Chronic Boredom

Ways to Cure Your Chronic Boredom Posted on March 21, 2022 Let’s face it – we’ve all experienced giving ourselves a little break from doing homework, only to realize you’ve just spent an hour and a half scrolling mindlessly through TikTok, liking content that merely makes you exhale through your nose. Instead of shuffling through the same social media apps, let’s try to break that habit with a few different ways to cure your chronic boredom and pass the time. 1. Artbreeder Artbreeder is my go-to website whenever I feel an ounce of boredom and want to satisfy my creativity. It’s […]

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Polaroid Needs To Step Up Their Game

Polaroid Needs To Step Up Their Game Posted on February 10, 2022 Polaroid OneStep+ and images, photo from Happy Media Throughout the pandemic, the one hobby that I’ve gained a huge passion for is film photography. While my first experience with the medium was in 2017 when I was gifted a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 for Christmas, I never really continued to pursue it after I finished the packs of film it came with. I instantly got back into photography in my senior year of high school when I took the photography course my school offered, and have it to […]

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Give Solar Power Another Chance!

Give Solar Power Another Chance! Posted on January 25, 2022 From The Diamondback, Lorde in her music video for her single “Solar Power” In June of 2021, Lorde released the anticipated lead single “Solar Power” off of her album of the same name, which would later fully release in August. The title track was recognized as a huge jump from her previous work on Pure Heroine and Melodrama, being sonically similar to pop music of the early 2000s. The internet was quick to poke fun at Lorde’s newfound sound, comparing it to the likes of music heard on television commercials […]

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All you need to know about Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

All You Need to Know About Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Posted on December 6, 2021 Ian Ousley, Kiawentiio, Gordon Cormier, and Dallas Liu, photo from Netflix While the release of the original animated Avatar: The Last Airbender series was almost seventeen years ago, its impact can still be felt today. Since its release, the fictional universe has expanded tremendously with the creation of a sequel series in 2012 titled The Legend of Korra, as well as canon comics developed by the original creators of ATLA, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.  Fans have been longing for new animated content […]

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Picturesque Spots in Toronto to Take Photos With Your Friends

Picturesque Spots in Toronto to Take Photos With Your Friends Posted on November 17, 2021 In 2017, UNESCO named Toronto as the first Canadian city to be a Creative City of Media Arts for its leadership in film, music, digital media, and forms of cultural expression using technology. Being part of The Creative School, we get to see and experience this creativity everyday during class and on campus. While a lot of our classes are still being held virtually, there’s no reason to stay cooped up inside when there’s so much to see in the city. With that being said, […]

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