ACMI welcome all visitors and offer access services that may improve your experience at the museum. For further information about access at ACMI go to the museum’s
Accessibility page.
Wheelchair Access
ACMI is fully wheelchair accessible. Accessible lifts are located in a number of places across the Museum. The nearest accessible lift to the Top Screen cinema is located between Tickets & Information desk and the entrance to The Story of the Moving Image exhibition.
Hearing devices
ACMI cinemas are fitted with assistance hearing devices.
Large Print
Large Print PDF versions of the Top Screen program will be available once the program is finalised in mid-February. This can be enlarged to suit your visibility requirements. Please print out a copy before you attend the Screening. Also you can choose the Read Aloud software option to convert the text into spoken word, to hear a description of the short films before you attend. Please email
seasonofexcellence@education.vic.gov.au to request the program in either PDF or Microsoft Word format.
Service Animals
Guide dogs and other registered assistance dogs are welcome at ACMI.
For more information about venue accessibility, visit the
ACMI accessibility webpage
The VCE Season of Excellence team at the VCAA organises and facilitates a panel of Media teachers from metropolitan and regional Government, Catholic and Independent Schools to view and shortlist Top Screen applications.
The State Reviewer for Media oversees the panel, ensuring all work is considered fairly and represents best practice according to curriculum. The VCE Season of Excellence team and other VCAA staff members have no input into which films are selected.
After all applications have been viewed and shortlisted, the selection panel meets one final time to select the final program. Factors such as balance, length and
copyright status can influence which films are included in the final selection.
Selection criteria for selected works
Works are selected that:
- are accompanied by a research portfolio, production experiments and media production design
- demonstrate an understanding of all stages of the Media Production Process through development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution
- demonstrate critical and creative thinking throughout the Media Production Process
- demonstrate technical excellence in the use of Media technologies to realise the production design.
- that demonstrate a range of genres. For example: documentaries, fictional narratives, animations, interactive products, audio products, music videos and hybridised media products.
Download the
VCE Season of Excellence Order Form to order Season resources including Top Screen DVDs and Top Designs catalogues from previous years
Films and podcasts
The following resources were produced with past Top Screen filmmakers by the State Reviewer for Media, Brett Lamb.
Films
Ben Head, Top Screen 2017
Kardinia International College
Quiet
Making 'Quiet'
Duration: 9 minutes 39 seconds
Tessa Himpoo, Top Screen 2017
Lauriston Girls' School
[Insert Child's Name Here]
Making '[Insert Child's Name Here]'
Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds
Tom Hughes, Top Screen 2017
Northcote High School
Proof
or
(The Tale of the Legendary Big Shrimp)
Making 'Proof'
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds
Jack Wilson-Lee, Top Screen 2016
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
The Panda
Making 'The Panda'
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds
James Nolan, Top Screen 2016
Xavier College
Rotten Monster
Making 'Rotten Monster'
Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds
Bailey Cook, Top Screen 2016
Victory Christian College/Catholic College Bendigo
10
Making '10'
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds
Anna Diacos, Top Screen 2015
Thornbury High School
The Subjects
Making 'The Subjects'
Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds
Samuel Bennett, Top Screen 2015
Distance Education Centre Victoria/Mount Evelyn Christian School
Albert
Making 'Albert'
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds
Podcasts
Willem Kingma, Top Screen 2017
Kardinia International College
Not Quite Right
Episode 16: Not Quite Right by Willem Kingma
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds
Tom Hughes, Top Screen 2017
Northcote High School
Proof or (The Tale of the Legendary Big Shrimp)
Episode 15: Proof by Tom Hughes
Duration: 10 minutes 28 seconds