Graduation Day 2014

Graduation 2014 | RMIT University
(Transcript with notations)

VISUAL: Graduation Day 2014. The daylong celebrations started with the Graduation Parade and culminated with the spectacular ceremony at Docklands Stadium, honouring this year's 6,600 graduates. RMIT University logo.

VISUAL: Video of a white flag with the RMIT University logo on it gently waving in the breeze.

VISUAL: Bronwyn Ching wearing a graduation gown and mortarboard speaking to the camera and standing beside an unidentified female, probably her daughter.

Bronwyn Ching: My name's Bronwyn Ching and I've studied Master of Information Management.

VISUAL: Anthony Braxton wearing a graduation gown and mortarboard speaking to the camera.

Anthony Braxton: I'm Anthony Braxton and I studied Accounting.

VISUAL: Celia King wearing a graduation gown and mortarboard speaking to the camera. She smiles at the end.

Celia King: I'm Celia King and I'm graduating from Bachelor of Science (Food Technology and Nutrition).

VISUAL: Camera pans across the front fa?ade of Building 2 RMIT down to a group of members of the Scotch College Pipes and Drums Band in uniform standing around speaking together awaiting the start of the parade.

VISUAL: Camera pans across a black convertible classic car used fro the VIPs in the parade.

VISUAL: A male graduation parade marshal putting on sunglasses and laughing with a female who has her back to the camera. In the background another female graduation parade marshal is speaking with a female graduate.

VISUAL: Video of a unidentified graduate with back to camera as a female guest, possibly the mother, stands beside the graduate to pose for a photograph.

VISUAL: A male graduate looks at the screen of a digital camera being held by a young female guest. They are smiling.

VISUAL: A group of guests with two female graduates standing and speaking together.

VISUAL: A female graduate speaking to people offscreen. Standing beside her is a female guest holding her mortarboard and a male guest looking at the screen on his digital camera.

VISUAL: Video close up of a black tote held by a female graduate. The printing on the side of the tote reads: RMIT University Graduation.

VISUAL: A female graduate speaking with a photographer.

VISUAL: Video of the crowd at the parade. At the front centre of screen are three male graduates speaking together. One of the male graduates is holding a small pennant with the RMIT logo on it.

VISUAL: A male wearing a gown and stole holding a small pennant with RMIT logo on it and speaking with a male graduate holding a large pink flag. The pink flag is obscuring the view of the graduate's face.

VISUAL: A male graduate with his back to the camera wearing a gown and bonnet. A female guest standing beside him is adjusting the stole on his back. In the background are other graduates and their guests.

VISUAL: Close up of a bouquet of flowers being held by a female graduate who has her back to the camera.

VISUAL: Three female guests standing in front of a brick wall covered in ivy, each is holding an RMIT pennant flag and they are watching as some graduates walk past them.

VISUAL: A male guest is taking a photograph of two female graduates. Other graduates and guests are in the crowd in the background.

VISUAL: A group of five members of the Scotch College Pipes and Drums Band standing and speaking with each other.

VISUAL: Scotch College Pipes and Drums Band marches across street at start of the Graduation Parade, behind them are two people holding RMIT banners.

VISUAL: Scotch College Pipes and Drums band as they march down the street playing their instruments, the pipers are first, followed by the drummers.

VISUAL: Video of a group of graduates walking in the parade, smiling and waving at the camera.

VISUAL: Video of graduates as they pass in front of the camera smiling.

VISUAL: Video of graduates walking down Swanston Street during the parade, waving and smiling at the crowd.

VISUAL: Video of the Scotch College Pipes and Drums band as they walk towards and past the camera.

VISUAL: Close up of the two male graduates holding and waving the RMIT banner flags walking behind the Scotch College Drummers.

VISUAL: Video of graduates walking past the camera during the parade.

VISUAL: The camera is at ground level and three graduates (two males and one female) run towards the camera and bend down to look at the camera.

VISUAL: The camera is at ground level close-up of graduates' feet as they walk past during the parade.

Female graduate: It's been an adventure, certainly...

VISUAL: Video of the Scotch College Pipes and Drums band marching during the parade. Flinders Street Station building is in the background.

Female graduate: ... a really good adventure.

VISUAL: Close up of six flagpoles with RMIT University flags blowing in the breeze in Federation Square.

Female Graduate: It was...

VISUAL: Close up of an RMIT University banner.

Female graduate: ... exciting...

VISUAL: Camera pans over wide shot of crowd in Federation Square during the parade. A sign on a building reads: Congratulations to everyone graduating and RMIT's logo is in the bottom corner of the sign.

Female graduate: ... and there were a lot of new things to learn...

VISUAL: Close up of a box of about 30 pink iced donuts. The camera is almost in the donut box looking out towards the graduate parade in the distance and people watching the parade.

Female graduate: ... and a lot of new people...

VISUAL: Video of graduates walking in parade in Federation Square. A lot of the graduates are holding and eating a pink donut.

Female graduate: ... to meet and I had a lot of fun.

VISUAL: Female graduate holding a pink iced donut as she walks past and waves at the camera. Beside her are other graduates walking in the parade holding and eating the pink donuts.

Female graduate: I met some really amazing...

VISUAL: Two male graduates sitting beside each other talking and laughing together.

Female graduate: ... people here...

VISUAL: A group of male graduates wearing bonnets standing together chatting and smiling. One graduate has his back to the camera and is taking a photograph with his iPad of another male graduate standing in front of him.

Female graduate: ... made some really good friends.

VISUAL: A group of graduates walking in the parade, smiling, chatting and eating pink iced donuts.

Female graduate: I'm so excited...

VISUAL: Crowd of graduates standing together and speaking in groups in Federation Square after the parade.

Female graduate: ... and so...

VISUAL: Group of RMIT University VIPs/professors looking at somebody offscreen. They are smiling and applauding.

Female graduate: ... I feel proud of myself.

VISUAL: Two female graduates standing beside each other, smiling. Terri is on the right and speaks to the camera first, followed by Hannah who is on the left.

Terri: I'm Terri, we graduated from a Bachelor of Education, Primary at Brunswick.

Hannah: I'm Hannah, same, and Early Childhood, Primary.

VISUAL: Mohammed Taha speaking to the camera and smiling at the end.

Mohammed Taha: My name is Mohammed Taha. I'm graduating from Masters in Engineering (Electronics and Electrical).

VISUAL: Female graduate, holding a bouquet of flowers, speaking to the camera.

Female graduate: My name is [unclear - Vickara Dubian ?]. I'm graduating from School of Nursing.

VISUAL: A male graduate and a female graduate standing beside each other speaking to the camera wearing graduation gowns and bonnets.

Female graduate: Hi, my name's Vivien and I did my PhD in Bionanotechnology at RMIT.

Male graduate: And my name's Andrew. I did my PhD in ElectroChemistry.

VISUAL: Male graduate speaking to the camera.

Male graduate: My name is [unclear Ð Pete Gully ?] and I'm graduating from a Bachelor of Business Information Systems.

VISUAL: Male graduate speaking to the camera.

Male graduate: I'm Jerry [unclear Ð Ramsgusson ?] and I did a Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) from the School of Property Construction and Project Management.

VISUAL: Video of crowd during the graduation parade.

VISUAL: Close up of two male guests laughing and speaking with a group who is offscreen.

VISUAL: A female graduate looks at the screen of a digital camera being held by her male guest.

VISUAL: Female graduate smiling and speaking to guests who are offscreen.

VISUAL: A male and female graduate standing beside each other, the male graduate has his arm on the shoulder of the female graduate. They are smiling for a photograph.

VISUAL: A female graduate smiling at someone offscreen.

VISUAL: A crowd of graduates and their guests as they walk past the camera after the parade in Federation Square. A female graduate is smiling and waves her hand and bonnet at the camera.

VISUAL: A male graduate with his family, possibly his three sons posing for a photograph.

VISUAL: Video timelapse of inside Docklands Stadium before the graduation ceremony. It is slowly filling up with people walking around and sitting in seats. Six large RMIT banners are hanging down from the roof of the stadium. There is a main stage in the centre of the field and small stages (16) surrounding the main stage with large TV screens on each stage.

Female graduate: It was a very good experience and I really learned a lot and thank you so much for everything.

Male graduate: It's a really wonderful day, you won't forget it.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate standing beside a male staff member.

VISUAL: Photograph of band with one female singer playing on the main stage.

VISUAL: Photograph of three male graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of two female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male graduate and a female professor smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of another male graduate and the same female professor smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male and female graduates wearing gowns and a male guest smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate and her female guest smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female marshal wearing a hivis vest and a female graduate smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate smiling at the camera, she is speaking with a female marshal who has her back to the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of male and female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of five female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of the same group of five female graduates and a female marshal smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of three female and two male graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of four males and two female marshals wearing red RMIT t-shirts smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate smiling at the camera whilst a female marshal is adjusting her stole.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male graduate smiling at the camera whilst a female marshal is adjusting his stole.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate smiling and giving a thumbsup sign to the camera whilst a female marshal is adjusting her stole.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male and two female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of 14 male and female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of three male graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate smiling and looking at an RMIT staff member who is standing in front of her.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male and three female graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate smiling at the camera whilst a male marshal adjusts the back of her stole.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female and two male marshals smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate and a male marshal smiling at the camera. The male marshal has his arm around her and is waving at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male and one female graduate smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of one male and two female graduates standing together. The two female graduates are looking at each other and the male graduate is looking at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of two female marshals and one male marshal smiling at the camera. The male marshal is posing with his right hand pointed in the air and his left hand out behind him.

VISUAL: Photograph of three male graduates smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a crowd of graduates sitting in their chairs in the stadium. They are smiling and speaking amongst themselves.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male marshals smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a crowd of graduates sitting in chairs in the stadium, some are smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a side-on view of some of the graduates sitting in chairs in the stadium, the three male graduates in the foreground are smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of three female graduates sitting in their seats taking a selfie. Other graduates are seated in the background.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of male and female marshals smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of graduates or VIPs walking along a red carpet on the field of the stadium.

VISUAL: Photograph of graduates or VIPs walking on the red carpet.

VISUAL: Photograph of a conductor and part of a brass band playing at the ceremony.

VISUAL: Photograph of male and female graduates sitting and holding booklets.

VISUAL: Photograph of male and female professors all wearing different coloured stoles walking on the red carpet.

VISUAL: Photograph of RMITÕs professors in gowns walking on the red carpet.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female professor carrying the RMIT Mace.

VISUAL: Photograph of an Indigenous male playing a didgeridoo. The professors are standing on the stage in the background watching him.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female professor standing at the lectern with staff standing behind her and the didgeridoo player.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of singers (four females and one male) holding microphones and singing. They are looking at a female conductor who has her back to the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of Professor Gill Palmer, ViceChancellor and President, RMIT University standing at the lectern.

VISUAL: Photograph taken from behind a crowd of graduates wearing cerise stoles seated in the stadium.

VISUAL: Photograph taken from behind a crowd of graduates wearing offwhite stoles.

VISUAL: Photograph taken from behind of a group of graduates seated in the stadium, some are wearing pink stoles and others are wearing yellow stoles.

VISUAL: Photograph taken from behind of a group of graduates seated in the stadium wearing light blue stoles. One female graduate has turned in her seat to smile at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph taken from behind of a group of graduates wearing light blue stoles, most of the back row have turned around to face the camera and are smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male graduates standing holding their graduation certificates smiling and looking at a male marshal who is taking a photograph of them.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate is standing beside a male staff member wearing a headset. They are looking at something offscreen, possibly awaiting the female graduateÕs name to be announced.

VISUAL: Photograph of a female graduate walking on stage to accept her award from a female professor standing at a lectern. Three female administration staff members are sitting at a desk just off stage.

VISUAL: Photograph of three graduates standing in a line beside a male staff member wearing headphones. They are all looking at something offscreen, possibly awaiting their name to be announced.

VISUAL: Photograph of a group of graduates standing in a line next to a female staff member wearing headphones. They are looking at something offscreen, possibly awaiting the announcement of their names.

VISUAL: Photograph of two female graduates smiling at the camera and holding up their diploma/certificates.

VISUAL: Photograph of three male graduates smiling at the camera and holding up their diploma/certificates.

VISUAL: Photograph of two male graduates. The graduate with a lavender coloured stole is holding his diploma/certificate.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male graduate holding his diploma/certificate and standing between his male and female guests smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Photograph of a male graduate doing a celebratory leap into the air and smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Timelapse video of the crowd inside the stadium during the ceremony. The main stage and the 16 smaller stages surrounding the main stage are lit up with a spotlight. The graduates are seated in section on the main stadium floor and the guests are seated in the seating around the outside of the stadium. At the end the graduates have left their seats and are all standing in the centre of the stadium around the main stage. The timelapse video fades to white.

Female graduate: And just we made some great friends at RMIT from Bachelors to PhD.

Male graduate: Being an RMIT graduate, it's actually an opportunity which you will always remember and a milestone in your years that you'll always remember.

VISUAL: RMIT University logo and www.rmit.edu.au. This video features the song "Charmer" by Reaktor Productions, used with permission.

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