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Filming course media in Bali: a work deductible trip

Written by Tyrone Staben | 4/11/2022

How did this come about?

Fancy a fully work deductible trip filming course media in Bali? How is it even possible? Follow Sanil Rege's footsteps!

Late 2021 Oppida began working with Psych Scene – a successful Australian training provider in the specialised field of psychiatry. Founded by Dr Sanil and Jaana Rege in 2009, the company offers continuing professional development and exam preparation for consultant psychiatrists, trainees and mental health practitioners. 

The existing Psych Scene Hub is an online platform for sharing ideas, cases and concepts – a living textbook intended to bridge the gap between academic studies and real world experiences.

With 15,000 general practitioners and psychiatry consultants on their mailing list and over 100,000 visitors to Psych Scene Hub every month, the company was already positioned as a trusted brand for professional development in psychiatry, but they were looking to take their offering to the next level. Following an initial engagement to provide strategic advice and direction, Psych Scene contracted Oppida to design, develop and publish 18 online courses as part of the launch of the Psych Scene Academy. 

Oppida also worked with Psych Scene to develop the new Psych Academy brand, creating a beautiful UX for the new learning management system and advised on the best way to produce video content. 

As the team were trying to figure out how to get it all filmed in Melbourne in a cost effective and efficient way, Bianca popped in a meeting and suggested to Sanil and Jaana that they bring the family to Bali for the week of rich media production in our Bali studio (the LightHouse), and they jumped at the idea. 

At the end of the production week, Oppida CEO Bianca Raby sat down for a chat with Sanil about his experiences working with Oppida and LightHouse in Bali – watch it here.