Manchester Media Event

The Media Careers Information Day was in Manchester on Thursday, so myself and some keen friends took the 2hrs bus journey to visit.

There was a great turn-out, which hindered our chances for too many one-to-one chats with the professionals, but it was a great experience and perfect for getting contact details! Dropped off my Cvs on several stands so hopefully I can get some extra work experience through those.

The New "Short Film Society"

Went to the first Short Film Society meeting at university today - a new society being headed up by eager students. Hopefully it will promote our work as well as allowing us to make more! I’ll now be on the committee, communicating with all the departments as well as promoting the series of events coming up.

More Live Event Coverage

Following the work at York Minster, it appears they want a similar team to cover two more events in a couple of months!!! That’s fantastic news and hopefully I’ll be free to be a part of them.

Concert On DVD

After the success of the work at York Minster, there are now positions available to import, catalogue and edit our footage with the output (shown on the big screens) so the concert can be placed on a DVD later in the year. I’ve applied to be a part of this too, so fingers crossed! Quite something having The Church Of England as a client!

Minster Concerts A Success

After 3 days of working at the Minster (rehearsal, rock concert and children’s stage event) I’m exhausted. We were there until VERY late some evenings!

The whole experience was fantastic and I had a whale of a time. Liaising with the Director, Producer and Vision Mixer, it was my job to keep an eye on the camera monitors to look out for the best shots or any problems that they seem to be having. Our output was being recorded and also projected onto 5 big screens around the Minster!

Using the talkback, I fed technical information to the rest of the crew and kept everyone informed of the schedule/other announcements. Although not knowing hardly any of the team, we bonded very quickly which made my job a lot easier.

RTS "TV Question Time"

Just got back in from an RTS event in Leeds this evening – a “TV Question Time” with a panel of pros from the industry answering our questions.

Really had a great time as individuals like the “Controller of Programmes” (North), “Head of BBC Yorkshire” and writer BBC1 writer Gwyneth Hughes were very keen to answer our questions and guide us on entering the industry. The whole event spurred a huge debate about the industry.

On The XLS Concert Crew At York Minster

After applying to work on a big live/recorded concert to be held at York Minster in a couple of week’s time, seems that I’m going to be on the team!

This time being Production Assistant in the gallery, I’m going to have to keep my eyes pealed on all 8 camera monitors otherwise the audience of around 1500 a night might see a shoddy show.

Now's An Exciting Time

We’ve just started the 2nd semester of Year 2 at uni and we’re still finding our feet with the new modules, but we’ve got another chance to get creative with the HD equipment! This time we’re encouraged to make a “Short Film” or “TV Drama” (as opposed to a “Short Documentary” in January 07).

Again I’m in a new crew, mixing with new team members and trying to decide a premise for our script. My role in the production will be Editor, but I’m still hoping to visit the shoots and play a part I the pre-production phase.

While this is going on, myself and some friends are in the initial stages of making our own short outside of university too, so we’re all keeping busy. I hope to keep the blog up-to-date with progress...