Category Archives: Student stories

LSM freshers’ opportunity: Student Exchange 2014 in USA

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From Tom Nicholls, MSUM exchange co-ordinator, to all First Year LSM Students:

 

MSUM_logoWe have a student exchange with Minnesota State University MOORHEAD (MSUM) and you could be there in the Fall of 2014. 



There are opportunities to study on Moorhead’s Mass. Comm. (MP), Film Studies (FTV) & Music Industry (AP) programmes, plus the chance to spend a semester living in the U.S.A.

Come along to an information meeting to find out more and to talk to LSM students who went on the student exchange last year.  Thursday 21st November at 5.30pm in the Cargill Lecture Theatre (in the Main Academic building).

Free Opportunity for Students at Salford Media Festival 2013

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Free opportunity for students from Salford Media Festival 2013.

Salford Media Fest 2013_NextGenIts ‘Next Generation’ programme promises to deliver two invaluable days of learning, training and inspiration for the next generation of media professionals on the 21st and 22nd November at the University of Salford.

How about a series of master classes, panel discussions and practical workshops delivered by industry professionals and leading experts in TV, Radio, Digital Media, Film, Audio, Animation and Broadcasting? If you go along to the Next Generation two-day programme you can also get advice on work experience opportunities, careers and employment and will be able to listen to industry professionals share their experience and opinions on how to break into the world of TV and media – and stay there! Reserve Your Place – but please check with your tutors first – and see the line-up of industry speakers at Next Generation here.

LSM Students in Latvia for Media Culture 2020

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MC2020Project_AndrewWest_26Oct13Ten of our final year undergraduates are in Latvia for the second stage of the EU-funded Media Culture 2020 project.  It aims to “break classroom and campus walls by creating open virtual learning environments where students from different countries and fields can explore and learn together.”

 

MC2020Project_Intro_AndrewWest_27Oct13LSM third years have joined students from Finland, Spain and the Netherlands for two weeks of hard work and cultural exploration. Lecturer Martyn Thayne is with them for the first week and Senior Lecturer Graham Cooper will go out for the second week. Our 3rd year student Andrew West captured the moment when they landed at Riga airport on Saturday and their first introduction session was yesterday. He said: “it all sounds really exciting, I’ll keep you updated! Watch this video to find out what it’s all about.” Continue reading →

Opportunities: Design an NHS App and a Poster for New Media Lincs

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Hazel DonnellyCall out for creatives from Hazel Donnelly at New Media Lincs. It’s the LSM’s social enterprise initiative, which links students with businesses and arts & crafts organisations to provide creative media solutions.  Hazel sums up the latest opportunities for students:

Can you design a mobile app for the NHS to promote Family and Healthy Lifestyle services? This is an exciting project with immense potential. Open to Year 2 and Year 3 students.

Our fledgling business New Media Lincs requires a poster made to promote our services to students. The poster will be used for the Careers Fair this year at the university and for subsequent promotional opportunities.

If you’re interested, please email Hazel: hdonnelly@lincoln.ac.uk

Radio Legend Trevor Dann is at LSM

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Trevor DannVisiting Professor Trevor Dann is at the Lincoln School of Media today. He’ll be on campus over the next couple of days and said, modestly, there’ll be “lots of radio folks who know more than I do!” Trevor will be “leading talks, workshops, debates and offering tons of practical advice” said Head of LSM Sarah Barrow: “If you see him around campus, go and have a chat! Tell him you’re part of LSM and he’ll be interested to hear about your projects and plans.”

Good opportunity to meet a radio legend – er, Trevor’s also a Notts County supporter!

Ab Fab! RTS Midlands Award for LSM Students’ Film ‘Dead Swan’

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RTS2013_Winners_award_actor-Mark-Williams_17.10.13We’re very proud of you. Well done. Congratulations to the team behind the Royal Television Society winner ‘Dead Swan’. Pictured with actor Mark Williams at RTS Midlands awards on 17 Oct 2013.                                                                       A fantastic achievement for the LSM.  Our creative undergraduates won the RTS Midlands Student Award in the Entertainment category. 

group table small‘Dead Swan’ is a comedy fiction by final students, which was made as a second year project – this is a particularly fine achievement because it’s rare that 2nd year student work is nominated by the RTS. The award winning film was made by undergraduates: Thomas McKie, Marc Piper, Aidan Barker-Dean, Alex Whitcombe, Bethany Hoggarth-Hall. The tutor was Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock.

 3rd Year Aidan: “It was an honour just to be considered for nomination so to have actually won in our category is amazing. We’re still having a little trouble believing it has actually happened!”  See the moment when they won … Continue reading →

Award Winning Andrew West: Update from the Houses of Parliament

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Andrew West copyright 2012

Winning the ICS photography competition and having my photography exhibited at the Houses of Parliament was a bonus! Travelling to Honduras and working with the human rights organisation Jóvenes Liderando Cambios and Progressio as part of the ICS scheme was fantastic, in 3 months I gained so much experience.

It was great to get the chance to explain more about my experiences to MPs. Presenting our work in the Houses of Parliament felt like a great achievement.  Here’s a short teaser I produced and an extract from my speech on 8th October 2013:  Continue reading →

BBC work experience placements. Plus advice from our graduates.

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The BBC is taking applications for work experience placements this November and December. Deadline’s 14th October. The beeb highlights that “you will only be able to apply for one Work Experience category – TV, Radio, Online or Business and Support. There is no separate category for online work, but all categories offer placements that have a strong interactive element. When you choose your category and fill in your online application, we’ll ask you some questions about what interests you and where in the UK you want to be based. If you are successful, we’ll do our best to match you to a placement that’s right for you.” Find out what you can expect and how to apply, by clicking here.

At Meet the Graduates 2013 here’s what our alumni said about how you can try to get work experience. Produced by LSM’s third year student blogger Rachel Hagreen, with camera crew Tom Anderson and Andrew West.

International Photography Award for Student Andrew West

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Congratulations from the Lincoln School of Media. LSM’s Media Production final year student Andrew West participated in the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme this summer in Honduras and entered its photography competition and won the ‘Civic Participation’ category. Andy’s going to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow to have his photo exhibited with the other winners and has been asked to make a speech in front of the MPs!

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Andrew’s winning image was the Feria Day and women’s football tournament in the Lenca community, Los Encinos in Honduras. The photo belongs to Andrew G West and all rights are reserved.

PhotoVoice said: “A perfect example of a moment captured that tells a whole story.” The prize-winning photo and the rest of Andrew’s portfolio can be found here.

From Third Years to Freshers – Our Advice

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Rachel HagreenHello! I’m Rachel Hagreen, a third year Media Production student. This is my first official post as a LSM student blogger, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to hand out a few pieces of advice for first year students studying Media Production or Film and TV, although the advice will almost certainly be useful for any student!

Two years ago if somebody had offered me advice I wouldn’t have bothered reading it because if we’re being totally honest all we care about this week is being a fresher and we tend to put our courses to the back of our mind at least for the first week but here’s my first piece of advice: read this list of advice from fellow third year students and try and take it all in!

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