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Some School News

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Emily Wilczek  has announced that she and a colleague have their film Byron Ghosts showing in the current Nottingham Castle Open Exhibition, from 29 September to 28 October. The film won the Broadway Artists‘ Film & Video Award 2012, with a £1000 development commission for an artist working in film, video and moving image.

Dave McCaig has had an essay published titled: ‘Zhang Yuan’s Urban Cinema: Transitional Cityscapes and Peripheral Lives’ in World Film Locations: Beijing (Intellect) Edited by John Berra, Liu Yang

Many congratulations to both Emily and Dave.

Perseverance Pays off for Promising Producer Graduate

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ERIKA BUTCHER graduated in 2011, with a Degree in Media Production and a prize for best student in a producer role.

Erika, said in 2011
“I originally worked in a theatre, but moved over to admin to pay bills. I tried to get back into the creative side of things, but it was so difficult without prior film experience. I came to University to further my career.”

You can see one of her final year films “Off the Beaten Track” here

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You’re invited…

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…to Lincoln Academy’s Lecture by Professor Neil Sinyard who is the LSM’s Visiting Professor for Film.  His talk “Hitchcock versus Herrmann” will focus on the dramatic story behind the break-up of the cinema’s finest director and composer partnership.

The event is at 6pm on 28th June at the EMMTEC Auditorium, Brayford Campus, and it is free.  But you do need to register, so click here.  There’ll be coffee from 5.30pm and drinks after – all free, so enjoy!

Olympic Torch in Lincoln, 27 and 28 June 2012

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The Olympic Torch Relay’s visit to Lincoln is due on Wednesday 27th at around 5.10pm and it will depart on Thursday 28th June 2012.  For live camera feeds of the Olympic Torch, see here, courtesy of LSM’s Geoff Thompson and Mark Aldridge.

There will be many activities at Yarborough Leisure Centre.  Other events are ‘Follow The Light’ Carnival and live music around the Brayford Pool which will culminate with a firework display at approximately 10pm on the 27th.  For the route and rundown of the event click on the City of Lincoln Council.

Degree Show Postscript

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Lots of praise for this year’s degree show showreel made by Lisa Rustage and Seamus O’Hare:

Congratulations from the LSM alumni network team!

George Horne Update 2

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At last George and I met in person at the recent “Meet the Graduates” event, and he brought me up to date with his life and work at Proof Studios in Leicester.

He recently gave an interview to Lire magazine about his #Laptoptag Vimeo project: Continue reading →

Meet the Graduates

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From Steph Groves:

On a sunny Monday afternoon, the second of the successful LSM Alumni Events took place at the Enterprise building. Continue reading →

Degree Show 2012

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The LSM undergraduate degree show this year is scheduled for June 1st, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All graduates welcome to drop in!


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Neil McKay Nominated for BAFTA awards

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From Sarah Barrow:

Further to his guest lecture about writing & producing TV drama to 3rd year Project students earlier this year, we’re delighted to announce that Neil McKay‘s most recent project, ‘Appropriate Adult’ for ITV1, a drama-doc starring Emily Watson, has been nominated for several BAFTA awards. Continue reading →

“Boatload” wins BUFVC Award

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“A Boatload of Wild Irishmen” won a ‘Special Jury Award’ in the annual BUFVC Learning on Screen Awards 2012:

The film was written by Brian Winston and edited by Chris Hainstock. It explores the moral complexities of controversial American documentary-maker Robert Flaherty, the man credited with being the father of the modern documentary after he produced and directed Nanook of the North in 1922.

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