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Electric Egg’s new experimental commission

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From Electric Egg:

Production is well underway on a new and exciting piece of experimental moving-image work. The work is being created for the craft exhibition “Beauty is the First Test” curated by Liz Cooper and will soon be exhibited at the National Centre for Craft and Design (NCCD) in Sleaford Lincolnshire.

To date we have completed filming all five artists, weaver Margo Selby, basketry artist Stella Harding, furniture maker David Gates and two lace-makers Carol Quarini and Gail Baxter. Continue reading →

School news

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LSM graduate Michael Passingham won the SU Student ‘Media’ Award last night at a magnificent ceremony at the Doubletree Hilton, partly for his work setting up Brayford Radio

Our Level 3 student team returned safe and sound from Finland having had a great time by all accounts, working hard and representing LSM in magnificent style.             Previous post Continue reading →

Berwick Short Film Festival

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From Andrew Elliott:

For anyone with any short films they wish to submit to a competition, the Berwick Short Film Festival is now accepting entries on the theme of North by Northeast — emphasising the (beautiful) city’s links with Northern Europe and the North Sea.

For more information, see their website

Jobs at SoundLINCS

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From Helen McCarron: SoundLINCS have some vacancies:

Programme Development Officers

We are currently seeking 2 Full Time Programme Development Officers to join our team and contribute to the development of music making opportunities throughout Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. If you have an interest in community music, workforce development training and music education in general this role could be for you. Salary in range £17,420 – £21,776 dependent on experience. Continue reading →

Michael Passingham, class of 2012

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Michael writes:

Last week I was interviewed as an expert on talkSPORT’s overnight show regarding F1. It was quite a lucky set of circumstances that put me in the situation, but it was a fantastic experience!

Michael Passingham on talkSPORT Extra Time by Theradiomike on Mixcloud

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TomSka on TV about YouTube

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Tom Ridgewell TomSkaLSM graduate Thomas Ridgewell (a.k.a TomSka) is a digital media producer and he creates content on YouTube. The video sharing site has just celebrated its eighth birthday (23rd April) and TomSka talked on Sky News about his YT work.

Tom started his YouTube channel when he was a second year LSM undergraduate and now he’s listed as a successful British YouTube creator. TomSka is in the top twenty of the most popular online video bloggers on YouTube UK, as we posted earlier this month, along with his fellow LSM Graduate Chris Bingham.  You can see the top twenty list online in the Guardian/ the Observer.

LSM students attend Media Culture 2020 (Finland)

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Media Culture 2020 is an Erasmus Intensive Programme. The project demonstrates what 21st century converged and interactive European Media Culture could be. MC2020 breaks classroom and campus walls by creating open virtual learning environments where students from different countries and fields can explore and learn together. Continue reading →

British Independent Film Festival 2013 – Update

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From Philip Jones, Kinema in the Woods, updating our previous post:

On Saturday 11th May, we’re showing two feature length films – SAVING THE TITANIC at 12pm (telling the story of the team of shipbuilders and engineers who attempted to save the stricken vessel.) Continue reading →

Sparkhouse open day

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Celebrate 10 years of business innovation with Sparkhouse.

Since opening Sparkhouse has supported more than 230 new businesses and has been recognised nationally as ‘leading edge’ for best practice. New creative, innovative and technology-based businesses of all kinds can rent office space, including graduate start-ups.The team behind Sparkhouse also offer workshops plus help and support for any students or staff who are thinking about setting up, or may already be running, a business.

An open day is taking place on Wednesday, 1st May with two sessions at 11am and 12.30pm.

So why not pop in to meet the team and find out what they can do for you? Refreshments will be available. If you are able to book a place in advance please e-mail sday@lincoln.ac.uk or you are welcome on the day.

‘Don’t be a plonker!’ Save TV Centre Studios

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Today is the official launch of the ‘Save Television Centre Studios’ campaign. It aims to halt demolishing five of the UK’s working studios. Chris Hainstock, LSM’s Senior Lecturer, has been party to the press launch: 

poster_plonkertvcThe campaign has been set up by a group of TV industry veterans – directors, producers, sound engineers, technicians, crew and many others from all walks of television production – who all feel passionately about the demolition of not only some of the best working TV studios in the country, but the destruction of such an iconic and magical place to work. Stars including Esther Rantzen, David Jason, Richard Wilson, Al Murray, Charlie Brooker and Michael Parkinson are backing the campaign. Continue reading →