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LSM Update

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Head of Lincoln School of Media, Dr. Sarah Barrow, wanted to share three good pieces of news with you.

SU_awards2014Firstly, Media Production has been nominated for the ‘Course of the Year’ category at the University of Lincoln Students’ Union Awards.  The prize ceremony will be on 9th May 2014.  You can find out more about the Lincoln School of Media on our site here. Like LSM’s in the top four of all media degree courses in the UK for student employability.

vodafone-logoSecondly, a University of Lincoln student team ‘Lincoln Valentino’, which included LSM third year Sascha Tucker (Social Media Manager at Linc TV) has won the Vodafone 24-hour challenge, with prizes including an 8 week paid internship and an iPad. Sacha said: “Our team was awarded 1st place for our new innovative idea and concept – the Relieve E-Cigarette. All animation, scripts and VO were produced by myself.” Vodafone has opportunities across the year for students and graduates and can be found on its site about careers.

D&AD_Awards2014Thirdly, another Media Production student, (specialising in Design) has reached the finals of the prestigious D&AD annual awards.  As we await the outcome you may like to enter the New Blood Awards npower Developer Challenge 2014 ” to design an app which harnesses energy data with publicly available and device data to help consumers manage their energy use.” Closing date’s 30th May 2014 – brief’s here.

Opportunity! Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition 2014

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ShoreScripts_logo1Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition will be open for submissions from the 1st March 2014. It said: Shore Scripts has grown from year to year.  We have over 100 Production Companies on board to read this year’s top scripts. As well as that we have 21 Oscar & BAFTA winning industry Judges who will read our Winners screenplays. Like actor Jeremy Irons – The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Mission, Dead Ringers.  We are also giving away £9000+ in money and prizes to our Feature & Short Winners. All the info can be seen at our site here and you can follow our Twitter feed @ShoreScripts 

GOOD LUCK! Don’t forget to let us know how you get on with your entry …

Calling Creatives! New Blood Awards for Students & Graduates

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If you’re a creative, either a current student or graduate (completed your course in the last couple of years) and you’re under 24 then you’re eligible to apply for the D&AD New Blood Awards.
New-Blood_Awards2014Formerly called the Student Awards, the deadline for entries is 19th March 2014. New Blood Awards said: whether you’re a copywriter or photographer, a digital specialist, product designer or something in-between, there’s a category for you. 

New Blood 2014 Awards are for creatives to get noticed by employers, at the same time as working on top-notch brands. Continue reading →

Free Entry! Watch LSM’s Alumni Performance at LPAC this Wednesday

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LPACDon’t miss 2013 Media Production graduates Nathan Dean and Sam Clarke’s work-in-progress. They’ll be staging a 60-minute performance of We Have Offended.  It’s at LPAC this Wednesday evening and tickets are free. Here’s an official extract from Lincoln Performing Arts Centre:

Wednesday 22 January | 8:45pm |  FREE 

Who is Robin Goodfellow? In this revitalisation of Shakespeare classics, We Have Offended follows Robin and The Weyward Sisters as they create a piece of unrelenting horror; torturing and tormenting the audience with secret audio and nightmarish projections. Continue reading →

Graduate Jack Howard’s video on the Syrian Refugee Crisis

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LSM’s 2013 alumnus Jack Howard’s written and directed The Syria Challenge, which is his take about the refugee crisis in Jordan.

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Jack’s video aim’s to raise public donations for Oxfam’s Syria Christmas Appeal – running until 27 February 2014.  He said you can donate £3 by “Text Jack to 70066” and all monies from his video will go to Oxfam’s Syria Appeal.  

Oxfam said your donation “will be matched pound for pound by the UK government. These donations will support families affected by the Syria crisis.”

 

Congrats from LSM to MACE: It achieves national accreditation

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Hot off the University of Lincoln’s Press Office, from Elizabeth Mitchell:

Visit the Mace websiteStaff and student researchers from the University of Lincoln now benefit from access to the UK’s first accredited film archive, after the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) was recognised for its outstanding service.  The Archive Service Accreditation is the new quality standard created to celebrate good performance in service and delivery, and MACE has been named among the first six organisations in the country to receive the quality mark.  The screen archive for the East and West Midlands is housed in the University of Lincoln’s School of Media, and it is the only resource of its kind to receive the award from the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee, which represents the archives sector nationally.

Midlands on Film DVD CollectionEarlier this year, MACE collaborated with experts from Lincoln School of Media to create a unique series of documentaries, entitled ‘Midlands on Film’. The DVDs celebrated the on-screen heritage of the region. Sarah Barrow, Head of the Lincoln School of Media, said: “We are so pleased to have MACE on our doorstep – the archive offers high quality tangible opportunities to our students, graduates and staff as a base for research and employment. We really look forward to developing that connection at such an exciting time and congratulate the team for achieving this well-deserved recognition of their work.” Continue reading →

Well done! Epix Media wins ABB Digital Business of the Year Award

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Congrats to LSM’s 2007 graduate Zoe Easey announced the winner of Angel on the Wire Business Women Awards 2013 (Digital Business). Zoe’s the founder of Epix Media where she works as a web developer alongside co-director and LSM’s 2007 alumnus Will King. Zoe said her degree in Media Production “also qualifies her to produce 3D visuals and animations.” This is her story on Epix Media’s blog:

EpixMedia_Zoe_Angels-AwardWe had a fantastic afternoon at yesterday’s Angels Bring Business 2013 awards, and we’re incredibly proud to say that Zoe brought home the top award in the Digital Business of the Year category!  Angels Bring Business (ABB) is a networking group that aims to celebrate the achievements of women in business, and their inaugural awards event gave honours in five categories: Continue reading →

Congratulations to Siren FM: East Midlands Station of the Year

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Well done to Nations and Regions awards-bannerSiren FM, winner of the East Midlands Station of the Year at the Radio Academy Nations & Regions Awards.  Lincoln’s first community radio station, based on campus, collaborates with the School of  Media students. Siren FM said: “Working with students on projects like New Wave, the Level 2 and 3 assignments all were noted in our submission.”

The winning stations will now go forward into the Station of the Year (under 1 million) category at the 2014 Radio Academy Awards.

Quandary Productions Welcome Two New Interns from LSM

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Quandary Productions Creative Internship Programme have selected two new interns to join its team – and they’ve both come from the Lincoln School of Media. Congratulations to Sarah Worcester a 2nd year student and Liam Gilroy a recent media production graduate.

Michael_HenryMichael Henry, founder of Quandary Productions and our 2009 graduate, said: “Sarah and Liam will be assisting us on weekly creative briefs, as well as working as Production Assistants during our future short and feature films – including ‘TIME AND PLACE’. We can’t wait to start working with them. We’ll keep you updated on their progress.” Continue reading →

Team Achievement Research Award for ‘Midlands on Film’ (LSM/MACE)

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Congratulations to the LSM team for being highly commended in the category of ‘Achievement in Research’ for its ‘Midlands on Film’ series. It was a collaborative research project between the Lincoln School of Media (LSM) and the Media Archive for Central England (MACE).

Midlands on Film DVD CollectionThe University of Lincoln 2013 Team Achievement Awards gave top research recognition to those involved in the collection of nine DVDs – each captured the history of a city or place in the Midlands. Continue reading →