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

Posted on October 17, 2013 by RW

We’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.

‘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 →

Frequency Festival 18th-26th October 2013: LSM Highlights

Posted on October 14, 2013 by RW

Frequency Festival 2013 is almost here! Fly the flag from 18th to 26th October in Lincoln. It’s a great opportunity to view, listen to and interact with a wide range of digital art & media. Head of LSM, Sarah Barrow wanted to signpost a couple of highlights from the Lincoln School of Media:

The screening of a 13 hour video installation by our very own Visiting Professor of Science and Media Chris Riley, Apollo Raw and Uncut, on Saturday 19th October, 9am-10pm, in LPAC. You can drop in any time. It’s incredible work. Another highlight for us is the provocative multimedia work of our colleague and LSM’s graduate Mike Downing. Look out for festivals pocket guide on campus and in Lincoln city. You can preview most of the artists’ work online and follow the Festival on Facebook. The Frequency 13 trailer’s created by LSM alumnus Graham Cooper and sound track from LSM’s Senior Lecturer David McSherry.

The launch party is on 17th October on the Cornhill from 6pm ’til late…

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£30,000 bursaries for creatives

Posted on October 14, 2013 by RW

From Ideas Tap: Sky Arts and Ideas Tap are giving away five bursaries of £30,000 each to emerging artists aged 18-30. The bursaries are designed to help talented individuals from a range of creative disciplines focus on their creative practice for a whole year. In addition to the funding, winners are paired with creative and business mentors to support their development.

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Alex Graham on Commissioning: 14 October 2013 from 2pm in EMMTEC

Posted on October 13, 2013 by RW

How to get your ideas commissioned? Well, join us on Monday to hear from our Visiting Professor who has been in the indie television production sector for almost thirty years. He’s been creating and executive producing many programmes from ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ to ‘New Tricks’.

Alex Graham is the founder and CEO of Wall to Wall. He’s a real supporter of our graduates & students, and has advice to offer across the production spectrum. Alex will be sharing his experience and offering top tips on how to get your voice heard and your material sounding and looking at its best. It’s free, all welcome! 14th October in EMMTEC from 2pm to 6pm:

2.00-3.15: Ten Rules of Pitching – with examples from Alex’s projects
3.30-5.00: Creativity and Funding – with case studies
5.00-6.00: Chance to chat to Alex (EMMTEC foyer)

2 Royal Television Society Nominations for Students & Graduates

Posted on October 7, 2013 by RW

Whoopee! Another fantastic achievement for the LSM. Our creative undergraduates and alumni are in the RTS Midlands Student Award Nominations in the Entertainment and Factual categories. Sarah Barrow, Head of the Lincoln School of Media, is delighted and summed up the films:

Dead Swan – comedy fiction by final students made as a second year project (this is a particularly fine achievement – as it’s rare that 2nd year work is nominated). The film was made by: Thomas McKie, Marc Piper, Aidan Barker-Dean, Alex Whitcombe, Bethany Hoggarth-Hall. Tutor was Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock.

iMAGESKOOL – documentary by graduates was made as a final year project. The film was made by: Catrin Wright, Danielle Watson, Daniel Munns, Lucas Hattersley. Tutor was Senior Lecturer/Joint Media Production Programme Leader Janice Kearns.

Watch this space because the Royal Television Society Midlands awards ceremony takes place on 17th October in Birmingham. Good luck LSM!

LSM’s Sound Theatre: Recording with Robert Hardy

Posted on September 20, 2013 by RW

Actor Robert Hardy records in our super Sound Theatre – after a fire alarm goes off and he mastered some tongue twisters from reading the Magna Carta! Courtesy of Mary Powell we’ve republished an extract of her article from the Good Taste magazine:

2015 is going to be very special. Anniversaries abound, particularly the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215, the Castle restoration will be complete and a series of Magna Carta events are planned throughout the 800th anniversary year. We are also planning Lincolnshire’s Great Exhibition 2015 where the most exciting and rarely seen works of art will be displayed in The Collection, Usher Gallery and Wren Library. However, exciting moments are already happening as I head over to the University of Lincoln to sit in on an unusual sound recording. Lord Cormack, Chairman of the Historic Lincoln Trust has invited the actor Robert Hardy to record the full text of Magna Carta and he has very kindly agreed. The School of Media undoubtedly have some of the best facilities for students and they have volunteered their sound theatre and expertise.

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LSM Awarded BFI Film Academy – again!

Posted on September 19, 2013 by RW

Hurrah! After LSM’s success in partnership with CfBT Education Services, earlier this year, we’ll be hosting the BFI Film Academy programmes over the next two years. It means we can offer young people in the East Midlands hands-on opportunities to learn film production from UK industry experts and access our state-of-the art studios, equipment and technology. Brian Hall, LSM’s Senior Lecturer, will once again take the lead on this project: “Our first programme was a fantastic success, and we are now on the lookout for enthusiastic applicants who can demonstrate a creative aptitude and an excitement for the film industry.”

Apply now! Aspiring movie-makers who’re aged between 16 and 19 and in the region must get applications in by 30 September 2013. Email Robert Pitman at CfBT Education Services for an application form and further details about the BFI Film Academy in Lincoln: rpitman@cfbt.com Continue reading →

Universal Pictures’ Emerging Writers Fellowship

Posted on August 19, 2013 by peter dewrance

From Marcella Forster:

The Emerging Writers Fellowship is an exciting new program at Universal Pictures designed to identify and cultivate new and unique voices with a passion for storytelling. We are looking for talented screenwriters who have the potential to thrive, but don’t have access to or visibility within the industry.

Universal Pictures’ will entertain applications for the fellowship beginning on September 3, 2013. Interested applicants should submit an original screenplay as well as additional background materials in order to be considered. All semi-finalists will then be asked to submit a second screenplay. Ten finalists will be selected and interviewed in Los Angeles. Up to five fellows will be chosen to participate in the program.

Full details and application

Frequency Fest 2013, Lincoln

Posted on August 14, 2013 by RW

The Frequency Festival of Digital Culture will return to Lincoln from Friday 18th to Saturday 26th October 2013. Organisers said the festival will ‘bring to the city an extraordinary celebration of international arts, culture and technology.’ Frequency 2013 will explore the concept of revolution and will invite you to consider the impact of the digital revolution, asking how art and culture help us to articulate the dimensions and effects of change?

See below the fabulous Frequency Festival 2013 promotional sting by Senior Lecturers at the creative LSM, alumnus Graham Cooper with the soundtrack from David McSherry. Frequency Fest 2013, ‘Join the Revolution’ 18th-26th October 2013 and fly the flag!

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Make a trailer for the Giffgaff challenge

Posted on August 8, 2013 by peter dewrance

From Micaela Levachyov:

Here’s a fantastic film-related challenge – a chance to show off your film making skills and win some great entertainment prizes. The challenge is called ‘Tailor a Trailer’ and we’re looking for people to create a trailer for an imaginary film, related to mobile phones in some way. It must be under 40 seconds in length and can be whatever genre: action, horror, comedy, drama, etc. Entries close 20th of August 2013. Full information on the Giffgaff blog.