Category Archives: Alumni Stories

Stories and advice kindly provided by our graduates, categorised by year of graduation. If you know a name, use Search at the top.

Ian Pook, class of 2007

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It’s about your ideas not what software you use – it is important to keep up to date with emerging technologies and software but your ideas are the most important thing

I started BROKENLOGO in 2007 in my last few weeks of my course – undertaking my initial piece of professional design work for the University and at the same time as working on the promotions team for the Engine Shed in its debut year. This role allowed me to achieve a position at the 02 Bristol Academy undertaking a similar role quite quickly after I’d moved to Bristol. Continue reading →

Michael Passingham Update

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I have been offered a job at London-based technology/IT news website www.V3.co.uk. It’s an absolutely brilliant first job to get, and it’s a highly-regarded news source in the industry, so I’m absolutely thrilled about it. It’s a 9 month maternity contract, but it’s a great step onto the ladder. I’ll be covering IT skills/education, social media and UK tech startups. I’ll also be producing much of the website’s video content. Continue reading →

Epix Media double with LSM Interns

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LSM’s 2007 graduates Zoe Easey and Will King are co-directors at Epix Media in Lincoln. The creative business has doubled its turnover and its staff. Well done!

Zoe and Will

Senior Web Developer Zoe established the business in 2010.  A year later, Will  joined as a Videographer.  They say the “Uni-factor” has come into play, because the School of Media is where their first employees have come from:

Our creative business Epix Media has crowned a hectic six months by doubling its team where we’ve recruited two interns from the Lincoln School of Media. We’re particularly pleased to have been able to offer internships to ambitious young people who’re keen to work within the highly competitive media sector. Welcome to Stefania Palmisano (MA in Media Production) and Sam Kelham (BA in Media Production).  Continue reading →

Meet the LSM Graduates with their Top Tips

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Meet the Graduates (MtG) is always a highlight at the Lincoln School of Media.  Katie Martin, class of 2012, captured our alumni at this year’s networking event between graduates and students. Katie’s just finished an internship at the Uni and now she’s landed a staff job here as Social Media Officer – many congrats. This is her vox/pop on tips graduates would give to our third year students. It’s a timely piece as the next generation of our creatives leave the LSM, so listen up and good luck!

Final year students, we look forward to seeing your stories here so please keep us posted on what you’re up to!  Of course you’ll be invited to our next Meet the Graduates, but for now the buzz of this year’s is still with us. Continue reading →

LSM magazine, issue 4

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Download the fourth edition of LSM, the Lincoln School of Media’s magazine. This is our opportunity to share with you the impressive work and fantastic achievements of our students, graduates and staff. We’re very proud of them all.

MEET LSM’s GRADUATES

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Meet the Graduates (MtG) is always a highlight at the Lincoln School of Media and this year’s networking event between graduates and students was no exception. As our third year students are on the verge of graduating (good luck), our alumni were asked what they missed most about being a student? Katie Martin, who graduated last year, captured frank and funny answers from alumni talking about their love of Lincoln and that student lifestyle …


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‘Lancaster’ – Director & Trailer on TV

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Phil Stevens on ITVLSM’s 2010 graduate Phil Stevens was on ITV news to talk about directing his new film ‘Lancaster’, which currently is in post-production.  East Lindsey District Council commissioned Red Dog Film to make a period drama set in Lincolnshire during World War II about the iconic Lancaster bomber.

Phil was interviewed on BBC Radio Lincolnshire – listen here:

More info and photographs can be found here

 

The short film will be out next month.  In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview.

Lancaster is on Twitter and also has a Facebook page.

Katie Martin, Class of 2012

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Katie MartinHi! I’m Katie, a Media Production graduate. I’m currently working as a Web and Multimedia Intern for the University’s Marketing department…which is definitely not the route I imagined my career taking! Throughout my degree I only ever wanted to go into film, but after finishing my course in May 2012 I was faced with unemployment (or staying in my part-time retail job) along with many other graduates.

I applied for various roles and internships across the country and found my current internship on the University’s job site.  It wasn’t exactly the field I wanted to go into, but it did sound interesting and challenging. Continue reading →

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 →

Update: Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II

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The sun shone today at LSM’s Radio, Sound & Music Symposium II.  Radio experts, creatives and music specialists, including a panel of our graduates working in the industry gave valuable insider knowledge to students.  Having worked in local radio, both ILR and BBC, albeit a while back (before I joined ITV factual) the advice still rang true:  Come up with ideas and say how you’d produce it. Contact people you like to listen to or you fancy a job they’re doing. Look at the range of jobs (not just presentation and news) and target indies, as well as the main industry players.  Don’t turn down freelance work because there’ll be someone else to do it.  Happy days!

Radio Symposium 2013

 

Liam Juniper

Liam Juniper

Graduates will be posting their stories here soon. Like Liam Juniper, class of 2011, who is a Studio Manager and works on output for BBC World Service Sport, Radio 5 live and 5 live Sports Extra.  In the meantime, you can see tweets at #LSMradio2013 and join in, too!

LSM’s final year undergraduate Sean Strange will be posting images he captured today – so watch this space!