Attention LSM Students! MEDIA BOOT CAMP 27th-30th MAY 2014

Employability events and workshops just for LSM students & recent graduates. Media Boot Camp is organised by the University of Lincoln Careers and Employability team. The week will have industry guests … filmed interview critiques … creative thinking exercises … advice about networking … self-employment training …  MORE DETAILS HERE & BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! 

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Meet the Graduates 2014 | What’s the Value of Work Experience?

Meet_the_Graduates_150wWhat’s the Value of Work Experience? This is the next clip in the Q&A series from Meet the Graduates 2014. The networking event between our students and graduates was part of Lincoln School of Media’s 20th anniversary at the University of Lincoln. Thanks to all alumni, students and staff who came to MtG 2014. 

Alumni Stuart Lutes (Class of 2001), Adam Verity (Class of 2002), Zoe Easey (Class of 2007), Phil Stevens (Class of 2010), Holly Smith (class of 2010) and Stephen Bernard (Class of 2013) were on ‘Graduate Question Time’. LSM’s student crew, via New Media Lincs, Year 2 Rory McCarney, Year 3 Kirsty Gibson and Kamil Rewers captured the popular Networking & Graduate Question Time.  In this piece, our former students share their experiences about where’s best to be based in the country for opportunities and the value in doing work experience.

Alumni Weekend | 13-15 June 2014 | University of Lincoln | Free for all graduates, family and their friends | See more details here |

See the MtG 2014 clip ‘Where Are Alumni Now?’ on a previous post.

George Horne | Director

LSM Graduate George Horne (LSM Graduate 2010) is building a name for himself as a Director, based at lonelyleap an independently owned, multi award winning production company with offices in London and New York City.

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Clients include: BP, BBC, Channel 4, Bentley, CNBC, Intel, Kew Gardens, KPMG, Levis, Rio Tinto, Save the Children, Alcatel-Lucent, Ogilvy & Mather, Tumi, Film4, McCains and The World Economic Forum.

 

Recently George wrote, directed and graded this new Rimmel London promo.

“We edited in house on FCP, shot on 2 5D MkIIIs, sound was recorded on an external boom and clip on mics, shoot ratio was really high as we wanted to capture certain elements of spontaneity, fun and movement, oh and we also used a Sony Hi8 camera for the little vintage camera bits.” Continue reading

Competition: Design a Feature Wall for the University’s Library

From the University of Lincoln’s Library:

Job VacancyAre you a budding designer? Think you can work to a live brief? Then we want YOU to design a feature wall for the new library extension!  Not only will you be in with a chance to have your work featured in The Library, but three chosen winners will also receive a Nexus tablet!

Entries must be in by Monday 16th December 2013 at midnight.  See the brief and guidelines here.

Opportunities: Design an NHS App and a Poster for New Media Lincs

Hazel DonnellyCall out for creatives from Hazel Donnelly at New Media Lincs. It’s the LSM’s social enterprise initiative, which links students with businesses and arts & crafts organisations to provide creative media solutions.  Hazel sums up the latest opportunities for students:

Can you design a mobile app for the NHS to promote Family and Healthy Lifestyle services? This is an exciting project with immense potential. Open to Year 2 and Year 3 students.

Our fledgling business New Media Lincs requires a poster made to promote our services to students. The poster will be used for the Careers Fair this year at the university and for subsequent promotional opportunities.

If you’re interested, please email Hazel: hdonnelly@lincoln.ac.uk

Ian Pook, class of 2007

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

Degree show trailer

Created by level 3 Media Production students: Tom Young, Jerome Smith, Amy Drew,  Isaac Beatson, Cameron Steele, Ross Mcgowan and Sean Strange. Degree Show details. Continue reading

Degree show programme now on line

The School of Media Degree Show 2013 starts at midday on Wednesday 5th June and ends midday on Friday 7th June. The show is open to the public, free of charge, so why not drop in to the school by the pool for a real media treat? You can pick up a programme at the degree show reception desk in the Atrium from 5th June, or to help you plan ahead, Ben Atkinson has produced a web version of the Show programme.

KTP opportunity at Lincolnshire media group

An exciting opportunity has become available for a motivated media enthusiast to apply their media skills and expertise in a traditional print environment. The post has been created as a result of an innovative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Mortons Media Group and the School of Media at the University of Lincoln. For further information and informal enquiries please contact Colin Reiners, creiners@lincoln.ac.uk  Tel: 01522 886216. Continue reading

Fashion Design Competition

Fashion label THTC is launching a competition to design a T-shirt graphic for electronic duo Addictive TV Trailblazers in the art of audio/video sampling and remixing, Addictive TV are known for their movie remixes and video mash-ups blending electro with rock and everything else in between! Competition details

Twice voted #1 VJs in the world in DJ Mag, alongside the Top 100 DJs, the band are looking for a design that’s contemporary and graphic, either abstract or figurative, that represents their freestyle approach. All ideas from the wild to the understated are welcome – just go for it. Submissions in PDF or JPEG format need to be sent to atv-thtc@live.co.uk by May 1st. Continue reading