James Gray has a new showreel

James Gray has posted a new showreel for 2012:

Michael Henry: “I Work” premiere update

Another Twitter find – Michael has posted news of the recent premiere of his film “I Work“:

“It appears everyone loves the film. Not that I had any doubts. Everyone laughed in the places I expected, everyone left with a smile, I had really positive comments regarding story, style and acting, and I feel proud of the film.”

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Tom Mallion update

Spotted on Twitter:

Not content with becoming a BT Storyteller for the London Olympics, cycling around the UK and hitting the national press headlines, it turns out that Tom went to the BT BOA Ball in October and made a film about it, which he has just posted on YouTube:

Trademark Productions

Where do you get the energy Tom?

Hamish Patel, class of 2007

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Lincolnshire Air Show 2011 showcase

From Sarah Barrow:

You are warmly invited to a showcase event of Media ‘work-in-progress’ created in response to the Lincolnshire Air Show 2011 to which LSM students were invited, by RAF Waddington, ‘as press’. Monday 12 Dec, ground floor MHT Continue reading

Tom Mallion makes the national press

Chris Hainstock spotted this story about Tom Mallion, Class of 2009:

Recent Media Production Graduate Tom Mallion is cycling around the UK as part of his BT Storyteller role.  “I was as shocked as anyone when I turned to page 54 in today’s Daily Mirror (Nov 25th) to find that I had a full page spread on my TwoWheelDocs series…and I’m loving the James Bond image too, although I feel my cover may have been blown! Thanks to Laurie Hanna for the excellent article.”


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Olympic Games presenter opportunities

From Jessica Cadwallader:

We’re looking for new presenting talent for the live venues at next year’s Olympic Games. Working with a production team, the presenter’s role will be to entertain and inform the public before, after and during events. They’ll have to vox pop the crowd, interview sportsmen and women and introduce the action. The application closing date is Sunday 4th December.

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Becky Tompkins Update

Becky Tompkins

After my job as an editor at Isis Media came to an end I got a job at Sky and moved to London.

I’ve been working as an Edit Co-ordinator in Compliance for the last 8 months but I’ve just got a promotion to ‘Editorial Compliance Executive’, which is a permanent job. Moving to London was a huge lifestyle change for me but now I’ve settled in I’m loving it and have managed to move up the career ladder pretty quickly. Looks like I’ll be staying down here for a quite while.

George Horne Update

Last summer, George Horne , who now works as a the Director of Film and Photography at Proof Studios in Leicester, took time out between commercial commisssions to help two student friends in Creative Advertising make a short film.

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Script writing news

From Marcella Forster, some current opportunities for scriptwriters to write for BBC Television programmes, posted on the National Association of Writers in Education website.
Check out the links carefully – all these schemes have strict entry conditions.

BBC Talent Award for recent graduates: Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student / recent graduate drama writers.

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