From Sarah Barrow:
Further to his guest lecture about writing & producing TV drama to 3rd year Project students earlier this year, we’re delighted to announce that Neil McKay‘s most recent project, ‘Appropriate Adult’ for ITV1, a drama-doc starring Emily Watson, has been nominated for several BAFTA awards. Continue reading
From Marcella Forster:
Do you want to write for EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors? Do you want training across BBC One’s flagship shows and a springboard to write across the entire range of the BBC’s drama output?
Read all about this opportunity
Please let us know if you get the job!
My new episode of Doctors broadcasts on Monday, Feb 27th BBC1 @13:45, where I play 16yr old Hosanna, who has clashes with her god fearing mother.
ALSO The play ‘The Forty Elephants’ that I have co written and co directed will be up and running on March 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th, 28th at The Albany Theatre in Deptford.
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Monday 23 January 2012, 6-7.30pm [with refreshments from 5.30pm]
Visiting Professor in Television Alex Graham (Wall to Wall Productions) “THE OTHER 99% – DEMYSTIFYING CREATIVITY”
Co-op lecture theatre, Main Admin Building ALL WELCOME
Wall to Wall CEO Alex Graham has been a leading figure in UK independent television production sector for almost 30 years.
We are now in pre-production of an original Sci-Fi Action-Horror movie called The Drift (12 Cert) and we are hoping your team might like to join us!
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From Chris Hainstock:
Phil has directed a new film shot at various locations in Lincolnshire.
By the Winter Sea is a Red Dog Film production and is based on letters taken from a book called Lincolnshire Women at War. It’s the story of a Ada, a World War II Land Girl who moved from London to work on a farm in Anderby Creek, near Skegness.
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.
Hi there, Daz Scales here from Backyard Productions, a fan film group from the UK. I also graduated with Masters in Media Production thanks to the University of Lincoln.
You might be interested to know that I am producing a series of video diaries of the production process. As well as detailing the progress I also pass on my ‘wisdom’ of making films for free (well almost free).
Chris aka Percy Weasley
From Chris Hainstock:
You may be interested to know that recent Graduate Chris Rankin will be appearing on BBC1- Celebrity Total Wipeout this Saturday @ 6.10pm BBC1
Chris is perhaps better known as Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films, went to film this episode (in Brazil – where all progs are filmed) earlier in the year.)
Warning: This clip is nearly 10 minutes long!
Despite studying Journalism at Lincoln, it has been a pleasure to be involved with the alumni network in recent time and I hope to continue to do so.
On a news topic, we are now raising the final bit of finance for a French language drama short called ‘Lolotte’.
Lolotte Fundraising Video – IndieGoGo from Buffalo Picture House on Vimeo.