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.

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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Adam Luff, class of 2008

Adam, alive and well in San Francisco

“You want to work in America? You want to go back into education? Why not study in America!?”

After I graduated in BA Hons Media Production back in 2008, I found myself in a bit of a standstill. Although I was still thinking of ideas and wanting to write screenplays, I ended up in an office job. During the height of the recession, I was grateful to have a job.

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Jordan Livermore Update

Bear with me if your reading this; the last time I posted on here was ages ago –  I had just left LSM and was training to be a 3D camera assistant, but it’s funny how things can change… Continue reading

Khi Mahmood, class of 2010

Khi Mahmood

From Chris Hainstock:

Khi Mahmood tells me he will be credited on a BBC prog called “Britain’s Hidden Heritage” which is airing this Sunday at 7 on BBC1 and BBC1 HD.

As he says: “Its going to be my first prime time credit as an Edit Assistant”

Small steps to bigger things hopefully.

Jobs at Ideal Shopping Channel

From LSM graduate Steph Grove:

We have been advised by an Ideal World employee that there will be job opportunities arising within the company shortly.
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Dani Moseley: more news

I found out on Friday that I secured two acting jobs!

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Dom James, class of 2008

 
 

Dom James

I thought you would like to hear the good news that I have been selected as a Broadcast Hot Shot in the Craft & Post Production category for 2011!

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Doug Murchie, class of 2005

Doug at work!

Internships can be an extremely good place to start.

I am a producer creating promos, commercials, competitions and short form content for the kids’ channels Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito.

Doug’s latest showreel:

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Degree show 2011

All graduates are warmly invited to the School of Media degree show on Friday 27 May 2011, a day of celebration of our final year students’ work in film, radio, design, digital, screenwriting, photography and multi-camera work.

Trailer produced by George Precious, Rob Egan helped by Harry Corden – Logo Animation by Josh Sharp. MUSIC kindly supplied by Deep East Music Continue reading