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?
Considering going self employed or setting up a business after University? Enterprise inc offers funding to recent graduates in the East Midlands to support them in a new business venture.
I know people who’ve swept floors, blown up balloons and bought everyone’s lunch at some studios, for no pay and little respect. Honestly, some internships are nothing short of slave labour and unpaid internships should be made illegal.
Five years on, Pete runs his own successful video production company. His advice? “Know your industry and …….believe in yourself, thinking hard about what it is that sets you apart from everyone else.”
If you are looking for a new job or freelance work, why not promote yourself on this blog?
Send your advertisement to us at lismalumni@googlemail.com, together with a suitable picture and your current CV, and we’ll publish them for you – free. Links to show reels, photo albums etc. are fine too.
Also, from time to time we get enquiries from local organisations looking to commission professional media products – video, photography, animation etc. Watch out for notices on this blog!
I graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2005. I studied Media Production, specialising in New Media and Photography. I found work as a graphic designer after a stint on the dole and working in call centres.Continue reading →
I graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2009 with a first class degree in BA (HONS) Media Production. I realised that getting experience in the industry would also be very beneficial to my degree so during the summer break of my second year I managed to get the role of camera assistant on a short docu-drama in my local area.
Just a new year’s reminder about the importance of training, whether or not you have a media job at the moment. You may qualify for funding Continue reading →