Paid Opportunity: Creative Internships at Quandary Productions

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LSM 2009 graduate Michael Henry, founder of Quandary Productions said:

Michael_HenryWe’re offering two lucky individuals the opportunity to make some extra cash, gain experience with a local (Lincoln-based) production company, and work with brands as diverse as LEGO, LYNX, PRINGLES, and GILLETTE. Interns will also get to work with us on our next feature film ‘TIME AND PLACE‘ (shooting will be from January to March 2014).

Our Creative Internship Programme is flexible to allow students to work around studies, and graduates to work around other forms of employment. Pay is variable dependent on how much work each individual puts in, and the performance of the two chosen individuals, who will have the opportunity to work together on briefs or alone.  Here’s how it works:  Continue reading →

LSM Alumni Update from Aleysha Minns, Class of 2013

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Aleysha Minns_Graduation_cropped_2013Finishing university is such a daunting and scary prospect and it really is quite a shock to your life. I spent the lectures in my third year listening to the many wonderful graduates that came in to talk to us about life after university and I would always walk away thinking how did they do it and how would I be able to do that? I honestly did not think it was possible for me to do until I worked out the thing in common with everyone that came in; they all made their own luck and opportunities.

After the final hand in and a much needed rest, all I could see was the blank few months leading up to graduation in September and the countdown to moving back home to Hull. I started to feel a little lost so spent a lot of time updating my CV and applying for any job that I saw. It seemed like months of hard work, applications and the odd interview here and there had not paid off until late July.  Continue reading →

Award-winning BWNG at LSM: Craft of Creating a Web Series – book!

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BWNG-logoCongratulations to BWNG ‘Brothers With No Game.’ It won Best Web Series at the BEFFTA (Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television & Arts) Awards 2013 and at the start of this month it won ‘Best Online Production’ at the Movie Screen & Video Awards.  The creators, writers, directors and producer will be guest speakers on Tuesday (12 November) to share an analysis about the craft of creating an online series.

Spaces are limited, so please contact Marcella Forster ASAP to book your seat 10am-12noon: mforster@lincoln.ac.uk

The online comedy drama has also won multiple awards, from producing to editing, earlier this year at the LA Web Series Festival and our 2007 graduate Dani Moseley plays the character ‘Simone’ in BWNG.

You can also see the series on BWNG’s YouTube channel.

Free Opportunity for Students at Salford Media Festival 2013

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Free opportunity for students from Salford Media Festival 2013.

Salford Media Fest 2013_NextGenIts ‘Next Generation’ programme promises to deliver two invaluable days of learning, training and inspiration for the next generation of media professionals on the 21st and 22nd November at the University of Salford.

How about a series of master classes, panel discussions and practical workshops delivered by industry professionals and leading experts in TV, Radio, Digital Media, Film, Audio, Animation and Broadcasting? If you go along to the Next Generation two-day programme you can also get advice on work experience opportunities, careers and employment and will be able to listen to industry professionals share their experience and opinions on how to break into the world of TV and media – and stay there! Reserve Your Place – but please check with your tutors first – and see the line-up of industry speakers at Next Generation here.

Full-time Paid Job for a Community Radio Station Co-ordinator

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UniofBedfordshire_logoFancy filling a full-time job vacancy as a Community Radio Station Co-ordinator at the University of Bedfordshire, based at Park Square in Luton, with an annual salary of £38,522?  It’s a permanent position, here’s the spec from its site:

The Community Radio Station Co-ordinator will take responsibility for managing Radio LaB 97.1fm, the community radio station which has its studio within the University.  Under its license the station must engage audiences of young people (11-18yrs), students and young professionals (18-28yr olds), and the 55+ group.  The Station Co-ordinator will have enthusiasm, dynamism and be a champion of the station within the community and University. S/he will be an excellent communicator, have a flair for teaching and experience of the budgeting, technical oversight and management of a community radio station.

The closing date’s by noon on the 20th November 2013. Click here for more details and how to apply.  Good luck and please let us know if you get the job …

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

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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.

Opportunity: Join New Wave – Media, Music & Arts Show on SIREN FM

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From LSM’s Principal Lecturer Bryan Rudd:
New Wave_logoNEW WAVE – The LSM’s weekly media, music and arts show on SIREN FM needs YOU! You’re invited to get involved from across all three years and across all programmes.

Jack Poston will be the programme series editor, and we need folks from all areas of media: film, TV, photography, audio, design, etc to present; research; record; edit; and run the live studio. NEW WAVE will be a sort of sexed up version of Radio 4 type Media Show/Front Row/Woman’s Hour mix with a liberal coating of fairy dust sprinkled on it (in other words aimed at a younger audience!). This is a great opportunity not only for all radio students but for ALL students to talk and present all areas of media, music and culture. We’ll also be targeting members of staff as contributors! Please get in touch ASAP with either me, email: brudd@lincoln.ac.uk or Jack Poston. Thanks.

Team Achievement Research Award for ‘Midlands on Film’ (LSM/MACE)

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Congratulations to the LSM team for being highly commended in the category of ‘Achievement in Research’ for its ‘Midlands on Film’ series. It was a collaborative research project between the Lincoln School of Media (LSM) and the Media Archive for Central England (MACE).

Midlands on Film DVD CollectionThe University of Lincoln 2013 Team Achievement Awards gave top research recognition to those involved in the collection of nine DVDs – each captured the history of a city or place in the Midlands. Continue reading →

LSM Students in Latvia for Media Culture 2020

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MC2020Project_AndrewWest_26Oct13Ten of our final year undergraduates are in Latvia for the second stage of the EU-funded Media Culture 2020 project.  It aims to “break classroom and campus walls by creating open virtual learning environments where students from different countries and fields can explore and learn together.”

 

MC2020Project_Intro_AndrewWest_27Oct13LSM third years have joined students from Finland, Spain and the Netherlands for two weeks of hard work and cultural exploration. Lecturer Martyn Thayne is with them for the first week and Senior Lecturer Graham Cooper will go out for the second week. Our 3rd year student Andrew West captured the moment when they landed at Riga airport on Saturday and their first introduction session was yesterday. He said: “it all sounds really exciting, I’ll keep you updated! Watch this video to find out what it’s all about.” Continue reading →