Perseverance Pays off for Promising Producer Graduate

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ERIKA BUTCHER graduated in 2011, with a Degree in Media Production and a prize for best student in a producer role.

Erika, said in 2011
“I originally worked in a theatre, but moved over to admin to pay bills. I tried to get back into the creative side of things, but it was so difficult without prior film experience. I came to University to further my career.”

You can see one of her final year films “Off the Beaten Track” here

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Simon Ross – BBC Introducing

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Blog post by Audio Production graduate Simon Ross:

Since leaving the University of Lincoln, I have been spending time at BBC Lincolnshire as a Broadcast Assistant for a variety of shows. One of the biggest shows I am fortunate enough to now be part of is the Lincolnshire branch of the nationally recognised BBC Introducing initiative. BBC Introducing focuses on discovering and promoting unsigned artists from around the country by allocating a specific department in all of the BBC’s local radio stations.

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Golden fables 2012

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Four LSM graduates are key members of the team creating a film record of a major new stage work about Lincolnshire. The film premiere is at the Drill Hall in Lincoln on Tuesday July 3. Tickets are £5 (£4 concessions) from the box office on 01522 873894. Later it moves on to Stamford, Gainsborough, Sleaford, Hemswell, Grantham, Leasingham and Spalding.

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Jack Shaw’s Chronicles of a Songwriter – out now!

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Jack has just self-published his first in a series of books about songwriting.

Lyriconnect London 1 is a collection of Lyrics, Poetry and Verse written in London between 2011 and 2012. Jack says this is the start of a “series of books chronicling my story as a songwriter. From the London riots to the daily grind of supporting a passion, this is a snapshot at the first year of living in London.”

You can find out more here.

You’re invited…

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…to Lincoln Academy’s Lecture by Professor Neil Sinyard who is the LSM’s Visiting Professor for Film.  His talk “Hitchcock versus Herrmann” will focus on the dramatic story behind the break-up of the cinema’s finest director and composer partnership.

The event is at 6pm on 28th June at the EMMTEC Auditorium, Brayford Campus, and it is free.  But you do need to register, so click here.  There’ll be coffee from 5.30pm and drinks after – all free, so enjoy!

Olympic Torch in Lincoln, 27 and 28 June 2012

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The Olympic Torch Relay’s visit to Lincoln is due on Wednesday 27th at around 5.10pm and it will depart on Thursday 28th June 2012.  For live camera feeds of the Olympic Torch, see here, courtesy of LSM’s Geoff Thompson and Mark Aldridge.

There will be many activities at Yarborough Leisure Centre.  Other events are ‘Follow The Light’ Carnival and live music around the Brayford Pool which will culminate with a firework display at approximately 10pm on the 27th.  For the route and rundown of the event click on the City of Lincoln Council.

The Wellcome Trust and BFI’s screenwriting £20,000 prize

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The Wellcome Trust in association with the BFI Film Fund has a major new annual screenwriting prize. It says “The Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize aims to encourage high-quality feature films inspired by biology and medicine, from genetics and infectious diseases to consciousness and mental health. The Prize is aimed at experienced writers working in any genre. We are not just looking for stories about scientists or medics; the biomedical link can be much more oblique.  We are looking for screenplay proposals that use bold ideas and inventive ways of weaving biomedicine into the narrative, and we will support the winner in developing their idea.”

Think about films where science and medicine have been inspirational to the overall narrative like ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Blade Runner, Inception and Memento. Deadline for entries is 10th August 2012.  To find out more details and for an application form click here.

BlueCat Screenplay Competition

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CALL FOR SCREENPLAY ENTRIES

“The BlueCat Screenplay Competition’s recognition and development of undiscovered screenwriters from around the world has paved the way for these writers to be signed by major agencies like UTA, CAA and WME to sell their work to studios like Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal – and most importantly to see their work produced into motion pictures.”  Click here to find out more about the competition and good luck!

Adam Luff updates from the USA

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Hello everyone! Well it has almost been a year since I left the United Kingdom to study at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. After meeting Sarah Barrow who visited San Francisco for a conference and showing her around both the city and the Academy, it was suggested that I give an update blog…which I am happy to do of course!

Since my last blog back in September 2011, I have completed two semesters and seven courses. The classes have ranged from writing short scripts, filming short films, directing actors, editing film footage etc.

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Degree Show Postscript

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Lots of praise for this year’s degree show showreel made by Lisa Rustage and Seamus O’Hare:

Congratulations from the LSM alumni network team!