Author: sarah Haynes

MPS graduates are Broadcast Hotshots

Posted by sarah Haynes on September 3, 2013 in Alumni, Engagement with Industry, Student Success, Television, Uncategorized |No Comments

Clare McParland who graduated from Media Professional Studies (now BA (Hons) Media Production) in 2006 has been selected this year as a Broadcast Magazine one to watch, media hotshot. The competition held annually has recognised other MPS graduates, Kam Odera and Mike Fraser in 2012. Robin Parker, Hot Shots Editor said, ‘Today more than ever, […]

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Malaysian Programme

Posted by sarah Haynes on September 3, 2013 in New Media, social media, Student Success, Uncategorized |No Comments

The Malaysian summer programme, BA (Hons) Digital Media Design is coming to a close with students embarking on European travels before returning home to complete the final stage of their course. This year’s programme as usual saw innovative projects exploring the use of Augmented Reality to tell stories, an experiment with issues of anonymity and […]

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Magical Mystery Tour

Posted by sarah Haynes on July 4, 2013 in Engagement with Industry, Television |No Comments

Battling wind and torrential rain, an intrepid band from film and television, including members of the Liverpool Film Office and Media Production lecturers from the television industry, spent Friday evening travelling round Liverpool on an open-top bus, as guests of the Royal Television Society.  The journey took us to some of the prime filming locations the […]

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Sheffield Doc Fest

Posted by sarah Haynes on July 3, 2013 in Documentary, Engagement with Industry, Events, Student Activity, Television, Uncategorized |One Comment

A group of students from all years of Media Production attended the Sheffield Doc Fest http://sheffdocfest.com/ in June this year. It was a great opportunity to see a wide range of documentaries, to discover more out about the industry and to network. To find out about their experience read Ceri and Lee’s blog entries: http://cdack-ynwa.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/sheffield-docfest-2013.html http://leespointofview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/sheffield-docfest-begins-day-one.html

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The Gentle Author

Posted by sarah Haynes on June 26, 2013 in New Media, social media, Staff research, Uncategorized |No Comments

I recently attended an excellent course with The Gentle Author. Exactly as his name implies he was a person who enabled a group of us to come to some understandings about the new opportunities to tell stories through blogging. This new medium offers a platform to everyone and indeed it seems everyone is blogging! In […]

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