Too busy to blog! – News from semester one.
Media Production had some great guest lectures last semester that inspired, informed and entertained! An atmospheric lighting masterclass with Lawrence Jones, a DoP whose long list of film and TV credits include Reckless, Gifted, The John Lennon Story, Hollyoaks, Waterloo Road, Bad Girls, Dalziel and Pascoe took place in the crypt of Liverpool’s Metropolitan cathedral. The masterclass […]
Start of term
Another year begins and we welcomed our first years once again with a tour, led by the Liverpool Film Office of some of Liverpool’s fantastic locations. Here we are on the street used in Peaky Blinders. We visited Falkner street and Falkner square where Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep shot the film Florence Foster Jenkins […]
Sound City
Over the summer Media Production students worked on Sound City, a fantastic music festival in Liverpool. It was an excellent opportunity to work in a professional media environment and to test and hone production skills recording live events and interviews. Here’s a video about the students’ experience – https://www.dropbox.com/s/cf1n6x8aklvl531/LJMU%20Sound%20City%202015.mov?dl=0
BA (Hons) Media Production Awarded Creative Skillset Accreditation
The BA (Hons) Media Production degree has been awarded the Creative Skillset Tick. The Creative Skillset Tick is the quality mark identifying the courses that best prepares an individual for a career in the Creative Industries. As Creative Skillset reports, “students completing ticked degree programmes are three times more likely to be employed within the […]
Graduates into the workplace
Several graduates this year have already secured jobs and placements before they’ve even graduated! Lois Frost | Junior Researcher | LA Productions My lecturer recommended me for a placement position within LA productions’ factual department as they were looking to offer experience to students. My role was as a researcher, coming up with ideas to pitch […]