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CREATIVE L OOP STUDENT MEDIA FES TIVAL AND AWARDS 19-20 April 2011
PROJECT TEAM
Loop ger, Creative a n a M t c je waya - Pro reelance Helliate Rush ordinator, F o C l a iv t es F n Lauren Ferso ald College ni - Cardon a ri o f in S o Dari ollege Cardonald C n o st n h o Dave J ollege Cardonald C Ian Shand College ire - Dundee gu c M en le h t Ka College - Reid Kerr John Collins
www.creativeloop.org Creative Loop is a collaboration between the following organisations: Aberdeen College, Adam Smith College, Cardonald College, Dundee College, Perth College and Reid Kerr College. This project is funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
WELCOME Today’s creative media sector offers some of the most challenging, yet satisfying, areas in which to work for new and emerging talent. Competition for work in the sector is tight and employers will select only the very best.
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ge and ndee Colle incipal, Du Director t Depute Pr ec oj Pr Loop, Creative
Creative Loop, a partnership of six Scottish colleges, works to develop talent for Scotland’s creative media industries and aims to ensure that students are fully equipped with the skills and flair required by this constantly evolving and competitive sector. The two-day Creative Loop Student Media Festival will provide a platform for emerging talent in Film and Television, Radio and Digital Media to network with industry professionals, showcase their work and pitch their ideas to media commissioners for instant feedback. This festival will feature a variety of workshops and master classes across the different platforms led by leading industry figures.
Helliate Ru shwaya
Creative Lo op, Project Manager
We are delighted to conclude the event with the Creative Loop Student Awards, celebrating the best of Scotland’s emerging talent with categories in Film and Television, Radio, and Digital Media. are organiseed ninational s d r a w a d n a l This festiva with Creative Scotland, th creative association Scotland’s arts, screen ganCdouncil. leader for and the Scottish Fundin industries,
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10:00-11:00 PRESENTING SPEECH RADIO Presenter: Graham Stewart (BBC Scotland) Panel: Gina McKie (Bauer Radio), Steven Scott (Insight Radio) and Gary Robertson (BBC Radio Scotland) In this chat filled hour, three of Scotland’s top speech broadcasters discuss how good a training ground local radio is for speech radio and the key skills needed to make it in the industry.
11:15-12:15 LIFE AFTER RADIO COURSES Presenter: Ben Gilmour (West FM) Panel: Andy Smillie, Nicole Barrat and Lynne Ferguson Past HNC students who have had very different experiences since leaving their courses discuss the perils and pitfalls of establishing yourself in radio.
13:00-14:00 STATION IMAGING Panel: Stewart Priest, Krystie Weaver and Steve Martin The bits that play between the songs say a lot about a radio station. On speech stations, the jingles, sweepers and programming elements go a long way in building the brand of the station and help communicate its values to the listeners. What are the skills you need to make station-imaging elements? What makes great imaging work? If you have to change the on-air sound of one of the world’s most trusted brands, what do you do?
14:15-14:45 IN CONVERSATION WITH JULIA SUTHERLAND Interviewer: Jennie Cook (Capital Scotland) Guest Speaker: Julia Sutherland Radio Presenter and Comedian, Julia Sutherland talks to Capital Scotland’s Jennie Cook about her career so far.
15:00-16:30 MAKING THE PERFECT DEMO Presenter: Graham Stewart Panel: Stuart Barrie (Capital Scotland) Joe Kilday (Central FM) and Ciaran O’Toole (96.3 Rock Radio) The key to getting discovered as a music radio talent is your demo! It’s so much more than just a few links and some music - it’s the two-minute piece of audio that could get you your first big break. Scotland’s Radio heavyweights discuss.
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10:00-11:00 The Network and Fast Track Guest Speakers: Holly Blake, Producer and Francesca De Barr, Festival Assistant, MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF) The Network is a free, four-day event held alongside the MGEITF in August each year. The Network (formerly TVYP) is about making TV more accessible and offers an opportunity to see just how exciting working in TV really is. It provides free workshops, master classes, networking opportunities and career advice. This session will tell you more about The Network; the skills you will learn and the celebs and TV execs that you will work with over the four days. Advice and some general information about CVs, work experience and how to break into the industry will be provided.
11:15-13:00 PITCHING FOR RADIO AND ONLINE Panel:Tom Hodgkinson, Commissioner, BBC Scotland Online, Matt Hall, Head of Audio,The Guardian and Richard Melvin, Producer, Dabster Productions The panel will discuss how to develop ideas for radio and online, including podcasts and short films for broadcasters. Students in the audience will be given an opportunity to pitch some of their ideas to the panel for instant feedback and a chance to get their ideas selected for development.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE GAME - APPS AND GETTING INTO THE INDUSTRY
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Guest Speaker: David Thomson, CEO, Ludometrics David Thomson founded games consultancy, Ludometrics in 2010, having spent over ten years in the Scottish games industry with Denki, Slam and as founder of mobile games developer, The Games Kitchen. This seminar discusses how to get into games and the making of the Gary: Tank Commander app, available free to download.
15:15-16:15 MAKING MUSIC FOR MEDIA Guest Speaker: Owen Parker, Music Producer and Composer Owen Parker is a Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. He has worked with some of the biggest acts on the UK pop scene including; The Pet Shop Boys, Girls Aloud, Amy MacDonald and Gabriella Cilmi. He currently makes a living writing, producing and playing live. He has made a number of pieces of music for television and radio, including theme tunes, jingles, commercials and comedy parodies for a wide range of clients including BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC1, Channel Four, Channel Five, ESPN and Marmite. In this session, Owen will share his experiences of the pop music industry and discuss the ins and outs of making music for TV, radio and online projects.
Interviewer: Jonathan Melville, Freelance Film Journalist Award winning, Scottish actor, director and writer, Peter Mullan talks about his career to date and his plans for the future in this hour-long session. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and get answers from the man himself.
11:15- 13:00 CUTTING IT - THE EDITOR DIRECTOR RELATIONSHIP Panel:Therese Lynch, Editor and Jacqui McAlpine, Director, BBC Scotland BBC Scotland’s Therese Lynch and Jacqui McAlpine have worked across a huge range of television output in broadcasting. In this session, they will talk about the postproduction process, and the variety of ways in which directors and editors work together to take raw footage and craft it into television programmes. During the workshop, they will cut live footage while highlighting tips and tricks of the cutting process. The session will be followed by an opportunity for selected students to cut a scene from a broadcast TV programme. Therese and Jacqui will choose the winning edit.
14:00-16:30 BROADCAST COMMISSIONING IN SCOTLAND Panel: Ewan Angus, Commissioning Editor,Television, BBC Scotland, David Strachan, Managing Director,Tern Television and Richard Melvin, Producer, Dabster Productions A not to be missed opportunity to meet with the movers and shakers of the broadcasting scene in Scotland.
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A panel of leading industry figures will deliver a session on developing, pitching and commissioning broadcast programme ideas in Scotland. They will discuss the process of getting ideas from concept to commission. There will also be an opportunity for students to pitch ideas to the panel, get feedback on their proposals and a chance to get their ideas selected for development.
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10:00-11:00 GETTING YOUR IDEAS ON AIR Presenter: Jim Gellatly Panel: Richard Melvin and Nick Low It’s pointless having great ideas for radio programmes if you don’t get them on air. In this session two of Scotland’s most prolific independent producers of radio and TV programmes share their secrets and tell some of their war stories.
11:15-12:15 PRESENTING MUSIC RADIO Presenter: Graham Stewart Panel: Gary Muircroft (Northsound) and Brian Paige (Radio Forth) What does it take to be a really good music presenter?
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10:00-11:00 MUSIC FOR GAMES Guest Speaker: Ged Grimes, Heist Records Scottish Composer and Music Producer, Ged Grimes founded Heist Records in 2010. Ged has worked with a variety of pop names including: Natalie Imbruglia, Deacon Blue and Eddi Reader and has created soundtracks for radio, film and television clients, including the BBC and Universal Pictures. This session focuses on the skills needed to succeed in composing and producing music for the Games industry, how music in games is now a vitally important part of the game play and how it has developed over the years.
11:15-12:15
The programme directors of Bauer radio’s Northsound and Radio Forth share their experiences and answer your questions.
MRS BROWN’S BOYS: HOW TO GET A HIT SITCOM COMMISSIONED
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Guest Speaker: James Farrell, Assistant Producer, Mrs Brown’s Boys. This master class explains how BBC One sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys was commissioned and produced.
DES CLARKE MASTER CLASS Presenter: Colin Kelly Guest Speaker: Des Clarke Des combines a career as a comedian and TV presenter with the Capital Scotland breakfast show. How does he come up with new things to talk about every day? How was the transition between the different brands he’s worked on? He discusses this and more with a guy who starts even earlier in the morning - BBC Radio Scotland’s Colin Kelly.
14:15-15:15 YOU HAD ME AT HALO IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAFTA IN SCOTLAND Panel: Phil Harris, Editor, Square Go Magazine, Simon Meek, Head of Digital and Multiplatform Content,Tern TV, David Thomson, Founder, Ludometrics Chair: Brian Baglow, Head of Interactive Entertainment, Revolver The games industry has exploded. No longer confined to the home consoles, or the traditional genres, games are everywhere. New audiences, new experiences and new ways to play are opening up the interactive world like never before. Games are no longer simply games and every area of the media is becoming interactive. What happens when the worlds of film, TV, game and books collide? Come and hear from some of the experts why you need to understand the interactive world – and where it’s all going.
Assistant Producer, James Farrell will also discuss developing the show’s online presence and his career in television to date. James’ career spans production (Two Pints of Lager, The X Factor), development (The Adventures of Daniel) and writing (Mongrels, Watson & Oliver).
14:00-15:00 It’s Not So Grim Up North BBC Network Commissioning Guest Speakers: Sam Anthony, Knowledge Commissioning Executive Producer, Scotland and Jo Street, Commissioning Executive, BBC Daytime and Early Peak Sam Antony and Jo Street will talk about the importance and benefits of BBC Network commissioning outside of London.
15:30-16.30 GREG McHUGH (GARY: TANK COMMANDER) – IN CONVERSATION LIVE FEED FROM CCA 5
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10:00-13:00 LIGHTING AND CAMERA MASTER CLASS WITH JONATHAN HARRISON Award winning lighting cameraman and world famous trainer, Jonathan Harrison, returns to the festival to deliver his acclaimed ‘Lighting on the Run’ workshop, in which he takes an audience through the most creative ways of lighting a scene on a small budget and to a tight timescale. In addition, he will deliver a master class on shooting video with a DSLR camera and how to get the best possible quality from this exciting development in the production process.
15:30-16:30 GREG McHUGH (GARY: TANK COMMANDER) – IN CONVERSATION Six years ago a character act called Gary: Tank Commander took to the comedy club circuit telling stories about his time as a soldier in Iraq. After first appearing in sketches and short form content, Gary: Tank Commander has now completed its second successful sitcom series for BBC Scotland. There’s now an app, and a top selling DVD on the way. If you’re a fan of the show or are interested in creating character comedy, come to this case study with the star of the show and creator, Greg McHugh.
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HE GOT SKETCHED Director: Ross Darroch Producer: Leona Buchanan Writer: Ross Darroch Cardonald College META Director: Matt Cameron Producer: John Fairfield Writer: Tom K McCarthy University of Dundee FEET FOR HANDS Director: Matt Cameron Producer: Matt Cameron Writer: Dean Fairbairn University of Dundee
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GHOST STORY Director: Gillian Park Producer: Heather Faulds Writer: Gillian Park RSAMD
BEST Fact ual NOMI NEES INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Written, Directed and Produced by Anna Frances Ewert Screen Academy Scotland, A Skillset Film and Media Academy at Edinburgh College of Art (eca) CARETAKER FOR THE LORD Written, Directed and Produced by Jane McAllister Screen Academy Scotland, A Skillset Film and Media Academy at Edinburgh College of Art (eca)
JURORS
FILM AND TELEVISION Nick Low Ciara Barry Paddy Higson
Radio Colin Kelly Tony Currie Bob McWilliam
Digital Media Geoff Gunning Fraser MacLean Danny Parker
THE OLD MAN’S ROAD Written, Directed and Produced by Stephen Sinclair Cardonald College ON THE SURFACE Written, Directed and Produced by James Ewen Telford College
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BEST Audio programme nominees THE SHENANIGANS OF THE BIRDS OF COUNTY ODDIE Director: Daniel Fairhurst Producer: Daniel Fairhurst Writers: Daniel Fairhurst and Ally Main Stevenson College WILLIE MILLER - FOOTBALL FINANCES Producer: Dale Pryde MacDonald Writer: Dale Pryde MacDonald Aberdeen College THE LENINGRAD SEIGE AND ALBUMS Producer: Andrew Knight Writer: Andrew Knight and Wilma Stark Reid Kerr College
BEST Student Music Broadcaster Nominees Sean Burke and Sophie Tibbles Reid Kerr College Robert Cudmore Adam Smith College Shaun Gordon Aberdeen College
BEST Student Speech Broadcaster Nominees Katie Jamieson Aberdeen College Carla Novi Glasgow School of Art Shaun Gordon Aberdeen College
Digital media.
BEST computer game concept nominees THE QUEST Designer: Charles Lees-Czerkawski Programmer: Alex Zeitler Artist: Matthew Zanetti Producer: Mark Hastings University of Abertay SCULPTY Director: Team Tickle Producer: Team Tickle Writer: Team Tickle University of Abertay MOUNT DASH Director: Zoltan Fejes and Peter Watson Producer: Iain Smith University of Abertay
BEST use of Interactivity in a Digital Media Context nominees THE QUEST Designer: Charles Lees-Czerkawski Programmer: Alex Zeitler Artist: Matthew Zanetti Producer: Mark Hastings University of Abertay SCULPTY Director: Team Tickle Producer: Team Tickle Writer: Team Tickle University of Abertay NHS ANIMATION Director: Christopher Gillies Reid Kerr College
BEST Appli cation : Use of Graph ic Desig n Nomin ees MARS Director: William Mitchell Writer: William Mitchell Dundee College MAGIC SURPRISE ICE CREAM PACKAGING Director: Jonathan Capecchi Cardonald College SCULPTY Director: Team Tickle Producer: Team Tickle Writer: Team Tickle University of Abertay
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THANKS We would like to thank everyone involved in making this festival happen. From our partners and supporters, to our guest speakers, jurors and volunteers and everyone else in between.
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