Your interview guide
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Confirm your interview Visit www.ucas.com/track now to confirm your interview via your UCAS Track. We look forward to meeting you at your interview, finding out what you’re passionate about and what makes you want to study with us.
We have made you this useful guide filled with top tips for the interview, what you need to prepare and things to see and do on the day. In the meantime, make sure you confirm your interview with us. You can do this now by signing into your UCAS Track at www.ucas.com/track If you have any questions or problems please feel free to get in touch: Tel 03330 141414 (local rate) Email enquiries@glos.ac.uk
Contents Your interview
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Explore our Media Centre
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Meet our creative community
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What to expect After registering at Park campus reception, there will be a welcome talk, followed by group-based workshops and activities. You will then have your individual interview/ audition – don’t panic, this is very relaxed and is a great opportunity for you to get a feel for the course. You will also have the opportunity to take a tour of our stunning campus and state-of-the-art Media Centre, talk to lecturers and current students about university life and find out more about the support we offer through our student services. You will be sent an email with important details and information about your interview. Please read this through carefully as it will include specific details of what you can expect and need to prepare for your day If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us: Tel 03330 141414 Email enquiries@glos.ac.uk Web www.glos.ac.uk
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Good luck from Head of School, Anne Dawson Our first tip is to start getting your thoughts together now – think about your interests and why you are passionate about the industry. Try to remember that we’re on your side and we won’t be asking any trick questions – we want you to be excited and ace this! Remember: • present your work neatly • think about the order you will present it to us • know your work: weaknesses and strengths. At this stage, we’re looking for students with motivation and potential, who’ll go on to have amazing careers in creative industries. Please bring along anything you would like to show and talk to us about. It could be some work you’ve done yourself, or perhaps a piece you admire and are inspired by. Try to enjoy the experience and get as much out of it as you can by asking us any questions you have. Good luck and we very much look forward to seeing you. Anne Dawson, Head of the School of Media Your interview | 5
Animation studios
TV studios and gallery
Journalism suites and newsrooms
Music recording studios and production labs
Explore our Media Centre Based at our beautiful Park campus in Cheltenham, our expanded and updated Media Centre is complete with top-spec equipment and facilities, so our students graduate industry-ready. This interdisciplinary hub provides a professional space where students can commission, collaborate and create exciting work together. Animation studios
Use industry-standard software and tools including Adobe Suite, TV Paint, Wacom Pro, Maya and Cintiq tablets to develop your own animation voice and style. Taught by practising animators who have worked for Disney and on films such as How to Train Your Dragon, every final year student also has the opportunity to attend two full-day workshops with Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Animations.
TV studios and gallery
Our brand new TV studio and gallery is kitted out with the same equipment used at the BBC. Our students undertake their 90-hour placements fully equipped with the skills they need, thanks to the practice they get in our studios.
6 | Explore our Media Centre
Journalism suites and newsrooms
Learn about researching and writing articles in our computer suites, develop skills in producing and presenting bulletins in our multimedia newsrooms using the latest Burli management software, and broadcast fast-paced reports, from any location, using our iPhone MoJo kits.
Music recording studios and production labs
Our state-of-the-art music facilities offer students a professional space to produce, perform and develop their own sound. We have brand new recording studios, rehearsal rooms, dubbing and edit suites, screening theatres and music production labs, packed with top-spec mixing consoles, synthesisers, MIDI controllers and editing software.
Film studios
Gain skills in directing, producing, design and post-production in our film studios and editing suites. Complete with professional lighting, cameras and editing software, you’ll be taught by active filmmakers, BAFTA award winners and Oscar shortlist nominees. Explore our Media Centre | 7
Current students Jade Padam, Journalism graduate with Hilary Clinton and fellow Journalism students at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2017.
As soon as I came here, it just clicked. I don’t know how they’ve done it but they’ve managed to teach me confidence and now I can quite happily interview people in the street or even Hilary Clinton at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.”
8 | Meet our creative community
Meet our creative community During your day with us, you’ll have the chance to chat with our close-knit community of creatives. Our lecturers are BAFTA award winning and Oscar shortlisted filmmakers, practising journalists for Grazia, The Telegraph and Sky Sports, and a leading force behind transmedia research such as virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D cameras. They have worked for top media companies across the globe, and they know what it takes to make it in the industry. Be sure to ask them about how students benefit from their professional links and find out how we work with our students to help them achieve their goals.
Lecturers Anna Pointer, Academic Course Leader, Magazine Journalism and Production Currently writes for Grazia, Ok!, Hello!, Red, Marie Claire and The Telegraph.
With our lecturers working as journalists for the national media, students get a unique insight into the professional world from the very beginning.�
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The university gave me a really great starting point to push into the industry – I love every aspect of my job.� Lewis Arnold, Film Production graduate Guest lecturer and director of several short films and TV productions including Misfits, Humans and Broadchurch (pictured on set with David Tennant and Olivia Coleman)
10 | Be inspired
Be inspired Work for global brands, learn from industry professionals and make invaluable connections to help you succeed in your career upon graduating. Industry links and placements
Every year, our students complete over 3,000 work placements and internships. Our media students can be found working on the sets of X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, reporting for Heat magazine or pitch-side for Sky Sports, showcasing their work at Europe’s largest animation festival in France, and working at live events such as Gloucestershire-based music festivals 2000Trees and Wychwood. Across our media courses, students have undertaken work placements with industry giants such as EMI, Universal Music, ITV, Warner Bros and the BBC. They also demonstrate their skills to industry professionals at the Media Centre’s live broadcast of BBC Introducing.
Our guest lecture series runs throughout the year and includes a diverse range of speakers including Simon Haslett – visual effects specialist for numerous films including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Titanic and The X Files. Producers and composers who have worked with Drake, Bruno Mars and Paul McCartney; Nik Powell – Head of NFTS (National Film and Television School); and actor David Morrissey star of The Walking Dead. To find out more about our placement opportunities talk to one of the Your Future Plan team when you visit us or go to www.glos.ac.uk/yourfutureplan
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Book your interview Visit www.ucas.com/track and sign into your UCAS Track to confirm or reschedule your interview date or time.
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