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Music Academy Web Site: http://cci.glam.ac.uk/themusicacademy/

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Sunday, 6 July 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM: The Music Academy Rocks With Summer Courses July 19 2008

Dear Music Lovers,

Following the official launch of

The Music Academy

a collaboration between the University of Glamorgan and Roland UK in April 2008, it is now my great pleasure to inform you about the first in our ongoing programme of one day taster courses, which will be running at the University's brand new

ATRiuM

campus in Adam Street, Cardiff during July.

These programmes represent an important development in our course portfolio as they are delivered by leading industry professionals from Roland UK.

Details of the courses can be found below, but if you would like further information or to reserve a place on either course please contact me directly at ccirolandacademy@glam.ac.uk

Exploring Synthesisers with Roland Technology

This course provides an examination of how synthesisers such as the Roland SH201, Fantom G and V-Synth are used as creative tools in composition and performance.

This course will explain how a synthesiser works and will reveal the true potential for developing a unique and original sound. All course attendees will receive a certificate of attendance endorsed by The Music Academy following completion of the day.

Course Start Date: Saturday 19th July 2008

Course Cost: £85 (£50*) - Including refreshments during the day.

Course Duration: 10.00am - 4.00pm (1 day course)

Welcome to the world of V-drums

This exciting course looks at getting to know a set of Roland V-drums and how to unlock their full creative potential.

The day will also look at how the V-drum kit can be combined with other percussion devices, such as the SPDS percussion sampler and the Handsonic.

Course Start Date: Saturday 26th July 2008

Course Cost: £85 (£50*) - Including refreshments during the day.

Course Duration: 10.00am - 4.00pm (1 Day course)

For those who are interested in both enjoying music whilst also gaining credits towards an HE qualification, The Music Academy is now starting its programme of accredited short courses with the first module in Music Theory starting on the 6th August.

A brief outline of the course is below but for further information and an application form, either e-mail ccirolandacademy [ at ] glam [dot ] ac [dot ] uk or telephone 0800 716925.

Music Theory

This 10 credit module acts as an introduction to popular music theory, and is intended to assist the comprehension of related disciplines such as ensemble based music reading, composition, arrangement, and aural/listening skills.

It therefore provides the theoretical foundation for the FDSC in Creative Industries (Roland Popular Music Technology), and it is therefore recommended that it is studied early if pursuing the programme on a modular/part time basis.

The programme is invaluable for students who are simply interested in improving their music theory, and can therefore be studied successfully as a stand alone unit.

The course costs £150, will start on the 6th August 2008, and is run over 10 consecutive Wednesdays between 7pm - 9pm at the ATRiuM

Regards,

Dr Paul Carr

Head of The Music Academy

Room CA409

Cardiff School of Cultural & Creative Industries The Atrium

86 - 88 Adam Street

Cardiff

CF24 2FN

* This fee is available for persons who are currently studying in full-time education only.

[Pictured above: The ATRiuM in coloured floodlights, as searchlights, limousines and and the celebrity redcarpet create a celebrity splash in sexy Cardiff city centre. The BBC Wales covered the event. Photography by Mark Leslie Woods © 2008]

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Friday, 6 June 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM: Create ’08 End of Year Show is a First Class Affair, Student-created

Llongyfarchiadau / Congratulations to all our fabulous student artists, writers, designers and producers!

Martin Lee writes:

Hi all, just to let you know that the Create ’08 end of year show website is now live for all to enjoy at

www.glam.ac.uk/shows

The site now includes as much of the student work as possible, based on what has been supplied thus far and as of next week, will also feature work from the animation and computer animation courses.

There is however no doubt that there is far more work out there which could be included on the site.

If anybody would like their students work to be included, can they please send a disk with individually marked folders containing any images the students name, course title and any quote from the student about the work to David Massey in Marketing & Student Recruitment (I will be on leave over the next week).

I hope you all enjoy the site and don’t forget to send the link on to anyone who might be interested…

Regards

Martin

Martin Lee

Marketing and Student Recruitment Officer / Swyddog Marchnata a Denu Myfyrwyr

Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries / Ysgol Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylilannol Caerdydd

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Wednesday, 2 April 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM 'Rocks Out' This Weekend with Battle of the Bands, Roland Music Academy Launch Events April 4-5

What is The Music Academy ?

The Cardiff School of Creative a& Cultural Industries and Roland UK have come together in a strategic partnership to launch ‘The Music Academy’.

The Academy’s aim is development and delivery of world-class music education and training, both nationally and internationally.

Academic programmes will be run in association with a range of partner colleges through the national qualifications framework, and will provide students with pathways through to degree level.

Professional programmes and short courses will be available on a both part time basis, and are intended for industry professionals, practising musicians and members of the public who are seeking to develop expertise in use of Roland music technology.

Roland Music UK

Finally, real and immediate benefits accrue to current and future CCI students in the use of the latest Roland musical equipment as available through the course of their studies at the ATRiuM.

The Music Academy Launch - Friday 4th April 2008

To celebrate the launch of The Music Academy, Mr Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Founder of Roland (please see attached biography in article to follow below) will be awarded an Honorary Professorship from the University of Glamorgan at a special ceremony held in Cardiff on Friday 4th April.

The Professorship will be conferred by the University Vice-Chancellor Professor David Halton, and is in recognition of Mr Kakehashi's unique contribution to music technology.

This will be followed by Mr Kakehashi’s inaugural lecture.

[Pictured above: University Vice-Chancellor Professor David Halton.]

We expect upwards of 150 invited guests to attend. The official opening of The Music Academy will be formalised when Mr. Kakehashi unveils a commemorative plaque following the conferment ceremony.

Battle of the Bands - Saturday 5th April 2008

To celebrate the launch of The Music Academy, CCI and Roland are running an inaugural Battle of the Bands competition.

This competition is sponsored by Rockschool. Over 60 entries were received.

The finals competition will feature 8 short-listed bands performing live before the general public and a team of industry experts.

The winning act will receive £3000 worth of Roland equipment, and there will cash prizes for the top three acts courtesy of our sponsors Rockschool.

ROCKSCHOOL

Doors Open at 11am, and the first band will be taking the stage at approximately 12pm.

In addition to the Battle of the Bands competition, the day will also feature a number of master classes and performances run by Roland UK music professionals.

Admission is FREE and all Faculty colleagues and music students are welcome to attend.

Related story: Cardiff ATRiuM Names Ikutaro Kakehashi Roland Music Corp Founder Honorary Professor at Ceremony 4 April 2008

March 7, 2008

Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of the Roland Corporation, is to be honoured in recognition of his legendary contribution to both the music industry and music education.

During his forthcoming visit to the UK, Mr Kakehashi will receive an Honorary Professorship from the University of Glamorgan at a special ceremony held in Cardiff on 4th April.

The ceremony includes Mr Kakehashi’s inaugural lecture to an invited VIP audience and coincides with the official opening of the Roland Music Academy at the University’s new multi-million pound ATRiuM facility.

Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1930, Ikutaro Kakehashi’s story is remarkable. Orphaned at the age of 2 and nearly losing his own life to tuberculosis at 20, Kakehashi began his working life repairing watches and building radios before discovering his love of music and his true vocation in 1958.

“It was 1958. I was 28 years old, and I decided I would find a way to make electronic musical instruments my life’s work.” Ikutaro Kakehashi – I Believe in Music (2002).

This led to the development of products for the music industry, including organs, which Kakehashi sold through his own company before linking up with Hammond to form Hammond Japan.

In 1972 Kakehashi founded the Roland Corporation. By this time, his impact on the music industry was already significant, but his most important contribution came in 1982 as he initiated discussions between electronic musical instrument manufacturers with a view to creating a standard method of communication.

This resulted in the MIDI specification. Over the following decades, with Kakehashi at the helm, the Roland Corporation continued to flourish. Advances in research and development made it a market leader in the production of synthesizers, organs, pianos, electronic drums, samplers, music workstations, amplifiers, and guitar effects.

The last 10 years saw further business expansion with the addition of video and visual performance products to the Roland Corporation portfolio.

At the same time, Roland’s international profile developed with the establishment of its joint venture companies worldwide and its additional investment in companies such as Boss, Rodgers, Edirol, Cakewalk, RSS and Roland DG, who are all part of the Roland family.

“Mr Kakehashi’s impact on the music industry has been colossal,” says John Booth, Managing Director of Roland UK.

“In addition to being the driving force in the design of cutting-edge music technology, he has also been influential in shaping the sound and style of music itself.

His achievements will influence generations of musicians for years to come. The award of an Honorary Professorship recognises his amazing contribution to the music industry and education.”

Professor David Halton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan commented,

"It is with great pleasure that we honour Mr Kakehashi with an Honorary Professorship of the University of Glamorgan."

"ATRiuM will be home to the first university-based Roland Music Academy in the UK and we are delighted that Mr Kakehashi will visit the faculty in person to mark the launch of this forward-looking project."

For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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BBC NEWs -- Why Cannes counts

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Thursday, 27 March 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM: £1,000 Bursaries to Cannes Film Festival for Skillset Screen Academy Wales Students Deadline 31 March 2008

[Pictured above: Sexy Starlet with photographers - Cannes Film Festival (probably taken in 1979). This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.]

Comment peut dire 'sexy' dans votre langue?

Welsh Film Students, have you made your application to attend Cannes Film Festival 2008?

Deadline: 5pm 31st March

To receive an official form and to make applications please act QUICKLY and contact: sara[at]screenacademywales[dot]org

There are three festival bursaries of £1,000 each available to current MA Film (UWN), MA Film Producing and Business Management (UoG) and MA Moving Image (UoG) and Animation students for the Cannes Film Festival 2008.

Cannes Film Festival

"The festival is where the film industry meets to do business. Every year hordes of producers, directors, buyers and sellers and unknown hopefuls descend on the seaside town all eager to make the deal of a lifetime."

"Many of them will spend their time wheeling and dealing in hotel suites across Cannes, and will leave with contracts and contacts but without having seen a single film in the competition."

The bursaries are to cover accreditation, travel, accommodation and mentor expenses.

SSAW will organise the accreditation of those attending and will discuss travel and accommodation arrangements with those chosen.

The Deadline is the:

31st March. You can e-mail your application but please mark it CANNES.

For those of you who have completed films and you are wanting to submit for a place -- Then please drop those off at the Screen Academy Wales office.

PLEASE NOTE: The pitching session – where you will be required to pitch your film or a film idea to a panel of industry professionals will be Wednesday 2nd April from 11 – 4 p.m. but you will be notified of your time before the day.

Please also note that we are opening the application to graduated MA students – who graduated in the last year – so do send an application in if possible -

This is a fantastic opportunity and not to be missed!

Film Festival de Cannes

Payment of bursary

If you are awarded a bursary, costs will be reimbursed to you on production of original receipts.

Credit/debit card receipts must be accompanied by till receipts.

Receipts must be submitted within two weeks of return from the festival to:

Sara Herritty at SSAW, University of Wales, Newport, PO Box 179, Newport, Gwent NP18 3YG. Your bursary will be paid by cheque within two weeks of receiving receipts.

This could be the chance of a lifetime -- So what are you waiting for, an engraved invitation?

Skillset Screen Academy Wales

Additional info:

You will need to compose a brief statement containing -- Your Reason for attending Cannes Film Festival:

Please indicate in 300 words (max) statement why SSAW should support you to attend, what you expect to gain from the experience and how you see it relating to your development on your course.

A panel of designated mentors will assess your application and you will then be invited to a pitching workshop.

For those students that have made a film, please submit this with your application to the Screen Academy office address indicated above

You will then be asked to attend a pitching workshop that will be taking place Wednesday April 2nd 2008.

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Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM: Storytelling Symposium in the Welsh Capital 18-19 March 2008

[Pictured above: George Ewart Evans (1909–88) was a pioneering oral historian. He published a series of books examining the disappearing customs and way of life of rural Suffolk, the best know of these is Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay. He was also an accomplished story writer and wrote short-stories, novels and poems. George Ewart Evans was born and raised in the mining community of Abercynon, a stone’s throw from the University of Glamorgan where the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling is based.]

George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Annual Lecture and Symposium 2008 - Storytelling and Authenticity

Event Date March 18, 2008 10 a.m. – March 19, 2008
Location – Atrium

The George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling annual lecture and symposium takes place on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th March. This year we are holding the event in our new ATRiuM building in the centre of Cardiff.

Final details are still to be confirmed but so far we are pleased to be able to announce the following sessions

George Ewart Evans Lecture and Reception Tuesday 18th March 2008

Professor Richard Bauman will present his keynote lecture on Tuesday evening, this will be followed by a reception and dinner in the newly opened Atrium building of the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Glamorgan.

The dinner will be followed by story and music performance by Guto Dafis.

Professor Richard Bauman The Remediation of Storytelling: Narrative Performance on Early Commercial Sound Recording
Professor Richard Bauman, Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, has published widely on the ethnographic study of language and performance.

He has served as president of the Semiotic Society of America, the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and the Society of Fellows of the American Folklore Society. Among many other professional activities, he has been chair of the Folklife Advisory Council of the Smithsonian Institution, editor of the Journal of American Folklore, and a member of more than 15 editorial boards.

He has also been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Folklore Fellow of the Finnish Academy of Sciences, and twice holder of National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships.

Professor Bauman’s keynote lecture will focus on narrative and development of sound recording. The years between 1895 and 1920 represented a formative period in the commercial development of sound recording in the U.S. as nascent recording companies attempted to create a consumer market for phonograph records and the machines on which to play them.

As recording companies sought to discover what might attract consumers to purchase records, they drew heavily upon traditional performance forms, such as storytelling, oratory, and religious sermons, and upon popular entertainments, such as minstrel shows, early vaudeville, medicine shows, tent shows, and Chautauqua, all of which had proven themselves attractive to popular audiences.

The adaptation of these traditional and popular performance forms to phonograph records involves the process of remediation, specifically, the rendering of embodied, face-to-face performance forms through the mediation of another communicative technology, sound recording.

In this paper, I explore what happens when we render oral storytelling, formerly experienced live, in situations of copresence, when the immediacy of copresence is transformed into a mediated experience.

Chair: Professor Mike Wilson

Symposium Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th March 2008

This two day symposium will examine issues raised in the keynote lecture and the implications for storytelling and authenticity. The symposium is structured around a series of keynote ‘provocations’, with maximum time allocated for debate and discussion on the issues raised.

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Tale-Enders: Gathering the Narrative Heritage of Welsh Cricket Launch

We are proud to be able to launch this project which brings together the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling and Glamorgan Cricket to explore the use of storytelling and technology to populate the new Museum of Welsh Cricket at Sophia Gardens as part of the current £9.6 million redevelopment in advance of hosting an Ashes Tests in 2009.

The launch will be followed by a free buffet lunch.

Susie Pratt and Lisa Heledd Digital Storytelling

Susie Pratt (Research Fellow, George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling) and Lisa Heledd (Capture Wales, BBC Wales and Postgraduate Researcher in Digital Storytelling, George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling) will run a digital storytelling workshop.

This session will explore the latest developments in digital storytelling and present some of the current research being carried out by members of the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling team.

Joseph Sobol The Razor’s Edge: The American Storytelling Movement in 2008

Joseph Sobol (Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University), author of The House Between Earth and Sky: Harvesting New American Folktales and The Storytellers' Journey: An American Revival, will present a lecture and workshop exploring issues raised in the American Storytelling movement and the resonances they might have for people working in Wales and the UK.

The American Storytelling movement has matured in certain unmistakable ways—and not in others.

This mixed development has placed major stresses on the organizational base and on those working in the field.

This talk will identify some of the stresses—organizational, artistic, and economic--and suggest some avenues of potential evolution and relief.

Wednesday 19th March 2008

Dick Leith “Authenticity” and “Ownership”: How to Shut People Up

Academic and storyteller Dick Leith will explore his own recollections of the 1950s and 60s folk revival in Britain and how issues raised during that period are resurfacing today.

He will examine notions of the authentic voice and questions regarding how this concept has been used both to silence and to empower. Chair: Susie Pratt (Research Fellow, George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling)

Professor Hande Birkalan Gedik Uses of Authenticity: Responsibility, Re-presentation and Re-contextualization of Folklore Performances

Professor Hande Birkalan Gedik (Associate Professor, Yeditepe University, Istanbul) will aim to bring light to the concepts of “authenticity” and “authority” in folklore performances in selective examples from Turkey.

She will be discussing these concepts primarily as a “native” woman and as a folklorist with an educational up-bringing in the American folkloristics. Chair: Joseph Sobol (Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University)

Neil Lanham 'Who is the truly educated man: The one who can grown onions or the man who can spell them?' - (George Ewart-Evans P.17 'The Horse in the Furrow 1960). A view from the onion grower's perspective

Neil Lanham was born in 1938 into a rudimentary small farm way of life. He observed early in his life that culture came from the spoken word of the indigenous vernacular people around him.

He has recorded both mentally and physically oral idioms ever since. This paper will investigate concepts of authenticity and indigenous voice. Chair: Hamish Fyfe (Co-Director, George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling and Professor of Arts in the Community)

Venue: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, ATRiuM, University of Glamorgan, Adam Street, Cardiff Cost:

Lecture is FREE but booking is essential. Dinner and story and music performance: £30/€40 Symposium: £60 /€80 organisation, £40/€55 individual waged, £25/€35 individual unwaged

To book your place at this event call 01443 3668631 or email storytelling@glam.ac.uk

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Monday, 10 March 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM Names Ikutaro Kakehashi Roland Music Corp Founder Honorary Professor at Ceremony 4 April 2008

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Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Cardiff ATRiuM Hosts 'How to Make It in the Music Industry' March 4 2008

MAKING IT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY:

Welsh Music Foundation to inspire and guide those starting out in the business

Tuesday 4 March, 4.30pm – 6.30pm, Atrium, Adam Street, Cardiff.

The Cure-Just Like Heaven

Welsh Music Foundation is holding a careers event at University of Glamorgan’s School of Creative & Cultural Industries, the Atrium on 4 March 2008.

Aimed specifically at those who are interested in working in the music industry - from technicians to talent scouts, composers to concert promoters - Welsh Music Foundation, along with guest speakers working in the Welsh music business will be offering free advice and answering questions.

Real-life accounts, tips on how to succeed and ideas on how to get started will all be covered. Drinks will also be available after the session.

So, if you have a passion to work in the industry, are starting your own business or simply fancy a change of career, this is for you!

Spaces are limited. To register for the event, please email kieron@welshmusicfoundation.com or call 02920 494 110.

For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

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Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Last Call for ATRiuM Skillset Screen Academy Wales: Careers Workshop for Students Wed. 14 Nov.

There a few places left on Wednesday’s workshop… full details below.

To book a place please contact Sara at sara@screenacademywales.org or on 01633 432679.

· Do you know where to find up-to-date info on careers in the film, TV, animation or performance industries?

· Have you always wondered what Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors and Animators actually do on a daily basis?

· Are you looking for tips on how to write the perfect film CV?

· Do you want access to experienced industry professionals discussing how they got into the industry and what they wish they’d known when they were starting out?

If so, this event is a must for you!

This half-day workshop includes:

Session signposting where to find info on funding for post-FE/HE training and useful careers tips

Interactive CV workshop giving you vital dos and don’ts

A chance for you to quiz a professional Animator, Actor and industry Writers, Producers and Directors about how to get noticed in an extremely competitive industry, improve your contacts, avoid pitfalls and progress, once you’ve got a foot in the door in the audio visual sector

University of Wales-Newport

SPEAKERS:

Vicky Jones – Skillset Cymru Co-ordinator

Vicky provides administrative support for the Director of Skillset Cymru, Gwawr Hughes, and Skillset's activities in Wales. Vicky also co-ordinates Skillset's Careers Service in Wales.

Sue Jeffries – Producer, Writer and Director

Sue graduated from University College Wales, Aberystwyth. She has worked her way up through the grades from Principal Production Assistant to Continuity Supervisor, Production Manager, Line Producer, Director and Producer and became freelance in 1989.

Sue has been working as a freelance film and television producer for more than twelve years, mainly in the field of drama. Her latest credits include the children’s drama for ITV and Nickelodeon – Help! I’m a Teenage Outlaw which was shot in the Czech Republic in 2004. Currently, she is preparing to shoot a full length horror feature film entitled Snapshot which will be shot entirely on location in Wales.

Since Sue is passionate about helping new people into the industry, as well as giving a hand up to those already there, she, with a colleague, runs audition and interview workshops for children, actors and industry professionals mainly through Equity, BECTU and the Welsh Assembly.

Sue has also recently been on the drama school accreditation panel of the National Council for Drama Training. Sue also delivers careers advice and guidance to new entrants and freelancers for Skillset.

Catherine Linstrum – Writer/Director

Having made her Cannes debut this year with the Romanian feature film California Dreamin’ which was selected for the highly sought-after Directors’ Fortnight screenings, Catherine has a 15 year track record of writing and directing feature films, dramas and documentaries.

Dreaming of Joseph Lees was her first feature as a screenwriter, a Twentieth Century Fox production directed by Eric Styles.

She has also written and directed two notable shorts, The Boy with Blue Eyes and The Black Dog starring David Threlfall.

She is currently developing a feature script with her artist husband David-John Newman, which is being supported by the Film Agency for Wales.

Antony Smith – Producer, Writer and Director

Antony was brought up in the South Wales Valleys. He began his career in 1998 with ITV. During his period there he was engaged on a number of TV dramas and feature films such as Testimony Of Taliesin Jones, Mindblowing and A Way Of Life.

Antony seized every opportunity at ITV that would allow him to gain experience in a number of different fields. Producing became Antony's natural role.

In 2006 Antony produced his first feature film on a budget of £50k and is now overseeing a slate of 12 films with a combined budget of £3.5 million.

Paul Cawley – Actor and Skillset Careers Adviser

Paul started out as a chef before retraining as an actor at The Drama Studio London. He has now been a professional actor for twenty years.

In London Paul has appeared in several theatrical productions in the West End and at The National Theatre, as well as at prestigious fringe venues such as The Gate, Southwark Playhouse and Jermyn Street Theatre.

On screen as an actor Paul has contributed to eight series of Numbertime for the BBC, as well as appearances in The Bill, London's Burning, and a number of independent films, as well as several TV commercials.

As a voice artist, Paul created the character of Bill in the BBC’s Numbertime, which he voiced for eight series, and has contributed a variety of voices and characters for BBC series, The Adventures of Captain Crimson.

Paul also delivers careers advice and guidance to performers for Skillset.

Guardian - See You In Heaven - Clipe Legendado -- Featuring Paul Cawley

Aron Evans – Animator and Co-Founder, Dinamo

Award-winning animation directors Aron Rhys Evans and Owen Stickler set up the young, innovative animation production company, Dinamo in 2004.

The company produces high quality 2D and 3D digital animation for film and TV using various software applications and also offers services in visual effects and motion graphics.

Dinamo is currently producing the 20-part pre-school series Happy Valley and providing animation for S4C’s satirical series Cnex.

They have a number of series in development for children of all ages and family, including live action with animation.

PROGRAMME

Skillset Screen Academy Wales: Careers Workshop for Students

10.15am – 2.45pm, Wednesday 14 November 2007

ATRiuM Building, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, Uni. of Glamorgan,
Adam Street, CARDIFF CF24 2XF

Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase

mwoods[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk

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Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.

Bike Shops in Cardiff and the Welsh Valleys

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Queer Advantage, on the World Wide Web.

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Friday, 5 October 2007

Biking to Uni -- Recent University of Glamorgan Move to Cardiff City Centre Encourages ATRiuM Students & Faculty to Bike and 'Go Green'

[Pictured above: CCI/Cardiff School of the Creative and Cultural Industries' Associate Dean of the faculty, Professor Steve Blandford sets a healthy example by biking to work frequently from his home near Heath to the new urban Cardiff City Centre ATRiuM campus.]

The Recent University of Glamorgan Move to Cardiff City Centre Encourages ATRiuM Students & Faculty to Bike and 'Go Green'

While the University of Glamorgan has long sponsored a program to get folks out of their petro-guzzling cars and into bikes, walking or onto public transport, the recent move to Cardiff City Centre seems to have been the catalyst to finally motivate ATRium students, staff and faculty to begin biking to class every day.

Watch this very funny video before doing tricks with your new bike!

Leading the movement is Associate Dean of the faculty, Professor Steve Blandford.

While Professor Blandford recently mentioned how he missed the leafy Treforest campus where he served for many years, he also mentioned how certain 'clear advantages' would emerge for staff and students, relative to the move to the new ATRiuM campus.

Among those clear 'advantages' are a greener environment and healthier bodies for ATRiuM students and staff.

Click here for a list of Bike Shops in Cardiff and the Welsh Valleys:

The University of Glamorgan has more information about biking here:

http://www.glam.ac.uk/travelplan/537/cycling

Special offers

The Bicycle Doctor in Porth is running an offer with the university.

The Bicycle Doctor in Porth

A Raleigh bike, helmet, mudguards and lock can be purchased for just £130.

The university has also partnered with online bike supplies store Wiggle.

Every purchase you make at Wiggle means a percentage of money is donated to funding travel initiatives at Glamorgan.

Wiggle

Learn more about the UK Cycle To Work Plan:

UK Cycle To Work Plan

Your health and the environment

By subsidising the costs of bicycles and safety accessories, the Government is encouraging us all to cycle to work instead of drive our cars.

Under the scheme, organisations buy bikes which employees can ‘loan’ from the organisation.

The bike is paid for out of the employees’ gross salary, which means each pound goes further as it’s not been reduced by tax and NI.

If the employer is VAT registered then VAT can also be deducted, totalling cost savings of up to 50%. So basically, you get twice the bang for your buck and you don’t pay it all at once!

Employers save money too, as well as having the advantage of a healthier workforce. Half of all the journeys undertaken in the UK are less than two miles and nearly three-quarters are under five miles.

Most people get in their cars for these short journeys (not good for your car either), yet these are easy cycling distances and hardly raise a sweat.

www.thecyclepeople.com

What better way to explore Wales than by bike. Cycling along parts of the National Cycle Network, taking in beautiful scenery at a leisurely pace. Follow coastal paths or traffic free trails to parks and attractions.

The National Cycle Network, co-ordinated by Sustrans, has miles of walking and cycling routes and over one-third is completely traffic-free, perfect for all, including families and those new to cycling. For easy cycle routes - click here:

Sustrans

Cycling is a fun, healthy and environmentally friendly way to explore the Brecon Beacons National Park; the magnificent mountain scenery never looks better than it does when viewed from the saddle of a bike.

Whether you want to charge across the high mountains, cruise through the passes, hop easily from pub to pub or just amuse the kids on a sunny Sunday afternoon; there's something here for everybody and it's a great way to escape the stresses and strain of everyday life. For more information, click here

Cycling in the Brecon Beacons

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Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase

mwoods[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.

http://www.digitalheads.co.uk/

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Queer Advantage, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Mordechai Razing Ziggurats, on the World Wide Web.

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Thursday, 4 October 2007

UK Companies Court ATRiuM Media Students Early to Find New Job Recruits

[Pictured above: montage of companies who list careers with the Media Job Site for UK Graduates, Digitalheads.co.uk]

End of an era for the "Welsh Wizard" (silent)

[About this video: Political drama as David Lloyd George resigns as Prime Minister in this 1922 newsreel from Topical News. The film is now owned by the British Film Institute.]

Digitalheads.co.uk is one of the companies visiting Cardiff ATRiuM and looking for Media students to hire and place in new careers.

"digitalheads recruits for the digital industry - all roles, all levels, all online businesses. So whether you’re looking to recruit or to work in the industry, you know where to get a head."

According to Digitalheads.co.uk:

"Graduates are at the centre of everything we do. The e-marketing and e-media industry has grown so rapidly over the past few years that there’s a shortage of new talent to fill the gaps."

"Our aim is to open eyes and doors for students who are passionate about on-line media and who want to blaze a trail in the sector."

For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk

AIM -- ATRiuM Intelligent Media, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. on Face Book

Visit the UK Film Studies and World Cinema and Music Import Showcase

mwoods[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh-American Family Genealogy, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium, on the World Wide Web.

Click here to go directly to my personal blog page called Celtic Cult Cinema on the World Wide Web.