Transmedia Storytelling and Alternate Reality Games

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Transmedia Storytelling and Alternate Reality Games

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Transmedia @ Universities

Students in the UK are fortunate to have the Skillset Screen Academy Wales and Skillset Academi+, which have lead the way, guiding their students toward sources of Transmedia production theories and practice in the UK and Europe.

Skillset Screen Academy Wales
Skillset Academi+

Christy authors a related blog and has submitted a PhD in transmedia, and has put together this useful blog entry:

"Each year I’m emailed by prospective students asking for information about universities in the USA and Europe that would be good for studying transmedia at the undergraduate or post-graduate level. Of course, the research approach you intend to use (are you researching narrative, game, interaction, marketing, media, art, and/or so on?) influences the choice; and one can study this area in just about every department at the post-graduate level. But attending universities with academics that are already familiar with the area would be a great help."

Read the full article here:

Transmedia @ Universities

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Openfilm - where creativity meets opportunity

April 15 – June 30, 2010

First Quarter submissions now open!

Openfilm will accept submissions throughout the year to the quarterly competitions; see the competition schedule for specific dates. There is a non-refundable $35 submission fee. Openfilm reserves the right to use still images and show short clips of any submitted films to promote the competition.

1. Join Openfilm.
2. Upload your film.
3. Submit your short film to the competition.
4. Pay your entry fee.
5. Be sure your network knows to vote for you!

July 1 – 31, 2010

To equalize the process, submitted entries are viewable from the time that they are entered into the competition, but all films will be voted on during the same time period. The top six films by vote will be presented to the advisory board.

August 2010

The Advisory Board will view the top six finalists, and as a group they will select one winner. All finalists will receive feedback on their work.

September 2010

The quarterly winner will be announced publicly within one month of the Advisory Board’s decision.  Openfilm will contact the winner prior to a public announcement.

Prizes

$50,000 cash and a

$200,000 financing contract

Criteria

A live-action or animation that is 40 minutes or less, and based on a feature length concept.

Openfilm - where creativity meets opportunity

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There's time to enter Virgin Media Shorts

Virgin Media Shorts is a short film competition that champions undiscovered talent.

Whether you're a film maker or a film lover, there are loads of ways to get involved.

Read all about them below.

If you're a film maker...
Virgin Media Shorts gives you the chance to show your work in cinemas, on TV, online and on mobiles (via the mobile internet).Here's what's up for grabs:

12 film makers win a chance to show their work on 214 cinema screens nationwide

1 lucky winner lands £30,000 to make their next film.

1 People's Choice winner takes home thousands of pounds worth of new film kit.

Plus, we reward the college or school with the most entrants with loads of shiny new kit, too.

Entering is easy. Just check out the film spec. Then upload your film. The competition closes on 28 June 2010.

About ­ Virgin Media Shorts


Here's what happens, stage by stage:

Initial stage

1. Submit your film (Your film can be up to 2 min 20 seconds) between 12 April and until noon on 28 June 2010 online at virginmediashorts.co.uk.

2. You'll need to agree to the competition terms and conditions before submitting your work. Check the required file format and film criteria within our Film Specification guide.

3. We'll look to showcase all the competition entries on the website.
Second stage - long list

4. Next, we'll long list a number of films. If you're one of them, we'll let you know and you'll need to provide your work in its highest quality, as set out in the Film Spec, by 15 July. We will also double-check your film clearances at this point, too. You will need to have your rights forms (actors, locations and music) ready at this point to progress in the competition.

Third stage - final shortlist

5. This bit is all about getting your work on the big screen in hundreds of cinemas nationwide. In the final stage, we'll select 12 films to contend for the Grand Prize. Each of the 12 films will be transferred to 35mm print and shown on 214 cinema screens in the UK, ready to be watched by millions of cinema-goers across the country. If selected, your film will be on the big screen for 12 months, starting in September, so its important that your original film master can be transferred technically and cinematically to the cinema screen.

6. We may also show your short film:

On TV
On TV on Demand, alongside 500 blockbuster films
On mobile phones or handheld devices
On the internet, both through internet TV and by downloading it from the site
Other places we think you might benefit from extra exposure
Fourth stage - Awards (Prizes)

7. There will be two prize-winners picked from the 12 films:

The Peoples Choice

We'll give power to the people, and ask the great British public to vote for their favourite film of the 12 shortlisted online. Get your friends and families behind you or simply let your work speak for itself!



The Grand Prize

A panel of judges, including industry experts, actors and directors will select one film maker from the 12 shortlisted to win the Grand Prize. That's the winner of £30,000 film funding and the chance to work with the UK Film Council and Virgin Media to make a short film.
The razzle dazzle awards ceremony

Of course, no competition would be complete without the glitz and glamour of an award ceremony. Ours will take place mid October 2010 in London and well announce the winners then. Start planning your red carpet arrival right away!

Final stage - winners, claim your prize

8. If you were the Peoples Choice, we'll contact you after the Awards Ceremony to arrange your prize.

9. If you won the Grand Prize, Virgin Media and the UK Film Council will get in touch to sort out funding and help you work out your next idea.

If you have any questions, you can always email us at shorts@virginmedia.co.uk

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How would you like to become an Assistant Film Editor? Read about Post Production Standards

Here's a sample of helpful info available from this site: American Cinema Editors

Film Blog for Assistant Editors might be of interest to film students and educators . . .

An interesting blog for assistant film editors is at Post Production Standards.

It looks to be a good place for standardizing editorial practices and sharing ideas. And its not just for assistants.





The LA Film School sponsored a seminar on editing in early 2007, hosted by Joe Byron. The panel included editors Stuart Bass, A.C.E., Tchavdar Georgiev, and Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E. along with assistant editors Andrew Charlton, Meagan Keane, and Alan McCurdy.

It was moderated by Harry Miller, A.C.E.


Topics include how each got into the film business, collaboration in the edit suite, creativity and the use of technology, and finally a Q&A with the students.






The series is posted on the web site Digital Content Producer, from the publishers Millimeter magazine.

To view the blog follow this link;

Post Production Standards


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eDIT The Filmmaker’s Festival features top international speakers

eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival is an international platform for filmmakers from all disciplines of film production to meet and share ideas about how to make good films. After all, working in film means working as a team.

The Festival partners with the editors’ association A.C.E. and the European Federation of Cinematographers IMAGO to present a state of the art program around the creation of moving image as contemporary storytelling.



eDIT The Filmmaker’s Festival features top international speakers to present their work. The festival program focuses on visual effects, animation, cinematography, editing and production for cinema, television and advertising.

The Festival is visited by film-professionals from all areas with an emphasis on digital media and production techniques.



Altogether, the events of eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival register about 7.000 visitors annually, including about 30% students.

As in the past, eDIT: eDucation continues to provide an important service to pupils and students.

Festival screenings are catering to the public's interest in new international films.


The “Best of Festivals” series is used to showcase productions that are not commonly seen in German cinemas despite having received acclaim at international festivals.

The highlight of the festivities is the festival gala where outstanding filmmakers are presented with festival honors in front of a crowd of 800 invited celebrity guests from the film industry and society.

Also the extraordinary cultural program (featuring the likes of Grace Jones, William Forsythe, Nina Hagen, Branford Marsalis or Helen Schneider) makes the opening gala a highlight amongst the events of the fall.



The festival party or lounge marks the middle evening of eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival. It is the place to be for networking, entertainment, fun.

eDward is the international young filmmakers award of the eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival. An acclaimed international jury chooses the best 30-second-film on a given subject.

All filmmakers up to 30 years of age can participate.

With the State of Hessen, the City of Frankfurt and the Office for public broadcasting and new media in Hessen public bodies are funding eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival, enabling it to be an independent event, free of economic interest and obligations other than the pure commitment to the art and science of the moving image.



Be sure to log onto the festival website and sign up to the FREE newsletter!!!

See you at eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival!

You can learn more about eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival here:

eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival


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How to write your first screenplay

Have you ever had an idea that would look good in a film? Then you are the best person to turn that idea into a screenplay!

But where do you start?

How do you develop a story and bring characters to life?

This methodology incorporates a method which is organised around exercises directly relating to your film and lessons about the main screenwriting rules.

It provides you with all the tools you need to write your first screenplay!

Follow this link to learn more . . .

How to write your first screenplay? by E. Blanchot [moviesoft.com]

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Cardiff ATRiuM: The Television Game Show: A Symposium Friday, June 20, 2008

[Please note: this notice says 10 June is the deadline to register, but some places are still available if you act quickly to register!]

The Television Game Show: A Symposium

Friday, June 20, 2008 (Please register as soon as possible)

2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations, ATRiuM Cardiff

The symposium will bring together academics and industry practitioners.

The keynote speaker will be GARRY WHANNEL, Professor of Media Cultures at Bedfordshire University

Dr. GLEN CREEBER of Aberystwyth University will respond to his address.

The second part of the symposium will comprise a moderated panel discussion, to include questions from the floor. Garry and Glen will be joined by DOMINIC TOLFTS, production designer on a wide range of light entertainment programmes including Britain's Got Talent, Celebrity Love Island and Mr and Mrs (the 'new' version) and by JOHN MEAD, a former television presenter and an experienced producer-director for HTV and the ITV network.

John has devised, produced and directed a number of television game shows, including All in the Game, A Question of Stars, Cuckoo in the Nest and About Face. Details of most of these will be found on UKGameShows.com

For further information, please contact:

Jackie Aplin, (jsaplin@glam.ac.uk), Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations or the symposium organisers, Dr Gill Allard (gallard@glam.ac.uk) and Anna Solic (asolic@glam.ac.uk).

The symposium is free to attend but colleagues should please register their attendance by Tuesday, June 10th to assist us with catering and room bookings.

Sioeau Gêm ar Deledu: Symposiwm

Dydd Gwener, Mehefin 20, 2008

2 p.m. tan 4.30 p.m.

Canolfan Astudiaethau’r Cyfryngau a Diwylliant Cenhedloedd Bychain
ATRiuM
Caerdydd

Bydd y symposiwm yn cynnull ynghyd academyddion ac ymarferwyr y diwydiant.

Y prif siaradwr fydd GARRY WHANNEL, Athro Diwylliannau Cyfryngol, Prifysgol Swydd Bedford

Bydd y Dr. GLEN CREEBER o Brifysgol Aberystwyth yn ymateb i'w anerchiad.

Yn ail ran y symposiwm cynhelir trafodaeth a seiat holi i gynnwys cwestiynau o'r llawr. Yn ymuno â Garry a Glen bydd DOMINIC TOLFTS, cynllunydd ar ystod eang o raglenni adloniant ysgafn gan gynnwys Britain's Got Talent, Celebrity Love Island a'r fersiwn newydd o'r rhaglen Mr and Mrs ac hefyd JOHN MEAD, cyn-gyflwynydd teledu a chynhyrchydd-gyfarwyddwr profiadol yn HTV a rhwydwaith ITV.

Mae John wedi dyfeisio, cynhyrchu a chyfarwyddo nifer o sioeau gêm ar y teledu, gan gynnwys All in the Game, A Question of Stars, Cuckoo in the Nest ac About Face. Ceir manylion am y mwyafrif o'r rhain ar wefan UKGameShows.com

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â:

Jackie Aplin, (Jsaplin@glam.ac.uk), Canolfan Astudiaethau’r Cyfryngau a Diwylliant Cenhedloedd Bychain neu drefnwyr y symposiwm, Dr Gill Allard (gallard@glam.ac.uk) ac Anna Solic (asolic@glam.ac.uk).

Mae mynediad i’r symposiwm yn rhad ac am ddim ond dylai cydweithwyr gofrestru eu bod am fynychu erbyn dydd Mawrth, Mehefin 10fed, i'n helpu gyda'r trefniadau arlwyo a neilltuo ystafell.


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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

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

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BBC Wales Radio and Film Composer John Hardy Meets Cardiff ATRiuM Music Students 4 March 2008

[Pictured above: Famed British composer John Hardy]

BBC Composer John Hardy to speak at the Cardiff ATRiuM:

An accomplished composer of music in all media and across all genres John has written original music for over 140 dramas, documentaries and features, which have been seen all over the world, and broadcast in the UK on all networks.



He has composed for BBC Radio dramas, various composer-in-education schemes, for theatre and for dance companies. There have been commissions for orchestra, chamber music, song cycles, choirs, chamber operas and community opera, commissioned by the Arts Councils of England and of Wales, the National Lottery, the BBC, Welsh National Opera and the Welsh Proms, among others.

John Hardy at AmperSAND



Careers for Students: Cardiff ATRiuM, Cardiff University, University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Wales



Here's the entire calendar of upcoming career events:

This is a reminder and to let you know of any additional upcoming careers events:

CV Clinic - Thursday 21 February 1-4pm



Come with your CV and discuss your career options and how to maximise the effect of your CV

with Davina Payne, Skillset Adviser and Film/TV producer

on The Street, Atrium



CCI careers event: Alternatives to Media - 1-4pm Thursday 21 February in CA306
Having second thoughts about working in the Creative Industries?


Fear not. Your practical degree can be a springboard to a host of other career opportunities. Come and find out more.



CA306 1-4pm Thursday 21 February

1pm Pathways into Teaching – Teaching Adviser to Wales, Lindsay Vanstone
2pm Careers in PR and Advertising – Managing Directors, Sion Ashley-Jones and Matthew Appleby, Golley Slater
3pm Careers in Local Government – Deborah Fry, Cardiff City Council

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT AT THE ATRIUM ADVICE SHOP!



Finally, don’t forget the

Welsh Music Foundation - Careers in Music Event

Tuesday March 4th, 2008 - The Auditorium
followed by CB403 - The "ZEN" room for refreshments with the panel.

With the following speakers:

John Rostron (Plug two - Promoter, label manager and artist manager)
Dan Hermouet (Sound Engineer, Tour Manager)
John Hardy (John Hardy Music - composer)

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT AT THE ATRIUM ADVICE SHOP!



Many Thanks

The Careers Service @Atrium



Treforest campus career events:

Graduate Opportunities with Matchtech
Stand in Foyer of Rhondda Building (G Block) 14:00 - 16:30 Thursday 21st February 2008



Matchtech Group plc is the largest single site Recruitment Consultancy in the UK. Matchtech is an AIM listed company, which specialises in the following areas:

Engineering & Science
Built Environment
Support Services

Matchtech recognises how important it is for graduates to find the right job after University and have created a highly successful graduate recruitment service employing a team of Graduate Liaison Consultants whose sole purpose is to help graduates find the right job.
Come along to G Block between 2pm and 4.30pm to find out more.



Cardiff University career events:

ACCA Employability Skills Day
on Wednesday, 27 Feb, 2008 at Cardiff University Starting at 10:30 Ending at 15:30
Description
This event is open to first and second year students from all disciplines who are interested in a career in accountancy. The event is free, although places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Preference will be given to ACCA accelerate students.

The ACCA Employability Skills Day will provide an excellent opportunity to network with graduate employers, develop students - teamwork, communication and presentation skills, whilst providing an opportunity to discover more about graduate careers and the accounting profession.

The day will consist of exclusive seminars including:




"Leadership workshop" Enterprise Rent a Car will be delivering a session on understanding good leadership styles and what employers are looking for.
Communication Workshop - ways in which students can maximise their graduate recruitment opportunities.

ACCA "Meet the Accountant" session - ACCA trainees and members from across all sectors will be providing an insight into the profession and studying towards a professional qualification.

For more details and booking information, contact Amy Gray on (020)70595940 or
amy[dot]gray[at]uk[dot]accaglobal[dot]com


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

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Cardiff ATRiuM Open Lecture 'The Art of Slapstick' with British Film Expert Dave Berry 21 Feb 3-6 PM FREE Admission

[Pictured above: In this photograph Wales' top film critic Dave Berry was presented with the prestigious Cyfrwng Siân Phillips Award as part of past year's Cyfrwng Welsh Media 2005 Conference, also held at the University of Glamorgan.

This annual award is presented to an individual with links to the academic world of the media and the media industry – to acknowledge a special contribution in the field of promoting the mass media in Wales. Dave Berry is author of the 'Bible' of Welsh film entitled, 'Wales and Cinema - The First Hundred Years' published in 1994 by the University of Wales Press.]



[Pictured above: The ATRiuM in coloured floodlights on the night of its Grand Opening in Novemebr 2007, as searchlights, limousines and and the celebrity redcarpet create a celebrity splash in sexy Cardiff city centre. Photography by Mark Leslie Woods © 2007]

The University of Glamorgan, Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) at the ATRiuM in historic Cardiff central, the capital city of Wales, announces on-going careers workshops for film and media students.

Open Lecture 2008: The Art of Slapstick

An illustrated talk on the comic genius of Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd to be delivered by our guest speaker; the film historian Dave Berry.



The event will take place in the auditorium (CB 205) from 3.00 to 6.00 on the 21st of February.

Dave Berry has one of the most comprehensive approaches to Early Cinema in the British Isles, with a vast knowledge of both key and obscure details about the development of cinema in Britain.



Not only this, but Dave possesses a solid general knowledge of Hollywood and as such he can give historic meaning to how British film fits into the larger picture of films and movie-making since the very beginning of this mass media.

He's lively and animated and loves his topic -- a fascinating and entertaining speaker.



The public is invited and anyone can attend this FREE lecture, supported byt the University of Glamorgan.

Please come early, seating is limited.

All are welcome for all or part of this session.

If further details are required please contact Daryl Perrins at dperrins[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk.



[Pictured above: Berry has previously discussed the work of Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis and the filming of the post-Industrial Welsh Valleys.]

Karl Francis Films

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

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Cardiff ATRiuM Offers Film and Media Students Alternative Career Path Seminars 21 February 2008

[Pictured above: The ATRiuM in coloured floodlights on the night of its Grand Opening in Novemebr 2007, as searchlights, limousines and and the celebrity redcarpet create a celebrity splash in sexy Cardiff city centre. Photography by Mark Leslie Woods © 2007]

The University of Glamorgan, Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) at the ATRiuM in historic Cardiff central, the capital city of Wales, announces on-going careers workshops for film and media students.

Many film and media students seek careers within their field, but many discover after graduation that their qualifications will open doors for them into other, related career paths and employment opportunities in the U.K., Europe and beyond.

Please come and hear these specialists in their fields explain the diverse career trajectories available to film and media graduates.

Please RSVP as required below.

Alternatives-to-Media Careers Event
CA306 1-4pm Thursday 21 February

1pm Pathways into Teaching - Teaching Adviser to Wales, Lindsay Vanstone

2pm Careers in PR and Advertising - Managing Directors, Sion Ashley-Jones and Matthew Appleby, Golley Slater

3pm Careers in Local Government - Deborah Fry, Cardiff City Council

Please sign up at Reception in Atrium to reserve your place.


[Pictured above: ATRiuM Film & Media Students Filipe Galamba and Sade Alao creating a new documentary film.]

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

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Woods & Clark are ATRiuM's Doctoral Pioneers -- First CCI Ph.D.'s to Graduate Since Faculty Move to Welsh Capital

[Pictured above: Dr. Philip David Clark and Dr. Mark Leslie Woods seated at the graduation exercise in Treforest, Wales, waiting to receive conferment of their degrees of Doctor of Philosophy on 17 December 2007.]

A belated Llongyfarchiadau / Congratulations to the first two recipients of the degree 'Doctor of Philosophy'(PH.D.) to graduate since the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries Faculty has moved into their new University of Glamorgan ATRiuM arts & media complex located in the center of Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

Receiving the degree of Ph.D. from the ATRiuM:

The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy / Gradd Doethur mewn Athroniaeth

Philip David Clark, in recognition of a work entitled, "Ten Years at the Sherman Theatre, 1990-2000". The programme of work was carried out under the direction and supervision of Professor Steve Blandford and Ms Maggy McNorton, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries.

Phil Clark [Director]
Cardiff

Artistic Director, New Writing, Devising
Freelance & Sherman Theatre

Selected plays and projects:
'Flesh&Blood' Helen Griffin, 'The Mad Millenium' &
'Crackers Xmas' Terry Deary,
'Everything must go' & 'Unprotected sex' Patrick Jones,
'Oyster Catchers' Fris Gower - Sherman Theatre

Phil Clark has an outstanding reputation as a director with several of his Sherman Theatre Company productions, such as Under Milk Wood, Boy and A Taste of Honey, having visited the theatre in the past.

Born and brought up in Brecon, Phil trained at the Rose Bruford School of Speech and Drama and Durham University.

He was a founder member of Powys Theatre Company and Bruvvers Theatre Company in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

In the eighties he was Director of Theatre in Education and Community Theatre at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Phil was appointed Artistic Director of The Sherman Theatre in 1990.



[Pictured above: Dr. Phil Clark backstage.]

Dr. Phil Clark is the artistic director at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre, and is hailed as a visionary for the Welsh Theatre. He's quoted in a recent article about his plans for the Sherman:

Over 90 new plays have been commissioned and staged at the Sherman since 1990, many of them geared towards the interests and concerns of a younger audience.

The Sherman Theatre Company have won awards for their special Christmas shows staged for the under seven's, as well half-hour dramas, which have later transferred to television and radio.

With the advent of the National Assembly, Phil Clark is hoping to develop further the profile of Welsh drama in the capital city, building on a far-reaching network of cultural practitioners, including directors such as Michael Bogdanov, Katie Mitchell, and Jude Kelly.

"Over the next few years, there is a golden opportunity to put the Sherman at the forefront of producing houses in Wales," Phil Clark adds.

Over the next 10 years, Phil Clark wants to build a production base that will attract the same kind of interest as Dublin's Abbey Theatre, or Glasgow's Tron Theatre.

There are already plans for a major new writing project linking Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as each of these nations embarks on far-reaching political and social changes; a scheme to promote the training of young directors; and further collaborations with the BBC, as well as Welsh independent television companies.

"A new nation is being created and we should be there putting our perspective across in as many ways as possible. We need to invest in what we have here - and it is a considerable bank of talent - but we should also look to the international stage. These are exciting times."

To read the entire article please see:

The Sherman -- the play's the thing...

[Pictured above: During his doctoral studies at the University of Glamorgan, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, Dr. Mark Leslie Woods has taught courses in the History of Television & Film, Welsh Film, and lecturing and holding seminars in Film Studies.]

Mark Leslie Woods, in recognition of a programme of work entitled, "An evaluation of the national cinema of Wales and whether this cinema constructs of represents a National Identity".

The programme of work was carried out under the direction and supervision of Professor Steve Blandford, Dr Lisa Lewis and Mr Ieuan Morris, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries.

Dr. Mark Leslie Woods recently received his Ph.D. in Film Studies from the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, at the University of Glamorgan located in Cardiff, Wales (27 June 2007).

He is currently completing a Postgraduate Teaching Certificate in Higher Education, also at the University of Glamorgan.

For the past four years he has lectured part-time in Film & Media Studies in Pontypridd and Cardiff. He is an adult Welsh language learner since 2003.

Dr. Woods previously earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies, with a Film Studies Certificate, from Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Woods also studied Film Production Technology at Miami-Dade College School of Entertainment Technologies.

Prior to this he completed a 4-year program in Theatre, Radio & Television at the Malone College Evangelical Friends University (Quaker) in Canton, Ohio, but did not graduate.

Dr. Woods formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Feature Project/Miami.

He has previously served as an Intern Marketing Assistant for the Miami International Film Festival, and he was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

He spent two summers teaching undergraduate Karlovy Vary International Film Festival-related study abroad film courses in Miami and Prague, Czech Republic.

Dr. Woods and his family have made their home in Miami Beach since 1982.

He is originally from an English and Welsh-descended family that were involved in the settlement and building of a Welsh-speaking community in the 1860s in Ohio, and who comprised several of the original founding members of the Youngstown, Ohio Welsh Congregational Chapel.



[Pictured above: Professor Steve Blandford, Associate Dean Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries waits to congratulate Dr. Mark Leslie Woods.]

Professor Steve Blandford was Director of Studies for both scholars receiving their doctorates from the ATRiuM.



Professor Blandford's research interests include British Film, theatre and television, New writing for stage, screen and radio, Screen performance, Media and performance in small nations, and his current research activity includes Screen and performance culture in small nations.

Professor Blandford recently published

Film, Drama and The Break-Up of Britain, Bristol, Intellect, 2007.





In a related story:



[Pictured above: The ATRiuM in coloured floodlights, as searchlights, limousines and and the celebrity redcarpet create a celebrity splash in sexy Cardiff city centre. Photography by Mark Leslie Woods © 2007]

Cardiff’s Most Exciting Campus Opens

November 28, 2007

The UK’s hottest new hub for the training of tomorrow’s creative industry professionals was officially launched by a host of well-known faces at a glittering event in Cardiff last week, 29th November 2007.

‘ATRiuM’ is the name for the building which is the city centre home to the University of Glamorgan’s Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries.

The new School brings together the creative disciplines within the University of Glamorgan, including Art & Design, Media & Communication and Drama & Music.



Celebrities and leading professionals from across the creative industries were guests on the red carpet for the launch event which will showcase the state-of-the-art building.

The evening was compered by actress Sian Phillips and presenter Rhodri Owen who took guests through an evening packed with entertainment.

Performances were given by well-known harpist Catrin Finch and vocalists Elin Manahan and Daisy Blue who was accompanied on the piano by her father Mal Pope.

Professor Peter Robertson who is the Dean of the new faculty commented, “This high-tech teaching environment provides undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes and will be the largest single university initiative for the creative and cultural industries in the UK.”



Also joining in the celebration was the faculty’s new board of visiting Professors which include some of the biggest names in the creative industries.

This advisory board, headed by industrial designer, Professor Nick Butler OBE, will be made up of actor Daniel Evans, composer Karl Jenkins, animator Robin Lyons, film director Marc Evans and theatre director Terry Hands. Profiles

Messages of support from actors Matthew Rhys and Jonathan Pryce and Welsh band The Lost Prophets were read on the evening.

The multi-million pound facility stands as an architectural icon in the city, as well as a platform for a mix of teaching and research in the theory and practice of media, design and cultural studies.

As well as high-tech teaching and learning spaces and facilities, academics and practitioners from a broad range of subject areas work together in an exciting environment geared to sharing expertise.

Professor Peter Robertson added, “This Faculty is a major development for Wales and the UK and has attracted enormous interest from the media industry, arts and cultural organisations.

Both the Faculty and the campus are being seen as a focus for the creative industries in Wales and we will be producing the professionals of the future to work in these economic growth sectors.”

Some facts about the building:

- The ATRiuM is a £35 million development. It is a 5 storey, 10,500 square metre facility.
– It is a faculty for approx 2000 students and 120 staff.
– The building contains a cinema, TV, radio and film production facilities, design studios, theatre and performance spaces, photography and journalism spaces, animation studios and computer labs.

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Cardiff ATRiuM hosts Skillset UK Audiovisual Industry Film & TV Radio Event

Skillset Event - Careers in TV and Film

Skillset is the industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK audio visual and publishing industries maintain their world class position.

The event will include a panel discussion and speed networking.

There will be opportunities to hear about specific careers, how to get in and ask any questions you might have. Please come prepared with questions.

The professionals featuring in this event are:

Aled Glynne (BBC Radio Wales)
Leigh-Ann Regan (casting director and agent)
Davina Payne (film and TV producer)
Ian Staples (script-writer)
To register for the event, you have to sign up at the Reception in Atrium, or at the reception in Student Services in Treforest.

Location 30th January 2008, 1-4.30pm, room CB403, ATRiuM, Cardiff

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

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