We are an open and inclusive collective of student artists and student entrepreneurs who band together for social contacts, artistic education and stimulation, entertainment and all things pertaining to the advancement of our dreams and careers in media, journalism, film, television, music, sound and video recording and distribution, set design, costume design, lighting design, concert, online innovations, photography, architecture, mixed and multi-media and dramatic performance.
Mary Traynor, the Head of Teaching and Learning at the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries / ATRiuM, University of Glamorgan has encouraged Arts & Media students to move as quickly as possible to sign up for place on the Careers Workshops, since places are strictly limited . . .
Mary Traynor is one of the ATRiuM Arts & Media students' favourite instructors . . .
-- Mary engages in Practice based research interests that include community Radio production and Radio drama production --
Mary oversees students involvement with the Glamorgan County Borough local Radio station, GTFM.
This involves overseeing programming, managing Radio training courses and facilitating participation in the Radio station by the wider community.
Careers@ATRiuM
Q&A Sessions for ATRiuM Students
Creative and Cultural Industries experts answer your questions on getting your ideal job. Including advice on self promotion and marketing, preparing CVs and portfolios.
Performance and Directing for Theatre, Film, TV, Radio and Multimedia - Wednesday 28th November 6 - 8pm in CA202
Design, Photography and Digital Media - Wednesday 5th December 2 - 4pm in CA303
Radio Production, Film and Sound Technology - Thursday 6th December 5 - 7pm in CA112
Places strictly limited. Reserve your place by signing up at the ATRiuM Advice Shop.
Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries / Ysgol Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylliannol Caerdydd University of Glamorgan/Prifysgol Morgannwg ATRiuM Adam St/Heol Adam Cardiff/Caerdydd CF24 2XF
As you may know, we are hosting a one-day conference on the ground-breaking TV series Life on Mars in the Faculty on Friday 16th November.
A highlight will be a discussion with two of the executive producers of the series (Claire Parker from Kudos and Julie Gardner from BBC Wales) in the afternoon.
Many thanks – and look forward to seeing some of you there.
Stephen swlacey[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk
Professor Stephen Lacey Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries/Ysgol Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylliannol Caerdydd University of Glamorgan/Prifysgol Morgannwg ATRiuM Adam St/Heol Adam Cardiff/Caerdydd CF24 2XF
Life on Mars One-day symposium Friday 16th November 2007
CCI researchers are hosting a one-day research symposium on the ground-breaking and critically-acclaimed BBC Wales/Kudos drama series Life on Mars, which finished its second, and final, series earlier this year.
"Starsky and Hutch meets Cracker...intriguing British drama" The Toronto Sun
"...brilliant detective-noir" The National Post
‘Life on Mars’ will attract academics from across the UK for what is the first research event devoted to a drama series that has emerged as one of the most significant of the 21st century.
STOP PRESS! Both Claire Parker and Jane Featherstone of Kudos have confirmed their attendance
Life on Mars Series 2 Trailer x2
The conference will open with a keynote address by Professor Robin Nelson, whose book on ‘quality’ television drama (A State of Play, MUP, 2007) has recently been published, and will close with a panel discussion with some of the leading figures behind the series; so far, Claire Parker of Kudos, who produced Life on Mars, Julie Gardner, Head of Drama for BBC Wales who commissioned it, and Ashley Pharoah, one of the series’ devisers and main writers, have provisionally agreed to attend.
Papers will be given on a range of topics, including the role of nostalgia in audiences’ responses to the series, the re-working of the iconography of the 1970s, the programme’s relationship to other police series and the role of the uncanny.
The symposium is organised by Dr Ruth McElroy and Professor Stephen Lacey, and will be one of the first research events to be held in the Atrium, the University of Glamorgan’s new base in Cardiff.
Life on Mars One-day symposium Friday 16th November 2007
Panel 1: Sam’s Stories - Narrative and Genre Panel 2: Producing Audiences for the Past
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:15 Discussion with members of the production team: Julie Gardner (BBC Wales) Claire Walker and Jane Featherstone (Kudos) Ashley Pharoah (writer)
3:15-3:30 Tea
3:30-5:00 Panels 3 and 4 Panel 3: Nostalgia and the Uncanny Media Panel 4: Locating the 1970s
Life on Mars Panels
Panel 1: Sam’s Stories - Narrative and Genre Nichola Dobson (??) ‘Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time?’ Generic and narrative complexity in Life on Mars
Karen Devlin (University of Hull) Voices Bleeding Through: The Strange Journey of Sam Tyler in Life on Mars
Ross Garner (Cardiff University) Make Another World: Expressing the Nostalgia Affect in the Diegesis and Narrative of Life on Mars
Angelina Karpovich (Brunel University) Life on Mars and the Dialectic of Suicide
Panel 2: Producing Audiences for the Past John Cook (Glasgow Caledonian University) ‘Moonage Daydreams’: Industrial and Cultural Memory contexts of Life on Mars
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia) ‘American Remake – Shudder’: Online Debates about Life on Mars and ‘Britishness’
Justine Mortimer (University of Winchester) ‘Knowing’ Quality: Exploiting Popular Cultural Capital, and Producerly and Audience Expectations
Panel 3: Nostalgia and the Uncanny Media Matt Hills (Cardiff University) The Media is the Monster…or the Message? Uncanny Test Cards and Interactive OU Lecturers in Life on Mars
Elisa Oliver (Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London) Longing to Return-Seeing the 1970s. Life on Mars: Britain, Nostalgia and Art
Peter Jachimiak (University of Glamorgan) ‘Through the TV Screen’ – The Test Card Girl, the Uncanny and a ‘70s Childhood
Panel 4: Locating the 1970s Teresa Forde (University of Derby) Location, Location, Location: What does the 1970s look like?
John Curzon (University of Warwick) Sam Tyler and the New North
Andy Willis (University of Salford) Memory Banks Failing! Life on Mars and the politics of re-imagining the 1970s
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
CCI - DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR
It is our pleasure to welcome Professor Eckart Voigts-Virchow, University of Siegen, Germany.
'Droso-Philology’: Adaptation and Bio-Poetics WEDNESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2007 11AM -- ROOM CA228
Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries ATRiuM University of Glamorgan Adams Street Cardiff CF24 2XF
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED -- ALL WELCOME!
Professor Voigts-Virchow coined the term ‘Droso-Philology’ in order to mark approaches to art dominated by neo-Darwinist thinking (i.e., Joseph Carroll).
This paper reviews recent approaches to adaptation (Kamilla Elliott and Robert Stam) and attempts to assess the relative merits of the biologistic analogies of the term.
In particular he shall argue against the universalist tendencies in bio-poetical approaches.
The point of this paper is, therefore, to articulate doubts about the intrinsic, universal and perennial appeal of any story, any writer and even more severe reservations about the attempt to build a canon from socio-biological universalism:
"The greatest literary works most completely satisfy [the reader's desire for cognitive order]" (Carroll 2004: 145).
This paper is very much work in progress and invites attempts to apply this to theatre and performance in preparation of the forthcoming conference
“Adaptations – Performing across Media and Genres”, University of Siegen, May 2008.
Professor Voigts-Virchow's Current projects: "Janespotting" – Die bildmediale Konstruktion nationaler Identität am Beispiel der Inszenierung von Englishness in costume films, heritage movies und classic TV serials der 1990er Jahre in Großbritannien (ZMI Gießen, 2001-2003).
Professor Voigts-Virchow's Areas of research: Theater, film and media theory. Contemporary drama. Culture, literature and technology. Metaphorology.
Professor Voigts-Virchow's Papers and Conferences: President of sessions 'Beckett and Popular Culture', 'Discussion Group: Media and Literature' at the MLA Convention (Chicago, 27-30 Dezember 1999).
Organiser of the International Conference 'Dramatized Media / Mediated Drama', CDE (17-20 Juni 1999, Giessen, sponsored by DFG, HMWK etc.).
Papers read at Bochum University; Tübingen University; Freiburg University; Strasbourg University; German Shakespeare Convention, Weimar; Leipzig University; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (IAPL); Siegen University; Potsdam University; Koblenz-Landau University; Birkbeck College, University of London; Humboldt University, Conf. Beckett in Berlin 2000, Stuttgart University
CCI researchers are hosting a one-day research symposium on the ground-breaking and critically-acclaimed BBC Wales/Kudos drama series Life on Mars, which finished its second, and final, series earlier this year.
"Starsky and Hutch meets Cracker...intriguing British drama" The Toronto Sun
"...brilliant detective-noir" The National Post
‘Life on Mars’ will attract academics from across the UK for what is the first research event devoted to a drama series that has emerged as one of the most significant of the 21st century.
STOP PRESS! Both Claire Parker and Jane Featherstone of Kudos have confirmed their attendance
Life on Mars Series 2 Trailer x2
The conference will open with a keynote address by Professor Robin Nelson, whose book on ‘quality’ television drama (A State of Play, MUP, 2007) has recently been published, and will close with a panel discussion with some of the leading figures behind the series; so far, Claire Parker of Kudos, who produced Life on Mars, Julie Gardner, Head of Drama for BBC Wales who commissioned it, and Ashley Pharoah, one of the series’ devisers and main writers, have provisionally agreed to attend.
Papers will be given on a range of topics, including the role of nostalgia in audiences’ responses to the series, the re-working of the iconography of the 1970s, the programme’s relationship to other police series and the role of the uncanny.
The symposium is organised by Dr Ruth McElroy and Professor Stephen Lacey, and will be one of the first research events to be held in the Atrium, the University of Glamorgan’s new base in Cardiff.
Life on Mars One-day symposium Friday 16th November 2007
Panel 1: Sam’s Stories - Narrative and Genre Panel 2: Producing Audiences for the Past
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:15 Discussion with members of the production team: Julie Gardner (BBC Wales) Claire Walker and Jane Featherstone (Kudos) Ashley Pharoah (writer)
3:15-3:30 Tea
3:30-5:00 Panels 3 and 4 Panel 3: Nostalgia and the Uncanny Media Panel 4: Locating the 1970s
Life on Mars Panels
Panel 1: Sam’s Stories - Narrative and Genre Nichola Dobson (??) ‘Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time?’ Generic and narrative complexity in Life on Mars
Karen Devlin (University of Hull) Voices Bleeding Through: The Strange Journey of Sam Tyler in Life on Mars
Ross Garner (Cardiff University) Make Another World: Expressing the Nostalgia Affect in the Diegesis and Narrative of Life on Mars
Angelina Karpovich (Brunel University) Life on Mars and the Dialectic of Suicide
Panel 2: Producing Audiences for the Past John Cook (Glasgow Caledonian University) ‘Moonage Daydreams’: Industrial and Cultural Memory contexts of Life on Mars
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia) ‘American Remake – Shudder’: Online Debates about Life on Mars and ‘Britishness’
Justine Mortimer (University of Winchester) ‘Knowing’ Quality: Exploiting Popular Cultural Capital, and Producerly and Audience Expectations
Panel 3: Nostalgia and the Uncanny Media Matt Hills (Cardiff University) The Media is the Monster…or the Message? Uncanny Test Cards and Interactive OU Lecturers in Life on Mars
Elisa Oliver (Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London) Longing to Return-Seeing the 1970s. Life on Mars: Britain, Nostalgia and Art
Peter Jachimiak (University of Glamorgan) ‘Through the TV Screen’ – The Test Card Girl, the Uncanny and a ‘70s Childhood
Panel 4: Locating the 1970s Teresa Forde (University of Derby) Location, Location, Location: What does the 1970s look like?
John Curzon (University of Warwick) Sam Tyler and the New North
Andy Willis (University of Salford) Memory Banks Failing! Life on Mars and the politics of re-imagining the 1970s
[Pictured above: Philip Glass; Photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe 1976.]
The European première of a collaboration between Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing features a new score composed by Glass, set to Cohen’s powerful words, and accompanied by artwork and imagery created by Cohen himself.
Theatrical, atmospheric and intimate, this production is performed by an eclectic seven-piece group of musicians, featuring Glass on keyboards, and utilises a mixture of live voices and a pre-recorded Leonard Cohen vocal.
Book of Longing is poignant yet passionate, playful yet profound, and one of the highlights of the achievement of two of the world’s most uncompromising, celebrated and influential musical visionaries.
Free pre-performance talk with PHILIP GLASS 6.30pm 18 October – please book place in advance.
Leonard Cohen's new book of poetry, Book of Longing, has been published in Canada in April 2006 by McClelland & Stewart, and in the United States by Ecco (HarperCollins) in May 2006. UK & Commonwealth edition was published by Viking Penguin in October 2006.
My colleague Dr. Paul Carr has written to inform me of wonderful but limited opportunity for our ATRiuM students.
[Pictured above: Dr. Paul Carr, Principal Lecturer in Popular Music / ATRiuM]
Dr. Carr writes:
"Dear Colleagues, The Millennium centre have been in touch regarding offering our students discounted tickets for the forthcoming European premiere of Philip Glass’ Book of Longing’ concert. Students can gain access to the concert for £7.50 as opposed to the normal price range of £15 - £45."
"Philip Glass is also offering a free pre concert talk before the 2nd concert at 6.30, which our students are eligible for providing it is booked at the time of purchasing the ticket."
"I would really appreciate if you would pass this on to students during lectures and tutorials, as I am attempting negotiate similar deals for future concerts. "
"Tickets can be obtained in person or over the phone, and students simply need to verify that they are purchasing the “Philip Glass Student Deal” – or something similar. "
"Tickets have to be booked in advance as places are limited, and I have around 40 leaflets which outline the detail of the concerts (which are on the 17th and 18th of this month). I will keep them on my desk, so please feel free to come and pick some up."
Dr Paul Carr, Room CA409 Cardiff School of Cultural & Creative Industries Atrium Cardiff CF24 2XF
BOOK OF LONGING Conceived and Composed by Philip Glass Based on the poetry of Leonard Cohen
A new work by Philip Glass based on the poetry of Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing has been conceived as an evening-length concert work composed for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery.
[Pictured above: Composer Philip Glass]
The culmination of years of mutual admiration between two of the most celebrated musical artists of their generation, the piece will feature new music by Glass inspired by Cohen's most recently published book of the same name.
Comprised of Cohen's poetry and sketches created over the course of the past 20 years including eight years spent at the Mt. Baldy Buddhist monastery, Book of Longing is signature Leonard Cohen-- at once meditative, playful, erotic, and provocative.
The poems are a diverse collection that can loosely be collected into the categories of long "ballads," love poems, autobiographical works, spiritual meditations written at Mt. Baldy, and short comic pieces that Philip Glass has nicknamed "limericks."
Philip Glass has conceived the concert as a collection of poetry from each of these loose categories that will run as a continuous evening rather than a traditional song cycle.
The music is currently being written for an ensemble of seven musicians including electronic keyboard (one played by Glass himself), flute/bass clarinet, hand percussion, violin, cello, upright bass, and oboe/English horn that will be visible on stage throughout the evening.
The music will be directed by Glass's longtime musical director Michael Riesman.
Four singers (Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor and Baritone) will sing lyrics pulled from Cohen's poetry as a quartet and in a variety of combinations throughout the evening and will be staged and likely visible for the majority of the evening.
The visual artwork of Leonard Cohen has never before been seen in conjuction with his music and they will be incorporated into this work. Exact means of their incorporation is still to be determined.
Philip Glass has chosen to work with choreographer/director Susan Marshall, with whom he created the opera Les Enfants Terribles, to stage the musicians and singers.
Set by Christine Jones, Lighting by Scott Zielinksi, and costumes by Kasia Walicka Maimone.
For further study:
Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass (Music in the Twentieth Century): La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, ... Glass (Music in the Twentieth Century) (Paperback) by Keith Potter
The American composers la Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass are widely regarded as pioneers of the aesthetic and the techniques of minimalism in musical composition during the 1960s and early 1970s.
This book offers the most detailed account so far of their early works, putting extensive discussion of the music into a biographical perspective.
The true musical minimalism of these years is placed in the wider context of their music as a whole, and considered within the cultural conditions of the period which saw not only the rise of minimalism in the fine arts but also crucial changes in the theory and practice of musical composition in the Western cultivated tradition.
To Apply Quickly Contact: Dr. Mark Woods, Senior Welfare Tutor ATRiuM / CCI Ty Pont Haearn at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk
THE FACULTY OF THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF CREATIVE & CULTURAL INDUSTRIES / ATRIUM
IN COOPERATION WITH THE RESIDENT WELFARE TUTORS OF TY PONT HAEARN
AND THE STAFF OF THE UNITE GROUP AT TY PONT HAEARN
P R E S E N T
For ALL Students and Faculty of
Music & Sound Film & Animation Interactive Media Costume & Set Design Drama & Performance Television & Photography
All Day Coach Trip and Media Workshops: ‘OVERLOOKING THE IRISH SEA’ FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2007
Aberystwyth Arts Centre Auditorium, Fflics Classic Film Festival, ‘Silent Village’ with Special Guest Director Marc Evans, director of ‘Snow Cake’ (2006), starring Sigourney Weaver and director of ‘Caitlin’ (2008) starring Pierce Brosnan and Michael Sheen [‘The Queen’ (2007)]
Stereophonics Snow Cake "Photovideo":
Special Guest BBC Independent Producer Ed Thomas, producer of ‘Satellite City’, Director of ‘A Mind to Kill’, Screenwriter for ‘House of America’ (1997)
Celebrity Panel Discussion of Documentary Casting & Cinematography, topics could include Film Scripts, Music Soundtrack, Costume, Make-up, Acting & Directing, Producing for Television, Period Films, Archival Restoration and Film Preservation.
National Library Sound & Screen Archive Auditorium, Animation Screenings and Workshop
‘Jerry the Terrible Tyke’, introduced by Robin Lyons creator of the animated children’s film ‘Hilltop Hospital’ winner of the San Francisco International Film Festival Certificate.
With Andrew Offiler Screenwriter of ‘Fireman Sam’ (2004) the animated children’s series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films.
BAFTA Award-winning Cosgrove Hall Films is Europe’s largest and most prolific animation company and one of only a few studios in the world with the ability to produce all three types of animation (drawn / 2D, stop-motion puppet and CGI) under one roof.
Coach departs ATRiuM at 08:00. Workshops Followed by a visit to the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway & Art Gallery, with Tours of the amazing Victorian ‘Camera Obscura’ with guided mountain train rides to the summit top and Welsh Tearoom Café ‘overlooking the scenic Irish Sea’ with panoramic views of West Wales, Ireland and the Snowdonian Peak of the Cambrian Mountain Range. Coach returns to ATRiuM at 22:00.
