November update
The start of the new year is already well underway here at HFTV. We have a small but perfectly formed group of students keen to expand on their film knowledge and get their foot in the door of the TV industry (obviously we’ll be providing fantastic placement opportunities for them!).
As well as degrees in Film, TV and Media, some of our post grads also have spent time studying history and politics so we really do encourage students from a wide range of disciplines.
During the first term here we have already welcomed several guest lecturers to deliver seminars on their industry specialism. These include Lucy Vernall from Ideas Lab with her talk on ‘Developing Factual Television’, independent film maker Nerina Villa speaking about her experiences in the industry, Executive producer Roger Shannon from Swish (who has recently been involved with RTS nominated Made in Birmingham – Reggae Punk Bhangra) and Claire Ingham from Red Room Films presenting ‘Developing Drama Ideas’.
Before Christmas we are also happy to announce that Dan Lawson from Screen West Midlands (and also alumni of the course) will be popping in with his talk on ’Exploring Screen Opportunities in the West Midlands’, Nick Lockey from Maverick Television will be covering ‘An Introduction to Multi Platform’ and finally Bob Foster from 1st Option Health and Safety will be covering those all too important areas of ‘Managing Risks for Productions’.
Goodness me, we’ll definitely need a long break over the holiday to digest all of that!
