Pictures of the day! By kind permission of Ben Murray

Student of The Year Nominations: So far….

Nominees AS and A-level students of the year 2008/09

• Best AS Film

Teddybear’s Picnic – Elliott Steel, Ben Slater, Jo Eaton, Sophie Dew
Toy Box – Jessica Starkins, Qudsia Shakeel, Amy Collins
Alien Youth – Liam Cairns

• Best A2 Film

The Long Goodnight. Luke Baker, Chris Poon
Black Cash – Ashley Welsh, Doug Kerr
Fierte – Bianca Castro, Yasmin Neville, Evy Platipodis, Steph Fentiman

• Best A-level Magazine

Jasmin Bice
Amy Collins
James Clothier
Henry Phillips
Elliott Steel
Sarah Taylor
Louise Twedell

• Best Original A-level Coursework, not a film/magazine

Georgia Gallagher – Storyboard FM1
Katie Stone Nicole Zuna – Promotional package for a band A2 Media Studies
Luke Baker – Film Catalogue and Presentation

• Outstanding Contribution to Media and Film outside of the Classroom

Bianca Castro – Participation in master’s project as presenter.
Georgia Lacey, Sean Hill, Lois Clark – Participating in every open evening since starting in 2007
Tina Scrivener – Student Representative Paris Media Trip

• Best AS Blog

Liam Cairns
Ben Slater
Jessica Starkins
Elliott Steel
Katie McNamara

• Best A2 Blog

Luke Baker
Bianca Castro
Tina Scrivener
Ashley Welsh

• Best Essay

Georgia Gallagher – Micro essay for film studies FM1
Sarah Baker – New Media Technologies AS resit
Yasmin Neville – Mock exam Media Issues and Debates A2 Media
Katie Stone – Mock exam Media Issues and Debates A2 Media

• Best Development of A-level Film or Media Student

Focussed specifically on January resits

Sarah Baker
Sean Hill
Georgia Lacey
Emily Lawrence
Evy Platipodis
Katie Stone

• A-level Student of The Year in Film and Media

Luke Baker
Sarah Baker
Bianca Castro
Natalie Charles
Doug Kerr
Jessica Starkins
Elliott Steel
Sarah Taylor

Media Conference Programme!

Please pick what you’re interested in!

HE Focused Events Lineup

There is a number of events lined up for those who are considering progressing to Higher Education, on the day of the Conference.  There will be the opportunity to discuss Media & Film courses with a number of HE Institutions throughout the day at the Harlow College Learning Resource Centre. Here, you can have a drop-in discussion with Lecturers from within the Film, Media & Communications areas who can offer advice as to which course is right for you!

As well as this, there will be a number of seminars that will be running throughout the day. Here is a brief run down;

11.00am – Room L117   ‘Screenwriting: Understanding Narrative Structure’, Hosted by Craig Batty – Senior Lecturer Portsmouth University

12.00pm – Room L117  ‘Media Economics in Film’, Hosted by Nick Achilleos – Lecturer West Herts College

2.00pm – Room L117  ‘The Value of Professional Work Experience, Portfolios & Showreels’, Hosted by Deniz Johns & Katie Scott – Degree Students Anglia Ruskin University

All events are bookable. If you would like to attend any of these events, please leave a post here!

The Media Conference is next week!

The Harlow College Media Conference takes place on Thursday, 19 March 2009. Our theme this year is Reach Out. This is a final invitation as we still have some places left on our workshops for the day:

 

Our Gifted and Talented Newspaper day focuses on the future: Year-10 students from local schools will be discussing and creating the newspaper of the future in a single day! They will be guided through the process of news-gathering, design/recording and delivering by senior College students and staff. Students are not required to wear school uniform on the day unless it is a school requirement. Some places are still available. You can contact me direct with a list of students at rvanloggerenberg@harlow-college.ac.uk. Tel: (01279) 868275.

 

The HE Focus is specifically aimed at students who are thinking of and will be going to University soon. Staff will be on hand to discuss subject choices, UCAS application (applying for the right course!) and how to pay for your course. In the afternoon, some current HE media students will discuss the realities of life on a University campus.

 

Our A2 film students will be delivering their Auteur Studies presentations ranging from Kubrick to Pixar. (See attached flyer) These are specifically for film fans and are book-able events. Please forward student and staff names to the e-mail above. We would like to allocate a student ambassador and have a name-badge ready when they arrive.

 

All our guests are invited to a light lunch in the refectory at 1 pm. This event is sponsored by Aimhigher.

 

We end the day with a showing of the Gifted and Talented newspaper/artefact at around 4:30 pm. Students can be picked up from 4:45 at reception.

 

In the evening the Media and Film students of the year 2009 will be announced. Categories include:

• Best AS and A2 Film
• Best AS and A2 Magazine
• Best Original Coursework, not a film/magazine
• Outstanding Contribution to media and film outside of the Classroom
• Best AS and A2 Blog
• Best Essay
• Best Development of Film or Media Student
• Student of The Year in Film and Media

 

We will also be showcasing the best of our student’s work.

Confirmed H.E. Events & Workshops

We are constantly looking to add to our line-up of events to be held on the day. Below are some of the talks/events that have been confirmed to take place on the day of the Conference – These events will be provided by our Conference Partners.

• The UCAS Application Process
• Screenwriting Workshop
• Funding for Higher Education
• Media Economics
• Practical Media Production Workshop

We are in the process of adding to these events. Additional events will be announced as they are confirmed.

Announcement of Event Partnerships

Since first approaching Higher Education Institutions to be a part of the Media Conference, we are pleased to announce that we have confirmed partnerships with the following institutions, which will be in attendance on the day of the conference.

These are:-

The School of Creative Arts, Film & Media; and the Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries – Both representing the University of Portsmouth

The Communication, Film & Media Programme team from Anglia Ruskin Univeristy

Nick Achilleos of West Herts College, who will also be representing the University of Hertfordshire.

We will announce other event partnerships as soon as they are confirmed. Watch this space!

A2 Film Auteurs – Presentations Media room (L 103) – These are bookable events

11:00 Kill Fiction. (Quentin Tarantino as auteur.) James Bullen
11:30 The Northern Pits. (Representation of Northern Culture in British Films) Stefan Mullard
12:00 The lamp and the mouse. (The relationship between Disney and Pixar). Jessica French.
12:30 Colour me Kubrick. (The films of Stanley Kubrick and his portrayal of the human mind). Luke Baker
13:00 Burton & Depp (The relationship between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp). Doug Kerr
13:30 Terminated (Special effects in the Terminator films) Chris Poon
14:00 Heeere’s Jack! (Characteristics of Jack Nicholson in portraying eccentricity in films). Natalie Charles.
14:30. Kidman – the career (The career choices of Nicole Kidman) Tina Scrivener

The Media Conference Thursday, 19 March 2009

Harlow College is proud to present its Media Conference 2009. Please see below for the programme and venues:

Hall
Lecture Theatre (CG11)
Media Room
(L 103)
Mac Studio
(LG 10)
Gui-dance
Learning Resource Centre
9:30HE  SetupTeam BriefingSetupGifted and Talented Newspaper Day:
Year 10 students of local schools put together a newspaper in a day – presented at 17:30 for Gala EveningMedia and Film Display11:00HE Focus: Exhibition by leading universities on Media, Film, Animation, Journalism Courses. Specialists will be answering questions concerning these courses during the day.Film 101: Making Films at A-level.
With Luke Baker and Chris PoonFilm Auteurs
Bookable event
(30 seats)

A2 Film students present their Small Scale Research Projects with feedback from audience.Study-ing The Media13:00Lunch14:00Preparing for College15:30Preparing for UniversityJudging The Animation Competition17:00
Dinner in conjunction with AimHigher
18:30

Gala Presentation Evening
Presentation of AS and A2 Media Students of the year, showing of exemplary work.
Prize-giving of Animation Competition winners.

For more information, please visit  HYPERLINK “http://www.themediaconference.wordpress.com” www.themediaconference.wordpress.com. rvanloggerenberg@harlow-college.ac.uk.

Film about FdA Foundation Degree in Animation

http://reniermedia.blip.tv/#1496334