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UCAS Points and your course

Reminder!

 Reminder that the loans counter is closed on Friday. If you need any equipment, please book to pick up on Thursday.

Loans Counter Next Week

 Hi everyone,

Just to let you all know that the counter will be closed on Friday. If you need equipment for the weekend, please pick it up by 12:30 on Thursday and return Monday morning.

Thanks,

Sam

Creative Encounters

 

download the form here

NFTS Virtual Events

 Hi guys,

Next week the National Film and Television School are hosting some virtual events looking at the careers of some people working on the upcoming Fast and Furious 9. These will be a really insightful series of talks and give you an idea of how the industry works. 

And it's not just on-set life, but also some of the marketing team and visual effects are here as well!

Below is the schedule for the events (All virtual, Via Zoom Link)

 

Tue 15^th June     John Rowe (NFTS Head of DFX) in conversation with Beatriz De La Osa (Visual Effects Coordinator on F9)

 

Wed 16^thJune    John Rowe (NFTS Head of DFX) with current NFTS Digital Effects students

 

Fri 18^th June       Richard Lingard (NFTS Head of Assistant Directing/Floor Management) with current ADFM Students

 

Mon 21^st June    Debbie Rowland (Head of Marketing, Distribution, Sales and Exhibition) with current MDSE students

 

Tue 22^nd June    Debbie Rowland in conversation with William Robertson (Senior Marketing Manager (F9) NBC Universal)

 

Thur 24^th June    Bex Hopkins (Head of NFTS Production Management) with current PM students

 

Fri 25^th June       Bex Hopkins in conversation with Lizzie Bull (Production Coordinator F9)

 

All sessions will take place from 4.30pm  –  5.15pm 

 

Sessions can be promoted using the text below

 

Find out more about careers behind the camera! Could you be part of the next generation of talent in Film, TV or Games?

 

To celebrate the release of Fast and Furious 9, Access NFTS is running a series of events looking at some of the essential careers behind the success of this popular movie franchise. Join us to find out more about these careers, including hints and tips for success, pathways into the field and an insight into a typical day (if there is such a thing). We will be talking to experts with years of experience in the industry as well as students currently preparing for their future career. We are also thrilled to have guests who were involved in the film talking to us about their experiences. These sessions are for you to discover new career pathways and help you see the broad range of careers behind the camera in the Film, TV and Games Industry.

 

The sessions are for anyone interested, aspiring or already involved in this industry. They are for you so it is your opportunity to ask questions and find out if this could be the future for you.  

 

To sign up simply click here and complete the form via the link below and select the session(s) you would like to attend. All sessions will be on Zoom and will be recorded for future use by the NFTS. You must be over 16 to attend the live sessions. Recordings may be made available to schools in due course. Please note that while these sessions will discuss NFTS courses they are not specifically about them. We will give all details regarding open days and finding further information about our courses at the end of each session.

 

Confirmation emails including zoom links will be sent out 24 hours before each event.

 

Please do pass this on to any colleagues/students/contacts you think would be interested in these sessions. I have put the full link below for the sign up form. We will also promote them via the NFTS and Access NFTS social media and the details can be found on our website www.nfts.co.uk/access

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFLIlExdSzxqwrdY-lPiXVWd91JQxaGb0B871jr-hEK0HR7w/viewform

Wednesday Timetable Changes

 9am Lesson - starting at usual time of 9am but running until 12pm

10:50am Lesson - not running

12:25/13:05pm Lesson - starting at 1pm and running until 4pm.

2:40pm Lesson - not running

Also a reminder that there are no lessons on Thursday or Friday this week. 

Tuesday Timetable Changes

 9am Lesson - still at 9am but running until 12pm

10:50am Lesson - starting at 1pm and running until 4pm

Monday Timetable Changes

 Hi everyone, 

A reminder of the timetable changes going ahead. These are how they are affected. 

9am Lesson - Still at 9am but running until 12pm

10:50am Lesson - not running today

12:25/13:05 Lesson - starts at 1pm and runs until 4pm.

2:40pm Lesson - not running today

Timetabling this week

 Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that the timetable is slightly different this week, as listed below.

To clarify, all 1st period lessons start at the same time as they would on a normal week. 

If you have a lesson Monday or Wednesday during period 3, then you attend that lesson at 1pm. 

If you have a lesson on a Tuesday during 2nd period (10:50) then you attend that lesson at 1pm.

MON 7th June	TUES 8th June	WEDS 9th June	THURS 10th June	FRI 11th June
9.00- 12.00          P	9.00- 12.00          U	9.00- 12.00          Q	TAG Meetings     No lessons	TAG Meetings    No lessons
LUNCH 12.00 – 1.00	LUNCH 12.00 – 1.00	LUNCH 12.00 – 1.00
1.00– 4.00        T	1.00– 4.00        R	1.00– 4.00        S

 

Booking System Update

 Hi everyone,

After half term, the booking system will be changing. To streamline the process, there will now be two slots for picking up and returning kit, one at 9am, and one at 12:30pm. 

This will be the only time you can collect and return equipment, unless you are in a lesson that requires it. 

The booking system will update on Friday morning to reflect this change. Any pre-existing bookings will be honoured. 

As ever, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email sgamble@longroad.ac.uk or message Sam Gamble on Teams. 

Thanks,

Sam

Loans Counter Shut Thursday

 Hi everyone,

Just to let you all know that the equipment counter will be shut on Thursday. That means no pick ups and no returns. Please plan your shoots accordingly. 

Thanks,

Sam

CONGRATULATIONS!

 You did it! Before you go completely, please fill in this short survey. 

And well done!

International Women’s Day

 Nations and Regions Media Futures x BBC: International Women’s Day sessions

 

On International Women’s Day (Monday 8 March), Nations and Regions: Media Futures is teaming up with the BBC for two virtual sessions to celebrate women in the media.

 

Expect lively conversation and insights from four leading BBC media experts to help you realise your own potential and carve out your future career.

 

At 1pm is our BBC Children’s event. You can hear from Blue Peter’s 39^th presenter Mwaka Mudenda and Helen Foulkes, Head of BBC Education, overseeing BBC Bitesize, BBC Teach, BBC Food and the BBC’s educational campaigns. They will be delving into how they developed their careers in television, the women who inspired them and the pivotal role BBC Education has played during the pandemic.

 

Then at 4pm don’t miss our BBC Sport session. We’ll be joined by Pam Melbourne, Assistant Editor Major Events at Radio Sport, and Helen Brown, Assistant Editor at BBC Sport, for a special panel session. They will be discussing what an average day at BBC Sport looks like (if there is one!), their routes into the industry, plus obstacles they have had to overcome on the way.

 

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from top BBC industry professionals as we #ChooseToChallenge on this International Women’s Day 2021. There will also be time during the session for an audience Q&A so have your questions at the ready!

 

Click here to register (everyone who has signed up via Eventbrite will be emailed a link to join the session):

Nations and Regions: Media Futures in conversation with BBC Children’s (International Women’s Day, Monday 8 March 2021, 1pm-1.40pm)

Nations and Regions: Media Futures in conversation with BBC Sport (International Women’s Day, Monday 8 March 2021, 4pm-4.40pm)

OCR Units and UCAS (2012 suite 100% coursework)

 60 120 180 Course UCAS points (2012 suite)

See also the UCAS site here

(OCR Cambridge Technicals)

Green screen tutorial

 https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/www.its.ndsu.edu/tlc/spongepdfs/quickstarts/Remove_Background_in_Photoshop.pdf

Induction Editing Task

 For those classes doing some editing in the first few days.

The task is to take two different films and edit them into a different genre. Turn 'Ratatouille' into a horror, and 'Ex Machina' into a romance/rom-com.

Find the project files, clips and music here: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yJFO12ld-5P-DxOWjqRD6CudpPaU51Wi?usp=sharing

Develop Your Filmmaking from home with these 5 tips!

Developing your filmmaking - 5 things you might want to try in lockdown:

1. Take part in a Future Learn Course

Future Learn provides hundreds of free courses in partnership with universities.  

Some of the film ones include:

Explore Filmmaking: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-filmmaking

Introduction to Screenwriting: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/screenwriting

1.  BFI Film Academy Labs

For next few months, the BFI Film Academy Labs events are going virtual! These free monthly online events are designed to support young, aspiring filmmakers and help develop skills and projects from home. There is also the opportunity to apply for individual mentoring and workshop sessions.

https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=bfifilmacademylabs&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

1. Watch Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

BBC 4 are running an excellent series on the conventions of different film genre.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bbn5pt/episodes/player

1. Read a book on film or by a filmmaker

There are lots of excellent and accessible film books. You may search to see if your favorite actor or director has written an autobiography, or look through the list of books about the production process.

https://bookauthority.org/books/best-filmmaking-books

 

1. Plan and shoot a 1 minute film on your phone

There are a number of apps you can download to edit films on your phone like Adobe Rush or I movie, or you can shoot footage on your phone and move them to your computer.  One exercise you can try is to plan 10 shots, each of a different length , try organising your clips in descending order 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 ,5 ,4 ,3 ,2 and 1 second or the other way round.  What is the impact of these shooting and editing decisions?

1. Write a script for a 5 minute lockdown film

This could be a documentary or a fiction script. Use Celtx Challenge yourself by only using the resources (locations, actors, props) available to you in lockdown. You could set it in one location or plan to film with a collaborator in more than one lockdown venue. Each page of script usually translates to about a minute of film - so aim to write five pages.  Try to  plan your narrative in three acts.  ACT 1: set up and complication, ACT 2, chain of events and rising action, ACT 3: Falling action and resolution.   Work out what you want to happen in each act before you start writing your script.  

As you’ll be aware these are very unusual times and it is normal to be worried.

At present we are working as usual – but remotely, and our expectation is that you will be able to do the same.

Please work during your normal lesson time if possible and do the work set.

If you can’t either work, or can’t work during the lesson time, be in contact so we know you are fine and able to study.

And if you still can’t, we will endeavour to help in any way we can.

Let us know!

The work will be on the blog and you should have access to a spreadsheet to let us know if you need something marked off.

Good luck!