Learning on ScreenNews Archive for December, 2010
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An Open Letter to the Home Secretary
Published: 29 December 2010On the desk in front of me as I as write is a half-page advertisement from The Times of 10 October 1979. This treasured clipping, now creased and yellowing, is headed ‘The Fourth Television Channel: An Open Letter to the Home Secretary’. Below a block of italicised text there is a signature list of more than […]
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3D Storytelling Conference
Published: 22 December 20103D Storytelling 6-7 January 2011 Ravensbourne, London A story is created 3 times, in the script, the shoot and the edit. This conference has pathways for pre-production, production and post so you can pick your way through our wide variety of seminars, panels and hands-on workshops and get the most out of this event. Confirmed […]
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Gateway highlights
Published: 22 December 2010For the last time this year, we present highlights from BUFVC Moving Image Gateway entries that we created or edited during the last week. Arab Media Watch This UK-based organisation represents the view that Arabs have long been misrepresented, under-represented and negatively stereotyped in Western media and film. Britain is no exception. They believe that […]
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Shakespeare Journal: special RSC anniversary issue
Published: 22 December 2010On 20 March 1961 it was announced that the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon would become known as the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and its company as the Royal Shakespeare Company. 2011 will mark the 50th Anniversary of this important moment in the history of the RSC and their main Stratford theatre. To mark this occasion […]
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Learning on Screen 2011 – Entry deadline extended
Published: 21 December 2010Following the recent announcement that Avid is the new sponsor of the Student Production Awards at the Learning on Screen Awards 2011, the entry deadline for all categories has been extended. It is hoped that this will provide interested prospective applicants with the opportunity to enter their productions. The Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and […]
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Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests
Published: 21 December 2010For the week ending 17th December 2010 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include a wide variety of subjects including John Pilger’s latest salvo on the ‘war on terror’, Patrick Stewart in barnstorming form in the new television production of Macbeth, the current state of child protection services in the UK […]
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British Council Films Online
Published: 17 December 2010Thirteen British Council films from the 1940s have been digitised and are now available from their Time/Image website. These documentaries reflect the work of great directors such as Mary Field (Development of the English Town), Philip Leacock/Paul Rotha (Island People) and Ken Annakin (London 1942), as well as an apprenticeship for future ones such as […]
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Avid sponsors category at Learning on Screen 2011
Published: 15 December 2010The British Universities Film & Video Council is pleased to announce that Avid – the provider of award-winning video and audio production solutions – will provide sponsorship for the Student Production Awards category at the Learning on Screen Awards 2011. The Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image […]
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Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests
Published: 14 December 2010For the week ending 10th December 2010 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include changing attitudes to child rearing, the incendiary if ultimately unsuccessful campaign of the BNP at the last general Election and a valentine to the world of statistics. 1. THE ART OF CORNWALL View TRILT record or watch […]
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Friday Gateway Getaway
Published: 10 December 2010Here are 5 more BUFVC Moving Image Gateway entries that we entered or edited in the last week. Archival Sound Recordings This British Library Sound Archive online resource comprises 40,000 selected recordings of music, spoken word, and human and natural environments. Anyone can search or browse the information on this site and listen to 23,000 […]
