BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//BEEF//media-core//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Gloucestershire Media Group Event Feed BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100224 DTEND:20100327 SUMMARY:Free Photoshop Training Arrives DESCRIPTION:Date/Time: 24 February – 27 March (5 Wednesday evenings and 2 Saturdays) Location: The Media Academy, Cirencester College Cost: Free SORRY, THIS COURSE IN NOW FULLY BOOKED. If you would like to join the waiting list please CLICK HERE and email your request to the Jess the course project manager. What is it about? These sessions will be tutored by practicing photographer and artist Kel Portman, who has a depth of experience in tutoring on this software. A rare opportunity for existing Photoshop users to brush up your skills and learn new techniques, in this series on practical hands-on sessions. This short course leads to a professional qualification in digital image manipulation. This training covers: Enhancing and manipulation – including tone & colour management, realistic and surreal manipulation, retouching, applying special effects and text, layers, colour replacement Image acquisition – suitability of various file formats Output techniques –printing surfaces, dye sublimation, CD/DVD, website, presentation options Who is it for? This course is for you if: You are already using Photoshop for basic image manipulation, either for web, print, or other new media applications, and wish to enhance your skills. You are mostly self-taught and would like access to professional knowledge on how to get the best and consistent results from this software. You have used Photoshop for a number of years and would like to refresh yourself on the 'best practice' approach. What will I get out of it? At the end of the training participants will: Be comfortable with using key Photoshop tools Understand the quality issues when selecting an image Be confident in the best techniques to apply to get the desired result Know and apply the appropriate skills for output for print, disc, web or presentation products “The quality of this software enables complex images with high production values to be achieved quickly and relatively easily, with the only limitation your imagination” Kel Portman, tutor SORRY, THIS COURSE IN NOW FULLY BOOKED. If you would like to join the waiting list please CLICK HERE and email your request to the Jess the course project manager. LOCATION:The Media Academy, Cirencester College, Fosse Way Campus, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XA CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/2/24/free-photoshop-training-arrives SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20091217T144010 LAST-MODIFIED:20100106T105953 ORGANIZER;CN=Jessica Marklew:mailto:jessica@thegmg.org ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:jessica@thegmg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100302 DTEND:20100316 SUMMARY:Professional Video Production Course DESCRIPTION:4 evenings and 2 Saturdays and 1 Sunday in March Location: The Media Academy, Cirencester College Tutored by Professional Directors: Karen Stowe and Tim May Cost: Free SORRY, THIS COURSE IN NOW FULLY BOOKED. If you would like to join the waiting list please CLICK HERE and email your request to the Jess the course project manager. What is it about? Is your aim to use video, either for traditional distribution, or in a cross platform context? Would you like to enhance your existing video production skills and develop an understanding of professional practice? If so, this intensive qualification short-course is for you. The production of short factual and documentary style video is becoming an increasing important tool for creatives, both in self-promotion and as a rounding-out to the services you can offer your clients. The focus of this intensive training will be on the process of producing a short factual insert, from script to screen, with particular focus on the importance of planning and pre-production, interview technique, and shooting relevant cutaway material. This training covers: Understanding the stages involved in professional video production Acquiring pre production and production management skills Camera, scripting and editing skills Who is it for? Filmmakers Web-video producers Anyone else wishing to produce high-quality video What will I get out of it? At the end of the training participants will: Be comfortable with applying creative ideas to translate a project brief into a completed production. Understand the stages of production used in professional practice Be confident in the use of production and post production equipment Know and apply the appropriate skills for script to screen production of a short factual project SORRY, THIS COURSE IN NOW FULLY BOOKED. If you would like to join the waiting list please CLICK HERE and email your request to the Jess the course project manager. For more details about the course content, eligibility information CLICK HERE LOCATION:The Media Academy, Cirencester College, Fosse Way Campus, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XA CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/2/professional-video-production-course SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100106T155827 LAST-MODIFIED:20100120T151821 ORGANIZER;CN=Jessica Marklew:mailto:jessica@thegmg.org ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:jessica@thegmg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100312 DTEND:20100314 SUMMARY:Multiplatform Training for TV and Media Professionals: The Creative Opportunity vs. The Production Challenge (Factual) DESCRIPTION:An intensive weekend course for professionals who work in or around factual TV and who want to develop their creative understanding and skills in multiplatform programming. The course covers key aspects of multiplatform development, production and delivery. Includes: broadcaster multiplatform commissioning requirements; multiplatform development techniques; production planning; collaborative working across platforms; how to successfully pitch a multiplatform concept. Course speakers include: • John Kent-Senior Producer, BBC Multiplatform Productions • Lucy Willis-Executive Producer, Raw TV • Marc Goodchild-Head of Interactive and On-Demand for BBC Children's • Dominic Mason – Director, AtomFire Productions • Dan Biddle-Development Producer, BBC Vision Multiplatform Products The course is included on the Skillset TV Freelance Fund’s list of eligible multiplatform courses so participants may be eligible to receive funding of 80% of the costs up to £800 through Skillset’s Multiplatform Bursary Scheme. Associated travel and accommodation costs are also eligible expenses. Please note bursary funds are limited so an early application is recommended. For more information the Skillset bursaries and eligibility criteria please check here: http://www.skillset.org/multiplatformbursaries The course is run by experienced training providers Lighthouse and digital media experts Wired Sussex and is based in central Brighton, easily accessible from London and other parts of the country by train or Gatwick airport. For more information on the course please visit: http://www.wiredsussex.com/events/multiplatformtraining.asp. LOCATION:Lighthouse, 28 Kensington St, Brighton , BN1 4AJ CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, Digital/InteractiveTV/Film/Video URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/12/multiplatform-training-for-tv-and-media-professionals-the-creative-opportunity-vs-the-production-challenge-factual SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100210T171707 LAST-MODIFIED:20100216T135918 ORGANIZER;CN=Emily Kyriakides:mailto:emily@lighthouse.org.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:emily@lighthouse.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100316T180000 DTEND:20100316T200000 SUMMARY:Knowledge Transfer - How Can Research Help To Drive Your Business Forward DESCRIPTION:GMG , South West Screen and North by South West the Skillset Media Academy in Gloucestershire & Witshire are collaborating with Skillset to look at how the research carried out by Universities can be used to enhance the growth and competitiveness of local creative enterprises. As part of this process we are holding a workshop which will provide businesses with the opportunity to tell Higher Education (HE) what research would be useful to them and how it should be structured in order to maximise benefit to creative businesses. A key element of the workshop will be examples of successful partnerships between HE institutions and businesses and how they have been utilised by a variety of businesses in the region. The workshop will be held on the 16th of March at GMG's base within Quays Creative, in Llanthony Warehouse in the Gloucester Docks. Places will be allocated by invite only so please express an interest early by contacting Holly on holly@thegmg.org.. LOCATION:Quays Creative/Nexus, Level 4, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, GL1 2EH CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/16/knowledge-transfer-how-can-research-help-to-drive-your-business-forward SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100218T094213 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T094213 ORGANIZER;CN=Holly:mailto:holly@thegmg.org ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:holly@thegmg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100318T180000 DTEND:20100318T200000 SUMMARY:Private Viewing of Richard Cox's Digital Prints and Paintings DESCRIPTION:Richard Cox Exhibition Subterranean Architecture Stepwells in North Western India & the Jagmandir Series Private View: Thursday 18 March 2010, 6-8pm Exhibition running from 18 March-9 April 2010 Summerfield Gallery, Pittville Studios Stepwells, which have been built in India for over a thousand years, were constructed to provide access to groundwater and to retain water from the annual monsoon in desert regions. As their names suggest the means of this access was by way of a series of steps, descending from the ground level as the water recedes. The nature of these steps can be simple or complex and their size varies and designs are unusual. This exhibition looks at subterranean architecture. LOCATION:Pittville Studios, Summerfield Gallery, University of Gloucestershire, Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JG CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/18/private-viewing-of-richard-coxs-digital-prints-and-paintings SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100310T160731 LAST-MODIFIED:20100310T160731 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100318T181500 DTEND:20100318T194500 SUMMARY:Open Lecture - Simon Kelner - Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, The Independent DESCRIPTION:Open Lecture-Simon Kelner-Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, The Independent Thursday 18 March 2010, 6.15pm Broadsheets, Tabloids and a Life in Journalism Join Simon Kelner as he discusses the development of newspapers over the last 20 years and poses questions about the future of journalism. For the full programme: www.glos.ac.uk/research Contact Jayne Sedgwick to reserve your space Tel: 01242 715016 Email: jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk LOCATION:MB006 Lecture Theatre, Pittville Studios, University of Gloucestershire, Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JG CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/18/open-lecture-simon-kelner-managing-director-and-editor-in-chief-the-independent SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100310T141608 LAST-MODIFIED:20100310T141608 ORGANIZER;CN=Jayne Sedgwick:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100319 DTEND:20100321 SUMMARY:Developing Multiplatform Ideas DESCRIPTION:Developing Multiplatform Ideas Next course dates: 19-21 March 2010, plus 7 weeks online Skillset bursaries are available to fund up to 80% of your costs What is multiplatform? What makes a strong multiplatform project? How can you develop great cutting edge ideas, then frame and pitch them to get commissions? Richard Williams (Head of Multiplatform Productions at BBC Vision) will equip you to face current industry challenges during a 2-day residential, followed by 7 weeks of part-time supported learning online. Develop your understanding of the multiplatform world (broadcast, online, gaming and mobile)-new opportunities and trends, shifts in audience behaviours, developments in technologies and content, emerging development processes and current commissioning needs. Generate, develop and pitch your own multiplatform ideas. This intensive opportunity allows you to develop an individual project with hands-on support from industry experts-an idea you have in development, or a new response to a current commissioning brief. With just 8-14 participants, we can respond to your specific needs and help you work towards that powerful pitch. Breathe. Take a weekend break from the daily grind and learn new techniques to maximise creativity and generate fresh ideas. Stimulate your business with invaluable networking opportunities and precious space for collaboration and inspiration. Do all this while keeping up the day job-anywhere, anytime. Work around your existing commitments and use our flexible online programme to embed your learning directly into your business activities. This new course is aimed at experienced producers and creatives (television, film, music, commercials, publishing and other specialisms) who want to develop their understanding of multiplatform. You should have at least two years' professional experience in media production. The course advances rapidly, so you will need to be up to speed with existing production methods. No existing knowledge of multiplatform production is required. The course is accredited by Skillset as a Skillset Media Academies' CPD Short Course. You can take just one course or you can work towards a qualification. This could be a Postgraduate Certificate (3 accredited courses like this), a Postgraduate Diploma (6 accredited courses) or an MA in Professional Media Practice (6 short courses and a more in depth MA project module). Cost: £800 per participant (not including a Skillset bursary) For more info on the multiplatform course, visit (Please link the article to http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/multiplatform) LOCATION:University College Falmouth, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4RH CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, AnimationMusic & SoundDigital/InteractiveTV/Film/Video URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/19/developing-multiplatform-ideas SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100118T113456 LAST-MODIFIED:20100118T113456 ORGANIZER;CN=Pippa:mailto:pipbest@mac.com ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:pipbest@mac.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100323T180000 DTEND:20100323T220000 SUMMARY:3.0 Cheltenham Tweetdrinks DESCRIPTION:Social notworking for all in PR, traditional media, marketing, communications & especially social media – across Gloucestershire and surrounding counties go to-http://gloucs3pointzero.eventbrite.com/ to register What is 3.0: Tweetdrinks? Tweetdrinks is an open environment for social drinking and “notworking” night for anyone in PR, marcomms, and media in the Gloucestershire Area (but by all means bring others) who consider themselves a geek (our definition: into social media) or involved in all/any aspects of PR & marketing. The only important part is that they like to have a drink, meet similar people, talk to each other and have a good night. If this is a success we’ll look to bring other 3.0 events such as social media and marketing/PR experts and speakers into the region to help educate, inform and inspire people & businesses. LOCATION:Haha Bar, 18 Montpellier Walk Cheltenham, GL50 1SD CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, Press & PRAdvertising & MarketingDigital/Interactive URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/23/3-0-cheltenham-tweetdrinks SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100223T142853 LAST-MODIFIED:20100226T105945 ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Hall:mailto:chrish10@gmail.com ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:chrish10@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100324T193000 DTEND:20100325T000000 SUMMARY:WHITE LABEL RADIO DESCRIPTION:The launch night of new internet radio station which will put unsigned bands and djs at the forfront of vital radio air time. White Label Radio Launches on Wed March 24th at 7.30 pm www.whitelabelradio.co.uk check out the website for how you can get invloved submit an idea, be part of the crew etc LOCATION:WHITE LABEL RADIO, WHITE LABEL RADIO , GL167RG CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, Music & Sound URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/3/24/white-label-radio SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100309T175621 LAST-MODIFIED:20100310T134245 ORGANIZER;CN=DARREN CROOK:mailto:darren782@hotmail.com ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:darren782@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100409T093000 DTEND:20100409T163000 SUMMARY:Jelly! A Casual Working Event. DESCRIPTION: What is Jelly? Jelly is a casual working event. It's taken place in over a hundred cities where people have come together (in a person's home, a coffee shop, or an office) to work for the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off. You bring a laptop (or whatever you need to get your work done) and a friendly disposition. Watch this video about Jelly, or read about it in Wired. Why do you do this? Jelly started in NYC in February of 2006 when roommates Amit and Luke realized that they loved working from home, but they missed the creative brainstorming, sharing, and camaraderie of a traditional office. (Office politics, not so much.) So they started inviting friends to come work from their home one day a week. They soon found that working in close proximity to new and interesting people every couple of weeks resulted in new ideas and interesting conversations. Emboldened by their early success, they made it a more regular thing. Jelly was born. Who can come to Jelly? Anyone! We see a lot of designers, developers, and internet types, but we've also had musicians, cooks, sound designers, tea sommeliers, product designers, photographers, writers, and more. Some of us are entrepreneurs or freelancers. Others work in an office most of the time, but work at Jelly for fresh ideas and a change of pace. No matter what you do or what you create, you're welcome to come to Jelly and share your talent and learn from others. When is the next one? The very first Gloucestershire Jelly Day is on Friday 9th April from 9.30am-4.30pm, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks Limited places! Book Now by Clicking Here! Follow Glos Twitter http://twitter.com/cotswoldjelly LOCATION:Gloucestershire Media Group, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/4/9/jelly-a-casual-working-event SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100308T131252 LAST-MODIFIED:20100309T132252 ORGANIZER;CN=Howard Moorey:mailto:howard@hojomo.com ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:howard@hojomo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100422T181500 DTEND:20100422T194500 SUMMARY:Open Lecture - James Wright - Artist in Residence, Gloucester Cathedral DESCRIPTION:James Wright’s intensely observed paintings on seasoned oak panels revisit the work of artists from the Early and High Renaissance and Flemish Schools, with particular interest in artists such as Rogier van der Weyden. The traces of depictions such as The Deposition, The Passion, The Vanitas and The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian are recast in urban contemporary settings, and their narratives reconfigured through the accoutrements of inner-city street furniture such as graffiti, rubbish bags, cardboard boxes, traffic cones and unwanted possessions. Wright uses a vocabulary of symbols and motifs, often from History Painting but many of his own making to denote the themes of the original works he is revisiting. Within these works the historic and the contemporary are dramatically conflated in such a manner that the art of painting is once again rendered relevant through its mediation via the contemporary urban landscape. James Wright graduated form the Royal College of Art in 2007 and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. He has been a prize winner in the Jerwood Drawing Prize and Jerwood Contemporary Painters. His work is included in numerous public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum. Thursday 22 April 2010, 6.15pm For the full programme: www.glos.ac.uk/research Contact Jayne Sedgwick to reserve your space Tel: 01242 715016 Email: jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk LOCATION:MB006 Lecture Theatre, Pittville Studios, University of Gloucestershire, Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JG CATEGORIES:Gloucestershire Media Group event, URL:http://www.thegmg.org/diary/2010/4/22/open-lecture-james-wright-artist-in-residence-gloucester-cathedral SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20100310T141221 LAST-MODIFIED:20100310T141221 ORGANIZER;CN=Jayne Sedgwick:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:jsedgwick@glos.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR