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Dr Sarah BarrowHead of SchoolCONTENTSWelcome to the latest editionof lsm, the Lincoln Schoolof Media’s magazine. This isour opportunity to share withyou the impressive work andfantastic achievements of ourstudents, graduates and staff.We’re very proud of them all.Welcome also to the School of Media,where students at all levels will find anunrivalled learning experience. As acreative and progressive School,we have an outstanding reputationfor the quality of our courses, ourrelationship with the media, creativeand cultural industries, and thestrength of our research activity inpractical and theoretical areas. Evenin these tough economic times, a veryhigh percentage of our students goon to forge exciting and successfulcareers in these industries and otherslike them, so we feel confident thatwe’re equipping them with the rightskills and knowledge to progress.Many also do extremely well in higherstudy and research.Inside this magazine, you’ll find lots ofnews about what we’ve been up toover the last few months. You’ll finddetails of our staff, their backgroundsand professional interests, includinghow their research and industryexperience informs and supports theirteaching. We’ve also caught up withsome of our graduates to discoverwhat they’ve been doing sincegraduation – these stories really areinspiring. You can find more of thoseon the ‘Alumni Stories’ section ofour Blog, the ‘LSM Network’:http://lsm.alumni.lincoln.ac.uk/As always, there’s both anentrepreneurial and an internationalflavour to all that we do. TheSchool is committed to providingopportunities for students and staffto get involved in work and activityoutside the curriculum and overseas,and to create work for individuals,organisations and companies outsidethe university. We welcome and arevery grateful for these opportunities,which we believe show how ourstudents can use their creativeand professional talents to make adifference. Current projects includepartners such as the British HeartFoundation, the RAF, Mortons Mediaand the National Health Service,and our partnership with the BBCcontinues to provide on goingopportunities for students in termsof networking, work experience,workshops and guest speakers,at Lincoln and at the various BBCcentres across the UK.If you’re thinking of applyingto the University of Lincoln, forundergraduate or postgraduatestudy, this guide should give yousome idea of what to expect fromyour time at Lincoln.We hope you enjoy reading andlook forward to welcoming youto our university soon.3 Why Choose LSM?...4 BA (Hons) Media Production...5 Going Underground...6 BA (Hons) Film & Television | staffpublication...7 BFI Lincolnshire Film Academy...8 BA (Hons) Audio Production...10 Meet the team...12 NHS campaign...13 Media Culture: 2020 Project...14 The truth about the man on the moon...15 Lancaster Movie | Charity Album...16 Guest speakers...17 Meet the Freelancers...18 Frequency Festival | Gradute View...19 Radio Symposium...20 Postgraduate Study...22 Recognition for LSM Film Maker...23 GraduationWHYCHOOSELSM?With outstanding facilities, superb teachersand an industry-wide reputation forexcellence, the University of Lincoln is thenatural choice for students planning a careerin the media, creative and cultural industriesin particular but also in a range of othercareers where the skills and knowledge wehelp you develop are highly valued.The School of Media is widelyregarded for the calibre of ourgraduates, while our globallyrenowned research activity won usexcellent results in the most recent UKResearch Assessment Exercise (RAE).Our innovative courses offer a robust,practical grounding in core skills, aswell as many opportunities for creative,critical, original work. Innovativework experience opportunities andcommissions with local and nationalorganisations are regularly available,and all our students are activelyencouraged to use these to enhancetheir CV, showreel and portfolio, and togain the Lincoln Award. Our muchvaluedBBC Education PartnershipStatus enables us to offer regularworkshops and internships with theBBC in London and at their newhome at MediaCity.Our Media Production degree was thefirst of its kind in the UK and has beenrunning for almost 20 years.We continually refresh the curriculumto keep the content relevant andupgrade our impressive facilitiesannually. While other institutions haveadded Media Production degreesto their provision, our unique mix ofindustry-quality technical resources andteaching specialisms mean we remainat the forefront of media education.Our Audio Production course waslaunched in 2009, quickly filling itsplaces and providing students with arange of exciting creative and technicalopportunities to work with sound in allits forms. In 2010, we launched theFilm and Television degree, building onthe excellent reputation of the teachingand research in this area at Lincoln.The School is supported by the MediaBroadcast Production Centre,a purpose-built digitally integratedproduction environment which includestwo television studios (refurbished withHD cameras, new colour facility andLED lighting in Summer 2011),radio studios, video editing suites,audio edit suites, digital imagingsuites, a 24 track live HD digital multitrackaudio studio, a photographystudio, multimedia suites and theLincoln Sound Theatre. In additionto opportunities for live broadcastwith SIREN, the community radiostation based at Lincoln, we have alsolaunched the online Brayford Radiomanaged largely by students, andLincolnshire TV.We’re also very proud of our expandingportfolio of postgraduate courses,in Media, Film & Television Production,Photography, Digital Media and Studiesin Media and Culture, and of theresearch culture in the School whichcelebrates theoretical as wellas practical approaches.We’re very pleased to have developedstrong connections with a range ofimportant organisations, and to haveawarded honorary degrees to some bignames such as respected film directorMike Newell and former BBC DeputyDirector General Mark Byford. In thelast year alone, we’ve been delightedto add Film Producer/Director AntoniaBird, Radio legend Trevor Dann,science writer and broadcaster Dr ChrisRiley, and TV Producer Alex Graham toour register of Visiting Professors.2 3

BA (Hons)Media ProductionGoing UndergroundThe BA in Media Production at Lincoln continues to attractthe largest number of recruits of all our awards. For thelast 16 years it has consistently produced dynamic andhighly employable graduates who are making significantcontributions to the ever-changing global media landscape.First year Media Production studentAlex Faulkner gains invaluableexperience working with Aperture Films.4Throughout this time, the MediaProduction award and facilities havebeen continually reviewed, reshapedand updated to anticipate and meetthe challenges and demands thatadvanced digital technology continueto throw up. Last year (for instance)the already impressive TV Studiofacility was completely overhauled tofull HD specifications and equippedwith an energy efficient LED lightingrig to provide our students accessto an unparalleled industry-standardenvironment whilst significantlyreducing our carbon footprint inthe same stroke.Staff profiles:Neil Kendall & Janis KearnsJoint Programme LeadersBA (Hons) Media ProductionMedia Production students seizethis unique blend of opportunities atLincoln, benefit from the continuallyupdated studios and facilities, andthrive in a vibrant environment that iscreative, challenging and supportive.The academic team encompassesexperienced and practicing industryprofessionals as well as acclaimedcritical scholars who are engagedwith influential research that is highlyrespected at national and internationallevel. The learning experience isfurther enriched by visiting professorsranging from film studio executivesto cutting edge documentary makers– augmented by guest lecturers thatJanice Kearns is a Senior Lecturer andher professional practice background isin broadcast documentaries. She hasworked in the independent sector onprogrammes for Channel 4’s ‘CuttingEdge’ and BBC ‘s ‘Inside Story’ aswell as producing documentary seriessuch as ‘The Nick’ for Channel 4.More recently she has directed a film,‘Footprints in the Sand: Holidays on theLincolnshire coast’, in association withthe Media Archive for Central England(MACE).Janice is a Fellow of the HigherEducation Academy, her teaching spansdocumentary practice and theory, filmproduction and screenwriting, and herresearch interests are focused arounddocumentary and popular factualtelevision.Neil Kendall graduated from one ofthe first film and television degreecourses and had a career in broadcastinclude some of the biggest names inthe industry.Through their experience at Lincoln,Media Production graduateshave gone on to make significantcontributions to a media sector thatcontinues to provide a substantialshare of the UK economy, othershave been inspired to start theirown media companies right herein Lincoln, stimulated by supportfrom the University’s Enterprisecentre that builds on our experiencewith Sparkhouse Studios that weestablished in 2002 to supportgraduate business start-up.television of over twenty years workingon a huge variety of broadcast televisionprogrammes from award winning dramasto ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Art Attack’, withmany household names including PaulMerton and Michael Parkinson. He alsoproduced and directed corporate videosfor leading companies such as RollsRoyce, Price-Waterhouse and the Prince’strust. He got a taste for teaching whilsttraining colleagues and began to teachpart-time at Bournemouth Universitybefore coming to Lincoln after helping tolaunch digital broadcasting at BSkyB.Neil is a Fellow of the Higher EducationAcademy and he teaches and coordinatesmodules across all the levels ofthe course, focusing on the multi-cameratelevision studios but also the level three‘Research and Development’ modulethat creates bridges between the courseand industry.Aperture Films asked if I was able togo and work with them in New Mexicoas follow up work to a previous projectI worked on with them in December2011 in Los Angeles, California.Obviously, when they asked me,my immediate response was yes! Iwas eager and excited, but I was alsoa little anxious, as it would be only thesecond time I’d flown alone. I mademy flights and travel arrangementsaround 3 weeks before the actualday of travel, which is cutting it fine,but made the whole experience evenmore exciting! On Friday 8th February Itravelled to Heathrow airport in Londonin readiness to fly to Dallas, Texas, tomeet up with the crew from ApertureFilms. We would then travel togetherto Roswell, and then to Carlsbad, NewMexico to work on the set for a filmthey’re about to start filming for the USNational Park Service.The film would be both informationaland promotional for CarlsbadCaverns, a series of caves situatedjust outside Carlsbad, New Mexico.The caves are roughly 750ftunderground, with extensive manmade trails, along with an unknownnumber of smaller, more beautifullydecorated formations. My role onset was that of Production Assistant(PA) and BTS (Behind The Scenes)photographer and videographer. I wason hand to assist in any way possible,whether that be changing the lens onthe camera, running back and forthfetching specific equipment, beingan extra or setting up lights. At thesame time as this, I was shooting allthe behind the scenes footage for theproduction. This included photo andvideo, all shot on my Canon 60D (withthe camera being mine, it made myjob a lot easier as I was familiar withthe camera and knew what it was,and wasn’t capable of…).Speaking of which, shooting / takingany type of photo or video in the darkdepths of a huge cave comes with itsdifficulties – you can’t see anything!It was a good job that this was thebiggest lighting set up Aperture Filmshad ever used (with over 20 highpowered lights, ranging from 500wattsto 1800watts), as they lit up CarlsbadCaverns like it had never been seenbefore, the caves were truly stunning.Even the park rangers had never seenthe cave in such a way, re-igniting theirlove for the cave. We, the film crew,were granted special permission togo off the designated trail around thecave. This allowed greater freedom forcreativity, movement and will overallmake for a better film. But this camewith its risks – carrying heavy lights,tripods, cameras, dolly track, jib arms,etc. off trail can be dangerous. So dueto this, we had to wear work helmetswith searchlights whenever we wereoff trail.The experience I have gained fromthis set, and the previous work withAperture Films has been, and is,invaluable. I have learnt about filmmaking in the real world: how towork to a tight schedule, and whenthings go wrong how to deal withthem quickly and efficiently – astime is money! My time in the USwith Aperture has developed myprofessional etiquette, my socialskills, and my own skill set has beenvastly increased, now knowing howto set up and use a lot of industrylevel film making equipment, which Iknow will come in very useful in myfuture career. I can’t thank ApertureFilms, and everyone who works thereenough. They took me under theirwing for the second time, so hopefullyI did myself proud and did a good job.5

BA (Hons)FILM & TELEVISIONLincoln School of Media’s Film & Televisiondegree combines critical and theoreticalacademic study with an element of practicalproduction in an uncompromisinglyprofessional environment.STAFF PUBLICATIONAlongside modules thatembrace the historical andcontemporary aspects ofaudiovisual culture, and offera range of interesting options,students produce creative projects inTV Studio, Film and Video practice andscriptwriting before specialising in oneof these areas in years two and three.This distinctive mixture of complementaryapproaches has rapidly established themamong the fastest-rising University ofLincoln courses in terms of applications.The Film & Television Programme isan established degree in the LincolnSchool of Media. It began in 2006 andwas launched as a Single Honoursprogramme in 2010. Programme Leader,Tom Nicholls, said “Students benefit fromjoining a large school with the advantagesof being taught critical studies byrecognised researchers and productionby practitioners with extensiveindustry experience.”History on TelevisionPROFESSOR ANN GRAY AND DR ERIN BELLReview by LSM Senior Lecturer Radica WrightTom added: “They also gain from theSchool’s constant investment in stateof-the-artresources. We’ve seen theopening of the Lincoln Sound Theatre,in which music, dialogue and effectscan be recorded and dubbed, and theupgrading of the larger television studiowith the latest HD equipment andLED lighting.”In 2012 we have validated threeexchange programmes which addfurther to the possibilities offered bythis degree programme. These offerthe opportunity to study for a term atMoorhead, Minnesota State University,USA, Klagenfurt, Alpen-Adria Universityin Austria or FAMO, Film School, Pisek,Czech Republic. This gives the chanceto study Film & Television in anotherinstitution and gain valuable experienceof living and studying abroad. It shouldbe noted that both are offered on acompetitive basis for a limitednumber of students.”BFI LincolnshireFilm AcademyFrom January to March 2013, LSM hosted the firstever BFI Lincolnshire Film Academy, in association withCfBT Education Services, funded by the British FilmInstitute, and with support from a range of topindustry professionals.18 young people from around the region were selected toparticipate in 9 weeks of intensive training, seminars andworkshops on film production at the end of which theyproduced their own high quality film using our own HDTV Studio and some amazing specialist kit. They also hadthe chance to apply for the national Talent Campus beingheld at the National Film and TV School over Easter.One of our team made it to that Talent Campus!The university was selected as one of 24 partnersto deliver the nine-week BFI Film Academy course,in partnership with CfBT Education Services. TheAcademy was supported by Oscar, Golden Globe andBAFTA winning actor Jim Broadbent, also patron for theLincolnshire Awards for Film Teamwork and Achievement(the LAFTAs).Applicants were chosen based on their demonstrationof creative aptitude and enthusiasm for the film industry.They made their own short film which will be showcasedat this year’s LAFTAs Film Awards, to be held at LincolnEngine Shed in October.Sarah Barrow, Head of Lincoln School of Media, said:“We are absolutely thrilled that our bid with CfBTEducation Services to host the BFI Film Academy wassuccessful. This represents recognition of the School’sgrowing reputation as a centre of excellence for filmeducation and training, our commitment to giving youngpeople the best opportunities in film production, and ourestablished work with schools and colleges. It is fantasticthat young people from around the region and beyondhave been able to experience the art of film-makingand learn from industry-leading experts.We are also pleased to be able to involve some of ourexisting students in the programme, so that they areable to pass on the benefit of their own experiences andadd something really valuable to their own CVs. It is awonderful experience for everyone involved.”The project was organised by LSM Senior Lecturer BrianHall and Robert Pitman from CfBT.6This book is a great read if you’reinterested in the process involved in therepresentation of history on television.It is a culmination of an AHRC-fundedresearch project, called ‘TelevisingHistory 1995-2010, by Professor ofCultural Studies Ann Gray and SeniorLecturer in the School of HumanitiesDr Erin Bell.Their book considers the representationof the past on television through factualprogramming. Beginning with thequestion ‘why does history on TV lookthe way it does?’, it draws on interviewswith media professionals, historians,archivists and archaeologists, as wellas undertaking analysis of a range offactual programming, from ‘Who do youthink you are?’ to ‘Timewatch’.The authors explore key themes in thecommissioning, production and form ofhistory series over the last two decades.It aims to highlight how changes inthe broadcasting landscape as well ascultural changes since the early 1990sin particular have affected the nature ofhistory programmes, in terms of period,genre – including presenter – anddissemination, whilst also consideringthose histories rarely represented onscreen – black and women’s histories,amongst others – and the relationshipof television history to public historymore broadly.7

BA (Hons)audio ProductionAt the September2012 graduationceremony, the AudioProduction awardcelebrated its firstcohort of graduates.The first three years have been markedby both a growth in numbers and aconstant revision and developmentof the course. More importantly,the programme has produced adynamic, creative and adaptable groupof students who work easily acrossplatforms, disciplines, formats andgenres. To support this, the resourcesand facilities have been developed toinclude an extension to the multitrackrecording space, and an increase indigital audio software. In 2011,the Lincoln Sound Theatre (LST) wasopened for students to develop theadvanced skills required to produceoriginal broadcast quality film, videoand gaming soundtracks.The course is linked to contemporarypractice via a range of guest speakersand current practitioners from themusic, broadcast and film industries,several of whom also lecture andteach part-time on the programme.In addition, during May 2013 AudioProduction and the LSM hosted thesecond Music & Radio Symposiumwhich was chaired by the LincolnSchool of Media Visiting ProfessorTrevor Dann.The Audio Production programme hasachieved accreditation status by theeducational and industry body: JointAudio & Media Educational Support(JAMES). The symposium and theaccreditation provides contactsand opportunities for students at,for example, the BBC Maida Vale andthe British Grove Recording Studiosboth based in London.Over the last year, building upon ourwell established LSM links, the firstexchange of students between AudioProduction and the Music IndustryProgramme at the Minnesota StateUniversity in Moorhead began. Aswell as adding an additional culturalaspect to the degree, it also providedstudents with the opportunity to workcollaboratively with American studentsand staff on their final year projects.You can keep up to date with theactivities of the Audio Productionstudents and staff at the AP blogand Twitter sites:http://audioproduction.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/@AudioProd_LSMStudent view:Alistair PritchardBA (Hons) Audio ProductionLevel 3“Overall, the Audio Production course has guided me throughlearning the production techniques essential to my desired careeras a Recording Engineer and has given me a broader view on themedia and cultural industries.”Staff profile:Emily WilczekvSenior LecturerBA (Hons) Audio ProductionTo borrow from Resonance FM’smission statement, I’m interested in thenew, the undiscovered, the forgotten,the impossible. I joined the Schoolof Media in 2004 and specialise inexperimental approaches to movingimage and sound. This interest stemsfrom my undergraduate degree inFine Art, where I first started makingshort films and playing improvisedmusic. Working with people who wantto see and hear things differently isa good thing: extending aestheticpossibilities, and opening up modes ofrepresentation. I put this into practicein my own occasional short films, andmore frequently in curated screenings(see http://www.annexinema.org/).Similarly, my recent MA thesis wasabout de-centred cultures: a study ofartist-led organisations in a marginalcity. I’m currently working on acommission from Broadway MediaCentre to produce a new film on thesociology of cinema-going outsideEurope, due for completion bySpring 2014.Since the launch of the BA (Hons)Audio Production in 2009 I haveco-ordinated the Level 2 core theorymodule Practices of Listening. Themodule introduces students toinnovative, experimental and avantgardepractices in sound across avariety of media. Pioneers in film, radio,music, and art are studied with the aimof thinking about the potential of soundbeyond the mainstream.I’m currently in my final year at Lincolnand last year spent 4 months inMinnesota, USA studying Music Industryat Minnesota State University Moorheadas part of the exchange program.During my time in America I particularlyenjoyed studying live soundreinforcement and the history of Jazz.MSUM also has a great range ofmicrophones and studio equipment,which was very helpful for one of mymodules where I took on 4 recordingprojects. This involved individuallyrecording an artist/band and developingthe project to a finished end product.Another opportunity I gained whilst Iwas in the US was to work at the CMJMusic Marathon Festival as a ProductionAssistant and PA to the ProductionManager. This involved delegating tasksto volunteers and being responsible forthe running of the Australian showcase,which included bands such as San Ciscoand Dune Rats. CMJ takes place in theheart of New York and puts on a numberof conference-like events and over 1000bands during the 5 days. I worked fulltime shifts from 6:00am – 8:00pm thentravelling to another part of the city tosound check and work for a band calledLovelife from the UK now based in NYC.Last June, through Dave Harries and theJAMES accreditation agreement, I wasalso fortunate enough to undertake workexperience at Mark Knopfler’s BritishGrove Studios in London. Dave haspreviously been the studio manager atAir Studios, Decca Studios and workedat Abbey Road. My work experience atBritish Grove was for a week and I mademany friends and contacts whilst doingthis. My full experience can be read onthe Audio Production blog:http://audioproduction.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2012/07/07/work-experienceat-british-grove/Overall, the Audio Production coursehas guided me through learning theproduction techniques essential to mydesired career as a Recording Engineerand has given me a broader view on themedia and cultural industries. It has alsohelped me to make valuable contacts inthe music industry.Please feel free to contact me withquestions: alistair.pritchard@talktalk.net or @AlistairPritch on Twitter.89

MEET THE TEAMWant to know who you’ll be taught by whenyou start at Lincoln? Take a look at our galleryof some of the people that will be helping youget the most from your time within LSM.We’re all happy to answer any questions you may have about the courseso get in touch! You can find out more about us and our areas of interestby clicking on the staff link on the website at www.lincoln.ac.uk/lsmDr Sarah BarrowHead of SchoolE sbarrow@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886615Professor Brian WinstonThe Lincoln ChairE bwinston@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 6871Professor Ann GrayProgramme LeaderMA Studies in Media & CultureE agray@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886913Brian HallSenior LecturerMedia Production (Film)E brhall@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886332Marcella ForsterSenior LecturerMedia Production(Screen Writing)E maforster@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886403Dr Grethe MitchellReader in Digital MediaE gmitchell@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886123Rosaline SmithSenior AdministratorPA to Head of SchoolE rosmith@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886123Louise LawlorSchool AdministratorE Llawlor@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886123Bryan RuddProgramme LeaderBA (Hons) Audio ProductionE brudd@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886270Dr Rob ColeyLecturerMedia Production/TheoryE rcoley@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886129Martyn ThayneLecturerMedia Production/TheoryE mthayne@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886994Dr Jirina SmejkalovaReaderMedia and Cultural StudiesE jsmejkalova@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 837339Janice KearnsJoint Programme LeaderBA (Hons) Media ProductionE jkearns@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886492Neil KendallJoint Programme LeaderBA (Hons) Media ProductionE nkendall@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886386Tom NichollsProgramme LeaderBA (Hons) Film & TelevisionE tnicholls@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886430David McSherrySenior LecturerAudio ProductionE dmcsherry@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 837129Colin ReinersPrincipal LecturerMedia Production (Design)E creiners@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886216Clementine MonroSenior LecturerMedia Production (Photography)E cmonro@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886271Richard VickersProgramme LeaderMA Digital MediaE rvickers@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886377Adam O’MearaProgramme LeaderMA PhotographyE aomeara@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886189Andy McKayProgramme LeaderMA Media, Film &Television ProductionE amckay@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886435James FieldSenior LecturerInteractive Digital MediaE jfield@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886994Dr Dean LockwoodSenior LecturerMedia TheoryE dlockwood@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 886088Zara HealySenior LecturerMedia Production (Radio)E zhealy@lincoln.ac.ukT 01522 8862601011

Creative studentssupport vitalNHS campaignCreative students from the Universityof Lincoln are helping the NHS to raiseawareness of post-natal depression afterreceiving the brief for a live poster campaign.Media Culture2020 ProjectFinal-year undergraduates from theUniversity of Lincoln’s School ofMedia were invited to research anddesign a series of posters to increaseunderstanding of important issuessurrounding maternal mental health.The students, who currently specialisein design, presented their final proposalsto Lincolnshire Community HealthServices NHS Trust (LCHS), which wenton to showcase one of the designs ata national Early Implementer Site (EIS)conference in London.LCHS was named by the Departmentof Health as a Second Wave EarlyImplementer Site in April 2012 as part ofa national programme to improve healthvisiting services.Elizabeth Hillman, Health VisitingDevelopment Lead with LincolnshireCommunity Health Services, said:“The collaboration with the University ofLincoln’s School of Media has been a reallypositive experience for everyone involved.“I am absolutely delighted with theposters that the students have produced.They have proved themselves to be verycreative, and have delivered eye-catchingand interesting designs when respondingto the brief, which of course deals with anextremely sensitive topic.”The design taken to the conference,created by BA (Hons) Media Productionstudent Michael Sharp, was also one offour posters selected by the Departmentof Health to be presented to Dr DanielPoulter, Parliamentary Under-Secretary ofState for Health Services.Michael Sharp said: “I am thrilled thatmy design has been presented to agovernment minister. The partnershipproject with the NHS was reallychallenging, as we had no previousknowledge of the subject, but I feel thatproducing awareness-raising work thatcould be used in hospitals and healthcentres is a great achievement for me.”Colin Reiners, Principal Lecturer in theLincoln School of Media, coordinatedthe project. He said: “The project hasbeen a fantastic opportunity for all ofthe students involved, and they haveworked extremely well as a successfulteam. Our postgraduate directing theproject was Hazel Donnelly, and ourstudents Stephanie Gaffing, Jack Darnelland Michael Sharp have all made agreat contribution to the campaign forLincolnshire Community Health Services.”The partnership with the NHS is oneof many live briefs completed bystudents from the Lincoln School ofMedia. Completing commissions suchas this provides a client-focussedenvironment for the students to work in,and contributes to their preparations foremployment after university.Ten students and Senior Lecturer James Field from theLincoln School of Media took part in the Media Culture2020 project in Tampere, Finland in April. They spent twoweeks at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)School of Art, Music & Media, working with studentsfrom the Netherlands, Spain, Latvia as well as Finnishand international students studying on the TAMK Mediaprogramme. Media Culture 2020 is an EU funded ErasmusIntensive Programme, which brings together studentsand teaching staff from European higher educationinstitutions. The object of the project is to demonstratewhat 21st century converged and interactive EuropeanMedia Culture could be in comparison to the 20thcentury model. Media Culture 2020 breaks classroomand campus walls by creating open virtual learningenvironments where students from different countries andfields can explore and learn together. James Field said“MC2020 gave me a fascinating insight into collaborativeeducation on a truly grand scale. Working with studentsacross Europe both online and in the workshop in Finlandpresented challenges but was ultimately rewarding whenthe students presented their ideas and research, eachfeaturing a consensus of similarities that exist in mediaculture across the continent both presently and lookingtowards the future.”The main activities of the event were team building,project planning and research, with skills developed inmedia production for 21st century platforms, working ininternational multidisciplinary teams using social mediaservices and applications. Lincoln School of Mediacoordinator for the project, Principal Lecturer RichardVickers said “This was a fantastic event and a greatopportunity for our students to work with students andlecturers from across Europe on a truly innovative project.Team Lincoln made a great impression on colleaguesfrom our European partner institutions and made manynew friends.” The two weeks in Finland included visits toROVIO, creators of the hugely successful Angry Birds andthe TV2 studios, with many industry talks including onefrom Minna Tiihonen of YLE, the Finnish BroadcastingCompany. The students took part in many cultural eventsduring their time there; each student team had a countrythemed evening to organise, with Team Lincoln presentinggreat British traditions such as fish & chips and a pub quiz.The students also experienced some traditional Finnishpastimes including a sauna followed by jumping into afrozen lake afterwards. One of the Lincoln student teamGemma Pass said “ When I went I really didn’t appreciatewhat a great opportunity it was. Now I realise what aninfluence it could have on me and my future.” Gemmaadded “MC2020 gave me the chance to be part of severalcultures, It was something that I will never forget. I’ve metpeople that I will keep in contact with and hopefully workwith again.”The students who took part in the project in Finland were:Jack Darnell, Jacqueline Poornomansy, Jack Howard,Gemma Pass, James Booth, Sara Millis, Tom Young,Camron Steele, Ben Atkinson and Michael Cripps.10 more students from the Lincoln School of Media willtake part in Stage 2 of the project at Liepaja University inLatvia in October this year. More photos from the Finlandevent and information on the Media Culture 2020 projectis available online:http://mediaculture2020.blogspot.co.uk1213

The truth about the manon the MoonA pioneering documentary film created by aLincoln professor premiered on BBC Two onSunday 30th December, revealing the incrediblelife story of iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong.As told byArmstrong’s closestfriends and family,many of whomhave never spokenpublicly before, ‘NeilArmstrong: FirstMan on the Moon’ draws heavilyon previously un-broadcast archivefootage to offer an exclusive insightinto the life of the first man to set footon the Moon.Dr Christopher Riley, VisitingProfessor of Science and Mediawith the Lincoln School of Media,approached the Armstrong familythis autumn to film the biopic; whichcelebrates the American astronaut’sextraordinary life. From his childhoodand growing up during America’sGreat Depression to the heady days ofthe space programme, his historic firststep on the Moon and his notoriouslyprivate later life, the new documentaryexposes the man behind the myth.Globally renowned as an aeronauticalengineer and advocate ofcontemporary human spaceflight, NeilArmstrong led the first Apollo Moonlanding mission and changed history.However, Armstrong’s life after theflight of Apollo 11 was in many waysequally challenging, as he came toterms with life outside of NASA andthe relentless demands of fame, whichfollowed him for the rest of his life.Forty years after the last Apollo flightto the Moon, Riley was grantedaccess to the Armstrong familyarchives and conducted a seriesof revealing interviews with hisrelatives. The resulting film is thefirst to explore the life of one of themost iconic men of the 20th century,through the perspective of those whoknew him best‘Neil Armstrong: First Man on theMoon’ includes interviews withArmstrong’s first wife Janet, theirtwo sons, Rick and Mark, Neil’sbrother and sister Dean and June,his best friend KotchoSolacoff andsecond wife Carol. Also featured areanecdotes from fellow astronauts MikeCollins, Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke andDave Scott.Riley comments: “It was a hugeprivilege to be allowed such accessto Neil’s family and close friends likethis. His sons Rick and Mark had seena previous feature documentary I’dmade called ‘In the Shadow of theMoon’, and wanted to collaborate onthis film to tell the story of their father.“The family’s stories have allowedus to create a truly rounded portraitof an extraordinary life spanning anextraordinary century. From the originof what is arguably one of the mostfamous statements in the world,‘that’s one small step…’ to the lastingeffects of his experiences as a 20year old Navy pilot in the Korean warand his life post-Apollo, this biopicprovides a complete picture of justwho Armstrong really was.”‘Neil Armstrong: First Man on theMoon’ premiered on BBC Two onSunday 30th December 2012 at 9pm.Riley also wrote and presented aRadio 4 documentary on Apollo, ‘ForAll Mankind’, which was broadcast onWednesday 19th December 2012.Red Dog makesLancaster Bomber FilmIn January 1945, 152 Lancasters and5 Mosquitos of No 5 Group carried outan accurate attack on the Gravenhorstsection of the Mittelland Canal. Half amile of banks were pitted with bombcraters and some parts were breached.No aircraft lost. East Lindsey DistrictCouncil commissioned Red Dog Film tomake a period drama set in Lincolnshireduring World War II about the iconicSong Produced for Charity AlbumBA (Hons) Audio Production studentsPhil Rollett and Matt Williams werechosen from a group of 32 students totake part in a project to produce a songthat will be included in a volunteer-ledcharity album, as part of the UK-basedcharity National Citizen Service (NCS).The NCS is a nationwide organisationaimed at providing young adults withimportant skills and tools for the future.It also incorporates a community aspect,where volunteers create a project withintheir region.The recorded song is a cover of Youthby the folk band Daughter. Matt said, inan interview with student-led newspaperIMPress: ‘The overall sound of the trackis quite different from the original version.Ours sounds very stripped-down, but itstill holds a powerful edge.’Lancaster bomber. Just Jane is abomber whose restoration has been apassion for Lincolnshire Aviation HeritageCentre and will feature in the film. LSMgraduates took part with Phil Stevensas Director, Stewart Macgregor was theDirector of Cinematography and DeniseBarry helped with wardrobe and makeup. LSM guest lecturer/award-winningsound recordist Grant Bridgeman cameprogramme is great because it’s helpingto keep young people away from crimeand drug abuse by giving them differentskills to help them in life, as well as aproject they can be proud of.”on board to ensure the sound was ingood hands, and LSM Senior LecturerChris Hainstock was the Sound Designer.Current students also took part - AudioProduction student Lindsay Smithhelped Grant out with sound, and RossMcGowan & Tom Mckie were runners.He added: “Every person in educationwho wants to gain a career in their areaof study should volunteer in one wayor another at some point before theygraduate.”Alongside Phil and Matt, the teamcreating this album consists of 16-17year old performers, who have takenon the project as part of their NCS14experience. Matt said: “The NCS15

MEET THE FREELANCERSGuest Speakersat LSMLiterary and film agent Neil Blair(whose most famous clients areprobably J.K. Rowling and FrankLampard) spoke about his new businessventure in digital publishing, and – mostexcitingly – about the time he struck thedeal for Warner Brothers to produce theHarry Potter films.Former Vice President for BusinessAffairs at Warner Brothers (andLSM Visiting Professor) Rick Senatgave a brilliant illustrated lecture on theone hundred year history of the WarnerBrothers company, with clips from awide range of classic films.Les Friedman, Professor of Mediaand Society at Hobart and WilliamSmith Colleges, New York State,and respected writer on British and UScinema including the work of Spielberg,gave an entertaining and provocative talktitled ‘Docs in the Box: The Symbiosis ofAmerican Medicine and Media’ as part ofthe LSM Research Seminar Series 2013.Professor Kevin J. Harty fromUniversity of La Salle, USA, widelyrecognised as the pioneer of the study ofArthurian Film, discussed the temptationsof the grail quest in film as depicted inMonty Python and the Holy Grail.PhD student from Universityof Leicester Gill Murray gave afascinating paper on ‘Women's dualrole: work and pleasure in ATV'sregional news programmes 1956-1968’.Focusing on the participation of theIndustry Recognitionfor LSM Senior LecturerLSM Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock has been acceptedinto the Guild of British Film and Television Editors. The Guild,whose patron is celebrated director Nic Roeg, aims to:Stephen Mallinder(Photo: David McSherry)In Spring 2013, the Lincoln School of Mediawelcomed several prestigious guests to speakwith our students, including the following:female worker on-screen, Gill revealedhow ‘ordinary’ women were vital to theestablishment of a regional news servicein the Midlands, bringing together mediaand social history.Guests to Audio Production this yearinclude Stephen Mallinder, founder ofCaraet Voltaire, recording engineerKen Blair, and expert masteringengineer Ian Shepherd.See http://audioproduction.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/ forfull details and interviewsLSM graduate Jordan Livermore returned to Lincoln inDecember to present MEET THE FREELANCERS.Jordan has always been keen toput students in the picture aboutworking as a freelancer ever sincehe began working as a runnerin London, so he organised thisevent to help current LSM studentsunderstand more about how to findwork in TV production. In December2012, they were able to meet anarray of freelancers working in UKTV today and ask them questionsabout how they got work and howthey keep it.For a full report on the event,see our School Network blogpost: http://lsm.alumni.lincoln.ac.uk/2012/12/17/meet-thefreelancers-a-personal-view/Guests included:Jude Winstanley: ProductionManager and Founder of The UnitList. Credits include Test The Nation,1 vs 100 as well as managingWestfield Stratford City media suiteduring the Olympic Games.Jordan Livermore: Researcher,Deal or No Deal and Great BritishBake Off.Nick Cramp: Assistant Producer,Deal or No Deal and Pointless.James Gurden: Producer / Director,Don’t Tell The Bride and I’m aCelebrity Get Me Out Of Here.Andy Devonshire: Series Director,The Apprentice and Four.LSM GUEST LECTURER GRANT BRIDGEMAN getsBAFTA nominationLSM guest lecturer Grant Bridgeman, who recentlyworked as sound designer on the ITV smash hit Mr Selfridge,was nominated along with the rest of the sound team fromthe Accused, in the ‘Best Sound – Fiction’ category of theBAFTA CRAFT AWARDS 2013. Congratulations to Grantfrom all in the Lincoln School of Media.❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚Raise the profile of the skill and craft of editingEncourage suitable and effective training for those wishing totake up editing as a professionProvide a forum for the discussion of technologicaldevelopment and innovation within the professionSecure co-operation from other professional bodies in the filmand television industry, both nationally and internationally1617

The Frequency Festival of Digital Culturewill return to Lincoln in October 2013,bringing to the city an extraordinarycelebration of international arts, cultureand technology.Following its successful launch in 2011,when more than 100 artists exhibitedtheir work to a live audience of more than32,000 people, the second Frequencyfestival will again provide a platform tocelebrate the pioneering spirit of digitalculture through exhibition, creativecollision and debate.With investment from a wide range ofpartners, including Arts Council England,Frequency 2013 will take place fromFriday 18th to Saturday 26th October2013, when installations and exhibitionsfrom local, national and internationalartists will transform historic venuesacross Lincoln.The thought-provoking exhibitionprogramme is being brought to the citythanks to a partnership between theUniversity of Lincoln, Lincoln BIG, VisitLincoln and Lincolnshire One Venues(LOV) with Threshold Studios, who willagain take the lead as Festival Directors.Threshold Studios is an artist-led creativemedia and visual arts organisationspecialising in the production of digital,moving image and public realm works.Frequency 2013 will explore the conceptof revolution and will invite audiencesto consider the impact of the digitalrevolution, asking how art and culturehelp us to articulate the dimensions andeffects of change.RADIO SYMPOSIUMGraduate view:Charlotte BatemanBA (Hons) Media ProductionGraduate 2012It feels like a lifetime since I graduatedfrom the University of Lincoln, and inactual fact it has only been 6 months.The good side, is that I have been inemployment in my chosen media sectorfor 8 months, and I have the Universitto thank for shaping my knowledge ofthe industry and driving me to achievemy goals.I came out of university with a 1st ClassHonours degree, an academic prize andas Student Speaker for my class. Thiswas a huge honour, and it really felt likeall my hard work had paid off. However,I never found out my final grade untilafter I became employed. This provedthat to me that the weight of a degreewill get you so far on paper, but the skillsand the experience, and how much youget out of the things that are on offerto you at university, get you the job anddrive you to keep going, to reach outand seek what you want. And it is thatdrive that allowed me to gain my 1st andto walk into my first television interviewwith the confidence to talk about whoI wanted to become and how I wasdetermined to get here.My first job was as a Studio HospitalityRunner for the television productioncompany Princess Productions. I wasabsolutely ecstatic and cried for hourswith relief, nerves and excitement ofwhat was to come. Before I knew it,it was 4 days after ‘the phone call’and I had ended my part time job atSainsbury’s and had packed up to godown to my first flat in London.From then on for the next 6 months Ifound myself growing in Princess andI found out more and more about hownot only the company worked, but howtelevision worked and where my routeinto Production would take me. I hadalready decided before I got the jobthat Production Management was theroute I wanted to take. I had headed theorganisation for the 2012 Degree Show atthe University a month before I started atPrincess and I had produced the majorityof my projects during uni,I put the two together and with the helpfulwords of my amazing tutors, I decidedProduction Management was the way!Princess opened up that route forme, and I started to get to know thesecretaries, co-ordinators and managersin Princess and learning more aboutthe roles and how they work togetheralongside the editorial roles. This is whereI believe being a runner is the mostamazing experience, although you haveto do all the jobs everyone else doesn’twant to do, you actually get to be awallflower to production, and watching isquestioning, asking is understanding andworking is learning. You get to know a lotof people, and the harder you work, themore you are recognised. I met a ton ofinteresting people and some absolutelyamazing celebrities. I even got my picturein the Daily Mail taking Katie Price to hercar in my first week!I have now moved to Shine TV, which isvery different to Princess because thereisn’t a studio and it is based on factualentertainment rather than daytime andevening entertainment shows, but it is aclose knit family and everyone is greatto be around! I feel like I will really beable to grow here and I have alreadyfound myself helping out more and moreon productions, including 2 weeks oflogging I have just finished for AshleyBanjo’s Secret Street Crew! There are afew productions coming up and it wouldbe amazing to be able to be a part ofone, and I hope by the end of the yearto be getting my first Junior ProductionSecretary role.I can say to anyone out there, gettinga role that isn’t a runner position, andhigher is amazing, looks great on yourCV and gets you straight in there - andlet’s face it we all would love to skiprunning! But I fully believe that beinga full time runner in a company opensyour eyes to the industry and lets you inslowly, so you can figure out who you’regoing to be.And I thoroughly believe that Lincolnhelps shape the way you think and actwhen you get here – because it is tough,and it shouldn’t be candy coated. But atthe same time it is absolutely amazingand is a fast paced and exciting industryto be a part of!On a bright and sunny 1st May, the Lincoln School of Media held its 2ndRadio, Music & Sound Symposium based around the key themes of futuredirections & opportunities in the radio and music industries.The series of guest speakers and a panelof former LSM students were chaired withverve and humour by Visiting Professor ofRadio & Sound Trevor Dann. The guestsincluded Ruth Barnes (BBC6 Music &Amazing Radio) who kicked off the daywith an almost breathless guide into goodpreparation, dogged determination andremaining focused! In contrast, Adam Bowie(Head of Strategy & Planning, AbsoluteRadio) provided a more sobering analysis: a‘state of the nation’ type of address, on thefuture of radio listening. Our third speaker,John Williams (music producer and formerhead of A&R at Chrysalis and Polydorrecords) detailed how the key relationshipsand dynamics between the music industryand broadcasting remain much the same,whilst the music industry adapts to therealities of a digital culture.After a lunch break in which our studentshad the chance to mingle freely with ourguests, an Audio Production first yearremarked ‘this has been a really fantasticfirst year and I didn’t think it could get anybetter, and then we have a day like this’!The afternoon session began with AndrewWilkie (Director of Radio, National PrisonRadio) providing a thought provoking insightinto the role of prison based radio on thelives of prisoners. With a hint of blackhumour he noted that ‘you have tobe banged up to hear NPR’! However,he followed this with audio clips that wereincredibly poignant in terms of both theirvitality and their simple but brutal honesty.Our final guest speaker Ashley Byrne(Creative Director, Made In Manchester) setout the vital and growing contribution of theindependent sector to the radio industry.He demonstrated and explored a myriad ofcreative approaches in which radio couldbe made, developed and marketed. Ashleyissued an open challenge to our students totake up these opportunities. The symposiumended with an LSM alumni panel sessionconsisting of Laura Mather (Brand Manager,Smooth & Real Radio), Liam Juniper (StudioManager, BBC WS & 5live), Matt North (TVSound Supervisor & film sound recordist)and Laurence Whitaker (BBC Leeds/York)taking questions from students and guests.Each graduate emphasised the importanceRuth Barnes Adam Bowie John WilliamsAndrew Wilkieof their studies at the university in orderto pursue their individual career choices.Similarly, in turn, they each encouragedall LSM students to seek out and takeadvantage of project and work experienceopportunities.The day might be described in sixkey words, with one or more perhapsrepresenting each speaker and the panelin turn: energetic, informative, enlightening,inspiring, enterprising and re-affirming!In summing up, Trevor Dann provided amotivating adaptation on the famous ‘JFK’quotation when he told the students: askwhat you can do for the industry, not whatcan the industry do for you!Bryan RuddPrincipal Lecturer in MediaProduction & Programme LeaderBA (Hons) Audio Production18 19Trevor DanAshley Byrne

MAMAMedia, Film & TelevisionProductionThe MA Media, Film and Television Production is a oneyear full time or two year part time course which providesan advanced practical and theoretical understanding ofproduction for sound and moving image.The course offers a choice in theproduction of programmes rangingfrom fiction and documentary genresto experimental or hybrid forms andacross a range of media platformswhich include single or multi cameraproduction, sound, digital mediaand screenwriting. Set within both aproduction and a critically reflectivecontext, the course supports studentsin the study and development ofadvanced production techniquesand in the realisation of individuallydetermined creative projects. Thisincludes the study of media ecologies,media industries, media ethics, lawand regulatory frameworks shapingmedia applications, as well as the artand craft of film and television.The course is delivered through aprogramme of lectures, practicalworkshops, seminars, independentresearch study and production.Students who join this course rangefrom recent undergraduates with goodmedia, film, television or associateddegrees, to those released fromemployment or media industry seekingcreative challenge or re-acquaintancewith recent technologies. This rangeof UK and international backgroundsprovides for exciting debate,discussion, fresh perspectives anddiversity in production work. Studentsare encouraged to engage with aresearch and production ethos whichentails debate and collaboration withother students and with tutors in orderto be able to recognise themselvesand their media artefacts in a socialworld of their own design.Digital MediaThis programme encourages integratedmedia practice through the creativeexploration of technologies andtheir application to the process ofcontemporary media practice, integratingcontent and context across platforms.Students will be exposed to convergent,emergent and disruptive technologies,questioning our cultural and societalrelationship to the ever shifting medialandscape and provoking a creativeencounter between theory and practice.This MA offers an interdisciplinaryapproach, encouraging experimentation,innovative practice and creative thinking inthe realisation of ideas. This programmecan respond quickly to the rapidlychanging and evolving media environmentand students will be able to apply agileconcept methodologies and user-centeredapproaches to project development.A flexible approach to the realisation ofprojects will be encouraged with potentialoutputs ranging from mobile phoneapplications to web based projects tolarge scale interactive installations.The programme has excellent links withthe digital media industry, with visitinglectures from leading industry practitioners.The teaching team are active mediaproducers with expertise in developinginnovative interactive media projectsacross a broad of platforms includingonline and mobile. Staff research projectshave been exhibited extensively aroundthe world achieving international acclaimand awards.MAMAStudies in Mediaand CulturePhotography20This course sets out to explorephotography within a media paradigm.We are motivated by a desire toexperiment with new ways of ‘doing’mediation, to recognize photographyas a tool that does something, assomething medial, namely ‘in themiddle of things’, a process ratherthan a subject. For us, photography ispraxis: a mode of practical thinking anda vital tool with which to engage with –and stimulate – social processes.While the photographic image remainsfundamental to our concerns, inseeking to exploit the dynamic relationbetween theory and practice,the focus of this course is social,cultural and political. To support yourongoing practice – in photographicexhibition and scholarly research –there will be seminars on cultural,media and philosophical theory,there will be talks by visitingpractitioners, there will be groupdebates about different methodologies,and there will be workshops onphotographic technique. You will,at all stages, engage in a collaborativeexploration of ideas.The MA Studies in Media andCulture aims to provide you with achallenging and coherent programmeof postgraduate study. It offers athorough grounding in the theoreticaldevelopments and debates that haveformed the field of enquiries of mediaand cultural studies that in turn haveresponded to changing media andcultural landscapes.You will be introduced to a rangeof intellectual, critical and politicalapproaches to the field under a ‘mediaecologies’ paradigm and will beexpected to engage critically throughclose reading of texts, media productsand cultural forms. The coherence ofthe programme is achieved throughthe close connections betweenthe core modules and the morespecialised optional modules.These offer an engagement withsome of the latest developmentsand trajectories in media and culturalstudies that reflect the researchinterests of the interdisciplinary courseteam.Our engagement with differenttheoretical frameworks will be linkedto a variety of research methods thathave been employed in the study ofmedia and culture in order that youcan develop a critical understandingof ontological and epistemologicalfoundations of the differentapproaches.21

International recognitionfor Lincoln filmmakerA leading filmmaker from the Lincoln School ofMedia was shortlisted for a prestigious internationalaward in recognition of his pioneering work todocument the on-screen heritage of the Midlands.22Andy McKay, PrincipalLecturer in MediaProduction at the Universityof Lincoln, researched andproduced Nottingham onFilm 1920 -1980 as part ofthe Midlands on Film series.The DVD was named asa finalist in the categoryfor ‘Best Use of Footagein a Home EntertainmentRelease’ at the FOCALInternational Awards 2013.The FOCAL International Awards are the world’s leadinghonours for the archive film industry, celebrating the bestuse of footage across all genres and media platforms. Theyrecognise the researchers, technicians and producers thataccess, maintain and develop valuable historical resources.Nottingham on Film 1920 -1980 is part of the Midlandson Film series, a collection of nine documentary filmscreated in collaboration with the Media Archive for CentralEngland (MACE). Media experts from the Lincoln Schoolof Media drew on rare archive materials and never-beforeseenfootage to re-trace historical footprints and chart thehistory of the region.The documentary film went up against two others at theawards ceremony, hosted at the London Lancaster Hotelon Thursday 2nd May 2013. The winner of the category,From Headlines to Tight-lines – The Story of ATV Today,was also produced by the team at MACE.Andy McKay explained: “Nottingham on Film was the firstcompleted DVD to come out of our two-year collaborationwith MACE. The Midlands on Film series is designed togenerate increased public engagement with the region’sprecious media archive, and it is fantastic to be able toreach new audiences with historical film footage.“It is a great honour to be recognised by the FOCALInternational Awards, as creating the film was not just acase of reproducing existing collections. Nottingham onFilm is the result of meticulous research, development, andediting, as I studied and selected from over 3,500 archiveentries to arrive at the final edit.“I also sourced original additional oral history soundrecordings, and silent film sequences required many hoursof historical research in order to write factually accuratenarration and provide relevant soundscapes. This enabledus to incorporate important elements of design and aninteractive interface within the film. Music was composedby Ronnie Fowler and narration spoken by Chris Hainstock,both colleagues from the Lincoln School of Media, and weare absolutely delighted with its success.”Nottingham on Film celebrates the city known as ‘theQueen of the Midlands’, drawing on its rich cultural andindustrial history. The twentieth century saw rapid changefor Nottingham, and the new medium of film was presentto record its transformation. McKay’s documentary filmpieces together a wealth of professional and amateurmaterial in twelve themed chapters of forgotten footageand newly-restored material.Dr Sarah Barrow, Head of the University of Lincoln’s Schoolof Media, said: “We are delighted that the film, producedas part of a collaborative project between the School andMACE involving a number of colleagues in Film, Mediaand Audio Production, has been recognized with thisprestigious nomination.”The pioneering Midlands on Film project was funded by EMMedia through the UK Film Council’s Digital Film ArchiveFund, which provides financial support to innovativeprogrammes that boost local film industries and makeimportant film heritage accessible to the public.The other DVD creative directors are all lecturers fromLSM: Zara Healy, ‘Rebuilding Coventry’, Janice Kearns,‘Footprints in the Sand’, Neil Kendall, ‘Shropshire Lives’,Mike Mason, ‘Regenerating Birmingham’, Emily Wilczek,‘Snobs & Clowns: Northamptonshire’ and Radica Wright,‘Made in Leicester’. Thanks to MACE colleagues JamesPatterson, Phil Leach and Emma Morley for all theirsupportFor more information on the Midlands on Film series, andhow to purchase the DVDs, visit www.macearchive.orgImages courtesy of MACEAlthough a relatively new University established in 2001, you would be forgiven forthinking that we are as old as Oxford, Cambridge or Durham when you attend ourGRADUATION CEREMONIESEach of the nine ceremonies takes placeover four days at Lincoln Cathedral,one of the most spectacular graduationvenues in the country. Steeped inhistory, the Cathedral provides the mostincredible backdrop for the culmination ofour students’ hard work. Full of tradition,ceremony and reverence, this wonderfuloccasion is the pinnacle of three yearsstudy for each and every graduate whoattends, watched on proudly by familyand friends alike.Prior to graduation, our LSM Graduandsbegin the day in the grounds of LincolnCastle where gowns are collected andmortar boards donned, and they returnto the castle grounds after the graduationceremony where the celebrationscan start in earnest in the hospitalitymarquees. It is also an occasion to markthe achievements of notable personswho have made a major contributionto their chosen field at national orinternational level by the awarding of anhonorary doctorate. Recent honorandsfrom the Media industry have includedphotographer Mike Maloney, Radio & TVsports broadcaster and presenter JohnInverdale, media expert and documentaryscript writer Professor Brian Winston, filmdirector Mike Newell, film & TV producerRoger Laughton and the former DeputyDirector General of the BBC, Mark Byford.BAFTA and Golden-Globe winning actoRJohn Hurt honouredat graduationBAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor John Hurt CBE joined students, staffand guests at the University of Lincoln’s graduation ceremony at Lincoln Cathedral inJanuary 2013.Educated in Lincoln and Grimsby, John Hurt returned to Lincolnshire to become anHonorary Doctor of Arts at the University of Lincoln, in recognition of his outstandingcontribution to television, film and theatre.NEW EGG FOR THE EGG BOXBA (Hons) Media Production graduate Ami Petch has joined the team at Electric Eggas a full-time production and post-production intern, having been offered the role afterimpressing Electric Egg whilst on work experience with the award-winning productioncompany. As a production and post-production intern, Ami’s role will involve gettinghands-on experience across the whole filmmaking process, with one of her first jobsinvolving Award winning actor John Hurt.23

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