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B1: Personal Progression Evaluation Research into My Future Options After College I planned to progress into higher education at University and study Fashion Journalism as an undergraduate degree. During extensive research into this course and which Universities offered it, I stumbled upon a similar course at Northumbria University that I felt better suited my interests and would better support me in finding a job in the future. The academic search task was very helpful to me and even encouraged me to explore options I hadn't previously thought to.  When researching potential jobs in the media industry, I was most intrigued by the Fashion Journalism sector so I continued my research into jobs that were available in this side of the industry. This was very helpful to me as I found many jobs I would be very interested in pursuing like Fashion Publicist, Fashion Writer, Fashion Editor and Fashion Marketer. This task really helped me to reconsider my future options as I found out about...
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David Longworth - BBC Original Programme Pitch

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  David Longworth BBC Original Programme Idea Pitch 10th January 2022 On Monday 8th November 2021 David Longworth delivered a BBC brief launch virtually via teams to level 3 Creative Media year 2 students at Sunderland College. David Longworth shared a live brief that asked us to come up with an original programme/ content idea for any BBC platform and then pitch the idea to him in the form of a powerpoint. David Longworth is an apprenticeships and training schemes manager at the BBC, a position he has held for over 10 years since April 2011. Previous to this, David worked as head of apprenticeships and widening access at Vision+ Media between September 2007 and April 2011. David studied at University of Birmingham between 1990 and 1993 where he received a Bachelors Honors degree in History. On Monday 10th January I pitched my BBC original programme idea to David which was to create a documentary series following the lives of firefighters while they are on duty that would air on BB...
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Andrew Glover - Sunderland University Journalism

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 Andrew Glover Sunderland University Journalism Talk 13th December 2021 On Monday 13th December 2021 Andrew Glover from The University of Sunderland visited Sunderland College Bede Campus to give a talk to the year 2 level 3 creative media students. This talk took place in the media building and was about Journalism courses at The University of Sunderland including Sports Journalism and Fashion Journalism. This event was with Andrew Glover who is a lecturer and programme leader for broadcast journalism at The University of Sunderland, he joined the University in 2016. Andrew Glover has 34 years of experience within the media industry on both sides of the microphone and camera, he has worked for major companies such as the BBC, Sky News, ITV, Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror. He has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Glover is very passionate about journalism and firmly believes everyone has a story to tell. Andrew has won major industry...
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Sam Horton - Storyboarding Masterclass

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 Sam Horton Storyboarding Masterclass 16th November 2021 On the 16th of November 2021, Sam Horton held a storyboarding masterclass and Q&A which I attended that took place virtually over microsoft teams. Sam Horton is a story board artist who has provided boards for a range of CGI, stop motion and 2D animation projects, across feature films, broadcast series and commercials over the last nine years. Sam has worked with companies such as Aardman Academy Tutor, Jellyfish Pictures, Wild Seed Studios, Funko, Bluezoo and many more however he works mostly with Aardman Animations. I learned a lot from this virtual masterclass about how to storyboard, what programmes to use and the history of story boarding. I definitely know more about the media industry because of this talk, I was taught that a lot of directors have a hand in storyboarding so that they can perfectly execute what they envision. Sam showed us previous storyboards from directors such as Martin Scorcese the film Taxi Dri...
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Leo Pearlman - Sunderland business week

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  Leo Pearlman On the 8th October 2021 Leo Pearlman attended an event that was a part of Sunderland business week that was called 'An Audience with Leo Pearlman' This event was held at the looking glass cafe in Sunderland. Leo Pearlman is a film producer who is part of the production company Fulwell 73 Productions, he has produced projects like the Friends Reunion, Cinderella, Sunderland till i die and many more. Leo is the managing partner of the Fulwell 73 group, heading up and overseeing all commercial matters both in the UK and the US. His role is one that focuses on business development and growth targeted strategies, as well as the day to day running of the ever expanding Fulwell team and production slates. I learned a lot from this experience and i believe that i gained a vast amount of knowledge from attending this event. I would definitely say that i know more about the industry from this talk, one of the things i found out was that a lot of the views from shows, movie...
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Mock Interview

Mock Interview  
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Mock Interview Prep

 Mock Interview Question prep Practice Responses Tell me about yourself? I am currently studying Creative Media at Sunderland College. Previous to this, I studied Photography at GCSE in secondary school which led me to studying creative media at Sunderland college to further pursue my interest in the media industry. Whilst studying Creative Media at Sunderland College I found my passion for tv production and came to the decision that this is the field of the Media Industry I would most like to work in.  This is why I applied for this role as I am very interested in working for a public service network like yourself that operates the UK's biggest free streaming service. At my current job I am known for my organizational skills and being a team worker in order to complete tasks. I am very passionate about creating positive change so working with a company who's sole purpose is representing unheard voices and creating change through entertainment is something I am very interested...
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