Nikon, Calumet & Association of Photographers Event at Coventry
Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under Links, Media, Photography
Wednesday 29th October 10:00
Ellen Terry Building, Coventry School of Art & Design
The Media & Communication department are very proud to have been selected to host this event. This is a great opportunity for our students to listen to the market leaders Nikon discussing the future of Photography.
The event day will comprise of a presentation/seminar from professional editorial photographer Tom Miles. Tom will also be setting a Student Brief. The brief will be completed by the students on the same day and Tom will cast his professional eye over their development and progress throughout the afternoon.
Our students will be entered into a Grand Prize (via online registration). Comprising Bowens lighting kit and Nikon D90 kit. Students will also receive a Calumet Student Discount Card (for use in branch or via call centre).
Coventry Lecturers at International Conference in China
Posted on October 21, 2008 - Filed Under Links, Media
BARTON AND MAIR TALK AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CHINA . PETER WOODBRIDGE SINGS AND DANCES ON CHINESE NATIONAL TV.
Two Media & Communication lecturers Will Barton and John Mair were in good company on Saturday October 18th. They joined scores of Chinese Media scholars in a major international conference “Innovative Media and Changing Cultural Fields’ jointly put on by Coventry University and the Zhenjiang University of Media and Communications in Zhanghou,Southern China. Being there was a coup for Coventry.
Photographic Mediations
Posted on October 21, 2008 - Filed Under Media, Photography, Research
Coventry School of Art and Design together with Goldsmiths’ Creative Media Forum invite you to PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIATIONS, a half-day photography symposium exploring the boundaries of photographic theory and practice, art and commerce, critique and creativity.
Date: Thursday 6 November 2008, 1.00pm-6.30pm
Venue: Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE), Coventry University Enterprises, Parkside, Coventry CV1 2QR
Coventry Market - The Musical!
Posted on October 21, 2008 - Filed Under Media, Video
Premiere Tuesday 4th November 5.30pm
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and Coventry University haved joined forces with Coventry Market to celebrate their 50th Anniversary in a very unique way. Coventry Market the Musical! is a 5 minute film composed and directed by Benjamin Till, starring the people of Coventry who work and shop there.
Media Production students from Coventry University formed 2 film crews on set. Siobhan Harrison, Creative Programmer from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire said “The film crews managed to pull off a horrificly complicated filming schedule with a cast of 100 amateurs with ease. The 10 students acted at all times with great professionalism and this was commented on several times by participants, visitors and staff.” The director Benjamin has heaped praise on them all and said “he would gladly hire them as crew again as they were so good.”
Vice Chancellor opens Coventry University Office in Hangzhou
Posted on October 20, 2008 - Filed Under Links, Media
Coventry University Vice Chancellor Madeleine Atkins opened a representative office for the University right in the heart of the campus of the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications at Hangzhou in Southern China on Friday 17th October.
This cements the three-year relationship between the two institutions who both offer education in media and media arts. Today, sixty-two ZUMC students are studying in Coventry and two CU students at ZUMC. ZUMC is China’s second biggest university with 9000 students and 700 plus faculty.
It is this weekend celebrating its thirtieth birthday with gala celebrations, televised concerts and fireworks. Coventry University and our Vice Chancellor are a big part of that.
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Coventry graduate Photographer arrives in US.
Posted on October 16, 2008 - Filed Under Media, Photography
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Brit visits Odessa for documentary project
At least one spectator at last weekend’s high school football showdown between Permian and Midland Lee had to cross an ocean to see the game.
United Kingdom native Matt Johnston soaked up the rivalry between Odessa and the Tall City at Ratliff Stadium last Friday with a camera in tow, snapping shots for a documentary project he’s developing on the Odessa/Midland area.
Johnston, a 21-year-old soon-to-be college graduate,
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