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Fullrange Account Manager Vacancy
Fullrange is a production agency based in Fazeley Studios Digbeth, producing marketing and communications films, and broadcast commercials.
Fullrange are currently looking for a full-time Account Manager/Producer.
This person will be working under the direction of the Account Director/Exec Producer, to manage the start-to-finish delivery of film projects. This will include responsibility for client communications, and a range of producing activities including management of internal and freelance resources through the entire process from creative development through to production and post-production.
Responsibilities may also include research tasks to support marketing and PR activities, and management of booking processes for Fullrange’s equipment hire services.
The person in this role does not necessarily need experience specifically in film production, but must have client side experience of project management and communications, and an interest in film. Knowledge of creative industries is preferable.
To apply please email a cover letter and CV to rachel@fullrange.co.uk by 5pm Friday 13th August. Please entitle the email Account Manager Vacancy. Salary TBC.
Skillset TV Freelance Fund are seeking training programmes which address Craft & Technical skills for TV production to promote to freelancers and employees working in television.
If your training courses meet their Craft & Technical criteria, you could be eligible for Skillset TV Freelance Fund bursaries.
For more information on the Craft & Technical Priority Areas, how to apply and how the scheme works, please check here: http://www.skillset.org/funding/organisations/craft_and_technical/
PLEASE NOTE, there is no deadline for submission of course information. Course outlines should be sent to both raechelc@skillset.org and kates@skillset.org.
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Nicely fitted complete Betacam Edit Suite, can be easily upgraded. Going cheap, inclusive fitting and fixtures. Offers
If you are interested please contact Bish Mehay on bishmehay@hotmail.co.uk or 07868 451 761
Please note: this is an advertisement on behalf of The Producers' Forum for its member. The Producers' Forum will have no dealing in the transaction and any enquires should be directed as above.
Digital & Brand Strategy Training Workshop/Consultations now available with specialist Rachel Mordecai for women at any level in Film/TV industry under the Women & Work Project. £600 bursary for £200 of employee/employer investment.
Please inquire with Mordecai via m@madebymordecai.com if interested. Act fast, limited time availability.
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Want to win £ 5,000 cash and £ 20,000 worth of digital marketing support for your feature documentary project?
Applications are now open for Docs 360, a 9-month development programme and competition for documentary filmmakers who want to use cross-platform strategies to develop, finance, market and distribute their film. The programme is backed by Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, digital marketing agency Channel D and leading UK distributor Dogwoof and run by Initialize Films and the Digital Filmmakers’ Network.
To apply and for more information please go to www.docs360.co.uk
Screen WM, the regional screen agency, is proud to announce their investment in feature film TOAST, through the agency’s Advantage Media Production Fund, supported by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands and the European Regional Development Fund, which begins shooting this week.
TOAST is the ultimate West Midlands nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Wolverhampton. Based on the heart-wrenching bittersweet story of food writer Nigel Slater’s childhood, TOAST is a delicious retrieval of the tastes and smells that a young boy associates with his journey into adulthood.
This is a major coup for the region and forms part of a wider strategy by Screen WM to secure and create a more sustainable screen media sector in the West Midlands. This film reinforces Screen WM’s strategy to support and invest in genuine regional films.
The investment means that TOAST, produced by Ruby Films and commissioned by BBC One and BBC Drama, will also be filmed entirely in the West Midlands. A fantastic local story, the film will be shot in and around Birmingham and Wolverhampton, with key scenes being filmed at the famous Black Country Museum.
The film is also a welcome investment for the regional economy. TOAST will provide an estimated 35 jobs for local film crew – invaluable at this challenging economic time.
As with all Screen WM’s Advantage Media Production Fund investments, the production will spend at least twice our investment amount directly into the local economy through employing local crew and utilising local facilities such as locations, caterers, hotels and restaurants throughout the 4-week shoot.
The production will also be taking on four local trainees to gain valuable on-set experience as part of Screen WM’s Production Placement Scheme. The scheme launched in Autumn 2007 to assist people wanting to take the first steps into Film & TV Production, the scheme provides on-the-job work experience for those looking to get into the industry and focuses on providing skills for regional film producers of the future.
Members of the supporting cast has also been found locally, including Birmingham School of Acting alumnus Sarah Middleton, and Frasier Huckle who plays Nigel’s school friend Warrel.
This latest announcement positions the West Midlands as an important hub for UK film and TV production. The film brings an all-star cast to the region including Alice in Wonderland’s Helena Bonham Carter and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Freddie Highmore, cementing Birmingham and the region’s reputation as a centre of excellence for drama production following last year’s relocation of major BBC series Hustle and Survivors as well as Land Girls and Doctors produced at the University of Birmingham Drama Village..
Suzie Norton, CEO, Screen WM says: “We are delighted that Ruby Films has made Birmingham and the Black Country its home for the production of TOAST. The film will make excellent use of the region as the backdrop to a unique and touching story, and the benefit of the additional economic impact, whether through employing local crew or using local facilities and locations, cannot be underestimated.”
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News from Skillset - A Bigger Future 2
Skillset has just launched A Bigger Future 2, the second phase of our UK-wide skills strategy for the film industry.
You may know, we have received approximately a 50% reduction in funding for the coming three years. Our new strategy targets the key areas that our research demonstrates will have the strongest economic impact on the UK film industry. For the coming three years we will be looking to fund training in the following areas:
New industry trainees in priority grades such as construction, wardrobe, and a particular focus on VFX
Training in new technologies
Developing creative talent
Improving business skills
Enhancing health and safety skills
You can visit our strategy website to find out more at www.abiggerfuture2.co.uk and see the detail behind each of the funding priorities. The first round of funding calls has just been released, and you can find them at:
www.skillset.org/funding/organisations/apply_FSF Other funding programmes will be released in July and September. A full schedule of release dates can be found on the website.
Skillset will be holding two briefing meetings for potential training providers to come in and hear from the team talk about our new funding programmes, and the new application process. These will be:
Thursday 8 July, 13.00 – 15.00
Friday 16 July, 14.00 – 16.00
If you would be interested in attending one of these events, please contact kieranh@skillset.org.
This year, the majority of our funding is going to organisations to subsidise the cost of training to participants. From a film perspective, we will only have three very specific bursary pots. These will be for:
High level VFX and Editing training
Health and safety training
Business skills training
There will also be a range of TV-specific bursary schemes that will be open during the year. And we will shortly be announcing a bursary scheme that will cover a wide range of courses, but specifically targeting women.
The VFX/Editing bursary scheme is currently open for application and the other schemes will open in September, dates subject to change. You can find out about all current bursary schemes here: www.skillset.org/funding/individuals
Please do check what is currently available, and contact us directly if you are unclear. If you have previously promoted the availability of bursaries, please check that your course is eligible before promoting them again, to avoid building undue expectations from course participants.
If you have any questions about our funding please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.
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Light House offers a range of creative workshops covering Video Production, Animation and Multimedia. The workshops aim to support clients to develop a mixture of skills including personal, creative and technical, enabling them to progress either into the media industries or higher education. Throughout 2010 there is a range of introductory workshops for beginners to learn a new skill, alongside more advanced workshops designed for professionals looking to upskill. All workshops are delivered by media industry professionals using industry standard equipment.
Women’s Workshop - Introduction to Video Production:
Tuesday 27th July 10am - 4pm
Cost: £45 + VAT
Women’s Workshop - Introduction to Post Production:
Tuesday 3rd August 10am - 4pm
Cost: £65 + VAT
Introduction to Lighting Techniques for Video and Photography:
Friday 13th August 10am - 4pm
Cost: £45 + VAT
Women’s Workshop - Advanced Post Production:
Tuesday 24th August 10am - 4pm
Cost: £65 + VAT
Introduction to Film Studies - The Essentials:
Tuesday 24th August 10am - 4pm
Cost: £45 + VAT
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