All NFTS articles – Page 8
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FeaturesDigital Britain: invest in people, not pipes
NFTS director Nik Powell and Arqiva’s John Druce speak to Ann-Marie Corvin about addressing the technical skills gap facing TV.
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NewsITVS America options NFTS student's format
ITV Studios America has optioned a format created by a graduating student at the National, Film and Television School.
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FeaturesHealth and safety: assessing the risks
Health and safety on set is a growing concern. Ann-Marie Corvin reports on a series of recent accidents and how production managers ensure best practice on busy productions.
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CommentBBC3 is giving a break to first-time directors
In response to last week’s editorial (‘Contrasting commitments’, Broadcast 20.05.11), I would like to clarify that BBC3’s Fresh strand continues to give first-time directors their break into primetime film-making, with six hours up for grabs annually.
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FeaturesFreelancer Special: Where to find what you need
In the second part of Broadcast’s report on freelancer training, Moray Coulter looks at what help is available to those looking to develop their TV careers, and where to go for funding
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NewsNFTS purchases two Alexas
The National Film and TV School has purchased two Arri Alexa cameras.
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FeaturesWhat do freelancers want?
Ahead of a freelancer-themed issue next week, a major Broadcast survey lays bare the challenges faced by self-employed TV workers in keeping up to date with training. Moray Coulter reports
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NewsRevealed: TV’s freelancer training gap
Financial pressures, employer cutbacks and the time-consuming task of job-hunting have led to almost a quarter of TV freelancers having had no training at all in the past four years.
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NewsBroadcasters board freelancer Fast Train
Sky director of programmes Stuart Murphy and new BBC3 controller Zai Bennett are among the masterclass leaders at Fast Train, a free training day for TV freelancers taking place next month.
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NewsBBC keen to tackle freelancer skills gap
The BBC is attempting to plug the skills gap identified by Broadcast’s TV Freelancer Survey with the launch of a free training day, allowing freelancers to sample courses from public and private providers for the first time.
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NewsNFTS honour Ross and Pharaoh
Presenter Jonathan Ross and Life on Mars writer Ashley Pharaoh have been awarded honorary fellowships by the National Film and Television School.
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RTS honours young filmmakers
The next wave of directors and producers have been honoured at the RTS Student Television Awards.
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NewsNFTS student wins Altered Images post award
Dillan Nicholls from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) was named as the winner of the inaugural Altered Images Student Post Production Award at Broadcast Video Expo last week.
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NewsShaps to chair NFT board
Simon Shaps, former ITV director of television, is to chair the board of the National Film and Television School.
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NewsLife on Mars director launches filmmaker search
Golden Globe-nominated director Bharat Nalluri is fronting a nationwide search to find the UK’s most talented professional or aspiring filmmakers.
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FeaturesConch Awards: Sounding out the winners
To celebrate the 2009 Conch Awards, Will Strauss and Colin Birch talk to the winners in the TV sound editing and TV dubbing mixer categories, finding out what makes them tick and gathering their views on some of the burning issues in the audio sector.
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NewsRead the DPRS's letter to Thompson
Dear Mr. Thompson, Storyville I am writing to voice the deep concern of the membership of the DPRS to the threatened emasculation of the BBC's Storyvillestrand.We understand that while the BBC's internal spending review is not yet complete, ...
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The best and brightest of 2005
Best Young Director -Charlotte Bruus-Christensen and Stefan Mork Charlotte Bruus-Christensen and Stefan Mork - both 27 - are a fine example of how multi-skilling can create brilliance. As well as sharing directing duties on Between Us(the short film which drew them to the ...
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Dear Stephen...
Last week Ofcom published its Phase 3 report into the future of public service television, including recommendations on regional production, Channel 4's funding and the proposed public service publisher. Four representatives from across the industry put their responses to chief executive Stephen Carter.