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RTS launches mini MBA to supercharge understanding of TV and streaming

The Royal Television Society (RTS) is launching a unique online course that will help to plug the TV skills gap and fast track careers. Launching later this month (September), the RTS Mini MBA, a first in the industry, is aimed at media professionals who are focused on broadening their skillset and progressing their careers, as ... Read more The post RTS launches mini MBA to supercharge understanding of TV and streaming appeared first on British Cinematographer.

University of Greenwich chooses Alfalite displays

Alfalite, Europe’s only LED display manufacturer, announce that the University of Greenwich, located in the borough of Greenwich in London, England, is now using an Alfalite Modularpix Pro 1.5 ORIM VP XR LEDWALL for its new centre of excellence for education and research in audiovisual content and process. This centre, which has been named SHIFT ... Read more The post University of Greenwich chooses Alfalite displays appeared first on British Cinematographer.

Graduate filmmaker wins BAFTA Student Award for documentary

Nyal Mueenuddin, a UWE Bristol graduate, has won a prestigious 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Award – a global competition which celebrates the next generation of talented and innovative storytellers. Nyal won the BAFTA Student Award for his documentary ‘When the Floods Come’, which tells the stories of people living with flood and drought along the Indus in Pakistan. ... Read more The post Graduate filmmaker wins BAFTA Student Award for documentary appeared first on British Cinematographer.

Brompton Technology helps CJP advance in UK education market

Originally only seen on sets of large-scale Hollywood productions like The Mandalorian and most recently in Barbie and Dune blockbusters, virtual production (VP) is becoming an important element of the modern day education. Leading institutions like Sunderland University, University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and Solent University Southhampton have embraced Brompton LED processing as part of ... Read more The post Brompton Technology helps CJP advance in UK education market appeared first on British Cinematographer.

Final Pixel launches VP course for DPs and FP+ Global Membership Platform

Final Pixel, an innovation agency & creative filmworks with verticals across innovation, production, worldbuilding and training. The company  launches a new Final Pixel Academy training course for DoPs who want to learn Unreal Engine as a pre-vis tool working in virtual production. Final Pixel Academy as the training arm provides solutions internationally to deliver stage ... Read more The post Final Pixel launches VP course for DPs and FP+ Global Membership Platform appeared first on British Cinematographer.

NFTS’ annual fundraising gala raises £525,000

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) announce that its annual fundraising gala, held at Old Billingsgate in London last night (25th June) and hosted by Dermot O’Leary, raised a record-breaking total of £525,000. All proceeds will go directly towards funding scholarships and bursaries to support emerging talent in film, television, and games to attend the NFTS ... Read more The post NFTS’ annual fundraising gala raises £525,000 appeared first on British Cinematographer.

UAL chooses CVP as its exclusive supplier for professional equipment and services

CVP has announced a strategic partnership with UAL (University of the Arts London), who is renowned for its innovative programs and ranked in the Top 2 Universities globally for Art and Design by QS World University Rankings. The framework agreement ensures that the academic team and students at UAL faculties have access to the industry’s ... Read more The post UAL chooses CVP as its exclusive supplier for professional equipment and services appeared first on British Cinematographer.

Disguise and MARS Volume launch VP training course at the MARS West London Facility

Disguise is partnering with MARS Volume, created by Bild Studios, to launch an Accelerator course that lets students get hands-on with the same MARS LED volume used on 3 Body Problem, Culprits, Gangs of London and more. The course — Disguise’s 23rd Accelerator to date — follows the success of its other training programs in Los Angeles, New York, Barcelona, ... Read more The post Disguise and MARS Volume launch VP training course at the MARS West London Facility appeared first on British Cinematographer.

CVP and Canon announce 2024 Stories In Motion Young Filmmakers Awards winners

CVP and Canon UK & Ireland announce the winning projects for the prestigious Stories in Motion Young Filmmakers Awards. The awards have been established to encourage and promote the creative talent of emerging filmmakers – aged from 18 to 25 years old – to recognise the best short films produced by the most exciting new ... Read more The post CVP and Canon announce 2024 Stories In Motion Young Filmmakers Awards winners appeared first on British Cinematographer.

London Film School scores unique success at Cannes Film Festival 2024

The unprecedented selection of three LFS student films over three consecutive years marks a unique achievement in the history of film schools at the Cannes Film Festival. This year’s film, Praeis from Lithuanian director, Dovydas Drakšas features in La Cinef (formerly known as Cinéfondation), created in 1998 in a bid to discover new young international cinematographic talent, with only 15-20 short films ... Read more The post London Film School scores unique success at Cannes Film Festival 2024 appeared first on British Cinematographer.