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 Topic: Digital Peninsula Network NewsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.DPN Member releases new BooksSep 08, 2004 - 05:59 PMDPN member and Cornwall based book publisher Michael Wiese Productions has several new film and media books which have just been released: Alone in a Room: Secrets of Professional Screenwriters, Joe Leydon's Ultimate Guide to Movies You Must See If You Watch, Write About or Make Movies, Digital Editing with Final Cut Pro 4.0, Film Directing: Cinematic Motion 2nd Edition and Dream Gear: Cool and Innovative Tools for Film, Video and TV Professionals. You can see the books at http://www.mwp.com and order them from Amazon.co.uk Tailor MaDe for Management DevelopmentSep 08, 2004 - 05:57 PMDigital Peninsula Network will be working with Tailor MaDe to provide several courses over the next few months (subject to interest). Small and medium-sized businesses in Cornwall are set to benefit from this new project creating tailored training packages developed specifically to raise the skills of managers and senior staff. Thanks to money from the European Social Fund, Cornwall College and Truro College have come together in partnership to listen to local businesses, and offer flexible, high-quality, demand-led management development solutions tailored just for them. What's more, much of this can be offered for free, or at a heavily-subsidised rate. Businesses interested in more information about Tailor MaDe should contact office@digitalpeninsula.com Refer a member...Sep 08, 2004 - 05:54 PMDPN has started a new membership referral incentive scheme, to encourage our members to get out there and talk about what DPN has done for them. If you refer someone to DPN who signs up as an annual member, we will give you a £5 DPN voucher, which is redeemable against DPN services. This takes effect from September 1st 2004. (You must have annual membership and the member referred must subscribe to an annual membership) If you would like further information please contact Lynda Davis, Development Director (director@digitalpeninsula.com). Can you offer DPN members a discount?Sep 08, 2004 - 05:50 PMCould you offer other DPN members a fixed discount on your goods or services? If so, we will highlight your offer in our future newsletters and publicity. This is an excellent way to market your business at a very low cost. Email office@digitalpeninsula.com if you would like to take part. Creative Skills - Mentoring SchemeAug 13, 2004 - 05:38 PMOctober will see the launch of Creative Skills' mentoring scheme in conjunction with Creative Partnerships. The scheme is designed to support the continuing professional or organisational development of those practitioners who work within school and other educational settings. This scheme will be of interest to those with specific skills or experience relevant to working within these settings who may potentially provide mentoring support as well as to those individuals who are interested in benefiting from working with a mentor. If you would like more details about the mentoring scheme please contact admin@creativeskills.org.uk for a pack. Skills Development Fund – Including The Media Skills FundAug 13, 2004 - 05:37 PMThe Skills Development Fund is available to pay for an extremely wide range of activities (not just training days or courses) as long as they meet the Fund’s basic criteria. Applicants from the media sector will be supported by part funding provided by South West Screen and can apply as long as their proposals address the following skill areas, which have been identified by South West Screen: · Script writing and supervision · Project Management and leadership · Company business skills · Convergence and related digital media technical skills The Skills Funds are operated on a rolling programme and applications are considered at the end of each month. For more information please email Creative Skills: admin@creativeskills.org.uk Media practitioners can also access the South West Training Bursary Fund via South West Screen, which can provide funding for attendance at industry approved short courses, seminars and workshops within the same skill areas. Up to £1,000 per individual is available for these bursaries. If you would like further information on the South West Training Bursary scheme, please contact South West Screen on 0117 952 9977 Chilli Media take advantage of New Film StudiosAug 13, 2004 - 05:36 PMChilli Media has become the first regionally based company to take advantage of the fantastic new facilities available at South West Film Studios in St Agnes, Cornwall. The Penzance based production company is shooting ‘Basically Bikes!’ – a DVD to teach you everything you need to know about ‘tuning, improving and maintaining your bike’! Dan Atkins, MD of Chilli, praised the studios and local crew and services who helped make the project a truly Cornish affair - with production assistants from Falmouth College of Arts Film and Television Production postgraduate course, and everything from the costumes to the carpenter all locally sourced! ‘Basically Bikes’will be distributed by Chillivideo through Halfords and Mountain Biking UK (MBUK) magazine. www.chilli-media.com Network CornwallAug 13, 2004 - 05:34 PMOur new Centre Manager is happy to revive her involvement with Network Cornwall and will be organising their future events. The aim of Network Cornwall is to encourage through membership, a network of professional and businesswomen to interact on a regular basis to discuss work related issues for mutual benefit. The network has nearly 400 members. The September Summer Social event is being held at Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay on Friday 17th September (pm). What better way to see out the summer than an afternoon on the beach with Network Cornwall? Work up an appetite for an evening barbeque by trying out something new with fellow Network Cornwall members. Bring a friend and have some fun! Get Airborne! Get Wet! Get Charitable! Get Eating! Get Drinking! Get Networking! Get Socializing! Get that last bit of fun out of the summer! To book your place on either event, go to http://www.networkcornwall.net/events. Digital Peninsula Network's logo can be found on the website. This women's network is free to join. For more information go to http://www.networkcornwall.net/ Marketing Advice from Business LinkAug 13, 2004 - 05:34 PMIs your sales and marketing generating results? The level and quality of your sales and marketing activity is fundamental to the performance of your business. Business Link has produced a range of freely accessible fact sheets designed to help you improve performance through sales and marketing. http://www.blinkdandc.com Falmouth FestivalAug 13, 2004 - 05:33 PMTickets are now on sale for this year's Falmouth Festival of Literature & Arts. As well as a packed programme for grown-ups, there is a whole day of children's events on Saturday 11th September, starting with the Great Balloon Race! Visit the new and improved website for all the information you need: http://www.falmouthfestival.co.uk or call on 01326 319777. Windows of Opportunity in FalmouthAug 13, 2004 - 05:32 PMWindows is an upcoming exhibition of 15 specially commissioned art works placed in 15 windows around the centre of Falmouth in August. Organised by Falmouth Art Projects, a non-profit making arts organisation, visitors will be given a special map to guide them around Falmouth from window to window. The project runs from August 12-31. For more information visit: http://www.falmouthartprojects.org.uk Wealth Of Talent Is On DisplayAug 13, 2004 - 05:31 PMThe 38th annual arts and crafts exhibition at St Just opened to the public on Tuesday, showcasing West Cornwall's huge wealth of talent. Cape Cornwall School's main assembly hall, entrance vestibule and some of the class rooms have been filled to capacity for the show, which runs until August 20. Well over 400 artists and crafts people - all living within a 30-mile radius of St Just - have contributed to the exhibition. Your Chance To Speak Your MindAug 13, 2004 - 05:29 PMFor those visually impaired, friends, relatives, professionals or those who have any interest in the sector. Cornwall Blind Association exists to provide help and support for visually impaired people in Cornwall. Their work is for you and your feedback is critical if they are to succeed in developing local services for those with sight problems in the future. It is vital that you play your role by contributing to their very special Stakeholder Day: Hear Our Voices, to be held at New County Hall in Truro, from 9am to 5pm, on Thursday, October 14. This will be a forum for you – a chance to get your voice heard and your questions answered by the leaders and organisers of services throughout the county, from CBA to sectors of local government, business and more. For further information contact Rod Stephens ACORN MARKETING Rose Hill House 6 The Gue Porthelven CORNWALL TR13 9DN T – 01326 565342 M – 07973 146030 E – rod.stephens@ntlworld.com Young People to Screen ByteSize Films in CornwallAug 13, 2004 - 05:28 PMThis summer young people from Cornwall have been making short films about their culture with professional filmmakers – projects which will be screened at a special event at the Mouth Hawke SK8 Park near Truro at 7pm on 7 September 2004. ‘Vote SK8’ is a film about a prime minister who awakes from a 40 year coma and realises he has to get to grips with what is happening with young people today. Played by official Tony Blair look-alike John Brolly, the PM quickly identifies the significance of Skate Culture and literally ‘gets up to speed’! ‘Vote Sk8’ was made by students from Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Penair and Mullion schools. ‘Chunder’, made by students at Cape Cornwall School depicts what a group of teenage lads get up to on an average Friday even in St Just, and ‘A ByteSize Film’ (by students from Sir James Smith’s Community School) is a project about youth orientated sporting culture and is set against the dramatic backdrop of the landscapes of North Cornwall. All ByteSize films are made for the It’s a Culture Thing initiative by Culture South West, and managed by South West Screen through the Cornwall Moving Image Education Hub group. To book your place contact: cassiel.dennis@keap.org.uk Looking for Business Solutions?Aug 13, 2004 - 05:27 PMThe Combined Universities in Cornwall's (CUC) Business Support Team can help your business gain a competitive advantage by accessing the wealth of knowedge, expertise and facilities available across the CUC partnership. Their services include training and professional development, business centres, support services, research and development, graduate placements, student projects, conference and meeting facilities, specialist equipment and facilities and business incubation. For more information please contact the Business Support Team on 0800 731 3870 or email: business@cuc.ac.uk website: http://www.cuc.ac.uk/business. Media Centre for Cornwall LtdAug 13, 2004 - 05:26 PMThe Media Centre for Cornwall Ltd, with the support of Creative Kernow, are developing a proposal to establish a Media Centre in Penzance offering: · Production office space to media and ICT businesses on short-term rentals and longer-term leases. · A digi-beta post-production service offering AVID edit facilities and Pro-tools dubbing suite, up to On-line and broadcast Quality Assured Standards. · A training venue for a full programme of media training and business development activities. To help develop this proposal to reflect your needs Creative Kernow would be grateful if you could complete a short questionnaire by email. For a copy please email: office@digitalpeninsula.com. By completing and returning this questionnaire you will help demonstrate that the new Media Centre has real support, and ensure that its services are developed to meet your needs. Centre ClosureAug 13, 2004 - 05:24 PMThe DPN centre will be closed from August 30 to September 3rd for essential systems maintenance. We apologise for the inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jennifer on 01736 333700 or email: office@digitalpeninsula.com. Have Your SayJul 23, 2004 - 06:01 PMGive your opinion on the issues affecting your industry. Skillset has launched its Interactive media skills strategy online consultation and needs your help to encourage as many people as possible to take part. Attached is further information on the consultation and how people working in interactive media can get involved by sharing their experiences and opinions. Anything you can do to help publicise this information via your websites, newsletters, mailing lists, or any other medium your think appropriate, would be much appreciated. Comment online now on the UK's first ever Interactive Media Skills Strategy. Click on: http://www.skillset.org/interactive If you would like to meet with Paula Moses, Skillset’s Interactive Media & Animation Manager in August to discuss the strategy and consultation further please contact chrisc@skillset.org. Cornwall Open StudiosJul 23, 2004 - 05:24 PMHave you ever wanted to meet artists in their own studios, see their work, talk with them about their inspiration, or buy art direct without added gallery commission? Cornwall Open Studios is a free event beginning on Saturday 21st August running over 4 consecutive weekends. Free brochures showing an image of each artists' work, dates their studio is open to the public, contact details and venue directions are available from local Tourist Information Centres, various art venues around the County or direct from Creative Skills at 73 Lemon Street, Truro, call 01872 273344 Penzance DevelopmentJul 23, 2004 - 05:20 PMTechnical investigations of marine and coastal conditions are now well underway in Penzance, Newlyn and Penlee. Penwith District Council have managed to secure over £600,000 investment for these investigations to support work on the harbour developments at Newlyn and Penzance and the Promenade. The proposals include; the development of Penzance harbour, improving the facilities for the life-line link to the Isles of Scilly and creating space in an already congested harbour area; proposed sea defence work along the Penzance Promenade; new purpose-built facilities for fishing and supporting industries to regenerate the port, the industry and the local community in Newlyn and the proposed new breakwater and channel which will help turn Penlee Quarry into a site for a marina and mixed development. For further information please contact Nigel Horwell, Penwith District Council, tel: 01736 336618. Member News - NLP ConferenceJul 23, 2004 - 04:53 PMThe First Cornwall NLP Conference in the UK is taking place on Friday 15th October at the Lamorna Cove Hotel. The cost is £149 (or £125 for early booking) including lunch etc. The presenters are Tania Hopkinson, Andy Britnell, Martin Crump, Joseph Pritchard, Elizabeth Pritchard. Call Joseph or Elizabeth Pritchard on 01326 212959 if you would like to know more. You can visit their website at: http://www.zeteticmind.com Hub MeetingJul 23, 2004 - 12:00 AMThe next Hub event will take place at Carn Brea on Thursday 29th July, starting at 7pm, and this time our focus will be on regeneration in Cornwall, and the opportunities that are there to be taken. It will be our second visit to Carn Brea, and comes at an exciting time in the Centre's and the area's development. The evening will kick off with a presentation from Carn Brea Leisure Centre's Chief Executive, Damian Hall, who will talk about the exciting £40 million plans for the creation of a new Carn Brea Life Centre - which will incorporate traditional leisure facilities, a flow rider wave machine, a spa, climbing walls, accommodation and arena/conference facilities. This development will have such an impact that Lord Coe, who is now in charge of the UK's 2012 Olympic bid, sees it as a possible Olympic Village venue. The second speaker will be Jane Locke of CPR Regeneration, who will be talking about their latest initiative; the Omega Project, an IT incubation project that will look to offer shared services and space to allow young Cornish IT businesses to nurture and grow, whilst at the same time receiving valuable support. This event is for anyone who enjoys working and doing business here and want to see what plans there are for the future development of Cornwall. It may also inspire you to take your business or career further. For more information and to book your free ticket, go to: www.cornwallhub.org now to make sure that you get to see what is happening and how it can benefit you. KEAP - Kernow Education Arts PartnershipJul 23, 2004 - 12:00 AMArtists you are in hot demand! If you are keen to work in schools or are considering whether to do so then take a look at the KEAP website. You can market your workshops, performances and suggest ideas, find out about training opportunities, find sources of funding and much more! Go to: http://www.keap.org.uk Don't forget to register with the Cornwall Artists Database, call Katherine Minns at Cornwall County Council 01872 322000 The Cornwall Film Festival Returns!Jul 23, 2004 - 12:00 AMFollowing on from the huge success of last years Cornwall film festival, 2004 will offer another exciting weekend packed with great films, master classes, international premieres and special events. A chance to meet the film-makers and celebrate Cornish film and its influences, the festival will have something for everyone: feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, student work, art films, treats from the archives, low budget miracles and mainstream epics. A chance to explore the past, present and future of filmmaking in Cornwall. The Govynn Kernewek award is back, and bigger than before with a £5000 award for a new film in the Cornish language. They will be premiering the winning film from 2003 – ‘Kernow kick-ass kung fu kweens!’ The festival will take place from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 November at the Falmouth Arts Centre, with some workshops held at Falmouth College of Arts. Festival content will be announced as it’s confirmed throughout the year… How to get your film screened at the festival…..films of any length, in any genre, made between august 2003 and august 2004 are eligible to enter. Films entered must have one of the key creative team of writer, director or producer resident in Cornwall. The deadline for entries will be August 16th 2004. If you have a film that you would like to enter but which won’t be ready by then, please email or call before the deadline date, and they will try to include you. Visit www.cornwall-film-festival.co.uk for more information and an application form. What happened last year?…..the 2003 festival was a great success. Audience figures nearly tripled. The festival featured exclusive premieres of fantastic new films like Love Actually, Wondrous Oblivion, and Fubar, as well as a rare screening of old classic Johnny Frenchman. Speakers included legendary director Stephen Frears (oscar nominated for Dirty Pretty Things, High Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons etc), and producer Stephen Evans (Madness of King George, The Wings of a Dove, Twelfth Night etc). Over 80 new Cornish films were also screened, and offered the chance for audiences to take part in practical workshops and discussions. The Cornwall Film Festival is presented with the support of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Cornwall County Council, Falmouth Town Council, North Cornwall District Council and Falmouth College of Art. Many other sponsors are currently pledging their support. If you’d like to take part in the festival, become a sponsor or simply find out more, email festival director Laura Hardman at director@cornwallfilmfestival.com or call 01208 871 447 / 07734 220 317 BFI Offer Distance Learning Postgraduate Certificate in Film JournalismJul 23, 2004 - 12:00 AMThe BFI is to run a distance learning course for a Postgraduate Certificate in Film Journalism, starting in January 2005. This new course offers an opportunity for people aspiring to work in film journalism and those already in this field who wish to enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding. It will cover writing film reviews, proof-reading and editing copy, researching articles, conducting interviews and pitching to publications. The fourth-month course will involve practical exercises and tutorials, with a 2 day seminar based in London. Tutors and seminar leaders include prominent editors and writers from national magazines and newspapers, with the course team drawn from Sight and Sound magazine and the bfi Education Department. The course costs £600. For further information visit: www.bfi.org.uk/education News |
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