The Getting Inside the Media event is organised by the Royal Television Society and will be held at the British Film Institute on London's South Bank on Monday 24 November 2014 between 10.30am and 6.00pm.
Getting Inside the Media
Understanding what it takes to get your graduates the best jobs
Monday 24 November - Outline of the Day
Venue: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XT
Location: All Sessions in NFT1 Auditorium
Catering in the Blue Room
Schedule:
10:30am
Registration opens in BFI Foyer
Arrival Tea & Coffee
11:00am
Introduction and Welcome
Theresa Wise, Chief Executive RTS
Graeme Thompson, Chair RTS Education Committee
11:15am – 12:15pm
Session 1 – The One Show
Inside the live magazine programme, to look at how ideas are developed, researched, commissioned and produced and the skills needed to work on one of the UK's most popular factual shows
Chair: Lorraine Heggessey
Speakers: Emilios Shavila, Researcher The One Show
Sandy Smith, Executive Editor The One Show
Nick Todd, Production Executive The One Show
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Session 2 – Drama Productions with Red Production Company
The Red production team discuss what it takes to make top TV drama, including pitching, scriptwriting, the commissioning process, and the importance of craft skills
Chair: Carolyn Reynolds
Speakers: Emily Feller, Producer
Alison Loose, Line Producer
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Tea / Coffee Break
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Session 3 – Anatomy of an Indie and a look at the Regions with True North
True North is one of the UK's most successful medium size indies, based in Leeds. What does it take to set up and succeed in the regions, and what skills do they need to produce quality factual and factual entertainment programmes
Chair: Barbara Govan
Speakers: Carol McKenzie, Head of Production
Andrew Sheldon, Creative Director
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Tea / Coffee Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Session 4 – Sky News
Journalism is being transformed by the digital future, and many new opportunities are opening up. The digital team from Sky take us to the cutting edge of newsgathering
Chair: Richard Sambrook
Speakers: Neil Dunwoodie, Editor, Digital, Sky News
Martin Stanford, Sky News
5:00pm - 6.00pm
Closing and Drinks Reception
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Booking Instructions
There is a limit of four academics from each university.
To Book: Please let Jamie O'Neill (on jamie@rts.org.uk and 020 7822 2821) know the names and email addresses of the people from your university who would like to attend
