Getting Inside the Media

Getting Inside the Media

Monday, 24 November, 2014

Location

BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
London
SE1 8XT
United Kingdom
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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

 
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Location Details

Belvedere Road
London
SE1 8XT
United Kingdom

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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.