The all-star panel assembled for the final RTS Futures event of the year on how to present telly were forced to relive their small screen debuts. While embarrassing for the professionals, the clips simultaneously gave hope to the audience of would-be presenters.
"No one starts off being bloody brilliant - it's a learning curve," said event and ITV's All Star Family Fortunes host Vernon Kay.
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RTS NORTH EAST AND BORDERS CENTRE HONOURS STUDENTS AT YOUNG PEOPLES’ MEDIA FESTIVAL
Young people with a passion for broadcasting and filmmaking have been celebrated at one of the region’s most prestigious media events.
SPEECH BY THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY'S TELEVISION CRAFT SKILLS MASTERCLASS, THE HOSPITAL CLUB, LONDON 30th October 2013
Ladies and gentlemen,
Networking is probably one of the best ways to expand and improve your career. It's not always easy, but I reckon you need to be pretty pro-active, particularly if you're making a career change.
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The North East and The Border Centre of the Royal Television Society has pioneered this showcase for young talent, and it is a wonderful opportunity for young producers to see clips of their work on a big screen and to share it with an audience.
Our two navigators were David Williams, pioneer of media training in the 1960s, and Trevor Hearing, who runs Sunderland's new centre, officially opened just a week earlier by Arts Minister Estelle Morris.
The RTS competition for Avid Xpress Pro software has been won by Sharon Barbour of Storm UK Productions.
The Walker-based company was formed in 2006 to develop community film-making. Sharon also works with BBC Look North based in Newcastle.
"I am keen to support community producers who might otherwise find it difficult to afford to edit their pieces," said Sharon, who also intends to support skills development for young people interested in learning more about Avid editing.
The highlight of the event was the keynote address from Dr. Wayne Garvie who is currently the Managing Director for Content and Production at BBC Worldwide, and will soon take up the post of Managing Director of International Production at super-indie All3Media. Plymouth-born Wayne talked about his career to date and joked that he had taken the Krypton Factor off the air, nearly ruined Paul O’Grady’s career before it had started and saved A Question of Sport. Dr.
