RTS Student Craft Masterclasses 2019 | Camera
Directors of photography Sara Deane and Mike Robinson discussed training and single camera shooting at the RTS Craft Skills Masterclasses 2019.
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RTS Student Masterclasses 2019
RTS Student Craft Masterclasses 2019 | Sound
Matt Bacon, sound recordist/location sound supervisor, and Kate Davis, head of sound at Directors Cut Films, shared the essentials for recording good quality sound and the advantages of using foley effects at the RTS Craft Skills Masterclasses 2019.
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RTS Student Craft Masterclasses 2019 | Editing
Editors Matthew Gray and Emma Lysaght discussed how to get into editing, what it's like to work with directors, and shared their tips on how to cut rushes and the importance of time management at the RTS Craft Skills Masterclasses 2019.
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RTS Student Masterclasses 2019 | Journalism with Rageh Omaar
International Affairs Editor for ITV News Rageh Omaar discussed working in war zones and keeping safe in hostile environments at the RTS Student Masterclasses 2019.
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Camera masterclass with Sara Deane and Mike Robinson
Training: Sara Deane was a member of the Children’s Film Unit, before studying at Bournemouth Film School: “I was a clapper loader [second assistant camera] for five years and … [during that time] still shooting shorts because I knew I waned to be a director of photography. I [then studied at] the National Film and Television School and graduated about 10 years ago.”
Sound masterclass with Matt Bacon and Kate Davis
Davis received a Bafta nomination this year for her work on the BBC Four documentary Amy Winehouse: Back to Black. Bacon specialises in formatted and entertainment series such as Channel 5 reality show The Bachelor and the BBC’s Masterchef.
Editing masterclass with Emma Lysaght and Matthew Gray
How to get into editing: Emma Lysaght: “I left school at 16. My father was a film editor so I grew up watching my dad cut film. It was something I’d always wanted to do.
“It was quite a male environment, I was very nervous and very shy. I didn’t get into the cutting room until I was 19. My dad knew of one female editor.
“She needed an assistant so I stepped in and became her assistant. Within the first few months I was cutting news for Channel 4, which was very pressurised but you know exactly what you’ve got to do in those three minutes.
Journalism masterclass with Rageh Omaar
Why he wanted to be a journalist: I was born in Somalia where my father was part of the independence movement and a businessman who spent a lot of time in the UK. He moved us to the UK where I was educated.
Around our kitchen table we’d discuss what was happening in the world. That was where I first became interested in international news and the day’s big issues such as apartheid and Nelson Mandela and revolutions in the Middle East.
Comedy masterclass with Nerys Evans
How her career began: "I’m from a very small town in Wales. No-one I knew ever worked in TV. I had no in. I just followed my dream and worked really hard to get my foot in the door.
"I’m not an extraordinary person. I am very lucky to work with some quite extraordinary people. It’s hard to get into telly and it’s getting harder.
"I am a massive comedy fan. I wanted to do something in comedy although I didn’t know what that would be. I read politics at Liverpool’s John Moores University where I joined the student radio station.
RTS Student Masterclasses 2019 | Comedy with Nerys Evans
Nerys Evans, Creative Director of Comedy at Expectation, explained the world of commissioning scripted comedy at the RTS Student Masterclasses 2019.
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