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Welcome
to November's Issue of the Newsletter for members of "The
Creative Networks"
Many Thanks to all those who attended last month's event to celebrate the 1st birthday of Creative Networks. Despite many other events around the region, we still saw over 140 of you!
'Creative Networks' at the UCE Birmingham's Technology
Innovation Centre (tic) is
about bringing together all parties involved in sound
and screen-based media in the West Midlands. 'Creative
Networks' seeks to promote both successful business development
and collaboration. It also seeks to contribute to the establishment
of a strong, long-term, sound and screen-based Creative
Industry in the West Midlands. The tic
achieves this through increasing both knowledge and use of innovative
technologies, creative practice and business processes.
Regular monthly networking events are held at tic.
They offer opportunities for individuals and companies
to network, make pitches, identify the resources they
are seeking or support for the projects they are planning.
Visit our online portal www.creativenetworksonline.com
for up-to-date news, funding, business support, training
and tender opportunities.
In This Issue:
1. COMING UP -
November's Creative Networks Event @ tic *DONT
MISS OUT*
2. Event Reviewed
- October's Creative Networks Event - 1st Birthday Party
3. £1000's worth of FREE Equipment/Facility hire for Creative Networks Members
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:: MediaVault - offer restricted to West Midlands SMEs |
4. Get the most from your
business with our latest FREE short courses
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...with an opportunity to win an iPod Nano!
:: I4
Skills - your last chance to join our technology and management
courses |
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...we’d also like to hear from you!
Contact Mandeep Chana, The Creative Networks administrator
with your news and views:
:: phone
0121 331 5400
:: email
mandeep.chana@tic.ac.uk
:: or
post to Technology Innovation Centre, Millennium
Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG |
| 1.
COMING UP - November's
Creative Networks Event @ tic *DONT
MISS OUT* |
Thursday
24th November - From 6.00pm til LATE at tic, Millennium
Point - 'Business Support Fair'
The
Collaborative Networking Event for Creative Industry Professionals
*PLEASE
NOTE THE CHANGE FROM WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY NIGHT*
The next event
is on Thursday 24th November 2005, at 6pm. Joining us will be regional organisations who offer training, funding, and business support. If you want to launch a new business or expand an existing one - come along to find out more...
CALL FOR TOPIC IDEAS
Let us know your ideas for a topic that you would like us
to cover for the next Creative networks event.
The Creative Networks event is FREE. If
you would like to join us, please contact Mandeep Chana
on email
mandeep.chana@tic.ac.uk,
or call Ha Vu on phone
07967 706 445.
You'll be very welcome.
Register on the Creative Networks portal www.creativenetworksonline.com
and select the 'Business Profile' section.
Take the opportunity to showcase your media services and
projects on the Digital Asset Management (DAM) System.
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| 2. Review of October's
Creative Networks Event - Making The Perfect Pitch |
Thursday 27th October
- From 6.00pm til LATE at tic, Millennium Point
The tic once again welcomed a mass of businesses and creative professionals from across the West Midlands to the Creative Networks’ 1st Birthday party, celebrating twelve successful months of networking and collaboration in the West Midlands. With both hot food and wine available, many creative industry delegates arrived slightly earlier than usual to take full advantage!
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Following feedback from previous events, the tic’s Keith Osmans introduced his new key fob system.
This enables visitors to glide into the building with only the scan of a barcode from their keyring, removing the need for something all of us hate: queuing! |
This meant that the tic Café was very quickly alive with energy as freelancers, start-up enterprises and established business professionals discussed current projects, industry developments and collaboration opportunities. |
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Carl Schoenfeld - Successful film & TV producer
Topic: "Making The Perfect Pitch"
The evening’s special guest speaker was Carl Schoenfeld, successful film and TV producer with a proven track record in industry. Carl supports emerging filmmakers by guiding them over the common hurdles their projects face during development-financing, shooting and marketing. His training courses and tailored production services are designed to prepare new talent for the film industry. He began his career as a cameraman and editor, and for the past 10 years he has combined producing his own films with providing production services and training seminars worldwide.
Carl gave a valuable insider’s view as to how the film and television industries tick, giving the attendees first hand advice on how to pitch effectively for major projects. He reinforced the point that previously prohibitive entry costs to digital filmmaking were being rapidly reduced. This presented the opportunity for a new generation of filmmakers to use their ingenuity on a level playing field. This will provide a platform for the Region’s filmmaking talent to compete with established businesses, which has been a long term challenge, without massive financial investment.
Carl’s contribution to the evening was given a rapturous applause by the audience, who went away with food for thought on how to adapt their own approach to pitching for a successful future. |
| Networking at
tic Creative Networks 1st Birthday Party |
Visit our online portal www.creativenetworksonline.com for more images/videos from
the night.
As the network emptied from tic, the Millennium Point foyer became vibrant with music as Plastic Smile and Danny’s Last Dance provided live music and entertainment. They gained quite an audience and the iBar was soon packed in anticipation of the prize draw. Steve Smith ended the wait by drawing these lucky winners:- |
Alton Towers Tickets
Winner: Anita Deshmukh
from Watermelon |
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2Gb USB Stick
Winner: Stephen Hands
from Learn to Play Academy |
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Ipod Nano
Winner: Lee Kemp
from Full Range Media |
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| 3. £1000's worth of FREE Equipment/Facility hire for Creative Networks Members |
For a limited period only 'Media Vault' is offering £1,000's worth of FREE equipment and facility hire to ALL members of the Creative Networks*
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Video Cameras |
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Sound Kits |
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Lighting Kits |
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Post Production Editing Suites (FCP/Avid) |
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Post Production Editing Laptops (FCP/Avid) |
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Virtual TV Studio |
To sign up, contact Chris Roberts or Maureen Davis phone: 0121 331 5400 or email: chris.roberts@tic.ac.uk or maureen.davis@tic.ac.uk
* Subject to availability; for a limited period only; restricted to West Midlands SME's |
| 4. Get
the most from your business with tic's latest FREE short courses |
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tic’s Centre for Interactive
Media is offering an even wider
range of FREE training courses to Creative Industry
professionals in the West Midlands. |
FREE
Training and WIN a brand new iPod Nano*
These courses represent your
FINAL opportunity to access this
training FREE OF CHARGE. They are only available until the end
of December 2005!
In addition, there is an opportunity
to win an iPod in the Prize Draw held at the end of
each course (listed below). Attendees must complete all three
days of the course and an assignment. |
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i4 Management Courses
| Course
1 |
15, 22, 29 October |
| Course
2 |
4, 11, 18 November |
| Course 3 |
8, 15, 22 November |
| Course 4 |
29 November, 6,
13 December |
| Course
1 |
17, 24, 31 October |
| Course
2 |
23, 30 November,
7 December |
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| Course
1 |
10, 17, 24 October |
| Course
2 |
11, 18, 25 October |
| Course 3 |
7, 14, 21 November |
| Course
1 |
14, 21, 28 October |
| Course
2 |
10, 16, 24 November |
| Course
3 |
1, 8, 15 December |
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| 4 Technology Courses
Available |
| Course
1 |
22, 23, 24 November |
| Course
2 |
29, 30 November,
1 December |
| Course
1 |
27, 28, 29 September |
| Course
2 |
11, 12, 13 October |
| Course
3 |
18, 19, 20 October |
| Course
4 |
1, 2, 3 November |
| Course
5 |
8, 9, 10 November |
| Course
6 |
22, 23, 24 November |
| Course
7 |
6, 7, 8 December |
| Course
1 |
13, 20, 27 October |
| Course
2 |
7, 8, 9 November |
| Course
3 |
5, 6, 7 December |
| Digital
Video Editing (FCP) |
| Course
1 |
24, 25, 26 October |
| Course
2 |
1, 2, 3 November |
| Course
3 |
8, 9, 10 November |
| Course
4 |
15, 16, 17 November |
| Course
5 |
6, 7, 8 December |
| Course
6 |
13, 14, 15 December |
| Interactive
Television Development |
| Course
1 |
7, 14, 21 October |
| Course
2 |
11, 18, 25 October |
| Course
3 |
31 October, 1,
2 November |
| Course
4 |
14, 15, 16 November |
| Course
5 |
28, 29, 30 November |
| Course
6 |
12,
13, 14 December |
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| Introduction
To Sound Production |
| Course
1 |
15, 22, 29 October |
| Course
2 |
26 November, 3,
10 December |
| Introduction
World Wide Web |
| Course
1 |
4, 11, 18 October |
| Course
2 |
28 October, 4,
11 November |
| Course
3 |
2, 9, 16 December |
| Introduction
To Studio Recording |
| Course
1 |
18, 25 October,
1 November |
| Course
2 |
30 November, 7,
14 December |
| Introduction
To Computer Animation |
| Course
1 |
5, 12, 19 October |
| Course
2 |
11, 18, 25 November |
| Course
3 |
30 November, 1,
2 December |
| Course
1 |
4, 5, 6 October |
| Course
2 |
25, 26, 27 October |
| Course
3 |
1, 2, 3 November |
| Course
4 |
15, 16, 17 November |
| Course
5 |
29, 30 November,
1 December |
| Course
6 |
13, 14, 15 December |
| Course
1 |
13, 20, 27 October |
| Course
2 |
25 November, 2,
9 December |
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These courses are co-financed
by the Learning Skills Council and European Social Fund,
and are FREE subject to eligibility.
To reserve your place contact
Dave Taylor phone: +44
(0)121 331 5400 email:
dave.taylor@tic.ac.uk
or visit the i4 Skills website at www.tic-online.com/i4
to reserve a place online. Places are strictly limited,
so early booking is recommended.
*You must attend all three days of one of the
courses, complete an assignment to be entered
into a draw to win an iPod.
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Technology Innovation Centre (tic) 2005
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG
phone +44 (0)121 331 5400 fax +44 (0)121
331 5401
www.tic-online.com
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