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Creative Networks is about bringing
all parties involved in screen-based media in the West
Midlands together. This includes the diverse and often
disparate creative companies, freelancers and associated
businesses in the region.
The digital newsletter for members of "Creative
Networks" is published monthly after each event
to provide an overview of the topics covered and the
companies that pitched.
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Netowrks website www.creativenetworksonline.com
> Forthcoming Events *DONT
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Additional Creative Networks event
Monthly Creative Networks Event - # 70
Speaker/s to be confirmed
Thursday 23rd February 2012
From 6.00pm 'til 9:00pm
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, MILLENNIUM POINT
AND THE MUSIC NETWORK 4.00PM UNTIL 5.30PM WWW.BIRMINGHAMMUSICNETWORK.COMAND BIRMINGHAM SCREEN IMAGE NETWORK 4.00PM until 6.00PM www.bsin.co.uk |
Creative Networks is about bringing all parties involved in screen-based media in the West Midlands together. This includes the diverse and often disparate creative companies, freelancers and associated businesses in the region. Creative Networks seeks to promote successful business development and collaboration, and long term sustainability through knowledge and use of innovative technologies and creative practices.
Regular monthly face-to-face networking events are held at tic. These events offer opportunities for companies to network and make pitches, detailing the resources they are seeking or the projects and challenges they are planning.
These event are FREE, if you would like to join us, please contact Dave Taylor on email dave.taylor@bcu.ac.uk, or phone 07989 498 550 You'll be very welcome.
Register on the Creative Networks portal www.creativenetworksonline.com and select the 'Business Profile' section and take the opportunity to showcase your media on the Digital Assist Management (DAM) System.
Please do join us
Great success stories on collaboration projects have resulted from the Creative Networks events – so get pitching.
Do contact us first if you would like to try!
We will disseminate success stories on the Creative Networks portal at www.creativenetworksonline.com
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Training
Opportunities
Technology, Engineering and the Environment (tee)
Time
to get up-to-date in New Media Technologies
i4 is offering courses that have been
designed to further your skills in interactive
screen based media business. You will have access
to cutting edge kit and the experts behind it
to really make a difference for you.
If you work for an SME or you are a freelance
developer working in the West Midlands (objective
two) then you may be eligible for these courses
for FREE. To find out more visit
the i4 website at www.bcu.ac.uk/tee
or contact Paul Trigg on 0121 331 5400
or email: dave.taylor@bcu.ac.uk
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Published quarterly for a in-depth look at the events happening and clients we've been working with. Click on the links below to view our past newsletters. To unsubscribe from this newsletter click here and enter your email address.
> Events
Reviewed
4th Creative Networking Event
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic), Millennium Point
Wednesday 23rd
February 2005 - From 6.00pm 'til LATE
On a cold Brummie
Winter's night nearly 100 brave entrepreneurs, business
owners and representatives of SME's braved the elements
to attend tic's the 4th Creative Networks event at Millennium
Point. Over a hot buffet attendees 'trade chat' was
plentiful, before everyone moved into the Lecture Theatre.
Find
out more...
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3rd Creative Networking Event
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic), Millennium Point
Wednesday 26th
January 2005 - From 6.00pm 'til LATE
The evening began
with guests enjoying a hot buffet in the tic
Cafe, after which the formal part of the evening took
place in the main Lecture Theatre. The increasingly
popular ‘client pitching session’ provided
a lively introduction to several new and developing
enterprises in the region. Feedback from previous Creative
Network events had led to the opportunity to hear from,
and speak directly to, two of the primary funding agents
of the West Midlands. Our speakers were Mary Mathews
and Michael Ryan. Find
out more...
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2nd Creative Networking Event
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic), Millennium Point
Wednesday 15th
December 2004 - From 6.00pm 'til LATE
After food and refreshments in the restaurant the event
focus moved to the Lecture Theatre on L2 which was soon
full. Attendees heard and saw presentations by Creative
Pool partner-members, Black Country Chamber and Business
Link’s Aidan Sheridan, and the Director of The
Lighthouse Media Centre, Wolverhampton, Frank Challenger.
Interactive Media Centre Manager,
Steve Smith, then introduced ‘pitches' and the
‘audience’ then broke into informal sub-groups
who engaged in ‘breakout sessions’ to identify
how the Creative Networks format could be best enhanced
to suit its user-group.
Find
out more...
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Creative Networking Launch
Event
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic), Millennium Point
Wednesday 17th
November 2004 - From 6.00pm 'til LATE
Collaborative
Networking Event for Creative Industry Professionals
The Technology Innovation Centre
(tic) team that brought you The
Media Vault and the i4 programme
invites you to a special evening of Networking,
Entertainment, Prize-Draw and - most
important of all -
NEW PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS
Find
out more...
FLIP Animation
Festival 2004
22nd - 23rd October
2004
Light House, Wolverhampton's Media Centre &
Wolverhampton Art Gallery - Flip is a brand
new animation festival for the West Midlands. tic's
partner Light House (part-funded by ESF) led this initiative
with support from Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the
University of Wolverhampton’s Creative Industries
Project. Running over two days between 22 and 23 October
2004, the event included talks, workshops and screenings.
Find out more...
The Birmingham City Council
Creative City Awards 2004
Wednesday 20th
October 2004
International Convention
Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham
The tic joined forces with Birmingham
City Council to sponsor the Creative City 2004 Award
for Outstanding Innovation. Steve Smith, tic’s
eMedia Centre Manager, presented this to Sjolander da
Cruz Architects at the prestigious Gala Awards Dinner
held at the ICC on Wednesday October 20th. Find
out more...
Royal Television Society –
Midlands Centre Awards Dinner 2004
9th October 2004
International Convention Centre, Broad Street,
Birmingham
The tic sponsored the Royal Television
Society’s 2004 Award for Best Regional Programme,
demonstrating its enthusiastic support for screen-based
industries.
The award was won by Current Affairs Series 'Inside
Out' and was presented by Michael French (Eastenders,
Born & Bred) to Andrew Tomlinson (Editor), Jacob
Hickey (Assistant Editor) and Rachel Bowering (Director).
Find out more...
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The Media Vault
Final Cut Pro Users Group
30th September 2004
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic)
The last day of September saw
the SECOND Final Cut User Group meeting
for the Midlands taking place at the Technology Innovation
Centre (tic). Starting out by looking
at just how easy it is to integrate Photoshop graphics
into Final Cut projects, he also took a look at the
dazzling array of new effects available from Boris FX,
and talked us through how to make the best use of multi-camera
footage in the Final Cut timeline. Find
out more...
The tic
Short Digital Film Festival 2004
13th - 14th September 2004
Thinktank Theatre,
Millennium Point
West Midlands
black comedy voted Best Film at second tic Digital Short
Film Festival - A black comedy called
‘Fanatic’, by first-time West Midlands screen-writer
Lee Murphy, has won the judges accolade of top film
at the Technology Innovation Centre’s 2004 Short
Digital Film Festival.
Find
out more...
Wired
Inspired Technology Zone
5th - 9th July 2004
Technology
Innovation Centre (tic)
A week-long
ICT camp was held in Birmingham from July 5th - 9th.
It was a unique experience for 30 teenagers to get hands-on
understanding of the very latest computer technology.
Find out more...
AV in
Practice
8th July 2004
Chelsea Village, Stamford
Bridge, London
On July
8th, Media Vault gave a presentation as part of AV Magazine’s
‘AV-In-Practice’ event
held at Chelsea Village, Stamford Bridge, London. The
event aimed to help users better understand different
media, and their applications, through a mix of case
studies and content ideas. Find
out more...
The
Media Vault Final Cut Pro Users Group
24th June 2004
Technology Innovation
Centre (tic)
Despite
the unforeseen clash with the England vs Portugal quarter-final
match in Euro 2004, the FIRST ever
meeting of the UK Final Cut User Group outside of London
was very well attended!
Find out more...
Birmingham Screen Festival 2004
4th - 11th March
2004
tic sponsors
Achievement in Technology Award
The inaugural ‘Application of Technology Award’
at this year’s Birmingham Screen Festival was
presented to Warwickshire-based video games developer,
Blitz Games. Sponsored by the Technology Innovation
Centre, the award was created to highlight innovative
use of technology within film, television and multimedia
production. Find
out more...
The Business Insights Networking Event
with The Media Vault
Tuesday 10th February 2004
Birmingham Central Library
Based at Birmingham’s
Central Library, Business Insight is
the UK's most comprehensive public business information
service. Its e-mail and telephone enquiry service, offers
up to 15 minutes research time free-of-charge. This
can include credit references, company reports, product
suppliers, market research, director checks and international
information. Find
out more...
i4 Training Courses Reviewed
December 2003
Courses were supported through
European Social Fund/Learning Skills Council co-financing
and fully subsidised. The first i4 courses took place
in mid-December 2003. The series of 3 day events attracted
over 30 delegates.
The courses have already seen success for participants.
Several of the course graduates are developing pilot
products and have connected with The Media Vault project
to take advantage of the supported facilities. Find
out more...
UK @ ITU Telecom World 2003 - Geneva,
Switzerland
The Media Vault at ITU
Telecom World 2003
The brand UK@ITU Telecom
World brings together national UK and regional
development agencies, universities and research centres,
trade associations and companies to showcase their telecommunications
excellence to the world. The tic's Media Vault were
there. Find out more...
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Royal Television Society –
Midlands Centre Awards Dinner 2003
October 11th 2003
The tic sponsored
the RSA’s 2003 Award for Best Regional Programme,
demonstrating its enthusiastic support for screen-based
industries. The Award was won by Central News (South)
and presented by celebrity-comedian Jack Dee at a ceremonial
dinner held at Birmingham's ICC on Saturday October
11th. The event was attended by an impressive array
of Midlands media personalities. The tic Media Vault
team were joined by clients who had already received
support from the project. The event was an important
celebration of talent and achievement by all those involved
in Midlands creative industries.
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Shropshire Star e-Vent 2003
Thursday October 9th 2003
On Thursday
October 9th 2003 more than 200 people converged on Shropshire’s
Birthplace of Industry, Ironbridge, to learn more about
the 21st Century’s industrial revolution. That
of electronic communications.
The second e-Vent, organised by the Shropshire Star
was held at the new Enginuity Centre, Coalbrookdale.
It gave visitors a free taste of the latest news in
both the e-Commerce and new technology sector - an ideal
opportunity for tic’s Media Vault team to promote
its unique, cutting-edge, digital media creation and
management tools and resources.
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Black Country Chamber of Commerce
September 25th 2003
Networking
& Start-Up
As leading
regional UK provider of training, education and support
services in interactive media production, for visual
and screen-based businesses, the tic joined over 30
other exhibitors at the Bescot Stadium, Walsall, on
Thursday September 25th 2003. This provided Black Country
people with the opportunity to investigate options for
self-employment and business development in the creative
e-Media field. Through Media Vault, the tic offers Content
Creation, Management and Distribution resources with
up to £2,500 or 5 days’ worth of assistance
being made available through equipment hire or specialist
technical advice and services.
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Custard Creative Industries Forum
September 17th 2003
The Custard Factory held
an open evening on Wednesday September 17th, organised
by South Birmingham College for over 100 attendees from
the creative industries. Participating with 10 other
business support organisations, the tic Media Vault
promoted its Content Creation resources. These include
the DAM system providing a comprehensive solution for
digital media management, professional expertise and
video production facilities housed at Millennium Point
in Birmingham City Centre.
Short Digital Film Festival 2003
25 - 26 June 2003
The first Short Digital
Film Festival held by Birmingham’s Technology
Innovation Centre (tic) at Millennium
Point has been won by locally-based Rage Ensemble -
a performing arts company for 14-19 year olds. Find
out more...
The Media Vault Preview Event
Review
Tuesday 29th April 2003
The Technology Innovation
Centre’s (tic) eMedia team hosted
an exclusive Preview Event at Millennium Point, to launch
its new creative support facility called ‘Media
Vault’ which assists SMEs across the West Midlands
involved in screen-based media services. Find
out more..
> In The Press
The Birmingham Post - Article
Tuesday 16th November 2004
Birmingham’s expanding
screen-based, creative companies
to gather at Millennium Point
Find out more...
The
Birmingham Post - Review
Thursday June 26 2003
Headline: tic's e-media
breakthrough ready to go like clockwork
Find out more...
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