Creative LOOP STUDENT MEDIA FESTIVAL & Creative Scotland Student Media Awards 19-20 March 2014 Helliate Rushwaya Creative Loop, Project Manager PROJECT TEAM Helliate Rushwaya – Creative Loop, Project Manager Lauren Ferson – Creative Loop, Project Coordinator Freyja Harris – Creative Loop, Project Assistant Rhonda Yeaman – Dundee and Angus College John Collins – West College Scotland Stephen Sinclair – Glasgow Clyde College Dave Johnston – Glasgow Clyde College Dario Sinforiani – University of Stirling Dabster Productions Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. @creativeloop #clsmf | #hbti2014 | #legacy2014 Glasgow 2014 Host Broadcaster HBTI Training Initiative Creative Loop is Scotland’s talent development hub for the creative media industries and bridges the gap between industry and Scotland’s colleges and universities. www.creativeloop.org hello Welcome to the 2014 Creative Loop Student Media Festival which this year boasts its most impressive programme yet; specifically Grant Ritchie Chair, Creative Loop & Depute designed for Scotland’s emerging talent in Principal Dundee and Angus College Digital Media, Radio, Film and Television. The 2014 Creative Loop Student this, linking those training for a what happens behind the scenes Media Festival is happening career in the industry to work in when big stories break. There’s right in the middle of the Host partnership with employers. station ‘imaging’, the rise and Broadcaster Training Initiative SVGTV has been great to work rise of multi-platform content (HBTI) being delivered by Creative with and has demonstrated and some of the UK radio’s most Loop and Sunset+Vine and Global commitment to work with important people will be giving Television (SVGTV) ahead of the students and staff to upskill the you their time and experience – Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth education sector in Scotland. It’s so pick your sessions wisely and Games. over to the students now to make don’t waste a minute! the most of the opportunities that Right now hundreds of students Games time will bring to work As usual the two-day Festival from Scotland’s colleges and alongside the professionals and will conclude with the not to be universities are taking part in make an impression. missed Creative Scotland Student training and preparation for Media Awards 2014. playing their role in the live A big chunk of this year’s coverage of the biggest sporting programme will focus on sports Have a great festival and good occasion ever seen in Scotland. broadcasting in both radio luck to all the nominees. and television and will feature Creative Loop was set up speakers at the top of their Grant Ritchie ten years ago with the very profession. Chair, Creative Loop and Depute purpose of bringing education Principal Dundee and Angus and industry together and to The Radio strand of the College develop future talent for the programme covers programme creative media industry. The HBTI making, the relationships between project is the perfect example of the stars and their producers and www.creativeloop.org WEDNESDAY 19 March CCA: INTERMEDIA When? 10.00 When? 12.45-13.00 What? Welcome What? Commonwealth Voices Who? Jim Gellatly Pitching Competition Recap About: Radio DJ Jim Who? Steve Martin Gellatly opens the day…and About: Steve Martin gives a quick recap on we’re off. this year’s pitching competition 13:00 - 13:45 LUNCH Jim Gellatly When? 14.00-14.45 When? 10.15-11.00 What? Marriage Guidance for Presenters What? Radio at Glasgow 2014 and Producers Who? Sharon Mair, BBC Scotland Who? Bryan Burnett and Barbara Wallace, About: The biggest broadcast event BBC Radio Scotland in Scotland in 2014 is the Glasgow 2014 About: Sometimes everything just clicks. Commonwealth Games. Held over multiple venues, Other times programme teams look like they’re the Games will be covered by radio teams from headed for divorce. Barbara and Bryan tell tales around the world. BBC Scotland is mounting out of school and pick apart the complicated unprecedented coverage of the Games and the relationship that makes radio tick. events surrounding them. The editor of that coverage, Sharon Mair, has the details and some ways you can become involved. When? 15.00-15.10 What? Commonwealth Voices Pitching Competition Update When? 11.15-11.30 Who? Steve Martin What? Commonwealth Voices Pitching Competition Launch About: Steve Martin with more top tips on this Who? Steve Martin year’s pitching competition About: Radio imaging and marketing guru, Steve Martin, will reveal this year’s radio pitching competition. Make sure to keep coming back for Steve’s frequent updates, tips and tricks. Tomorrow, you can pitch your heart out to our expert judges, with the winner revealed at the glittering Creative Scotland Student Media Awards later that evening. It’s a chance to kick off your broadcast career with a prize on your CV! When? 11.45-12:30 Des Clarke What? Covering Clutha Who? Paul Harper - Real Radio, Louise When? 15.15-16.15 Robertson - Capital FM, Davey What? How to Make Breakfast Walker - Clyde 1. Chaired by Darren Who? Des Clarke - Capital FM, George Adam, Your Radio FM Bowie - Clyde 1, Darren Adam - Your Radio, Ewen Cameron - Real Radio. About: When a helicopter crashed into The Clutha Bar in Glasgow, radio stations in Glasgow Hosted by Nicky Marr were doing their usual Friday night thing, upbeat About: The Breakfast Show is the most music and skeleton staff in studios. The crash important show of the day. It brings in listeners and changed everything - within minutes people who sets them up for their work or play, so getting the are best known as music presenters were breaking tone right is a challenge. And don’t forget that the the news to the Scottish public and guiding them morning show teams are doing this every day at a through the events of the night. Three of those time when all sensible folk are still in bed. Three of who covered the story as journalists and presenters Scotland’s best discuss the challenges of breakfast reflect on the night and its challenges. and how they go about waking up Scotland. WEDNESDAY 19 March CCA: CINEMA WHEN? 10.15 – 11.15 WHAT? Introduction to Creative Loop Student Media Festival and General Q&A WHO? Team Creative Loop ABOUT: Creative Loop introduces you to the festival programme to help you make the most of 13:00 - 13:45 LUNCH the two day festival. Hashtags, acronyms and all. WHEN? 11.30 – 12.30 WHAT? CUT IT OUT! Edit Masterclass WHO? John Steventon, Senior Broadcast Editor, BBC Scotland ABOUT: An excellent opportunity to learn some of the key skills involved in the fast-paced and pressured world of editing. John will give an insight into the skills and mind-set needed to be able to edit content; from the manic rush of T in the Park to the heart breaking Alive in the Face of Death. He includes some tips on what producers and directors are looking for in an editor, and 12:30 - 13:15 LUNCH shares how he feels about learning a new edit system for Glasgow 2014 Host Broadcaster, SVGTV. WHEN? 13.30 – 16.00 The session will be followed by a live edit HBTI competition, with the winner announced at the WHAT? Pitch Perfect Competition - Creative Scotland Student Media Awards. “What Makes Glasgow Great?” WHO? Jack Morton Worldwide (Producers of the Glasgow 2014 Opening & Closing Ceremonies), Creative Scotland and Glasgow 2014 Host Broadcaster, SVGTV ABOUT: Shortlisted entries are given the chance to pitch their idea to be considered for a possible screening in front of 40,000 people immediately prior to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Pitches will be judged by a panel of leading industry figures including representatives from Jack Morton Worldwide, Creative Scotland and SVGTV. The nominees and winners of the ‘Best Pitch’ competition will be announced at the Creative Scotland Student Media Awards at the end of the two-day festival. The winners of the ‘Best Pitch’ will be given an opportunity to work with media professionals to develop their ideas before producing the final 2-3 minute video. Our crack team of Interviewers in CCA: Theatre and CCA: Cinema Richard Melvin Richard Melvin has worked in commercial radio for the BBC and now runs his own independent production company based in Edinburgh. He is currently making two comedy series for BBC Radio 4, a radio documentary series for BBC Janice Forsyth Radio Scotland, and writing and producing a Janice Forsyth is a respected writer and sitcom for BBC Comedy. broadcaster who has hosted many arts and entertainment shows for TV and radio on the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV, including Filmnight, Annie McGuire The Book Show and Proms in the Park. She is Annie McGuire worked as a currently heard on BBC Radio Scotland every sports reporter and presenter weekday afternoon presenting The Culture for BBC Scotland, behind the Studio with Janice Forsyth. scenes and in front of the mic/camera on shows such as Your Call, Sportsound, Reporting Scotland and also worked on BBC Network Jonathan Sutherland programme Match of the Day. Jonathan Sutherland Prior to working for the BBC, is a massive sports fan she worked at the Scottish and a BBC presenter Football Museum and The and reporter with Herald newspaper, and is also over a decade of a qualified football referee experience. He worked on the London Olympics coverage for BBC Julia Sutherland Network News. He is Julia Sutherland is a regularly seen either presenter, producer and presenting Reporting comedian, recently heard Scotland, reporting from on BBC Radio Scotland sporting events across presenting comedy the country, or in his documentary series Feeling main role as the anchor Kind Of Funny and as of BBC Scotland’s host of comedy panel flagship football show The Good The Bad highlights programme - and The Unexpected.