Creative LOOP STUDENT MEDIA FESTIVAL & Creative Student Media Awards 19-20 March 2014 Helliate Rushwaya Creative Loop, Project Manager

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Helliate Rushwaya – Creative Loop, Project Manager Lauren Ferson – Creative Loop, Project Coordinator Freyja Harris – Creative Loop, Project Assistant Rhonda Yeaman – and Angus College John Collins – West College Scotland Stephen Sinclair – Clyde College Dave Johnston – Glasgow Clyde College Dario Sinforiani – University of Stirling Dabster Productions

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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 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 - . 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 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, 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. In . addition to performing stand-up on BBC Radio 4 Extra, she has written for and appeared in BBC TV documentary Rory Goes To Holyrood with Rory Bremner. www.creativeloop.org WEDNESDAY 19 March CCA: THEATRE

When? 10.00 What? Welcome Who? Helliate Rushwaya, Project Manager, Creative Loop

WHEN? 10.15 – 11.15 HBTI WHAT? Lights, Cameras ...and a LOT of action! - In the Director’s chair WHO? Grant Philips, Executive Producer Director. Interviewed by Jonathan Sutherland WHEN? 13:30 - 14:30 HBTI ABOUT: Find out how one Executive Producer/ WHAT? To Tweet or not to Tweet..? Director started his career in sports, what a - The Social Media Minefield! director does, how he makes difficult decisions, WHO? Hayley Payne, Head of Human and what his role will be during the Glasgow 2014 Resources, Tinopolis Group and Commonwealth Games. Ross Craig​, Social Media & Grant Philips is a live OB director with a vast Copywriter, Webwise Creative Ltd. array of credits and has been at every FIFA World Interviewed by Annie McGuire Cup™ since 2002. He has directed European Finals for UEFA, was a football director at the ABOUT: David Cameron famously said: “too London Olympics 2012 and will direct the hockey many tweets might make a tw*t.” In this session competition at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Ross and Hayley will discuss the potential pitfalls of Games. social media. Domestically, he has directed over 100 matches Hayley Payne heads up the HR department for a season for well over a decade in the English a huge broadcast media group, which includes Premier League, the FA Cup, UEFA Champions Sunset+Vine, Mentorn, Pioneer Productions and League, Europa League, the SPFL and women’s Video Arts. She will highlight what you need to football for Sky Sports, BBC, ITV, Setanta, Channel be aware of in the HBTI contract, and the SVGTV Five and ESPN. He is presently an Executive social media policy in general. Producer/Director for BT Sport and is directing NBC’s onsite operation for the English Premier Ross Craig is a social media professional and a League this season. Brazil will be his first FIFA comedian. He engages the world via comedy and World Cup™ as a FIFA Match Director of the host advises companies on their social media policy. feed. He would be the first to admit he’s got it wrong as often as he’s got it right. WHEN? 11.30 – 12.30 HBTI WHEN? 14.45 – 15.45 WHAT? Host Broadcaster Training HBTI Initiative 101 – What you Need to Know WHAT? Live OBs – A Risky Business WHO? Patricia Gregory, Head of Broadcast WHO? Nick Roxburgh, Health & Safety Information, SVGTV. Advisor, BBC Scotland Caroline Ramsay, Head of Broadcast ABOUT: Producing great content requires Venue Management, SVGTV creativity, experience and the ability to manage Interviewed by Julia Sutherland your team’s safety. Nothing prepares you better than experience, but this session will equip you ABOUT This is an essential masterclass in what with some of the basics. you need to know, what is expected of you as an HBTI during Games time - and how not to mess it Nick is a chartered safety practitioner with over 15 up! As well as all the dos and don’ts, this session will years’ experience in the broadcast industry. From cover everything from what to wear, where to report multi camera outside broadcasts to working in high to at the venues, what happens at the venues, why risk, extreme environments across the world, Nick that ‘selfie’ may not be a good idea and how to has hands on experience. He will share a pragmatic make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity. and simple approach to allow you to develop the skills that are crucial to a safe production. 12:30 - 13:15 LUNCH ​ Jim Gellatly Thursday 20th March - CCA: INTERMEDIA

When? 10.15-11.00 When? 13.45-14.30 What? When Programmes Became Content What? It’s all About the Image with The Who? Colin Paterson - BBC Scotland, Gary Scottish Media Academy Muircroft - Northsound, Brian Paige - Who? Gavin Pearson, Clyde 1 Bauer Central Scotland. Chaired by About: Station ‘imaging’ pops up on today’s Colin Kelly radio stations more than the presenters do. It’s a About: There was a time when radio vital element in delivering a station’s brand and producers produced radio. Simples. Then along identity to its audience. Therefore it makes sense came digital technology and then everything that the person responsible for that imaging changed. To kick off our multiplatform morning, has one of the key roles on that station. To most three of Scottish radio’s content leaders get it’s much more than just a job - it’s a “calling”. together to discuss how we got here, what they do Clyde’s Gavin Pearson is one of those people, and how it’s changed the face of radio. ‘imaging’ radio stations all over Scotland. This is his masterclass on where the ideas come from and how they get to air. When? 11.15-11.25 What? Commonwealth Voices Pitching Competition Update When? 14:45- 15.15 Who? Steve Martin What? Commonwealth Voices: Pitching About: Steve Martin gives a quick recap on Competition this year’s pitching competition Who? Steve Martin, Gavin Pearson, Colin Paterson When? 11.30-12:30 About: It’s time to pitch your brilliant ideas What? A Vision for Radio 1 that have been keeping you up all night. Impress the judges for a chance to be involved in BBC Who? George Ergatoudis, Head of Music, Commonwealth Voices. BBC Radio 1 About: Few broadcasters have done more to embrace the digital world than BBC Radio 1. As part of its development in recent years, video has When? 15.30-16.15 played an ever increasing role. The network can now stream live pictures What? Any Radio Questions at the drop of a hat and Who? Paul Cooney - Capital FM, Colin its YouTube channel is a Paterson - BBC Radio Scotland, global phenomenon. Then Tracey McNellan - Your Radio FM, there’s the way it uses Brian Paige - Bauer. Hosted by new platforms as a way Lorraine Herbison to scout for new talent. The year since the last festival has George Ergatoudis has About: been a turbulent one, with changes at every been a key part of the major commercial station. Meanwhile, the BBC team that has propelled is preparing to mount some of the biggest radio Radio 1 to the fore in this broadcasts in Scotland’s history. How did we get George Ergatoudis area - he joins us to share here? What happens next? his thoughts. Bauer’s Lorraine Herbison won’t let the panel avoid your questions and will moderate the debate on Scottish radio’s future. No subject is off limits: talent, localness, networking, playlists or post referendum - it’s up to you to get the answers you seek in this unique forum. Lorraine Herbison 12:30 - 13:15 LUNCH ​ Thursday 20th March - CCA: CINEMA

WHEN? 10.15 – 11.15 WHAT? Other Initiatives and Opportunities at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Beyond WHO? Great Big Events and The Network ABOUT: As well as the HBTI, Great Big Events have lots of opportunities for Scottish students during the forthcoming Glasgow 2014 CWG. These positions will put you trackside and give you some Owen Parker real responsibility. There are 160 roles available, from event management roles, presenting roles (announcers/presenters) to technical roles such WHEN? 14:45 -15:45 as audio operators, vision operators, camera WHAT? Heroes Behind the Hits operators & more. WHO? Owen Parker ABOUT: Owen Parker has worked with some Great Big Events is a specialist provider of sport of the biggest names on the UK pop scene. He’s presentation and ceremonial production services written songs with and for some of the biggest to the global sports industry. They have directed names in the UK including, Girls Aloud, Alesha the in-stadia experience for every Olympic and Dixon, Pet Shop Boys and Simple Minds. Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup since 2000, among a host of He’s toured the world playing live with Amy other national and international credits, including Macdonald, Roddy Frame and Billy Bragg. He’s victory ceremonies and opening and closing written jingles, theme tunes and stings for a ceremonies for major sporting events. number of adverts and for some major TV and radio shows, he’s got a Grammy nomination AND had two novelty number one singles in the Scottish WHEN? 11.30 – 12.30 charts. And to top it all off, was one of the judges WHAT? Network... or No Work! How to of the Music Video category of this year’s Creative Make Friends and Influence (the Scotland Student Media Awards. Right) People! WHO? Martel Maxwell, Author and Come and hear him in conversation with Richard Broadcaster and Richard Melvin, Melvin sharing some advice on surviving in the TV and radio industry and a few show business secrets Director, Dabster Productions from behind the scenes at the coalface of British ABOUT: They say it’s not WHAT you know, pop music. it’s WHO you know... In this session, you’ll find out how to make yourself known to the right people, where to find work, and the most effective and imaginative ways to make an impact on the right people to further your career in media.

Martel Maxwell published her first novel Scandalous, and appears regularly on The One Follow us on Show on BBC 1, Lorraine on ITV and Sky News Facebook and as a “showbiz” expert. Twitter.

Richard Melvin has worked in commercial radio Martel Maxwell 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 Radio Scotland, and writing and producing a sitcom for * NETWORKING DRINKS * BBC Comedy. 17:00 - 17:45 SPONSORED BY Chilli Marketing; 12:30 - 13:15 LUNCH ​ Rekorderlig Cider and Cusquena Beer WHERE: CCA: Clubroom Thursday 20th March - CCA: THEATRE

HBTI WHEN? 13.30 - 14.30 WHAT? HBTI 101 – What You Need to Know WHO? Lesley McCrae, Host Broadcast Head of Support Services UK, SVGTV ABOUT: Another chance to attend this essential masterclass in what will be expected of you during Games time as an HBTI - and how not to blow it! Jeff Foulser Chairman of Sunset + Vine Lesley McCrae has worked at some of the most HBTI amazing sporting events in the world, including the WHEN? 10.15 – 11.15 London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. WHAT? Covering World Class Sporting Mainly as a Senior Production Manager in outside Events broadcasts, studio environments, foreign locations, WHO? Jeff Foulser, Chairman of Host Broadcast centres etc. Lesley has managed Sunset+Vine. Interviewed by Janice big projects where quality, time and logistics Forsyth are the critical elements and has overseen the installation and preparation of an event and a ABOUT: Sunset+Vine’s list of live broadcast venue. From liaising between Host Broadcasters credits includes some of the world’s best-known and outsourced contractors, to organising sporting events, such as the World Athletics transport of crew and kit. She knows the big Championships and the Grand National, as well as picture, and has been at the frontline, so take this 38 live Premier League games for BT Sport. They opportunity to gain more insight and learn from also produced the London 2012 and Sochi 2014 the best. Paralympics for Channel 4. SVGTV are the Host Broadcasters of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and will provide television coverage and capture the excitement and thrills of the Games to a potential worldwide audience of more than one billion people. Find out more about the business of covering a global event like this, and how the HBTI could propel your career above and beyond, with an invaluable opportunity for world-class experience.

WHEN? 11.30 – 12.30 HBTI WHAT? What Happens Behind the Screen and the Staggering Logistics WHO? Martin Anderson, Former Managing Director of NEP Visions and Head of Business Affairs and Training Initiatives, SVGTV. Interviewed by Julia Sutherland ABOUT: Invaluable insight and overview into the technical nightmare of televising 24 different sports at 19 different venues; how many people are involved, and the horrendous logistics, including the range and quantity of equipment involved, cabled cameras, radio cameras, track cameras, dive cams, helicopters, aeroplanes, trucks, metres of cable etc. With a special behind the scenes look at what goes into the three years of planning such an event.

12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH ​ Sanjeev Kohli Julia Sutherland A celebration of the best of Scotland’s emerging talent with categories in Film and Television, Radio and Digital Media.

WHEN? 18.00 – 19.00 WHO? Presented by Julia Sutherland and Sanjeev Kohli Creative Scotland

ABOUT: This year the Creative Scotland Student Media Awards Student Media Awards will be presented by regular host – comedian, presenter and producer Julia Sutherland – recently heard 20 March 2014 on BBC Radio Scotland presenting comedy documentary series Feeling Kind Of Funny and as host of comedy panel show The Good The Bad and The Unexpected. In addition to Digital Media Nominees performing stand-up on BBC Radio 4 Extra, she has written for and appeared in a BBC TV documentary Rory Goes To Holyrood with Best Animation Rory Bremner and is currently working with co Sink Away presenter Sanjeev and other top comics on a The Glasgow School of Art sitcom pilot for the BBC. Marc Johansen Julia will be joined by the hugely talented Willy Sanjeev Kohli, best known as Navid in Still Dundee University, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Game, a role he’ll revive in a highly anticipated, Art & Design sold out run of live shows at The Hydro in Jamie Buchanan Glasgow later this year, as well as Synthesiser Patel in Look Around You and Ramesh on The Keeper Radio 4’s Fags Mags and Bags, which he Dundee University, Duncan of Jordanstone College of also co-writes. Sanjeev is currently filming Art & Design a BBC special ahead of the Glasgow 2014 Nuria Valedon Commonwealth Games. Best Use of Graphic Design

Incubus Jurors West College Scotland David Coupar DIGITAL MEDIA Fiona Stewart Bob Hamilton Frnknstn Stephen Donnelly Scott McCall University of the West of Scotland/Glasgow Clyde Kevin Bain College Eamon J Cameron

FILM AND TELEVISION RADIO Mass Destruction Carolynne Sinclair Kidd Colin Kelly University of the West of Scotland/Glasgow Clyde Lindsey Douglas Andrew Smillie College Owen Parker Bob McWilliam Dominic D’Sylva Film &Television Nominees Radio Nominees Best Fiction Best Speech Broadcaster

Harry & Avis Eerie Glasgow Edinburgh Napier University, Screen Academy Glasgow Clyde College Scotland Paulina Kuchorew and Paul Faulkner Director: Nathan Hollis Producers: Susanna Green and Nathan Hollis Sports Network: Hibernian v St. Mirren Writer: Nathan Hollis West College Scotland Editor: Nick Gibbon Peter Greenwood, Ronny Davies, Paul Wycherley DOP: Alex Neville Sound: Paul Hartmann Snowboarding: Surfing Into History North East Scotland College Game Josh Davidson Dundee University, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Jeppe R. Nielsen and Alan McIlrath Best Music Broadcaster Affinity It’s Only Rock & Roll, and the Weekday University of the West of Scotland Morning Show Mark Johnstone Moray Firth Media Trust – Radioskills Lewis Murray Best Factual Trance Anthems and the Weekday Wind Down Windfall Moray Firth Media Trust – Radioskills University of the West of Scotland Calum Urquhart Frederik Subei North East Scotland College Tricks of the Trade Chris MacDonald City of Glasgow College Scot Morrison and Sean Maguire

Conscious Dreaming Best Audio Programme Edinburgh Napier University Fife College Director: Maija Koukkari Craig Thomson Producers: Loudy Othman and Struan Robertson DOP/Editor: Blair Stewart Hidden Homeless Car Sleepers and Sofa Surfers Sound: Gerard Lydon West College Scotland Ronny Davies Best Music Video Smashed Pioneers of Anaesthetic - A Kestrel’s University of Stirling Manoeuvres in the Park Tommaso Aglietti, Laura Best, Grace Pearshouse, New College Lanarkshire Kenny Port Director: Matthew Burns Producer: Sarah Malikov Writer: Steven Cossar

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