HOW TO GET HERE BFI SOUTHBANK London SE1 8XT BY BUS Routes 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 341, 381, 507, 521, RV1 BY TUBE Charing Cross, Embankment, (cross Hungerford Bridge to the South Bank) Waterloo and Southwark BY TRAIN Waterloo, Charing Cross CAR PARKING Euro car park sites available under the National Theatre (off upper Ground), under the Hayward Gallery and in front of the Shell Centre THE BFI MEDIA BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX® are within the congestion charge zone ACCESS BFI Southbank has wheelchair access CONFERENCE and fixed induction loops in all auditoria 3 – 4 July 2014 HOW TO FIND US London SE1 8XT Waterloo Cover image: The Double courtesy Studiocanal FOLLOW US bfi.org.uk bfi.org.uk/education SPECIAL EVENTS The BFI Media Conference is a unique The conference opens and closes with plenary sessions professional development event for UK featuring two leading industry figures, Alison Owen teachers of film and media at 16+ and 18+ and Adam MacDonald, sharing their perspectives on the current UK film and TV industries and visions to meet, learn and be inspired. for the future. We are delighted to welcome speakers Opening Plenary Alison Owen from across the film and TV industries Alison Owen is Founder and Producer at Ruby Film and Television, and one of the most successful independent producers working in the UK. and related platforms, as well as from Her diverse list of film credits includes Elizabeth, Shaun of the Dead, Jane Eyre and Saving Mr. Banks; for television, Case Histories, Small Island teaching and academic research. Their and Toast. Current film projects include Suffragette (director Sarah creative approaches, innovative ideas Gavron) and Tulip Fever (director Justin Chadwick). and successful projects come together in an exciting programme of presentations, Closing Plenary Adam MacDonald workshops and discussions. Adam MacDonald is Director of Sky 1 HD, the UK’s most watched satellite TV entertainment channel. Key titles include The Smoke, Yonderland, A League of their Own, Got to Dance and Moone Boy, with new upcoming shows to include Critical and 50 Ways to Test Your Mammy. The programme is flexible, for you to choose Prior to Sky, he held senior roles at A+E Networks UK, IWC Media, ITV, Industry, Teaching and Research sessions Channel 4 and the BBC. based on your experience and needs. All Writers on the Media Surprise Film and Q&A The conference includes two sessions led The conference has in recent years presented teachers are also warmly invited to attend by leading writers and commentators: previews including Mark Cousins’ A Story of Jon Savage, journalist, broadcaster and author Children and Film and Asif Kapadia’s Senna. the plenary sessions and surprise of Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945; and The film screening and Q&A are preceded Owen Jones, columnist and author of Chavs by networking drinks for delegates film screening. and The Demonization of the Working Class. and speakers. Conference Programmer: Corinna Downing The conference plenary sessions are supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the Skills Investment Fund BOOK BY 23 MAY AND SAVE UP TO 20% Full details on inside back cover bfi.org.uk/education THURSDAY 3 JULY FRIDAY 4 JULY 08:45 Registration 09:00 Registration 09:15 Breakfast sessions (finish 10:00) 9:30 Session 4 Specification Support Workshops AQA Media, OCR Film, OCR Media, WJEC Film, INDUSTRY The A-Z of Making a Short Film Rachna Suri WJEC Media INDUSTRY The BBFC and the ‘12A’ Lucy Brett BFI for 15-25s: Film Academy, Future Film, Schools’ programme Jen Sobol, Noel TEACHING Business Skills for the Media Industries Victoria Walden Goodwin, Mark Reid TEACHING TV Drama Christine Bell OFCOM Research: Online participation, consumption and creativity Alison RESEARCH The British Film Industry by Numbers Alex Tosta Preston 10:45 Break 10:15 Welcome Dr Paul Gerhardt Director of Education, BFI 11:15 Session 5 INDUSTRY Developing a Game Franchise: Fable Mike West 10:30 Opening Plenary TEACHING News Providers in the Online Age Roger Gillett Alison Owen Founder and Producer, Ruby Film and Television RESEARCH Watching (Digital) Media Learning Keith Perera Special Event: Writer Owen Jones on representations of the working class on TV 11:15 Break 12:30 Lunch 11:45 Session 1 INDUSTRY Panel Debate: Re-thinking TV News Samira Ahmed, Dorothy Byrne, BFI Reuben Library + BFI Mediatheque David Dunkley Gyimah Short guided tour of the collections and research resources INDUSTRY Commissioning Film 4 Features Sam Lavender (start 12:00) TEACHING 21st Century Film: Language, Technology and the Moving Image - 13:15 Session 6 An Into Film Approach Jennifer Johnston, Stephen Connolly INDUSTRY Producing TV Drama: The Smoke Noelle Morris (finish 14:30) TEACHING Key Media Concepts using HBO’s Girls Rebecca Ellis INDUSTRY Commissioning Original Programming for YouTube Rosie Allimonos RESEARCH TV, Race and ‘Creative Diversity’ Sarita Malik (finish 14:30) TEACHING Changing Media Regulation Rob Miller (finish 14:30) 13:00 Lunch TEACHING Using iPads in the Classroom Hélène Galdin-O’Shea RESEARCH British Cinema: Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy Frances Smith BFI Reuben Library + BFI Mediatheque (finish 14:30) Short guided tour of the collections and research resources 14:45 Session 7 13:45 Session 2 INDUSTRY The VFX Industry Ian Murphy INDUSTRY Directing TV Continuing Drama Emma Sullivan INDUSTRY Writing for TV: Babylon Jesse Armstrong INDUSTRY Creating a Games Company: Scrapbook Development Ashley Collins- TEACHING Editing Michael Parkes Richardson, Chris Gray TEACHING Documentary Mark Piper TEACHING Horror Film Leanna Arkell, Sally Thomas RESEARCH Cinema Technology and Early Cinema Andrew Utterson TEACHING Audience Katherine McCabe RESEARCH Enriching Media Learning: Studying Industry Failure Karin Wahl-Jorgensen 16:00 Break 15:00 Break 16:30 Closing Plenary Adam MacDonald Director, Sky 1 HD 15:30 Session 3 INDUSTRY Producing TV Documentary: Educating Yorkshire David Clews 17:15 Thanks and conference close INDUSTRY Film Marketing: A Case Study Hugh Spearing Conference desk closes TEACHING Enhanced Creativity in Practical Production Andrew Wallis 18:00 RESEARCH Channel 4 and British Film Culture Ieuan Franklin BFI Southbank screenings Special Event: Writer Jon Savage on representations of teenagers in the media Free access for delegates to evening programme at BFI Southbank* 16:45 Networking Drinks *Subject to availability 17:30 Surprise Film Screening and Q&A 20:00 Close of Day SPEAKERS: INDUSTRY, TEACHING & RESEARCH BOOKING Samira Ahmed Journalist, writer Rob Miller Teacher of Media and Film, Save up to 20% on the standard price of and broadcaster Writer, Consultant Rosie Allimonos Head of Content Noelle Morris Executive Producer, Kudos a conference pass with the Early Bird offer Partnerships, Original Channels, Google EMEA Ian Murphy VFX Compositor and Trainer EARLY BIRD OFFER STANDARD PRICE Leanna Arkell Assistant Head, Head of VI Michael Parkes Teacher of Media, (until Friday 2 May) Form & Head of Media, Churchdown School Bilborough College Jesse Armstrong Writer Babylon, Peep Show, Keith Perera Assistant Headteacher, St Paul’s One full place (2 days)* £245 £295 The Thick of It Catholic College and Lead Tutor PGCE English, Two full places** £220 £270 Christine Bell Curriculum Leader for Media University of Sussex Studies, Heaton Manor School Mark Piper Head of Media & Film Studies, Three or more full places** £195 £245 Head of Education, BBFC Godalming College Lucy Brett Day rate £170 £195 Dorothy Byrne Head of News, Channel 4 Alison Preston Head of Media Literacy One full Concessionary/PGCE place £120 £145 David Clews Head of Documentaries, Twofour Research, Content, Consumer & External Affairs, Ofcom Ashley Collins-Richardson Technical Director, * Full passes may not be shared between delegates. Scrapbook Development Ltd Frances Smith Researcher, Faculty of Arts **Booked by same institution. (Film & Television Studies), University Stephen Connolly Assistant Head and Teacher of Warwick of Media, Addington High School Hugh Spearing Head of UK Marketing, David Dunkley Gyimah Videojournalist, Studiocanal To book Lecturer in Digital Media & Communications at University of Westminster Emma Sullivan Director/Writer Complete the Media Conference 2014 Please note: (After Tomorrow, Doctors, Holby City) Registration Form and Media Conference s4HEFEECOVERSPLENARIES OPTIONAL Rebecca Ellis Head of Media, Thomas 2014 Session Selection Form, both sessions, lunches and refreshments, Rotherham College Rachna Suri Producer, Director Our Lad (2013) available online at bfi.org.uk/education/ networking drinks, film screenings and Sally Thomas Technical Media Teacher, Ieuan Franklin Research Assistant – conferences. conference papers. Channel 4 Project, University of Portsmouth Churchdown School Pay at the same time with cheque s3ESSIONSAREALLOCATEDONFIRST COME Alex Tosta Research Manager, Research and Hélène Galdin-O’Shea Teacher of English and or card. Your booking/payment FIRST SERVEDBASISWECANNOTGUARANTEE Statistics Unit, BFI Media, Park High School confirmation will be emailed to you. any preferences. Roger Gillett Head of Media, Mill Hill County Andrew Utterson Assistant Professor of High School Screen Studies, Ithaca College Chris Gray Creative Director, Scrapbook Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Director of Research Development Ltd Development and Environment, Cardiff University Contact us Jennifer Johnston Northern Ireland Manager, Victoria Walden Teacher of Media