MEDIA WORKSHOP
PLEASE NOTE:
Our timetables are flexible, from 2 to 5 days.
Here's an example of the sort of schedule we've offered previously...
St James' Pk
News Journalism /
Radio Presenting
Introduction & Overview
A First Impression:
Who, What, Why, Where, When & How.
Breaking News
Finding stories, meeting deadlines & making award-winning news. Filling your contacts book and filing your copy. Adapting broadcasts for multi-media and diverse audiences.
Video didn't kill the radio star
Radio Presenting - writing for the spoken word and reading aloud in engaging style. Controlling the sound of your own voice. Music selection and audience targeting.
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Northumbria University
Sport & Music /
Know the Law
Sport & Music
The art of specialist reporting - the importance of knowledge & contacts.
An insight to covering events on your doorstep & across the world, whether filing sports copy to a tight post-match deadline or self-publishing a music blog online. Including a look at the media facilities at SportCentral, the University's sports complex and home to Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club.
Know the Law
The Do’s & Don’ts - reporting anything from murders to rumours ... verifying sources, avoiding contempt, libel & slander. What to tell & what not to tweet! Based in the University's mock court.
BBC & St James' Pk
Studio Tour /
Film Production Roles
BBC TV & Radio Tour
The television newsroom, the radio broadcaster, the weather ‘green screen’, the director’s gallery & the presenting studio ... you’ll see the lot!
Broadcasting House
Film & TV Roles
Best Boys, Location Finders, Gaffers & Grips ... what the credits mean & how the hidden roles are often the real stars.
St James' Pk
Outside Broadcasts /
TV Advertising /
Camera Kit
Sports Outside Broadcasts
From accreditation to analysis ... how to cover a live event, conduct a ‘flash interview’ for the rightsholder, use your contacts to get a vital soundbite in the mixed zone & how to commentate to an audience of millions.
TV Advertising
Where does the money come from?Sponsorship, product placement, making adverts & selling airtime - howmuch is a 30sec ad in Coronation St?
Getting to Grips with the Kit
A chance to see the industry’s latest cameras & kit, for TV & cinema. From entry-level equipment for movie-making, to high-end cinema technology. It's worth a lot - don't drop it!