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Bringing the talent to Soho….the VFX and Animation Showcase

Saint John Walker — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:17:35 +0000

The Skillset VFX and Animation Showcase on the 14th July attracted over 300 quests, many from the UK’s animation and VFX companies, to view talent from Skillset’s seven great accredited courses, and a number of guest courses from our media academies. . . . → Read More: Bringing the talent to Soho….the VFX and Animation Showcase

Why we need to be STEAM driven

Saint John Walker — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:06:16 +0000

Over the last few years the acronym STEM has increasingly entered debates within the collective creative industries, and also at Skillset. Maybe now is the time to be promoting STEAM with the powerful addition of Art, and the way it harnesses multidisciplinary innovation and what's more, adds huge economic value. Will our future students make the right choices in the new education marketplace presaged by Lord Browne? . . . → Read More: Why we need to be STEAM driven

Greenscreen with Envy

Saint John Walker — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:22:37 +0000

When times are tough, some actors have to swallow their pride, close their eyes and take the cheque. Never work with animals? Depends if the price (artistic or remunerative) is right.

James Stewart co-starred with Lassie in The Magic of Lassie (1978) whereas Clyde the orangutan took the cheque and decided to team up with Clint Eastwood . . . → Read More: Greenscreen with Envy

THE BRITISH FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES – DECLINE OR OPPORTUNITY

Fiona Kilkelly — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000

As you’ve probably have seen from our recent press activity, the Lords Communications Committee’s report on the state of the UK Film and TV industry was out this week. Not only was it a fine report, it had a lot of very good things to say about the importance of training and skills for the . . . → Read More: THE BRITISH FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES – DECLINE OR OPPORTUNITY

DOES THE MILK ROUND STILL DELIVER? The demise of the degree show and why we should do something about it

Saint John Walker — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:16:01 +0000

Producing relevant talent is just one aspect of the work of Skillset academies and accredited courses. Another is to interface and stay in dialogue with industry, and to feed back knowledge collected this way into the teaching system. In order to make this happen and lure industry into these relationships, the university needs to promote the . . . → Read More: DOES THE MILK ROUND STILL DELIVER? The demise of the degree show and why we should do something about it