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Acting and media studies
Channel 4 websites
Ideas Factory
www.ideasfactory.com/index.htm
The Ideas Factory has plenty of information to help you get where you want to be in the creative industries. There is career advice on working in television and details of courses and training.
The Making of a Blockbuster
http://web.channel4.com/learning/main/
netnotes//seriesid22.htm
This Channel 4 resource follows the whole process involved in taking a film idea from inception through to release, examining every step along the way.
21st-Century Bard
www.channel4.com/learning/programmenotes/
english/bard21stcent01.htm
Helpful programme notes from Channel 4's The Making of Twelfth Night, which break down the whole production process. Packed with insights into the way films are made.
Websites
AlterNet
www.alternet.org
Internet information source that provides readers with facts and opinions they can't find anywhere else. AlterNet is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organisation which empowers people with independent journalism, information and media tools.
Brit Films
www.britfilms.com/training
Britfilms.com acts as a gateway to a world of useful information published on the internet about the British film industry. This site is a good starting point when choosing a training course or seeking careers advice.
FT2
www.ft2.org.uk
FT2 Film and Television Freelance Training is the leading training provider for young people who wish to become freelance assistants in the construction, production and technical areas of the film and television industry.
National Film and Television School
www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
The NFTS offers full-time MA and Diploma courses and a wide variety of short and part-time courses. If animation interests you, this is where Nick Park cut his teeth.
The National Council for Drama Training
www.ncdt.co.uk/index.asp
The National Council for Drama Training is a partnership of employers in theatre, broadcast and media industries, employee representatives and training providers. The NCDT aims to optimise support for professional drama training and education.
Books
Key Concepts and Skills for Media Studies by Vivienne Clark, James Baker and Eileen Lewis (Hodder Arnold, 2002)
A useful resource for media studies students. It provides a solid foundation for all students embarking on media courses and introduces students to explanations, definitions and demonstrations of all key concepts.
Get this book
Lights, Camera, Action! Working in film, television and video by Josephine Langham (British Film Institute, 1996)
A guide to the world of media, which offers advice on career opportunities, educational qualifications required, training provision, the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) system and the new technical developments affecting employment.
Get this book
Organisations
Arts Council England
14 Great Peter Street
London SW1P 3NQ
Tel: 0845 300 6200
Fax: 020 7973 6590
Textphone: 020 7973 6564
E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk
Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
77 Malone Road
Belfast BT9 6AQ
Tel: 02890 385200
Fax: 02890 661715
E-mail: info@artscouncil-ni.org
Website: www.artscouncil-ni.org
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It is the main support for artists and arts organisations throughout the region, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through our Treasury and National Lottery funds.
Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DD
Tel: 0131 226 6051
Fax: 0131 225 9833
E-mail: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk
Website: www.scottisharts.org.uk
The mission of the Scottish Arts Council is to serve the people of Scotland by fostering arts of excellence through funding, development, research and advocacy.
Skillset
Prospect House
80-110 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1HB
Tel: 020 7520 5757
Fax: 020 7520 5758
E-mail: info@skillset.org
Website: www.skillset.org
Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries, which comprise broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging. Skillset's job is to make sure that the UK audio visual industries have the right people, with the right skills, so that these industries remain competitive.
