Course: Lights, Camera, Computer - Action! How Digital Technology is Transforming Film, TV, and Gaming

The screen industries offer a powerful platform for a multitude of voices telling diverse stories. In this video, Mo discusses the importance of a diverse workforce. Diversity can refer to …

We hope you’ve enjoyed the second week of our course which investigates how digital technology is transforming the Screen Industries. This week we focussed on something that’s key to all …

In the previous step we asked you to think about who is watching films and TV, and who is playing games. We also asked you to consider how your own …

In the last step, we covered the range of TV, film and TV drama roles available. Now, let’s take a look at what opportunities there are across animation, VFX and …

The creative industries are among the fastest growing sectors in the UK and different roles are emerging as a result of the changing ways we consume content. The Office for …

In this video, Samantha (Head of Production) discusses how technology is evolving in the screen industry. She explains how her career aspirations changed after entering the industry and that there’s …

We hope you’ve enjoyed the first week of our course: ‘Lights, Camera, Computer – Action! How Digital Technology is Transforming Film, TV, and Gaming’. We’ve started this week by thinking …

In this video, Salina (Post Production Runner) discusses her role at Pinewood Studios. She explains what it’s like working as a runner and what her job involves. Salina hadn’t ever …

Welcome to the first week of ‘Lights, Camera, Computer – Action! How Digital Technology is Transforming Film, TV, and Gaming’. This week we’ll discuss what the screen industries are, and …

Last week we looked at some of the different job roles in the screen industries, thought about representation on, and off, screen, and investigated some of the technology that underpins …

Over the last two weeks we’ve looked a little bit at the history of the screen industries, and thought about how we consume media in the present day. This week …

Last up, we’ll hear from two leading researchers on how they think the industry will develop. Marian Ursu is a Professor of Interactive Media and has led multi-million R&D collaborations …

The year is 1900. The location, the ‘Universal Exposition’ in Paris. The French inventor Raoul Crimoin-Sanson is advertising an audacious spectacle: he will take an audience on a hot air …

It’s the end of our course and week three has been a lot of fun. We got our crystal ball and thought hard about what film games and tv might …

You’ll need experience, contacts and persistence to establish a career working behind the scenes in TV, film and video, as well as talent and technical skills. We’ve explored skills and …