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Entry level roles

Working in film, TV, games or video production gives you the chance to showcase your creativity, use your technical skills and work in close-knit teams. Having looked at the job …

More choice? Or just bigger monopolies?

Some argue that streaming and convergence is democratising screen storytelling. The sheer range of content on Netflix, Amazon, AppleTV, and Disney+, and the interactivity and access afforded by YouTube, mean …

Creating a game using GDevelop

For this article, we’ve put together a step-by-step guide to creating your own video game using the free software, GDevelop. A guide (in pdf) can be found in the downloads …

Getting into the games industry

There are many exciting and fulfilling roles available in the video game industry. Video games are a creative product and so there are, of course, many creative roles in a …

Welcome to Week 3: the future…

Last week we focussed investigating ‘storytelling’, and started by thinking about the films, tv shows and games we know and love, and the stories that they tell. We also delved …

Interactive storytelling

Interactive storytelling is a new way of telling stories, where a viewer is able to change their own experience of a story by interacting with the digital work themselves. An …

Introduction to SIGN and Creative Train

Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN) The Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN) is a unique initiative supporting the TV, film and games industries in Yorkshire and the Humber. SIGN aims to …

Work experience

Work experience can really help get your foot in the door, especially if you find you’re not being considered for entry level roles. The majority of employers don’t advertise internships, …

The future of XR in cultural heritage

In a recent article, Museum Next’s Tim Deakin asks: “Would it be a stretch to state that digital solutions have saved the arts and culture sector during the COVID-19 pandemic?” …

How does Augmented Reality work?

In the last step, we looked at Virtual Reality experiences and got a taster for how VR technology works. At the end, we discussed the Reality-Virtuality Continuum and defined the …

How does Virtual Reality work?

In the previous step, examples of both Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) were introduced. Before we go on to discover more about immersive experiences, we need to understand …

Industry voices

Working in the screen industries can be a rewarding experience full of exciting opportunities for a wide range of people. However, these opportunities do come with significant challenges and unfortunately …

Immersive experiences

As we saw in the previous step, there is a current debate about whether the future of cinema really lies in blurring the lines between the real world and the …