Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Wednesday AM - 26 August

Students created accounts for tools to be used on programme:

  • Blog for their day to day diary entries
  • Bubbl.us for Mindmapping- created a Mindmap of the jobs in Digital Media





  • Discussed lightly sectors eg Corporate, Education, Commercial, Radio, Television, Web, Movies, Games, Music
  • Students created front page for their folders
  • Students had lesson in type with Illustrator
  • Students ensured that they could all log into the system with their own user names and passwords
  • Students collected ID Cards
  • Demo'd Fee's Video Diary
http://feekaboom.blogspot.com/
  • A few students experimented with Flip Video Cameras and learned how to turn on and use
  • Students encouraged to write down username and passwords in electronic file and paper printout so that they do not lose
  • Individual images posted to Photobucket
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/gmcarthur/?albumview=slideshow







Relevant Sector Skills Councils
http://www.skillset.org/
Sector Skills Council for Creative Media - Skillset is the industry body which
supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative
media industries maintain their world class position.
http://www.e-skills.com/
The Sector Skills Council for the IT and Telecoms industries
http://www.ccskills.org.uk/
Creative and Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for Advertising, Crafts,
Cultural Heritage, Design, Music, Performing, Literary and Visual Arts
Key Companies and Agencies in Scotland
http://www.scottishscreen.com/
Scottish Screen is the national development agency for the screen industries in
Scotland
http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/
The Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for funding and development of the arts
in Scotland
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/digital-markets.htm
News on digital media markets from Scottish Enterprise
http://www.hie.co.uk/about-us.html
Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the Scottish Government’s economic and
community development agency
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
BBC Radio Scotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/
BBC Scotland
http://www.stv.tv/
Scottish Television
http://www.channel4.com/4talent/scotland/
Channel 4’s ‘4Talent’ initiative in Scotland
Industry Organisations
http://www.aprs.co.uk/
Association of Professional Recording Services
http://www.aes.org/
Audio Engineering Society
http://www.bima.co.uk/
European Digital Media Association
http://www.e-multimedia.org/
Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association
http://www.hailmusic.com/
Highlands and Islands Labels
http://www.ibs.org.uk/
Institute of Broadcast Sound
http://www.ititechmedia.com/
Organisation that aims to bring Scotland to the forefront of the global market for
digital media and communications technology
http://www.iwanet.org/
International Webmasters Association
http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/
Music Publishers Association
http://www.siia.net/
Software and Information Industry Association
http://www.cim.co.uk/home.aspx
Chartered Institute of Marketing
http://www.radioacademy.org/
Charity dedicated to the encouragement, recognition and promotion of excellence
in UK broadcasting and audio production.
http://www.ukaop.org.uk/
UK Association of Online Publishers
http://www.ukupa.org.uk/
Usability Professionals Association
http://www.ukwda.org/
UK Web Design Association
http://www.ivca.org/
International Visual Communications Association
http://www.tiga.org/
Represents the interests of games developers
Miscellaneous Sources of Information
http://www.allmediascotland.com
Media information site covering various topics
http://www.mediascot.org/alt-w/exhibition
Alt-w: New Directions in Scottish Digital Culture, presents a selection of work from
Scottish based artists whose practice has been supported by the Alt-w Fund.
http://www.bafta.org/
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
http://www.designtalkboard.com/news-archive/british-design.php
Design talkboard is a graphic design and creative related website
http://www.studentradio.org.uk/
Supports and acts on behalf of the UK student radio community, representing any
radio station which is linked to a place of education.
http://www.creativeentrepreneurs.com/index.php
Scotland's largest and most active network for the creative industries
http://www.dareonline.org/
Digital Art Resource for Education
http://www.culture.gov.uk/
Government department for culture, media and sport
http://www.fdmx.co.uk/
Film and Digital Media Exchange
http://www.filmbang.com/
Online directory of Scottish companies, facilities and skills film and TV productions
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/why-scotland-is-good-forgaming/? biz
Article – ‘Why Scotland is good for Gaming’
http://www.jamesonline.org.uk/
Joint Audio Media Education Services (JAMES)
http://www.maccess.org.uk/index.htm
Media Access Projects in Scotland
http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/
National Film and Television School
http://www.nesta.org.uk/
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a
unique and independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative.
http://www.netimperative.com/dig
Lots of information for digital media businesses – Netimperative Digital Industry
Guide
http://www.nmk.co.uk/about
New Media Knowledge is a learning and business information hub for companies
and individuals working in UK digital media.
http://scotlandinter.net/radio.htm
A directory of radio stations in Scotland (which may not be complete)
http://www.indoctrimat.typepad.com/scottishgames/
Information about the Scottish Games Industry
http://www.trcmedia.org/trcmedia/
Works in partnership with the leading broadcasters, independent producers and
development agencies to help build the creative content sector in the UK
http://www.britfilms.com/whodoeswhataguidetothelabyrint/
Britfilms provides a guide to UK organisations including many in the digital media
industry
http://www.scotlandistheplace.com/stitp/files/B54009_Working%20in%20Dig ital%20Scotland.pdf
PDF Article entitled ‘Working in the Digital Media and Creative Industries in
Scotland’

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