Liverpool Screen School - Previous News 2009

Screen School students celebrate RTS success

Four graduates from the Liverpool Screen School at LJMU are celebrating success at the annual North West Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Awards winning the Factual prize for their film 'I Didn’t Know There Was A War On'. The production made by former Media Professional Studies students Thomas Davies, Luke Evans, Paul Harrison and Jamie Hetherington looked at the stories of the school children who were evacuated from their homes during World War II. The film, which can be seen on the LSS website at www.ljmu.ac.uk/LSS/117175.htm, was praised by the judges for its strong story, interesting characters and visual style.

Paul Harrison who has set up his own production company Satsuma Productions since graduating last year commented ‘We do owe a lot to LJMU for guiding us through the process of creating the film, and letting us do something special’. Luke Evans acknowledged that the award has given them all ‘the confidence and push to tell us we are good enough to be amongst the rest of the talented people in the industry.’

Another LJMU film 'Behind the Smile' was also shortlisted in the category. Made by Philip Connor, Simon Hewitt, Tom Jones and Claire Morrison who graduated from the Film Studies programme in summer 2010 the production was described as a ‘moving story sensitively portrayed.’

Judith Jones, Director of the Liverpool Screen School, said that they were all delighted with the recognition by the RTS. “It demonstrates the high quality of students and work that we are producing here at the university and we are very proud of them.”



Above photo from left to right: the host and TV presenter, Andy Crane; Paul Harrison, Thomas Davies, Luke Evans, Jamie Hetherington.

LJMU's recently launched Shang-Pool Arcadia, in collaboration with the University of Shanghai and involving academics, students and the public has been nominated for a Learning Without Frontiers Award for innovations in Further and Higher Education alongside Oxford University and Emantras, USA. It is now up to the public to decide the overall award winner, leaving an opportunity to vote for this LJMU project. The voting page is at: http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com/lwf-awards-finalists-2011/ and the deadline is 4th January 2011.

Shang-Pool Arcadia has shown initial success in a series of live international public engagement events in a project that aims to keep a cultural arts focus in the community.  It has already begun interactions through a virtual landscape, as Avatars and people in Shanghai and on Merseyside have met and simultaneously experienced virtual park life including sharing picnics across continents and navigating real and virtual boats. The LJMU project team consists of a cross-faculty partnership between Liverpool Art and Design Academy’s Peter Appleton, Andrew Hooper and Andy Freeney, Department of Mathematics Andy Laws with Henry Forsyth and David Lamb from the School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences and Liverpool Screen School’s Peter Kelly. 

Peter Appleton, LJMU Reader in Creative Technology Artist and Director of the project explained: “As the impact of academic research on the public is high on the education agenda at present, this brings out an unexpected collaboration between arts and science academics, students and the public which is effectively using 'Second Life' live to share academic knowledge with the community and to impact on regeneration and rebuilding of destroyed cultures.

“Students from both universities have worked together to design the virtual worlds and also the live artwork to accompany this at the events. It is already used as part of the ‘novel ways of interacting with technology’ module at the Liverpool Screen School  and will be accessible as a platform for students from both subject areas to explore and experiment as part of their degree course as the project progresses.”

The research and expertise will continue to build on virtual worlds for meeting, exploring and imagining and will also uniquely projecting this work at real places during a series of further events in parks and spaces in Liverpool and Shanghai between 2010 and 2012.  The virtual projections will align with actual buildings and places in Merseyside and Shanghai.

Carmel Nolan, a parent of two pupils who took part from Upton Hall School FCJ, commented on the benefits of the project: “I have had two children taking part in this project - Hope (aged 15), who was invited to take part because of her strong mathematical ability, and Seren (aged 18) ,who represented Britain at the Shanghai Youth Expo in 2008 and will be embarking on a degree in Classics at university. Both left enriched and stretched in ways that they had not expected.

"Hope enjoyed the application of mathematics to create and animate virtual lives. The melding of science and art in such a creative environment has left a lasting impression and the true fusion. Seren's imagination was fired by the project part because it gave her the amazing opportunity of joining her knowledge of classical concepts and the first hand insight of Chinese culture gained when she visited Shanghai and Heng Zhou (The City of Lakes). For her, using concepts taken from the ancient histories of both Europe and China seems an obvious but very exciting way to build new bridges for the future world. Both girls, with their different approaches have learned how to depend on the skills and the learning of the other - and others - to promote harmony.” 

Ann Spears, Assistant Head Teacher, Upton Hall School FCJ, added: “The students and staff of Upton Hall School have benefitted enormously from the extension work encountered in the workshops with Higher Education partners held at Liverpool Screen School, LJMU Mathematics Department and at the events at Bluecoat and the Academy. As aTraining School and Technology College with Language College status, the Shang-Pool Arcadia project has enabled pupils to engage with counterparts in Shanghai in an innovative and stimulating virtual learning environment.”

Further information: http://www.shang-pool.com/overview.html 

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About the awards

Learning Without Frontiers is a global platform for disruptive thinkers and practitioners from the education, digital media, technology and entertainment sectors who come together to explore how new disruptive technologies can drive radical efficiencies and improvements in learning whilst providing equality of access.

DUE NORTH – DEVELOPING DIGITAL TALENT

ENDEMOL and SKILLSET MEDIA ACADEMIES IN THE NORTH
JOIN FORCES IN SKILLSET MEDIA TRAINING COURSE

Leading UK independent production company, Endemol is working with three of Skillset’s Media Academies in the North to deliver a high level TV and Digital training course for people in the early stages of their TV and media careers. A large part of the funding for the course has come from Skillset’s TV Freelance Fund.

This is an ideal opportunity for people in the early stages of their media careers to benefit from high level industry mentoring and support, working in teams on briefs from established clients. There will be a high level of practical activity and the course is designed to take practitioners to the next level in understanding and producing multi-platform content.

DUE NORTH: WHO’S IT FOR? Experienced runners, researchers, people in development, broadcast journalism and other junior digital roles.

DUE NORTH: WHERE’S IT HAPPENING? On the Academy campuses – University of Bradford, East Coast Media Grimsby, Liverpool John Moores University and Teesside University – with many of the learning elements delivered remotely.

DUE NORTH; WHEN DOES IT START?  17th January, 2011, and runs for four weeks during which participants, working in small groups, will attend fixed dates and plan their own course schedules to fit in with any professional commitments.

DUE NORTH: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? The course is free with filming and off-campus attendance expenses paid.

Please note: no technical training will be given. Participants are required to be proficient in some or all relevant skills including DV/HDV camera operation, web design and Final Cut Pro editing or equivalent.

To apply:  forward a CV*, along with a brief covering letter (100 words max) and answers to the following (a maximum of 100 words for each answer)

• A brief description of your skills and television experience, including College/University and/or industrial experience
  
• Why you would like to take part in the course
  
• Your future career aims
  
• First and second preference campuses at which to base yourself.

Applications by email (as Word attachments) to: johnpaul.chapple@endemoluk.com

* For insurance purposes, it is essential that CVs include full name, date of birth and contact details (mobile number and full address).

Closing date for applications: 7th January, 2011

Student Hackers

Following on from the success of the professional Liverpool Hacks meet Hackers event in July, local company ScraperWiki, in partnership with Open Labs and Liverpool School of Art and Design, held a ‘Student Edition’ of the Hacks meet Hackers Hack Day for Journalism students from Liverpool Screen School and students from the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

This practical event demonstrated how to utilise programming and design techniques to create online news stories and features based on ‘datasets’ from publicly available data.

Attracting a mix of students from both Schools was essential to create the balance of hacks (journalists) and hackers (coders/programmers) who were introduced to the concept of data driven journalism. The event was sponsored by Trinity Mirror which meant we had the added bonus of some professional journalists on-hand to assist the students with fleshing out their ideas for projects.

Armed with laptops and Wifi, students were in small teams and worked on topics which were of interest to them to develop project ideas. Towards the end of a feverish day of activity and excitement, each team was given the opportunity to present their project to the group.

The day culminated in a judging session, all projects were assessed on a guidance criteria which included categories such as concept development, execution of idea, project potential and presentation format, with a final prizegiving session for the Judges’ winning project, which was ‘Scraping the Barrel’.

‘The Be All and End All', a bittersweet comedy starring Liza Tarbuck has since gone on to win several awards and has been selected for major film festivals aswell as receiving excellent reviews in the industry press.

Co-producer John Maxwell's double role as a lecturer at LJMU and a professional producer brought this opportunity to a team of Liverpool Screen School students back in 2008.

John commented: "The students had a wide and active remit during the making of the film, from assisting post production to working on the camera team. They were livewire and pivotal to the spirit of this film and I have gone to work with these students as they cross into their professional lives – benefitting from their experience working within a professional crew disciplined to shooting a film on celluloid film. As alumni they are flourishing professionally, and for me The Be All & End All was the jumping off point.

"This project also inspired the inception of the PITCH project, where LJMU students made short films themselves with industry mentors, and now to VIOLET CITY, a feature film being shot within LJMU, directed by myself and similarly a small project with vast aspirations."

Jo Lewis, LJMU Screen School graduate and camera trainee on The Be All & End All, commented: "This film introduced me to the world of professional filmmaking and everything it entails – set etiquette, technical workflow and the long hours of concentration needed at this level. I think it was the kind of experience you can only get in a working production, working alongside seasoned professionals – hands-on, quick learning. It has given me the know-how and confidence to build a career behind the camera and that vital notch on my CV."

Trailer

The Be All and End All Trailer from Bruce Webb on Vimeo.

Synopsis

Robbie (Josh Bolt) and Ziggy (Eugene Byrne) think they'll be best mates forever, but when Robbie collapses on holiday and is diagnosed with a fatal heart condition, forever suddenly seems a lot shorter. Lying in the children's ward, Robbie only has one thing on his mind: he doesn't want to die a virgin - and the only one who can help him achieve his goal is his best friend Ziggy.

Hopelessly inexperienced with the opposite sex himself, Ziggy is put in charge with the almighty task of getting his dying friend laid and devises a number of flawed plans which lead to him getting beaten up by the outraged girls at school, followed by a mistimed trip to a brothel just as it gets raided by the police.

Both newcomers when they were cast, the performances by young Liverpudlian actors Josh Bold and Eugene Byrne are spontaneous and charmingly rough around the edges, making The Be All and End All that rare thing; a British film that is frank, unsentimental and often downright funny.

Further information

UK cinema release: 3 December 2010
London: Empire Leicester Square, Empire Basildon, Vue Shepherds Bush.
Liverpool: Showcase, Odeon Liverpool One, Odeon Switch Island, Vue Cheshire Oaks.
Manchester: Odeon Trafford Centre, Showcase
Isle of Wight: Cineworld
Writers: Steve Lewis and Tony Owen, Director: Bruce Webb, Co-producer: John Maxwell, Producer: Bruce Webb
All other info including press release: http://www.whateverpictures.com/beall.html

Journalism graduates score jobs with FIFA

Two Journalism graduates from the Liverpool Screen School at LJMU have been given full-time jobs by football’s governing body, FIFA, after impressing on temporary contracts during the World Cup this summer.

Chris Shaw and Danny Masters, who graduated in July after completing a Journalism degree, worked for FIFA for two months before and throughout the finals, and were then invited to apply for a permanent role.

After completing a rigorous interview process, both were taken on and have immediately started in their positions as Editorial Assistants for the FIFA website.

Chris said: “I was always hopeful that working for FIFA in the summer might eventually lead to similar work, but to get a full-time position with them so soon after graduating is really unbelievable. It is a fantastic opportunity and is the perfect job for me. It just goes to show how much you can achieve and that everybody should aim as high as possible.”

Danny said: “It's amazing; it honestly hasn't sunk in yet. To get this as a first graduate job is beyond a dream, particularly when there are so few jobs around. I felt privileged enough to get the two months’ work experience over the World Cup. Now I've just got to make sure I grasp the opportunity with both hands and really take advantage of what's in front of me.”

The Journalism team was also boosted this summer by outstanding results in the National Student Survey, with the course gaining an overall satisfaction rate of 91% from the class of 2010, which is the third highest among journalism courses across the country. 

Head of Journalism, Professor Chris Frost, said: "It's great to see our graduates getting good jobs so soon after finishing their course; it confirms our faith in their ability. Our students work hard but are well served by the Journalism department at LJMU as our high ranking in the National Student Survey shows."

For more news on LSS graduates finding job success, visit http://www.jmu-journalism.org.uk/

Screen School students win BBC competition

To coincide with next year's move to Media City, Salford Quays, the CBeebies department of the BBC ran a competition for all media students from northern universities and F.E. colleges.

The brief was to develop an original concept for a new programme targeting four to six-year-old children which would initially appear as an animated feature on the CBeebies website.

Two of the three entries which were shortlisted came from the Interactive Media Department of LJMU's Screen School and one of these, The Adventures of Doodle Dan, went on to win the competition.

The winning team of four students, Jonathan Wharmby, Pei Sze Wong, Nicholas Thomson and Stephen West, will now be invited to work with an animation production company from the north of England to produce a two-minute animated episode of their winning proposal. This will take place shortly after they graduate and the final production will appear in August.

Announcing the winning entry, Sarah Colclough, Executive Producer, commented on the outstanding quality of ideas and the presentation of work which was typical of all the entries which came from LJMU.

Peter Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Ineractive Media, said: "I’m extremely proud of the fact that two of the three shortlisted teams for this competition came from the Liverpool Screen School. I think our students have demonstrated their quality, determination and professionalism when faced with a brief from such a high profile client as this. I’ve every confidence that they will continue to thrive in the very competitive and exciting sector of Interactive Media for which our programme of study has prepared them.”

Screen School students go to Cannes

Four lucky students from Liverpool Screen School will be heading off to the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival next month to work with MOFILM, worldwide distributors of creative mobile content. MOFILM works with numerous global brands, such as Pepsi, Nokia, Samsung and Kodak, and helps aspiring filmmakers to create videos or short films for these brands and for social causes.

MOFILM has worked with leading filmmakers such as Kevin Spacey, Robert Redford, Isabella Rossellini, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon, Clive Owen and Jon Landau in promoting aspiring filmmakers. MOFILM are also main sponsors of London Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, & Shanghai Film Festival and partners with GSMA Mobile world congress and Cannes Lions.

While at the festival at Cannes the Screen School students will be filming interviews of Jon Landau the producer of Avatar and Chief Marketing officers from MOFILM brand partners such as Coca-cola, Nokia, Lego, Budweiser and others and they will enjoy a fantastic opportunity to meet some of the best creative minds in the world, and some of the most influential people in marketing and advertising, globally.

Andy Baker, MOFILM CEO commented, ‘I was really impressed by the enthusiasm and capability of all the Screen School students we interviewed for this project. This is a great opportunity, and I know they will make the most of it.’

Dominique Dickie, one of the four students selected to go to Cannes, said after the interviews, ‘I'm so excited about getting one of the placements, I feel like I've won the lottery.’

The Liverpool Screen School has been working with MOFILM for sometime now, to create a new UK-wide student short film competition which will be launched this Autumn, with roadshows across the UK, leading brand sponsors and advertisers, and culminating in an annual festival and awards evening, to be held here in Liverpool.

For further information please contact Mary Taylor, m.taylor@ljmu.ac.uk

News Update
5 Live from LJMU

BBC Radio 5 Live at the Art and Design Academy for the Grand National    

LJMU were delighted to welcome the BBC Radio 5 Live team to the Art and Design Academy last week. The station showcased many of its key programmes in front of live audiences and used the ADA as a base for the build up of atmosphere and key interviews around the Grand National.

The following shows were broadcast directly from the Art and Design Academy:

Thursday 8 April - Meet the BBC Racing Team
Chaired by Mark Pougatch with guests including Clare Balding, Cornelius Lysaght, John Hunt and Luke Harvey.

Friday 9 April - The 5 Live Debate
Presenter Mark Pougatch with a panel of experts.

Saturday 10 April - Colin Murray's Sports Preview Show
Colin Murray with special guests from the world of racing, including Mick FitzGerald and Tony McCoy. Perry Groves and Pat Nevin also joined Colin to discuss the week's football stories. It also included ‘Fighting Talk’ – the topical sports comedy show.

The station also launched a search to find Liverpool's next budding Alan Green or John Motson, as would-be commentators got the chance to be trained in the craft by Radio 5 Live's football commentary team.

Radio 5 live Commissioning Editor Jonathan Wall said: "The Grand National is always a really special moment for BBC Sport and this year we've brought large parts of Radio 5 Live to Liverpool to really experience the magic of the occasion."

Kate Williams, Radio 5 Live's Liverpool Project Manager said: “The logistics of trying to plan an event like this while the Grand National is on have been fraught with difficulties. The Art and Design Academy is a new purpose-built building in the heart of Liverpool's creative quarter and we really think it's a great place to broadcast from.”

Talking to the Conference team, Ann Farragher, Head of Marketing at Radio 5 Live & 5 Live Extra, commented: “As you know, everything was also turned around at very short notice and I have to say it was the service you all provided that made me change venues in the first place. I knew from the first phone call that the level of professionalism would be outstanding and I was not disappointed. It was a pleasure working with you all and please pass on my thanks to the security, technical and cafe staff who all contributed. I only wish we were doing events in Liverpool all the time!"

Graduate receives BBC Innovation Award

Liverpool Screen School celebrated student success for a second year running at the recent BBC ‘Connect and Create’ conference as Dan Bate, a graduate in iMedia from LJMU, won the BBC Partnership Award in Innovation.

A BBC initiative which links students with staff at the BBC in Manchester and with those departments in scope to move from London to MediaCity, Connect and Create aims to identify the best talent from the region and to put those students in the best possible position in time for the BBC’s recruitment push later this year.  

The Innovation Award recognises work which demonstrates the interdependence of content and technology to reach out to new audiences and communities.

Receiving the award, Dan commented: "I'm thrilled to win this, as the competition was so strong. It's really encouraging to know that the skills and knowledge I gained from my time at LJMU are recognised and valued by the industry."

Dan’s winning entry provides the user with a virtual writing desk to explore artefacts from the Second World War, to uncover a personal story, providing a snapshot of life on one day in August 1940. The piece sets one individual’s experience against the backdrop of world history and invites the user to learn through exploration. Using traditional media sequences of sound, animation and text, the work delivers a story in an interactive and non-linear way, engaging the user and delivering history through narrative, encapsulating perfectly the BBC North's vision, ‘To innovate, inspire, surprise: always  

‘Behind the Scenes’

self-employment and working freelance event for Liverpool Screen School


Students taking part in the ‘speed dating with industry’ session

The Business Development Centre’s Student Enterprise team has delivered its first dedicated event for the Liverpool Screen School, to help students explore all aspects of self-employment and working as a freelance.

Over 50 students were provided with inspiration to consider self-employment, work as a freelance and to learn how to “get a foot-in-the-door” with prospective employers, through a series of keynote talks and activities during the event. 

Two keynote speakers – Ed Pugh, freelance media consultant and Ngunan Adamu, LJMU alumnus and BBC journalist – set the scene for the day using practical advice and anecdotal experiences of the media profession, with the key theme being that students need to consider the ways in which they can stand out from the crowd.   Ngunan also spoke of the many opportunities that lie ahead with the BBC’s impending move of a number of its departments to MediaCityUK at Salford.

Industry experts were also invited from the subject areas covered in the Liverpool Screen School including television production, independent film, journalism (particularly broadcast and sport), and PR.

The experts introduced themselves to the student audience and the students took part in a targeted ‘speed dating’ session so they could find out more about how to break into their chosen profession.


Alumni Q&A panel (L-R: Judith Jones, LSS Academic Manager; Paul Riordan; Marie Hardy; Chris Day)

During the afternoon, the students received practical advice on surviving as a freelance, in a session delivered by media consultant Moira Kean.  This was followed by a Q&A panel with alumni Paul Riordan, Marie Hardy and Chris Day, hosted by Judith Jones, LSS Academic Manager.   Paul, Marie and Chris spoke highly of the way that their LJMU degrees had prepared them for their working lives and shared their tips for success.

The event concluded with a joint presentation from Student Enterprise and the GDC WoW™ team on the support that is available for developing a business idea, working as a freelance and making the best possible impression with future employers.

Speaking after the event, Judith Jones said, “‘this was the first time that the Liverpool Screen School has worked with Student Enterprise on an event like this and I thought it was a great success. The students loved being able to talk directly to industry professionals and to receive lots of useful information and advice.  The industry speakers have also been impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of our students. We certainly hope to hold another event next year.’

Keynote speakers (L-R: Judith Jones, LSS Academic Manager; Ngunan Adamu, BBC; Ed Pugh, freelance media consultant)

A Screen School student also commented, “I just wanted to say big thank you for yesterday, I found it very useful and got some really valuable advice, and possibly even some work placements!” and one of the experts said he had had “a thoroughly invigorating and highly enjoyable day”.

Amanda Smith, Entrepreneurship Champion within the Business Development Centre, said “Behind the Scenes was a truly inspirational and well received event - a fantastic opportunity for students to gain some behind-the-scenes knowledge of this industry and an essential event for those looking to enter the creative/media industry. The industry experts spoke openly and honestly regarding the ups and downs of the industry whilst offering good contacts and our Alumni guests also gave an account of their experience and how their degree has opened doors. They also gave a few tips and advice on how to enter and survive in this sector.”

LJMU would like to thank the following people for their support: Ngunan Adamu, BBC; Erica Clarke, Lime Pictures; Owen Cotterell, Mocha Productions; Chris Day, LJMU iMedia alumnus; Marie Hardy, LJMU Media Professional Studies alumnus; Don Jones, LFC TV; Moira Kean, freelance media consultant; John Maxwell, independent film producer;  Sarada McDermott, Northern Soul film company; Shivani Mair, Creative by Nature Ltd and The Careers Surgery; Simon Malia, media professional; Stephanie Power, Power Productions; Ed Pugh, freelance media consultant; Paul Riordan, LJMU Media Professional Studies alumnus; Ian White, freelance drama producer.

If you would like the Business Development Centre to work with you to deliver a similar industry-focused conference for students in self-employment, please contact Amanda Smith, Entrepreneurship Champion on 0151-231 8091 or a.smith2@ljmu.ac.uk

If you are a student with a business idea and you would like support to develop your idea, please contact the Student Enterprise team on 0151-231 8060 or email startup@ljmu.ac.uk

This event was funded by NCGE (the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship)

Media Professional Studies

A group of Media Professional Studies students experienced a lesson with a difference when they went to watch a film at Liverpool One’s Odeon cinema which had been produced by graduates from their own degree.

Former MPS students Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, now filmmakers based in London, have directed a film about last year's reunion of the pop group Blur entitled 'No Distance Left to Run.'

The film was premiered in Leicester Square last week and is now out on world-wide release. 

Head of MPS Trevor Long commented "When the boys got in touch about their film being on general release I couldn't resist taking current students to the local Odeon to see it.  There can't be a better motivation for them than watching the work of graduates from their own course on the big screen."

Will and Dylan will attend a special LJMU screening of their film later in the year.  'No Distance Left to Run' completes a recent hat-trick of international film success for LJMU Screen School alumni. 

Film Studies graduates Adam Wright and Hannah Quinn had their short film selected for the Cannes film festival and 2006 Film and Drama graduate Claire Foy has followed up her starring role in the BBC's 'Little Dorrit' by appearing alongside Nicholas Cage in her first Hollywood role in 'Season of the Witch,' which is out on general release in March.

Pictured, from right, are third year MPS students Sian Mansley, Emily Webber, Yassmin Hussein, John Clarkson and Victor Gould.

Journalism

Journalism students from LSS made a big impact with two research projects this month, in an ambitious public opinion exercise which converged all three levels to gather views from more than 600 people in the city. The JMU Journalism website (http://www.jmu-journalism.org.uk/) sent out two teams of students over the course of a week and asked questions about two very different topics of debate that are currently affecting the city.
 
One team spoke to 355 LFC supporters in a two-day period to ask whether they thought it was time for Rafael Benitez to leave the Liverpool manager's job. National newspapers and fan sites have run their own polls recently, though online voting is notoriously unreliable and can become hijacked by supporters of rival teams. JMU Journalism decided to find out what Liverpool fans really think by doing it the old-fashioned way, on foot in the city. The results, which were published as a newsflash on the BBC Sport website, were that 35% felt he should leave, while a majority of 53% thought he should stay, with 12% of supporters undecided.
http://www.jmu-journalism.org.uk/#/sport-110/4538355780
 
Another team raised public awareness about the risks of tanning and skin cancer by asking almost 300 people whether they prefer the tanned or natural look. The results of the street survey were fairly evenly split, with a majority of  52% preferring natural, compared to 48% who favour the tanned look. When broken down between the sexes, it emerged that a majority of women the students asked prefer tanned-looking skin (57%) rather than natural (43%). However, among the males, the preference was much more in favour of natural (69%) than tanned (31%).
 
The students then asked all those surveyed whether the 94% rise in Liverpool's skin cancer cases in the last six years came as a surprise. Around 48% said 'yes', while 52% responded that they were not surprised. The survey idea was sparked by Government plans to ban under-18s from using sunbeds, as the latest figures from Cancer Research UK show that half of all girls in Liverpool aged 15-17 regularly use them, while the city's skin cancer cases rise is more than double the national average.
http://www.jmu-journalism.org.uk/#/news-155/4535528658

Film

Research Seminars 2010

Monday 1 February 2010:  Dr Lee Grieveson (University College London): "The Work of Cinema in the Age of Automotive Mechanization." More information

Monday 8 March 2010: Dr Catherine Grant (Film Studies for Free / University of Sussex): "Quote/Unquote? The 'Unattainable [Film] Text' in the Age of Digital Reproduction" More information

Thursday 22 April 2010: Professor Steve Neale (Exeter University): "Overseas Independents and Post-War Hollywood" More Information