Brighton Media Centre ENews - September 2004
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BMC News
	CONGRATULATIONS GARY FLOOD Gary Flood, who is based at the Old Steyne BMC site, married Sally Whittle on 28th August. They both jetted off to New England for their Honeymoon. Wishing you a happy start to your married life from all at BMC! NEW BMC STATIONERY By now most of you will have received our BMC invoices on blue SAGE paper. This was our first month's trial on SAGE and despite some teething problems with the changeover, things should be plain sailing from now on. Now this is done, look out for our our lovely new lilac stationary! LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE & BMC CONFERENCE ROOM No doubt you are all aware that the Labour Party Conference will be residing in Brighton the last week in September. This will be a time of high security for Brighton generally. Please be vigilant and don't let anyone into our buildings whom you don't know. Some of you might have encountered the Detective Constables who assessed the view from 15-17 Middle Street last week. Remember, security officials always have special ID cards that can be checked with their superiors. This time of year does mean that BMC's Conference Room gets quite busy, so if you want to book the room at this time, please do contact us as soon as you can to avoid disappointment. In case you are unaware, we offer BMC clients a 20% discount off the rate of £16 per hour. Contact Helen Taylor at helent@mediacentre.org or on 201371. Back to Top
BMC Exhibitions
	FRIESE GREENE HOUSE GALLERY There are two exhibitions this September in the new BMC Gallery space in the basement of Friese Greene House at 15-17 Middle Street, 'Sonic Art' and 'Convenience'. All clients are invited to come and see what is going on. Details below. SONIC ART MA Sonic Arts Student, Nathan Gregg, will be holding two multimedia installations at BMC, from 14th to 20th September. At Friese Greene House Gallery, Basement, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton. Both installations will involve a variety of technologies that interact with the audience. In the first, audio-visual inputs and outputs will create a random, ever-changing series of sounds and images, affected and controlled by the audience gathered within the space. The second will utilise two robots programmed respectively to record sound and to play sound. The robots will move independently, running over magnetic tape (the kind used in tape recorders), guided by ultrasound to avoid collision into each other and the audience. As the robots move, one will play the sound picked up in the room and the other will record the sound onto the magnetic tape it is running over, creating a random, 'living' sound track, which, like the first installation, is affected and controlled by the audience. CONVENIENCE For your convenience the 'Convenience' show will open at the Brighton Media Centre twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, from 8pm Friday 24th September to 8pm Friday 1st October. At Friese Greene House Gallery, Basement, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton. The 'Convenience' collective Ali Bailey, Gabriel Birch, Alison Guile, Matt McQuillan and Nick Mortimer will become curators, artists, critics and attendants at the same time - taking the coined phrase 'artist residency' on a very literal basis. The show will exhibit work from a mixture of mediums and contemporary practices, collaborative installations being placed next to site and time specific pieces. '"As a group of artists we are all attracted to the mystery held in exhibitions and the gallery as a space. We want to disorientate the audience, to break down their preconceptions, but at the same time give them something to interact with - there is nothing worse than feeling like a passive spectator". Due to the nature of the exhibition, constant documentation throughout the week is essential. A variety of media, both formal and subjective, will allow the show to exist as a developing body of work in itself. Come hither and celebrate at the grand birth party or commiserate at the official wake. Back to Top
Other News
	INSIDE-EX A business conference and exhibition on 28th October at Brighton Racecourse The day is designed for businesses of all sizes in Sussex. It will include: - Free workshops with sessions on Finance, Business Development, Health and Safety, Employment and Marketing. - Free exhibition. - Special networking events. - Working Lunch focusing on ‘Pitching Big’ - how small businesses can secure contracts with the larger organisations. Entrance to the exhibition and workshops is free of charge. The featured sessions are ticket only. You can register on the Inside-Ex website or call 0845 644 2940 for more information. Inside Ex is produced by Inside Business Magazine and supported by Business Link for Sussex, Southern FM, Brighton Racecourse and Events Team UK Ltd. THE MEDIA POOL New private members club opening for Brighton's creative crowd. The Media Pool is a new private members club that will cater to the media and creative industries in Brighton. It will comprise of three floors with adaptable spaces designed for business meetings, quiet working and relaxing. There will also be a dining room offering fine dining and bar area. The club will open in November but you can become a member online now at www.themediapool.com Back to Top
Work
	LOOKING FOR A DESIGNER Do you have designs on East Brighton? Looking for inspired designer £20,000 pro-rata (15 hrs per week), contract until 30th March 2005 (Extension dependent on funding). East Communications Ltd needs a part-time designer to join the eb4U Communications Team. Taking eb4U publications from initial creative concept to print, you will help champion the identity of eb4U to over 6,500 East Brighton residents. We need a flexible team player with two years paid or voluntary design experience. Proficient in Quark Xpress, Photoshop and Illustrator, you will have good organisational and communication skills and be able to work to a high standard within tight deadlines and limited budgets. Applications from East Brighton residents are especially welcomed. East Communications is committed to equal opportunities. eb4U (east brighton for you) has secured £47.2 million of government funding to regenerate East Brighton - Bates Estate, Higher Bevendean, Manor Farm, Moulsecoomb, Saunders Park and Whitehawk. For an informal discussion, contact Hannah Corbett, Managing Director, ECL, 01273 291688. Send CV by post or email to: East Communications Ltd Winterbourne Centre Hodshrove Lane Brighton BN2 4SE hannah.corbett@eb4U.org.uk Closing date for applications Friday 17th September 2004. Interviews to be held during w/c 27th September 2004. LINE PRODUCER NEEDED FOR ANIMATION PROJECT Wild Dream Films, based in BMC at 68 Middle Street, are looking for a person with animation experience, traditional/and or CG who could oversee an animation project as a Line Producer/PM. A creative team are in place, but they need someone to join them who could manage the project, and assist the illustrator, director and writer. It is an exciting opportunity but it is granted aided, so the person who comes onboard must be prepared to work in return for a production credit. The production starts mid-September and runs to the start of December, but the role could be carried out on a part time basis. The finished film will form part of the Digital Shorts programme, which will be cinema screened, and possibly distributed on DVD. If you think you could be the person we are looking for or you know someone else who might be, please contact: ali@wild-dream.com PART TIME DEVELOPMENT & PROJECT MANAGER NEEDED Part time Development & Project Manager sought for Birds Eye View's Educational Programme. Birds Eye View is a festival charity promoting and celebrating women's vision in film. In doing so we promote emerging talent, inspire innovation and creativity, educate a new generation, challenge perceptions of cinema, and entertain audiences with the work of women filmmakers. Alongside the festival we are launching an educational programme, complementing the national curriculum with workshops and debate to encourage a critical perspective on film, the media and gender issues. We aim to do as much as we can to change attitudes and encourage the next generation of women filmmakers to break new ground. This is a hugely important and integral aspect of the work of Birds Eye View. We have already run 2 highly successful pilot projects, and begun to research funding possibilities. The potential is clear and exciting. We are looking for a dynamic individual to develop this already exciting programme into something viable and sustainable. The job will involve: - Raising funds for the Birds Eye View educational programme from businesses, charitable trusts and public money. - Working closely with Birds Eye View Director to develop the content and form of the educational programme. The candidate must have: - Proven experience in effective fundraising for Education or the Arts – both commercial and public sector/charity. - Flexibility and determination. - Proven ability to self-motivate and drive a project forward. - Support for the aims and ethos of Birds Eye View. The terms of the contract are: - Part time 20 hours per week. - 6 months renewal. - Working both from office in Highbury and at home, negotiable. - Expenses plus commission. To apply: - Send cover letter + CV to rachel@birds-eye-view.co.uk - Rachel Millward, Director, Birds Eye View, Unit 310A, Aberdeen Centre, 22-24 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EA - Call Rachel on 020 7288 7444 with any queries - Visit our website on www.birds-eye-view.co.uk Application deadline is September 11th 2004. SEEKING WORK Accomplished Artist Management Assistant is seeking work. Experience includes co-ordinating tours/events for artists, organising tour schedules as well as accompanying artists on press events and live performances. I also have experience in Marketing, PR and writing Press Releases and excellent computer skills including proficiency in accounts and invoice processing. Contact: Charly Wood 07759 068393 email@charlycooper.com Back to Top
Notices
	FREEBIE Large brown padded envelopes - free to the first taker. Argyll Environmental at BMC have lots of large brown padded envelopes, only used once, to get rid of. Rather than throw them away, they would like to see them put to good use. Contact Josie on 201131 if you are interested. NEW CHANNEL 4 SERIES - 'LIFE BEGINS' Channel 4 are looking for 40+ entrepreneurs to appear in their new daytime TV series. Are you about to up sticks, pack in your job, and set up your own business? If so, the makers of a new TV series for Channel 4 would like to hear from you. Twofour Productions, responsible for hit series including The City Gardener, are looking for people planning to use their retirement, early retirement or semi-retirement as an opportunity to set up or takeover a business. "It doesn't matter whether you're a 65-year-old who dreams of opening a seaside café, or a 40-something with a high-pressure city job who'd rather go and keep bees in a sleepy village," said Executive Producer Jill Lourie. "We're looking for people who are clearing the decks, blowing away the cobwebs, and preparing to live the life they've always wanted.You might be down-sizing and moving to a country cottage with roses round the door, or spending your children's inheritance on a Harley so you can slip into those leathers and get your kicks on Route 66. But we'll be focussing on your new business venture, be it a cottage industry or something that will make the world sit up and take notice. "Life Begins is not just a show about making money - it's also a series about finding happiness - and our cameras will spend 12 months following your journey every step of the way from the farewell handshake at work, through the selling of your old home and the buying of your new one, to your first tentative steps into the new life you've always dreamed of. We'll be watching you leaving your old friends, making new ones, meeting your new neighbours, and finding your feet in whichever arena you've chosen for your new life here in the UK." If you'd like to take part in Life Begins or would like to know more, please contact Amy Leader on 01752 333900 or e-mail lifebegins@twofour.co.uk NEW BBC SERIES - 'DRAGON'S DEN' BBC 2 are looking for entrepreneurs with a fantastic business opportunity to appear in their new series. Do you need cash for your business idea? The BBC wants to give entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their proposals to a panel of five of the UK's most successful millionaire business people, all of whom are serious about investing. Evan Davies, the BBC Economics Editor, will be presenting Dragons' Den, a new programme for BBC2 and if you are an entrepreneur, with a fantastic business idea or product that is investment-ready, then they want to hear from you. They have already filmed some footage and have successfully obtained investment. The programme-makers are now particularly looking for business ideas, significant inventions or products with serious business potential, in the right phase of development, from people of all ages and backgrounds in Brighton and the South East. For an application form, email: dragonsden@bbc.co.uk or call: 09011 110 825 (calls cost 25p). Back to Top
otherstuff.com
	Some helpful links this month. Choose what junk mail you receive with this mail preference service And use this telephone preference service to stop cold callers. Back to Top
Office Space
	BMC clients always receive priority on new space. Contact info@mediacentre.org or call 201374 Back to Top
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