Brighton Media Centre ENews - August 2003
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	BMC SUMMER BBQ ........................................................................................... The BMC summer BBQ held last week proved to be a very enjoyable evening. There was a fantastic turn out for our Summer BBQ - and the weather just about held for us! The evening was a great success in bringing us all together socially and we hope to organise more events like this in the future. Any ideas or suggestions of any events that you would like to happen, please let us know and we will see what we can do. Still in the pipeline is a First Aid training day. We need enough people to express an interest before we can book the day, so if you are interested please send an email to Emily Enjoy the pics! BRIGHTON NEW MEDIA EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUP ........................................................................................... A new email discussion list has been set up as a resource aimed at people working within Brighton's thriving new media community. Rather than being a formal forum, the Brighton New Media list is a networking exercise that aims to put like-minded people in touch with each other and to provide an arena for the free sharing or assisatnce and ideas. Whether you wish to raise a point of interest, have a technical query, have a site critiqued, or simply pass the time of day, the BNM list is an ideal place for you to communicate with the local new media community. Please visit and join the list at www.brightonnewmedia.org TALENT CIRCLE ........................................................................................... Talent Circle is the UK's fastest growing 100% free website for filmakers, actors, crew, presenters, actors and all types of performers. For those offering opportunities in the industry it is an essential resource to inform the the independant filmaking, acting/performing and TV producing community about training, events , screenings, support etc. Talent Circle is about giving the best possible chance for its members to develop their experience and knowledge in the industry. We can all remember when we tryed to get our first break and would have welcomed any opportunity to move up the career ladder. The goal of Talent Circle is to create an online community that shares information, ideas and opportunities effectively which will lead to better quality films and TV being produced as well as producing new homegrown British talent. Please visit the website www.talentcircle.co.uk and feel free to post Film/TV notices, jobs, script notices and anything you feel would be relevant and useful to those in the Talent Circle. BY DESIGNERS FOR DESIGNERS ........................................................................................... Wired Sussex are hosting Brighton's first "By Designers for Designers" event on 12th September. The event will take place at Fabrica and Andy Mac from Skint Records will be on hand to provide the music. It should be a great social evening as well as a real opportunity to find out what is happening creatively in Brighton. As part of the evenings 3 Minute Madness section, Wired Sussex are encouraging people to nominate raw and original new media talent to show and talk about their work. They are looking for designers who are doing interesting work, not polished or even commercial, it is the innovative and exciting that they are after. If you know a design genius, or would like more information, please contact tara@wiredsussex.com NEW EXHIBITION AT BRIGHTON MEDIA CENTRE GALLERY ........................................................................................... This month our exhibition at Brighton Media Centre is a collection of drawings by Olly Hydes. Oliver Hydes is a Brighton based illustrator and this is his first exhibition since graduating from Brighton University this year. Hydes' work is predominantly concerned with scale and the relationship between imagination and reality. His most recent work consists of five pieces; all produced on large sheets of paper that hang directly from the wall. Included in this series of work is a large pixilated portrait, completed in felt tip pen, of the famous basketball player, 'Pistol Pete Maravich'. The striking and psychedelic style of this piece communicates the psychological state of the subject, involving the veiwer on a deeper level than perhaps expected. This current exhibition will be on display throughout the month of August. PIER TO PIER INTERNET ACCESS ............................................................................................. A new service using wireless technology is being set up on Brighton beach to enable people to get online at broadband speed without the need to plug in any cables. Uniquely, this new service in Brighton is to be provided entirely for free, due to sponsorship from local companies Moving Edge, Dataline Software, Riptide Fitness Centre and Microexpert. The sponsors have provided the hardware and the bandwidth and the necessary support will be provided by volunteers. The first phase of the project provides wi-fi coverage between Gemini's bar and cafe and The Beach nightclub. More nodes are also planned for the future to extend the coverage further. Full coverage is expected to happen within a couple of weeks so take advantage of the last of the sunshine and access the web while soaking up the rays on Brighton seafront! For more details visit peirtopier.net NEW SIGNAGE AT BRIGHTON MEDIA CENTRE ............................................................................................ We now have new branding signage at our Friese Greene, 68 Middle Street and Old Steyne sites. This will help to raise the profile of Brighton Media Centre and enhance the visibilty of your companies. We are very pleased with this addition to our frontage and hope you are too! THEATRE ROYAL DISCOUNT ON GROUP BOOKINGS ............................................................................................. Theatre Royal are currently offering the dicounted rate of two for the price of one on tickets for their opening nights. If you are interested in reserving tickets for ten or more, then please contact Belinda Kemp on 01273 777605 or at beekemp@btopenworld.com Shows coming up include: 1-6 Sept Design for Living by Noel Coward starring Janie Dee, Hugo Speer & Aden Gillett 8-13 Sept See U next Tuesday by Ronald Harwood starring Nigel Havers & Ardl O'Halon 15-20 Sept Vincent in Brixton - Royal National Theatre 22-27 Sept Arms and The Man starring Gwen Taylor & Duncan Preston 29 Sept - 4 Oct ABIGAILS' PARTY by Mike Leigh - direct from the WEST END BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENING ............................................................................................ Sussex Enterprise are organising an informal networking evening for its members and encouraging them to bring along non-members from other companies. If you are a member or know a member, take this opportunity to meet one-to-one with Sussex Enterprise business advisors and see how Sussex Enterprise can help you and your business. Sussex Enterprise Offices, Burgess Hill, 6pm, 1st September 03. Free to members, £5 for non-members. For more details visit sussexenterprise.co.uk
Office Space
	AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE ........................................................................................... For details of current available office space please click here: office space BMC clients always receive priority on new space. Contact info@mediacentre.org or call 201374
Tell me a little more about yourself...
This month's victim is Alex Beston from Delta Traffic, based at our Friese Greene site. 1.What do you do at work? General internet work (name it and I've probably had a go at it!), creating arty montages and collages plus a bit of film work. I am currently creating a photo directory of all the pubs in Brighton and Hove, someone told me there is one pub for every day of the year so I've deciced to see if it's true. 2. Where do you see yourself in ten years time? Directing a weird cult film and living in Paris. 3. What is your fave album/song? Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica and anything by Ben Folds. 4. What book are you reading at the moment? Stupid White Men by Michael Moore 5. What is your fondest memory? Walking through rainforests in Malaysia. 6. What is your greatest achievement so far? Teaching myself to play piano and read music. 7. What was your childhood nickname? "Diggers" (my middle name is Digby) 8. Do you have a party trick? What is it? Dunno! - maybe playing "dambusters" on the piano? 9. What is your preferred tipple? Guinness or a nice Beaujolais, a very distinctive flavour... 10. Tell us something we wouldn't be able to tell by looking at you. I play in a punk band called "CCTV". YOUR TURN....... .......................................................................................... Fancy a grilling? Email info@mediacentre.org or call 201371.
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