Brighton Media Centre ENews - August 2004
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BMC News
	BMC WELCOMES HANNA AND JENNIE Brighton Media Centre welcomes two new members of staff, Hanna Sahloul and Jennie Hayward. Hanna Sahloul is a 3rd year English Student who has joined the team to provide relief reception cover and admin support. She has been assisting on the up and coming Duran Duran exhibition and is juggling many tasks. Welcome to the team, Hanna! Jennie Hayward has joined as PA to the Managing Director Don Elwick. She has been involved in the running of a small corporate hospitality business for 10 years and also spent 8 years working with a Careers company, so her wide range of experience will be put to great use here at BMC. We welcome you to the team too, Jennie! COMMON PURPOSE 'NAVIGATOR' PROGRAMME Common Purpose announces 2004 'Navigator' programme for emerging leaders: 1 - 5 November 2004. Navigator is a unique leadership programme for young high-flyers who have real potential to lead their organisations in the next decade. Over an intensive five-day residential, Navigator takes a diverse group of participants from the business, public and voluntary sectors outside their typical four walls, giving them a behind-the-scenes view of how organisations, the region and society work. The emphasis is on learning by experience from site visits, group work (including real-life case studies) and opportunities to challenge and debate with leaders in their field of expertise. Specific benefits of the Navigator experience include: - Increased motivation, self-confidence and leadership qualities. - Tapping into a valuable and effective network of peers across the region. - Developing skills and expertise in team working, problem solving, negotiating, influencing and   managing change. - Spotting new business opportunities. - Communicating better with customers, stakeholders and decision-makers. Deadline for applications is Friday 1 October 2004. For more information about Navigator, including the application process, fees, sample agendas, etc, go to www.commonpurpose.org.uk or contact David Priestley, Regional Director on +44 (0) 1622 605 778 or email david.priestley@commonpurpose.org.uk To find out more about Common Purpose, visit their web site at www.commonpurpose.org.uk EPLATFORMS AT BMC ePlatforms has just joined BMC, based at 15-17 Middle Street. ePlatforms offers bespoke technology development services across all areas of IT. Simon Gibbs, MD of ePlatforms, says, "We provide our clients with simple IT strategies to help build a sound, well planned foundation from which their business can grow. "Our company is versatile enough to offer a comprehensive range of services and as technology specialists we understand how IT can maximise your business returns. "So whether you need an accessible interactive website or reliable, secure hosting services we can help you. "We provide everything from custom built data management and ecommerce solutions to full system integration. We aim to streamline and simplify thus improve efficiency and lowering cost." To find out more, visit their web site at www.eplatforms.com, PHOTOMEDIA BMC's in-house photography studio is available for hire. Photomedia is Brighton Media Centre's in-house photographic studio and dark rooms, based in BMC building at 15-17 Middle Street. As a BMC client, you are entitled to a 10% discount on Photomedia's services. Contact Helen Taylor on 201371 or by email on helent@mediacentre.org for more information. Back to Top
Current BMC Exhibition
	GUYS ON FILM: DURAN DURAN UNSEEN A photography exhibition by Paul Edmond, at BMC Gallery, 9-12 Middle St, Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm 'Guys on Film: Duran Duran Unseen' is an exhibition of Paul's photographs of the band during their very early years, offering a unique glimpse of a band on the cusp of global success. Having scraped the mould off the negatives, and dusted down the contact sheets, nearly all of these are photographs on show for the very first time. In the late 70s and early 80s Paul was operating from his studios in Birmingham and hanging out at the City's infamous Rum Runner Club. It was here that he got wind of an up and coming local band going by the name of Duran Duran. Paul got to know the band as they began to formulate their plans for world domination. Guys on Film includes pictures of the beautiful boys getting elegantly wasted at The Rum Runner and at their early gigs and rehearsals. Soon the band was snapped up by EMI and headed to London to rehearse recording for their first single, "Planet Earth". Where John Taylor, the band's bass player recalls 'staying in a horrible hotel in Fulham where I got very sick.' Paul visited the band at this 'horrible hotel', where he photographed them for their first professional photo session, commissioned for the front cover of the now defunct Sounds music paper. In the end the paper ran with another story, and these pictures have never seen the light of day…until now! The exhibition also includes many images of the band while recording "Planet Earth" at Chipping Norton Studios. These pictures were commissioned exclusively for The Face. Paul Edmond is a Brighton - based freelance photographer with a passion for fashion and music who has worked with the likes of The Clash, UB40, Annie Lennox and Bryan Ferry, as well as Duran Duran. He can be contacted on 07812 348688 or email pauledmond@btconnect.com. The show runs from 7th - 27th August 2004. PRIVATE VIEW BMC clients would be very welcome to come to the Private View on Saturday, August 7th from 6-10pm. There will be drinks, some live music and lots of interesting people, as well as some great nostalgic pictures of the band! Back to Top
Other News
	THE CADILLACS See The Cadillacs play at the Joogleberry Playhouse, Manchester St, on Tuesday August 31st. The Cadillacs perform a mixture of rock and pop (from Chuck Berry and the Beatles to Oasis and the Dandy Warhols) with an r n’ b and blues flavour. What's more, Barclay "The Kid" Thompson, from Biz Vizion, based at BMC in 15-17 Middle St, plays rhythm guitar in the band. To find out more about The Cadillacs, visit their web site at www.thecadillacs.co.uk To book tickets, visit the Joogleberry Playhouse website at www.joogleberry.com but be quick as there are not many left! ARTISTS ACCESS TO ART COLLEGES Artists Access to Art Colleges - AA2A: a project from the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design Many Art Colleges around the UK are offering places to four artists and designer-makers to undertake a period of research or to realise a project using their facilities, eg. studios, workshops, lending library and lecture programme. Applicants must have at least one year’s professional practice and should be able to work with minimal technical support. Access is for 100 hours to be used between Oct 2004 and April 2005 with a materials grant of £200. Ongoing workspace is not provided and there are no travel or accommodation grants available. The project welcomes applications from artists with disabilities and artists from culturally diverse backgrounds. The closing dates for applications will be between 31 Aug and 20 Sept 2004. For further details and a list of the colleges involved, see www.AA2A.org Back to Top
Notices
	SHARED OFFICE AT BMC Desk space available at the Brighton Media Centre, sharing an office with a friendly award winning film production company. Price includes: Desk/ Computer/ Phone line/ Internet access/ Filing cabinet/ Shelf space, On-site management staff & IT team/ Reception service/ Kitchen/ 24/7 access & 365-day security cover/ Utilities / Business rates & building insurance Price: £200 +VAT pcm plus cost of phone/internet calls made. If you require a separate phone line or broadband then these are an extra £17.50/ £30 +VAT pcm respectively Please contact Emma Farrell on 01273 201322 or at emma.farrell@sixfoothighfilms.com if you are interested or want more information. SEEKING WORK Sam Hopkins, a former BMC resident, is looking for part-time work. "Experienced production manager with qualifications in economics and law is looking for flexible/part-time media work. Hard working, team player, excellent communications skills, organised and likeable, worked at the media centre before. I have broad media experience and am a good all-rounder." If you have any openings that may suit, please call Sam Hopkins on 07778 157 364. LEARN FREEDIVING! Learn Freediving with multi-talented BMC resident, Emma Farrell. Ever watched 'The Big Blue' and thought 'How do they do that'?!!! Freediving is the sport of breathhold diving and is an amazingly peaceful and relaxing way to explore the underwater world. DeeperBlue.net are organising two weekend courses this October in the warmest, deepest swimming pool you will ever have set foot in. The SETT tank in Portsmouth offers 94 Fahrenheit water and it's 30 metres deep... All course materials and equipment are provided for the two days, all you need is your swimming costume! Find out more about your Instructor at www.emma-freediver.co.uk and book online at www.deeperblue.net/courses/sett/ Back to Top
otherstuff.com
	Vote for your favourite fictional scientist: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/scientists/ Hippopotamus is the 46881th most commonly used word in English: http://www.fabrica.it/wordcount/main.php Back to Top
Office Space
	OFFICE SPACE BMC clients always receive priority on new space. Contact info@mediacentre.org or call 201374 Back to Top
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