Hello all,
Well, a lot has been happening over the last couple of weeks that we thought we should fill you in on. We had our meeting with Sara from Media Talent Bank to pitch our ideas and have the official handover. It went really well and she seemed to support the majority of our ideas which is a definite bonus as this is something we were quite concerned about.
Sara also gave us our budget for the project and this will cover the costs for the changes to the website, as well as the events we are hoping to hold in conjunction with re-launching the website.
From this we went away and put together a budget forecast and Jaime and Alex are meeting with Sara again on Wednesday to go through it.
We were a little unsure of what we needed to include and so we all did some research so we could get some rough estimates of where the money would be needed/spent. Alex met with Matt from MTB to go through the changes we want to make to the website and the feasibility of us being able to do it in time, within our specific budget. It turns out that our ideas are a little too ambitious and will be too expensive for us to afford. And so from this we are going to prioritise the changes we really want to make to the website because we want to make sure we have enough money to spend on the events.
As the offline aspect of Media Talent Bank is very important to the success of the website and how it functions, we want to spend more of the money on ensuring these events are a success. They will also be a taster of what is to come in the future with MTB even when our project is finished.
As you know, we want to hold a workshop mid March where there will be a chance for individuals to join and practice their skills. At the moment we are hoping to have two workshops going on at the same time but for different specialisms - all these details will be decided on Wednesday so watch this space for further information! The next event will be a networking evening which we will combine with the re-launch of the website. Professionals and students will be invited so they can integrate and learn more about the purpose of MTB. We are hoping to hold this towards the end of April.
We had the idea to hold another event at the beginning of May and when we were thinking of how to organise this we met with Caroline Officer at BCU who asked us to collaborate with an event she wants to hold on behalf of the Production Hub (which she has set up herself). Caroline's idea for the event is to use it as a networking day where professionals will attend but it is also a chance to showcase some of the third years work. Our responsibility will be to help organise and set up the event which is a great opportunity for our project but will also be brilliant coverage for MTB as there will be a lot of people from industry attending.
The event has been confirmed to take place on Thursday 6th May and plans are already underway so we will keep you posted on the work so far.
Caroline has been a massive help advising us on various aspects of the budget and organising the events which has been invaluable and will help us to really make the most of this opportunity to transform MTB.
This whole process has been opening up many opportunities and no doubt by the next time we fill you in on the latest news, the plans will have changed yet again. It is really great to experience the professional environment and how our original plans have developed into something so much better.
We are all really excited about how the project is going and it is very busy busy...but in a good way.
I think that is just about all for now, enough to keep us going for a while anyway!
Jen
Monday 22 February 2010
Monday 8 February 2010
Mucky Duck Media's Scriptwriters event
So Saturday was a day out for Trinket Creative! We attended the Scriptwriters event organised by Mucky Duck Media and supported by ourselves. The aim of the day was to find a script for Mucky Duck’s short film project and for us, it was to observe how the day was structured and how useful these types of events are for those who came.
And overall... it was a great success!
Seven scriptwriters attended the workshop from 10-4pm which involved Arzhang Pehzman in the morning talking to the writers about pivotal moments in their scripts. He also set them tasks to summarise their scripts in a paragraph and then in a caption line to help them when pitching their scripts in the afternoon. The scriptwriters even had the chance to pitch one another’s scripts which made everyone familiar with the stories and characters.
We took a break for lunch around 12.30pm and headed over to the local pub for some food which was a nice change of atmosphere where everyone could have a relaxed chat about their love for writing scripts.
After lunch, it was time for the pitches! Andy Conway from Script Writers forum joined us and Catherine Edwards from Script to sit on the panel as well as Mucky Duck Media’s producer Alex Carruthers and director Adam Tyers. Everyone sat in on each other’s and supported everyone’s ideas by asking constructive questions.
Even though we are not involved with any television production or scriptwriting, it was really interesting to hear people’s scripts and follow their stories. We also got the opportunity to talk to the scriptwriters after the pitches to discuss how they felt the day went. It was great to hear that everyone enjoyed themselves and found the workshop really useful because they were actually being tested rather than being talked at. This is something to bear in mind for when we organise our own workshops and when looking for guest speakers who can offer that little bit more.
But like we have said, a very successful day and thank you to Mucky Duck Media again for giving us the opportunity to get involved. We also don’t envy them in having to decide in a final script as they were all great and offered something different.
A thoroughly enjoyable day that has given us some ideas for our own workshops!
And overall... it was a great success!
Seven scriptwriters attended the workshop from 10-4pm which involved Arzhang Pehzman in the morning talking to the writers about pivotal moments in their scripts. He also set them tasks to summarise their scripts in a paragraph and then in a caption line to help them when pitching their scripts in the afternoon. The scriptwriters even had the chance to pitch one another’s scripts which made everyone familiar with the stories and characters.
We took a break for lunch around 12.30pm and headed over to the local pub for some food which was a nice change of atmosphere where everyone could have a relaxed chat about their love for writing scripts.
After lunch, it was time for the pitches! Andy Conway from Script Writers forum joined us and Catherine Edwards from Script to sit on the panel as well as Mucky Duck Media’s producer Alex Carruthers and director Adam Tyers. Everyone sat in on each other’s and supported everyone’s ideas by asking constructive questions.
Even though we are not involved with any television production or scriptwriting, it was really interesting to hear people’s scripts and follow their stories. We also got the opportunity to talk to the scriptwriters after the pitches to discuss how they felt the day went. It was great to hear that everyone enjoyed themselves and found the workshop really useful because they were actually being tested rather than being talked at. This is something to bear in mind for when we organise our own workshops and when looking for guest speakers who can offer that little bit more.
But like we have said, a very successful day and thank you to Mucky Duck Media again for giving us the opportunity to get involved. We also don’t envy them in having to decide in a final script as they were all great and offered something different.
A thoroughly enjoyable day that has given us some ideas for our own workshops!
Friday 5 February 2010
It's all systems go from here!
Hello...
So, as Alex said we are getting to grips with the design stage for our new business structure, Trinket Creative...
Tomorrow is our first event for Media Talent Bank, it is a competition/workshop for up and coming Scriptwriters in Birmingham, and we have teamed up with MuckyDuckMedia! The competition is to help them find the best script possible, and start their all Birmingham based collaboration!
The day is going to consist of a workshop with the scriptwriters, who are bringing their submitted treatments along, and develop them throughout the morning. Then in the afternoon take part in a dragon's den type pitch and finally the winning script will be chosen!
As part of Media Talent Bank we want to create a template of how the site can run alongside networking events, workshops and professional collaboration.
We will keep you posted on how the day goes and upload footage and photos shortly so you can see the kind of things we want to host for you, as part of MTB.
Sooooo will update tomorrow.. fingers crossed everything goes smoothly!
Oooo and check out MuckyDuckMedia's blog:
Jaime
Just a quickie...
So it's been a while since we last posted, but we've been busy busy! You'll be able to find us under the new name of Trinket Creative, we're working on our logo and website so will be keeping you fully updated.
In the meantime, we're now on Twitter, so start following for all our 140 character snippets!
twitter.com/trinketcreative
Tomorrow we'll be hosting the script writers workshop together with Script and Mucky Duck Media, which Jaime will be blogging about shortly.
That's all from me for now,
Alex
In the meantime, we're now on Twitter, so start following for all our 140 character snippets!
twitter.com/trinketcreative
Tomorrow we'll be hosting the script writers workshop together with Script and Mucky Duck Media, which Jaime will be blogging about shortly.
That's all from me for now,
Alex
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