YEAR 1 - PANORAMA SCREENED TUES 13TH NOV

I thoroughly recommend you watch this programme - entitled "THE MIND READER - UNLOCKING MY VOICE" about a group of severely brain injured people who cannot communicate and are diagnosed through traditional methods as being in a persistant vegetative state.  New uses of a brain scan aim to 'read their minds' by interpreting responses to questions in an MRI scan.

It's something which fits into the 'the day that changed my life' brief in this year's Doc Commission unit.  It is a fascinating if difficult watch - Panorama in a more documentary approach.

It's available via i-player - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ny377

THURSDAY 15TH GROUP CRIT CANCELLED

Due to illness I will have to cancel the group crit scheduled for the 15th - it will now take place on Tues 27th Nov.  Could you please alert others to this post (also posted on MyUCA/emailed).

Ensure you continue work on your commissions as we will discuss these on Monday during tutorials.

Simon will be in to offer support in my absence.

ALL YEARS : FACTUAL PROGRAMME ADVICE

There are some great resources on the BBC web site about factual programme expectations - interviews with commissioning editor.  See the following link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/briefs/tv/browse-by-genre/

REMINDER!!

FIRST YEARS -

Scripts for commission due to be handed in to Helen by 1500 on Thursday 3rd November.


ALL YEARS - Documentary online site - Current TV:

Also - check out this web site - http://current.com - it is great for viewing docs and current affairs, plus you can upload 'Viewer Created Content' so potential platform for showing your work! You need to register to view and take part.

There is currently a competition called 'SHORT CUTS' to get short films onto their new documentary short film strand - 3 - 12' long (closing deadline quite close - 30th November). There is a £1000 cash prize funded by Vimeo. Keep tabs to see who wins and for future competitions. http://current.com/shortcuts/

Helen