Posts Tagged ‘television’
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but its been pretty snowy recently. Like everybody else, I’m sick of the white stuff now, but when it first started settling at the beginning of December, I was caught up in the beauty and excitement of winter’s very own masterpiece. I mean, anything that can make some of the […]
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An eventful May
The month of May couldn’t have been kinder to me. From good grades, great work experience and the amazing day that was May 8th, a lot of hard work seems to have paid off this month. Even the weather has been kind to us! Despite writing this blog on a dreary Saturday afternoon in Yorkshire… […]
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Tags: bradford, calendar, crossbow cannibal, crumpton, David Cameron, Duncan Wood, experience, huddersfield, ITV, Jon Mitchell, leeds, LUTV, Mark Witty, matthew, media, production, Richard Sowden, student, Studio, studios, television, TV, university, University of Huddersfield, Work Experience
Over the past few weeks talk of the general election has greatly intensified, particularly as a result of the recent television leader debates. It is fitting that these television debates have sparked such public interest in the election, as this post looks into the repercussions a Tory government would bring to television in Britain, particularly […]
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Tags: british, broadcasting, conservative, crumpton, culture, election, general, ITV, jeremy hunt, labour, matthew, media, news, regional, regulation, shadow secretary, sport, student, television, thatcher
Friday marked the final hand-in date for my university work, and with the exception of a two-hour exam in May, my time at university as a whole. The day was greeted with mixed emotions; relief, joy, pride, but somewhat unexpectedly, a sense of nervousness. For the past three years, the plan has been simple. Graduate. […]
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Tags: academy, crumpton, experience, graduation, huddersfield, job, matthew, media, production, student, television, town, university, University of Huddersfield
Work experience at LUTV
As you may have read in my previous post, I spent two fantastic days on work experience down at ITV Calendar on the 23rd and 24th of February. I was then lucky enough to top a great start to the week off with a trip to Elland Road to meet the LUTV crew on the […]
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On the 22nd and 23rd of February, I was lucky enough to spend my time down at ITV Yorkshire with the regional news team Calendar. Currently at the ‘business end’ of my time at university, the dreaded dissertation is now at the forefront of my daily agenda. However, despite the thousands of words and hours […]
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Tags: calendar, crumpton, Frazer Maude, GMTV, ITV, ITV Calendar, ITV Yorkshire, Len Tingle, Mark Witty, matthew, Richard Sowden, satellite truck, Steve Wright, Studio, television, TV, u-pod, Work Experience, Yorkshire
Last Wednesday, I was in the enviable position of being in the same room as one of Britain’s leading newsreaders. ITN employee Nina Hossain visited the University of Huddersfield to talk to a packed room of students all wanting to make their way into the television industry. With an impressive CV which boasts four years […]
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Tags: border tv, caroline, caroline roberts cherry, Cherry, crumpton, hossain, huddersfield, huddersfield university, itn, ITV, journalism, matthew, nina, nina hossain, Roberts, student, television, TV, tv production, University of Huddersfield
Taking the initiative
For a television student, work experience is a crucial element in our education of the industry. Not only can you gain vital knowledge about the way television works, but you are able to build up a list of important contacts. As I mentioned in my previous post, the BBC have being holding numerous sessions at […]
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Tags: bbc, crumpton, experience, huddersfield, initiative, matthew, student, taking, television, the, TV, university, work
BBC Sessions
Over the past five weeks, I have been lucky enough to attend four sessions held at the University of Huddersfield by important figures from the BBC. These sessions were presented to my course mates and I to help us understand what it takes to create a quiz show deemed worthy enough by commissioners to make […]
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Tags: armstrong, bbc, ben, caroline, huddersfield, julie, kelling, leeds, manchester, media, quiz, quizshow, roberts-cherry, sessions, show, shows, student, television, TV, university
About me!
After being persuaded by my girlfriend to set up my own blog, I’ve finally joined wordpress! So, although I currently have no viewers to this page, I still think its best to start with who I am! I’m a 20 year-old student with a passion for television. I am originally from Leeds, but live in […]
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Matthew Crumpton- Videographer 