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Last night saw the first time Media Talent Bank stretched it’s feet onto offline land and gave another much needed platform to it’s members. The exhibitors included, photographers, jewellery designers, film producers, graphic and print designers, radio specialists, independent companies and animation.
The evening had a constant flow of visitors, where they had the opportunity to browse the exhibitors work, sit outside for a casual drink and network or enjoy a few short films. The range of visitors was really interesting from independent companies, freelancers looking for collaboration, creatives and even recruitment companies with many of the members themselves getting a great deal out of the experience.
The event also proved to be a huge success for the photographers including Richard Battye who also commented on the evening,
“Great venue, well planned. Met some good people both exhibitors and visitors. Made some good contacts and have a couple of jobs to quote on from meeting people there and have made a sale.”
So, first one down and hopefully more to come in the future, keep an eye out here for more information on Media Talent Bank and what we are up to and follow us on Twitter.
The Mediacove Productions team is powered by the three C’s: creativity, coffee and cake; ideally, all three at once. Based in Wolverhampton, the company launched in 2006 and have since developed a strong reputation for commercial video production and youth media projects.
Their style is young, fresh and just a little bit different to anything else out there.
From factory floors to treading the red carpet at glitzy awards evenings, this is the range of locations the team have found themselves filming in.
In 2010, Mediacove and a group of young people from Wolverhampton received the ‘Best Mediabox Innovation Award’ at the First Light Movies Awards.
MediaCove are soon to embark on two large scale youth media projects funded by Mediabox, although they can’t say too much just yet so watch this space.
At the Media Talent Bank event, they will be showcasing some of their recent work including their youth media show reel, a documentary about living with Autism and a guide to equality and diversity for teenagers.
Pop over and say ‘hi’ on Monday – they’ll have sweets!
Jemma Dodd is currently a second year student at Birmingham City University studying Media and Communication, specialising in photography, where her main interests lie in live music and fashion.
Since being at University Jemma's knowledge and experiences has developed and has had some amazing opportunities within photography, much to the relief of her family who are grateful she now has other people to photograph and can stop bothering them!
Up to this point in her career, Jemma has worked with some amazing people; models, make-up artists, bands and companies such as Minimum Mouse and Sheila May Couture.
As a keen music fan and someone who regularly attends music gigs, Jemma has loved her current work with Brumnotes Magazine and Clink Magazine(London) photographing a number of different bands and singers.
Jemma is always on the lookout for clients to work with whether it be music based, models, fashion and clothing, jewellery, other creative's or anyone who wants photos! To have a chat with Jemma or have a look at a range of her work, she'll be exhibiting with us on Monday.
Rose Conway is a freelance fashion photographer who is currently based in Birmingham.
Her style aims to create quirky, colourful and emotive images which are achieved through the moody and dramatic effect Rose produces.
Rose comments about her work, “I try not to conform and like to contrast certain elements within my work, creating a statement through my photos.”
To sample some of Rose’s work, pop down to the exhibition on Monday where she will be showcasing some of her latest collection.
Tanya Lewis is a third year Media and Communication student at Birmingham City University, specialising in photography. Tanya has been working as a freelance photographer for the past year building on her current skills.
Tanya loves macro photography and hopes to narrow down her skills focusing on food and product photography, one of her aims is to be making cookbooks for top chefs in the future. Her innovative approach makes her stand out and has a style which can be conformed to fit with the client. Her collection of food images are so crisp that it makes your mouth water from just looking at them!
Other than photography, Tanya holds a strong passion for celebrity spotting, “I love celebrities and celebrity gossip. I collect pictures of myself with top celebs, and have a collection so far of around 30 pictures with people like Amy Winehouse and Simon Cowell.”
To find out more about Tanya and examples of her work before Monday, visit her website www.tanyaphotos.com
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