Wednesday 5.3.2014

10:00 - 11:00
GO Wales and Jobs Growth Wales: paid opportunities and work experience
Chelsea Moth and Gill Hewitt with Shaun Roberts (GO Wales Participant)

This was about the opportunities for students or graduates.

Who can take part?
Students and graduates who live or study in Wales. Also students from EU who studies in Wales can take part. ( Unfortunately, I found out that I am not able to apply as Turkey is not in EU.)

They have got work tasters for people who want to do work experience.  Also there is graduate academy for graduates, they can get work experiences and free training. There is a freelancer academy, if you want to start up your own business.

I would advice any student and graduates to have a look at their website and benefit from opportunities for personal development.


http://www.gowales.co.uk/





13:30 - 14:30
Creating Visual Concepts For Music Videos.
David Robinson and Keith Williams

This was my favorite talk among all other talks. We had to chance to chat with a Hollywood music director Keith Williams.


In 1982, he went to Hollywood and made music video Supertramp. His name started getting seen in companies because he came up with different concepts. He worked with directors in America such as Tobe Hooper, Russell Mulcahy. Also he worked as a writer for his friend Russel.
He said; " Generally your first idea and first impression is right". Always go for opposite of the song, For example, instead of filming at night film it in the day time to make it dramatic.


He met with a producer in 1983. He wanted to make 3D music video for Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and Beat it. He pitched his ideas to his manager and they went to Jackson's house. Keith couldn't see him because there was a big flower on the coffee table and Jackson was in the other room. After a while Keith heard that somebody else was working on the music videos he pitched the ideas for and one of them was Billie Jean.

He keeps his concepts in a book and recycles some of them.

He says " Recognize what your individual talent is',  and most important thing is structure that's where his tale comes from.




15:00 - 16:00
A life as a media photographer
Melissa Cross

She works closely with 5 reporters on Wrexham Leader . She attends photographic jobs and ensure images are downloaded.

Schools
She goes to schools with reporters, get 5-6 shots because they have got school's page to publish every week.They have to photograph 4 schools in an hour.

Celebrities and VIP's
They go to gigs. They used to picture Chester races. She also covers GSCE results, charity events, festivals etc.

Funerals
Call outs, RTC, fire. You can take pictures in any public road, She pictures grieving families, people with terminally ill kids, features, businesses, celebrations.

Sports
Football, cycling, cricket in the summer; swimming, charity sport events, rugby, races, marathon, Race for Life.

Her biggest story that she covered in her life was Cathrine Gowing Murder. Cathrine got missing, she got killed and chopped up pieces. Any of piece of her body hadn't been found. She was a vet. Melissa kept track of all the story through out the investigation.