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Software Ventures

The deadline is fast approaching for applications for the next Software Ventures programme – a seven week, fully subsidised, programme which helps turn your software ideas into a high-growth business. With modules designed and delivered by top industry professionals - ensuring the most up to date content and contacts - the course culminates with a unique opportunity to present your business plan to a panel of investors.

If you would like to know any further information, please

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Added by Samantha Fuller on September 8, 2010 at 4:05pm — 2 Comments

Digitaldockyard.com is back

Sorry to everyone who's hit a deadend trying to use the digitaldockyard.com address this past month or so. We've now found the gremlins that were stopping things working the way they should. Go tell all your creative buddies to join us, then, on www.digitaldockyard.com!
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Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 8, 2010 at 12:46pm — 2 Comments

Learn from Alfred Hitchcock - a series of master classes, from The Master of Suspense

Alfred Hitchcock: The Difference Between Mystery & Suspense

Alfred Hitchcock On Evoking An Emotional Responce
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Added by Steve Brunton on September 8, 2010 at 1:51am — No Comments

New bite-size book blog for busy readers

Love books, but short on time to read? I've started a new blog just for you!

read the book offers bite-size book reviews and reasons to read.

Check it out at www.readthebook.co.uk or connect with read the book on T

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Added by Vicky Arthurs on August 17, 2010 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Date Change - Understanding Vocal Technique

Just to let everyone know that we have changed the date of our 'Understanding Vocal Technique with Rebecca Pedlow' workshop to Saturday 11th September.

The event is still highly subsidised and is ideal for performers, singing teachers, instrumentalists, school teachers/assistants or anyone wishing to be have more understanding of how the voice works.

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Added by Scott Watson on August 10, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

HoultSession On Open Data: Data Tells Stories

Justin Souter has written up a pretty comprehensive summary of the Hoults Session we held in June, on the theme of "Data Tells Stories".

Feedback from the day has been superb, with many better understanding how… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on August 5, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Sunderland Software City's new website

Hi everyone - thanks to the excellent work of our good friends at Sumo, Sunderland Software City's new-look website has just gone live here

We think that the new site is a huge improvement on the old one in terms of how it looks and how easy it is to actually find stuff, and we're going to be making much more of an effort in the future of keeping it regularly updated with interesting content, but we'd really like to know what

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Added by John Hart on July 26, 2010 at 11:58am — No Comments

Pixel Lab Summation

The Pixel Lab was an immense success and I had an amazing time there. I learned a vast amount and it turned my project around. This was the first time that I have seen/heard of/been involved with great transmedia creatives being put together with influential commissioners and business people under the single banner of furthering this new form of storytelling. As I sat at the last dinner (before running away swiftly from the dreaded 'organised welsh dancing') - I had great conversations around t… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 18, 2010 at 11:14pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 05

FRIDAY 10th July 2010 Plenary Session: "The Games Industry and Cross Media" Ray Maguire I can't ever really know what it feels like to live in an occupied country but this session ga… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 18, 2010 at 11:13pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 04

THURSDAY 8th July 2010 Plenary Session: "New Revenue Models & New Delivery Partners" Wendy Bernfeld I had been looking forward to this - and wasn't disappointed. Wendy is really s… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 18, 2010 at 11:12pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 3

WEDNESDAY 7th July 2010 I am exhausted by now. I can’t sleep and don’t seem to get a minute to work on the project – let alone to myself. Plenary Session: "New Business Models & F… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 14, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 2

TUESDAY 6th July 2010 Hit the ground running again. Plenary Session: "The Cross-Media Challenge: How to produce content for different platforms" - Nuno… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 14, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 1

MONDAY 5th July 2010

Ok - before diving into the week headlong - here's how it works…

The time is split between:

Plenary Sessions - Experts pres

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Added by Krishna Stott on July 13, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Pixel Lab Diary - Day 0

SUNDAY 4th July 2010 I make my way to the Pixel Lab, taking "… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Gomez of Starlight Runner introduces an intriguing central theme to the transmedia storyworld of the Pixel Lab.

ARG? Not ARG? Read on - Warning: Transmedia themes to follow... Now I hopefully have… Continue

Added by Krishna Stott on July 13, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Looking for Funding?

A novel way of funding a new project:

http://www.kickstarter.com/

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Added by David Sharp on July 12, 2010 at 7:10am — No Comments

Life In A Day: Co-Directed by You?

If you could capture a single day of your life, would you? If you could capture a single day in the lives of people all around the world, could you? Producer Ridley Scott and Director Kevin Macdonald will soon find out. Their newest project, Life In A Day, attempts to capture a single day on earth. What makes this project unique is they want you to shoot it. http://www.dvculture.com/2010/07/09/life-in-a-day-co-direc… Continue

Added by Steve Brunton on July 10, 2010 at 3:31am — No Comments

The Miners' Hymns

The Miners’ Hymns is an homage in film and music to the coal mining history of North East England, for which Forma initiated a first time collaboration between renowned American filmmaker Bill Morr

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Added by Joanna Makepeace on July 7, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

GenUp North Placement Scheme

Hello,

My name is Mohamed Tawfik, I recently finished my Gen Up North Placement scheme where I was pleased to be one of the trainees chosen for this fantastic opportunity.

I recently graduated from Northumbria University studying Multimedia and Digital Entertainment, I am very passionate about creative digita… Continue

Added by Mohamed Tawfik on July 2, 2010 at 10:35am — No Comments

Need some music, audio, sound effects, foley or even a full 5.1 mix???

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Added by Nick Able on June 29, 2010 at 11:53pm — No Comments

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Samantha Fuller commented on Samantha Fuller's blog post 'Software Ventures'

Hi Len Software Ventures will start on the 28th September and will run on a Tuesday evening for 6 weeks in Sunderland. The seventh week, which will run during the day on Wednesday 10th November, will provide you with the opportunity to pitch your i…

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