A weekly podcast speaking to a diverse range of industry professionals who share their stories on their education and how they have navigated their careers, as well as tips and advice for entering the industry. The Media Careers Podcast is delivered in partnership Into Film, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.
Evolve Network & delivered in partnership Into Film, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.
Dhanny Joshi features in Inside Independent Production, a free ready-to-play educational resource designed to inspire young people to consider careers in independent TV and film production from Pact and Into Film. Ideal for careers leads, educators and school advisors. (below link) https://www.intofilm.org/resources/2311?utm_source=mediacareers&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=marketing&utm_content=pact-resource
https://careers.sky.com/ https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/
https://www.liverpoolfilmoffice.tv/ https://www.screenalliancenorth.co.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ https://careers.bbc.co.uk/
Ravensbourne University: https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3936786/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://tribecafilm.com/festival https://tribecafilm.com/films/restless-2024
https://paintingpractice.com/ Art Departments Motion Graphics Production Design
Sky: https://www.productionservices.sky/post-production De Lane Lea, WBD: https://www.wbsl.com/de-lane-lea/ Picture Shop: https://www.pictureshop.com/
https://nfts.co.uk/
https://bitmovin.com/ https://www.bucks.ac.uk/ https://www.bydeluxe.com/
https://www.cinemauk.org.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-and-sport
We kick off the new Summer season with Kirsty Elliot, who is a freelance camera operator.
https://www.framestore.com/ https://www.manchester.ac.uk/
The Masked Singer is a favourite in our house, so my daughter pops up in this episode asking a few questions about the series! https://www.plungecreations.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(British_TV_series)
From growing up on a farm, to working with wealth and investment managers, Sharneigh has had a fascinating journey into the media industry. She is now a Camera Operator and also an HGV driver! https://racingmediaacademy.com/the-course-2024/
Rico's story of getting a role in the film industry is full of challenges, barriers and most importantly his strength of character. Passionate about diversity and inclusion and making systematic changes across the sector, Rico's new role at CrewHQ, WarnerBros.Discovery is going to be a force for good. https://crewhq.co.uk/
Edward openly discusses his Dyslexia and how at School he and his parents were told that they should 'manage their expectations' of his life and career aspirations - they were told he would never get to College or University. Needless to say Edward has more than proved them wrong! University of Central Lancashire: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/ Production Guild of Great Britain: https://productionguild.com/
Dushi chats through her career from aerospace engineering through to being part of one of the most dynamic global media organisations; Deluxe. Dushi explains how Deluxe offers media and entertainment services including digital distribution, cinema, mastering, streaming and asset management and her role within the organisation. https://www.bydeluxe.com/ https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/a/?lidx=1 https://www.redbeemedia.com/ https://www.gknaerospace.com/
https://www.milk-vfx.com/
https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/ https://www.nepgroup.com/ https://www.apple.com/uk/services/
Yosien discusses openly in this episode how a major illness impacted her working life and how she has adapted and learnt to work in a different way. She also highlights the different types of jobs she has undertaken, her transferable skills and how entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of her work.
Lucy started her career in South Africa before making the huge leap to move to the UK. She shares her story of working with eccentric people in the industry and how she established the award winning VFX house, BlueBolt Ltd. https://www.blue-bolt.com/
Nadine was part of MADE, a series of short interview films from Pact in which some of the UK's most successful independent producers of the past 30 years share their insights and experiences. You can watch Nadine's episode as well as all the others here: https://www.pact.co.uk/made-video-series.html Sankofa Film & Video: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/521843/index.html Greenacre Films: https://greenacrefilms.com/ Unsaid Stories: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12827184/