Industry Week 2020 is upon us, and we’ve kicked off with some great talks and presentations on day 1. Have a look at just a few of the events we’ve enjoyed today and what the highlights have been so far…
Stephen Graham
Legendary actor Stephen Graham kicked off the Monday of Industry Week with a fantastic talk in Metronome’s auditorium. He spoke about working on a number of amazing films and TV series from ‘This Is England’ to ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘The Irishman’ and ‘The Virtues’, and brought the audience to tears – mostly of laughter – regaling stories of his journey as an actor.
It’s safe to say the atmosphere was buzzing, with every seat full and crowds of students wanting to ask questions and introduce themselves.
A huge thank you to Stephen for delivering such a great talk to start the week!
.@StephenGraham73 kicks off #IW20 with a bang! pic.twitter.com/hveJsMsw8c
— Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (@Confetti_ICT) March 2, 2020
Hannah Brodrick
Freelance live sound engineer and tour manager Hannah spoke to students about what pursuing a career in sound engineering involves – and we have to admit, it really does sound fascinating.
Students really enjoyed the talk, and we learned a thing or two, too!
On the first day of #IW20 Hannah Brodrick has been talking to our students about life as a sound engineer pic.twitter.com/Zuz8bOGotM
— Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (@Confetti_ICT) March 2, 2020
Adam Dewhirst
VFX students were wowed by Adam Dewhirst’s talk about the work he produced at Double Negative for the film ‘Hobbs and Shaw’.
Adam not only showed students some exciting footage from the films and spoke about how these scenes were built, but he gave some great advice about how to achieve quality work, on time and on budget.
.@DewhirstAdam - who has worked on the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy and Hobbs and Shaw - is chatting to students about achieving the perfect triangle #IW20 pic.twitter.com/UxbpmceNPS
— Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (@Confetti_ICT) March 2, 2020
Jeanie Finlay
The documentary filmmaker who created ‘Game of Thrones: The Last Watch’ and ‘Seahorse’ spoke about her love of learning the stories of quieter people, and how she keeps focused on the documentaries she’s making during long periods of filming by always carrying her camera around to remind her – and her subjects – of the task at hand.
.@JeanieFinlay has taken to the stage to talk about bringing overlooked and untold stories to the screen #IW20 pic.twitter.com/0lV2e00DQe
— Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (@Confetti_ICT) March 2, 2020
Callum Hancock
Callum is a Confetti alumni who now works at Cloud Imperium, and his talk was really relevant for games students in the audience looking for their next move after graduating. We’re pleased to see how well he’s doing, and are sure he provided inspiration for those soon to graduate in the audience.
Callum Hancock talking to students about his career in the games industry so far #IW20 pic.twitter.com/U6i2JbFWAu
— Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (@Confetti_ICT) March 2, 2020
We also enjoyed a whole host of other talks, including Wigflex Festival’s Avarni, Photography Director Gerry Vasbenter, Concept Artist James Lewis-Vines, music industry expert Eric Longley, social media guru Alex McCann and even the popular Gamer Gamer event.
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