Who’s your top Christmas scary movie character?
December is finally here and it's not long until the Confetti Christmas Nightmare so to get you in the mood and give you ideas for fancy dress, we've got our top 5 scary Christmas characters from some iconic films! Have a look at who we've chosen... via GIPHY Krampus Krampus is a horned creature often described as ‘half-goat, half-demon’ who, during the festive season, punishes children who have been bad. The creature has recently appeared in 'A Christmas Horror Story' where it stalks a family through a winter wonderland as a student documentary becomes a living nightmare. Where’s Santa to slay …
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Film & TV student directs his first short film ‘Catharsis’
Here at Confetti we openly encourage students to work on and get creative with their own projects in their free time. We caught up with second year Film & TV student Jay Martin who has just finished directing his first short film ‘Catharsis’, to find out how it went. Jay, can you give us a brief outline of the plot? J: Catharsis follows the story of Sandra, a thirty something business woman, who, after the loss of her first born child Megan, begins a drug and alcohol fueled decent into her own mind as she desperately tries to relive the lost …
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What did you gain from GameCity Festival?
Picture by Zach Ryall Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival - GameCity - returned to The National Videogame Arcade on the 26th – 29th October for its 11th edition and it didn’t disappoint! Guest speakers from world-renowned games companies provided an insight into the industry and leading developers showcased their work across the Creative Quarter. The festival not only provided entertainment and knowledge, but also opportunities – from volunteering to networking and we heard directly from our students what they got up to. Callum Hancock, an FdSc Games Technology student had been to the festival before, but this year set out to …
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Games students experience a day in the industry
Based in Nottingham, Lockwood is a highly successful online publishing studio specialising in social games, virtual worlds and desirable virtual items. Some of our students popped over to get some ‘Do it for real’ work experience – we caught up with our FdSc Games Technology students Oliver Swales & Confetti Student of the year winner Recce Taylor to see how it went. Hi Oliver, we heard you’ve visited Lockwood. Who did you get to meet? We met with Robert Bumbanescu the Senior QA Manager and Kris Ashton the Senior QA Technician. They introduced us to many members of the team …
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