Mannequin Challenge
If you’ve been anywhere near social media in the last month you’re bound to have come across the Mannequin Challenge and there have been some pretty good ones. But Live & Technical Events student Lewis Jones and tutor Rob Baldock have just won the Mannequin Challenge because they’ve featured in one created by Emeli Sandé and Trevor Nelson! Tutor Rob Baldock has been working as an audio engineer on a project for Emeli and took FdSc Live & Technical Events student Lewis to assist him, when the video was recorded. We caught up with Lewis who told us that his main …

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Fancy Playing At The Rescue Rooms?
We’re looking for a Confetti artist or band to open the stage at the Confetti Christmas Nightmare social. Whether you're an acoustic solo artist, full band or DJ we’re throwing it open to any Confetti student to take the stage and show off their talents at Rescue Rooms. The event takes place on Tuesday 13 December (so make sure you’re free) and if you win you’ll get to perform a 15 minute set! You'll also be opening for some well known musicians so it's a great chance for you to Do It For Real! Want to get involved? Just send us a …

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Have you started applying for UCAS?
If you want to go to university in September 2017, you should have already made a start on your UCAS application. It may seem like a daunting task, but it’s simpler than you think. The UCAS website breaks down the application into 7 sections to make it easier to complete. You can save each section as you go along, so you don’t have to complete the application in one go. This means you can take your time and make sure you have included everything you need! Checklist Current course information List of course units Name of tutor providing your reference …

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TV & Film students work with Rob Green
Pictured: Rob Green at Space 2 With the first term in full swing, we were invited to Space 2 where our Level 3 TV & Film students have been filming up and coming Notts musician Rob Green. Influenced by jazz and soul, Rob has taken the music scene by storm - his latest recording, Rob Green EP, achieved top 40 status in the iTunes Album Chart in its first week (and #3 in the iTunes RnB Chart!). Our students were filming versions to accompany the official music video for the single Blue, directing and producing amazing shots throughout the afternoon We …

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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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From Top Up Degree to Notts TV – Student Kat Brown

Confetti student Kat Brown started on our foundation TV Production degree and progressed onto a job at local TV station Notts TV.
Performing at Hockley Hustle… Guy’s Story

On Sunday 9 October 2016 Confetti blessed the Hockley Hustle with some great local musical talent. We caught up with one of our students who performed…
A Week In The Life: Level 3 Technical Events
We caught up with Level 3 Technical Events student Will Coupland for a peek into a week in the life of a Technical Events student! Profile Will Coupland BTEC Level 3 Technical Events Musician – Bassist for local band Super Furniture A Typical Week Monday Get up around 10. Get the bus to Nottingham to start Confetti at 1pm. 2 hours of seminar spent catching up on world news and covering all admin tasks – CVs, Personal statements, UCAS application. 1 hour break - Confetti is right in the city centre so good for nipping out to local shops. Then 2 hours of …

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Volunteer at GameCity Festival
Next week sees the start of Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival - GameCity Festival! Promising to be bigger than ever! Headlining games industry speakers from across the world and former Confetti Industry Week guests will provide free talks and workshops throughout the festival - all hosted at The National Videogame Arcade. Check out the full schedule to see everything that's going on. As our friends in the industry, the NVA are giving our HE students the chance to volunteer at the event, and gain some valuable work experience. 4 reasons why you have to volunteer this year - You’ll be rubbing shoulders with …

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Need ideas for a Halloween costume?
Not sure what to dress up as for Halloween and need some ideas? Lucky for you we’ve pulled together a few costumes you can easily create yourself - you won’t need more than a fiver! Creepy Pop Art Make yourself look like a 2D comic book character with a bit of face paint and hair spray. Use white to fade your skin tone while adding black lines to create your 2D edges, finishing off with coloured hairspray to create a solid hair colour. The Joker Look like The Joker with a wide bloody smile, green hair and a whiter than usual face using face …

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Halloween Fright Fest!
On Monday 31 October we’ll be hosting a Halloween Fright Fest so join us for an amazing afternoon full of horrors as the Student Café is transformed into Confetti's own haunted house!   From Noon until 3pm, you're invited to listen to live sets from your resident Confetti DJs while enjoying the Halloween themed activities, food and drinks - taste the hot dogs and burgers, or tuck into our spooky Halloween cupcakes! Turn up in your best fancy dress and meet professional prosthetic & make up artists who’ll aim to make you the scariest student in the city - the best fancy dress will receive an amazing …

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We’ve Got New Neighbours – Professional Music Technology
On Saturday 1 October Professional Music Technology opened their brand new store in Nottingham and guess what?! It’s right across the road! To celebrate the new store opening the lovely folk at PMT are offering you the chance to win an SE Electronics X1 Vocal Pack which includes a large diaphragm condenser mic with shock mount and pop shield. Check out all the specs. All you’ve got to do to be in with a chance of winning is like our Facebook page and let us know who you would most like to record with the mic (past or present) on our competition …

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