Confetti Live – An interview with Babe Punch
Babe Punch, The bodega, Nottingham, 15th October 2016 Credit: Steve Fisher Babe Punch are headlining Confetti Live on Wednesday 1 February alongside FdA Music Performance students Holly Taylor-Gamble (who we interviewed last week), Beth Jowett and Chris Hine. The newly emerging 5-piece alternative rock band from Derby/Nottingham have had a very busy 2015/16 - they've played gigs relentlessly across the Midlands supporting the likes of Hinds, Menace Beach and Allusondrugs, as well as the Y Not, Dot to Dot (at the iconic Rock City) and Splendour festivals. Check out what they had to say after getting some practice in at the studio before they …

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Industry Week 2017 – Nick Broomfield
With just five weeks to go until the biggest week in the Confetti student calendar, we’re super excited to announce our first Industry Week guest…acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield! Nick Broomfield is as famous for his trademark headphones and boom mic as he is for his films. His filmmaking style has been highly influential and it’s been noted that both Michael Moore and Louis Theroux have adopted similar styles in their documentary filmmaking! Nick Broomfield's films cover a wide range of subjects from prostitution (Sex: My British Job), politics (Sarah Palin: You Betcha!) to the war in Iraq (Battle for Haditha) …

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Holly Taylor-Gamble – Do It For Real
We sat down for an interview with Holly Taylor-Gamble - a current Confetti student who has had a very busy 2016 - performing at the Hockley Hustle and as part of students projects at the CSFF Awards amongst many other exciting gigs. Holly currently studies on our FdA Music Performance degree having previously graduated from our BTEC Level 3 Music Performance & Songwriting course. "Here at Confetti you’re surrounded by people that are experts at what they’re teaching you. These people know The Stone Roses, they have connections and they have platinum records, so I suppose when advice comes from …

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We’re back at Splendour in 2017!
We’re excited to announce that we'll once again be a main sponsor of Nottingham’s favourite festival, Splendour - taking place this year on Saturday 22 July! You can expect a lot to be happening all over Wollaton Park - including our Confetti stage powered by Nottingham Trent University. We're on board again this year, following a successful seven-year partnership with Splendour which sees our students gaining invaluable industry insight working across many aspects of the festival from crewing to recording the performances for Notts TV. Last year’s Splendour Festival was a record-breaker for Confetti in terms of student engagement. We had over 70 students from …

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Our top Industry Week moments
Since 2006 we’ve seen thousands of students inspired by workshops, lectures and demos by creative industry professionals at our Industry Week event. Industry Week swaps regular timetables with unrivalled access to some of the top names from the TV & Film, Games, Music and Design Industry. Industry Week began with a handful of guests and has grown to become an essential and exciting week dedicated to the industries our students aspire to work in. As the countdown to Industry Week 2017 continues, let’s look at some of the best moments over the past decade… When we had Cassetteboy on stage... Cassetteboy walked onto …

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Register and be a lifesaver
Throughout the week a ‘Register and Be a Lifesaver volunteer’ will be delivering sessions at Confetti to talk about blood, organ and bone marrow donation. On Wednesday 18 January from 11am – 3pm in the Student Café an Anthony Nolan Trust representative will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. If you’re interested in blood and organ donation, you’ll be able to sign up for the register and start saving lives! If you missed the presentations this week have a look at who Anthony Nolan Trust are and why you should sign up… Who are Anthony Nolan? …

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Look at what we got up to at Christmas
We hope you had a good Christmas and new year because we definitely did here at Confetti. Many of our students went to the Confetti Christmas Nightmare social at Rescue Rooms and had an amazing time. The party couldn’t have happened without our very own talented Level 3 Technical Event students, working hard to plan, organise and bring the event to life! From all the technical & sound requirements to venue dressing and stage design, they turned Rescue Rooms into a Christmassy Nightmare Tim Burton would be proud of! The night was full of awesome music from legendary DJ producer …

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Meet our student ambassador Rowena
From the best place to grab a bite to eat, Nottingham’s coolest bars, to how you can get the best out of your time at Confetti, we’ve got the inside scoop from our student ambassador Rowena below... ROWENA BRETT BSc Television Production Technology My 'go-to' person at Confetti Tough question as they’re all great! But it would have to be Sam Wheatley – we are both geeks when it comes to anything camera and tech related. All of the tutors are extremely easy to approach and will go out of their way to help you. Best bar Das Kino or …

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Get your UCAS application submitted before Christmas
The UCAS deadline for applications is approaching on 15 January 2018, so why not get your application submitted before Christmas. You can then relax and enjoy the holidays knowing you’re one step closer to securing your place at university. If you haven’t already, you’ll need to create an account on UCAS - this is the only way you can apply for uni. The application is broken down into sections to make it easier to complete. UCAS Christmas check list Fill in your details, qualifications and course choices Write a personal statement to demonstrate why you’ll be a good student. Include your reference (unless …

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Top Confetti Moments of 2016
Well what a year it’s been at Confetti! To celebrate an amazing 2016 we asked our students to vote for their Confetti highlights from 2016. So without further ado, let’s have a look at the best moments… Industry Week During the first week of March Confetti had 49 of the UK’s most influential practitioners from Film, TV, Music and Games provide a week of workshops, lectures and masterclasses. Nathan Hird, an FdSc Music Tech student spoke to us about his favourite moments from #IW16: “My best Confetti moment was meeting Mikey Demus at Industry Week! He was one of the coolest …

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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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