Christmas at Confetti🎄

The much anticipated Fallout 4 video game was released on the 10th of November across the UK. Level 3 Game Art student Rowan Unsworth used her talent and skills to surprise customers at the GAME store midnight launch event in Long Eaton. Knowing her study field, the store manager asked Rowan to help with the art project: ‘It is made out of old cardboard boxes stacked on top of each other, which we then spray painted and dry brushed with a metallic paint in order to create a more worn look. It took around 4 hours to do the painting, …

Lyndsey Hardiman from the Musicians Union is coming to Confetti to discuss freelancing. Where: A001, Nottingham Arts Theatre When:  10th November, 11:00 Lyndsey is the Regional Officer covering the Midlands. She regularly helps union members with legal issues including fee recovery for unpaid or cancelled work, as well as organising promotional and continuing professional development events. Throughout her career, Lyndsey has done extensive work as a freelancer, enabling her to be aware of the practical challenges musicians face regardless of genre. Lyndsey’s talk will provide advice and guidance on doing freelance work and the challenges which surround it. Interested? Sign …

  The Student Microfilm Awards took place on the 19th of October, as part of NIMFEST, and Confetti students were winners! Awards were won in 3 of the 4 categories, for which a total of 7 Confetti students were nominated: Extreme Short The Fair With Goose, Jake Eden, Confetti Animation I Want You Girl, Maddy Pendergast, Confetti The Urban Worm, Adam Nixon and Liam Bagshaw, Confetti Drama Fluffy, Damien Ebanks, Confetti Partial Silence, Michael Jobling, Confetti Your Secrets Are Sins, Richard Minkley, Confetti Tuesday Afternoon, Ryan Harvey, Confetti In addition to leading the Animation category, Maddy Pendergast has also been …

Great news! It is with great excitement we announce that Nottingham Trent University has become the parent company of Confetti Media Group (CMG). NTU brings a wealth of experience and we’re excited about our students benefiting from the University’s excellence and success in education – locally, nationally and internationally. You might have some questions about what this means for you as a current or future student, so see below for answers to some more commonly asked questions. If you have a specific query, please get in touch. Will anything change? Day-to-day, no. You’ll still be a student of Confetti and …

Congratulations to our Confetti Degree Show Awards Nominees 2015. We’ve been announcing them all via Confetti’s Facebook page over the last few days and now the nominees are all in! Students who have excelled throughout their studies have been nominated by their tutors and the category winners will be presented with their award at a special ceremony taking place following the degree show on Thursday 11 June. The nominees are: Games Technology Achievement in Game Concept Jess Parry Raheem Johnson Tom Abbot Achievement in 3D Dale Williams Lee Fox Tom Honeybell Achievement in Games Audio Rhianne Murphy Dale Williams Chris …

Confetti are delighted to announce that we will be sponsoring a stage at Detonate Festival at the end of May featuring none other than grime artist Kano, Mike Skinner of the Streets, Scorzayzee and Klashnekoff. Nottingham’s biggest underground and electronic dance music festival takes place on May 30th and will include the Confetti Stage, situated near the lake at the scenic location of Colwick Country Park. Confetti students will be amongst the crowd and many will have a chance to help out behind the scenes on the day with the planning and implementation of the event. With more than 40 acts, across 4 …

Confetti are proud to announce we will once again have a stage at this year’s Splendour Festival following the huge success of last summer’s celebration in Wollaton Park. Confetti students and staff will be among thousands due to attend this year’s Splendour on Saturday 18th July. Our students are preparing to work around the clock to make sure the stages are set for some of the world’s biggest names in music including the likes of The Specials, Bananarama, Jess Glynne, Lawson and Roots Manuva. Confetti’s technical events students will be setting up marquees and controlling the behind-the-scenes technology at the …

Punk-hop ranters Sleaford Mods are hitting up Rescue Rooms in Nottingham next Tuesday (27th Jan) before their appearance at Confetti’s Industry Week, and we’ve just heard that rising stars Kagoule will be supporting them too! That gives the already sold-out crowd the perfect combination of indie rock, grunge and punk hip-hop. Hurrah! Confetti’s sister brand Denizen Artists manage the three-piece group from Nottingham and critics are already predicting they are heading for the top. Kagoule appeared on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury last year and have a massive year ahead in 2015 with their debut album due to drop …

With just six weeks to go, there’s no wonder everyone is getting hyped for Industry Week 2015 at Confetti! We just thought we would make sure you’re preparing yourself for another week packed full of the biggest names from the worlds of music, games TV and film! Who’s coming? It’s still early but we’ve already confirmed some massive names! Sleaford Mods frontman, Jason Williamson will be gracing Confetti students with an appearance on opening day. Music fans will be treated to a talk from Jason on his own experiences in the industry. Game fans can get all the top tips …

Did you know chart toppers Philip George, Jake Bugg and Glastonbury performers Dog is Dead all have something in common? Confetti. What a week it has been for Ex-Confetti student and Nottingham DJ Philip George. The 21-year-old reached No.1 in the Official UK Dance Chart with his track ‘Wish You Were Mine’, a 90s house track that samples Stevie Wonder’s My Cherie Amour. However, that’s not all. The DJ also beat the likes of Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Take That, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Olly Murs to grab No.2 in the Official UK Singles Chart. ‘Wish You Were Mine’ …

A showcase event for Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards 2015 is to be staged in the newly revamped Trinity Square on Friday 24th October. And our BTEC Level 3 Technical Events students couldn’t be more involved, providing all the tech and set up for the event. The awards, sponsored by Confetti Media Group, offer young people the opportunity to take part in a citywide creative competition, and win a mixture of cash and other prizes, such as mentoring opportunities and work experience which will enable them to further their creative industry careers. The showcase event aims to showcase the work of …