Early history

Digital cameras have been around since about 1985. Then, they were bulky, with tiny resolutions and big prices, and were mainly for specialist applications only.

By 1997 we began to see the kind of camera we’re used to today: compact, pocket-sized, but with a resolution of only around a third of a Megapixel, not enough to print from successfully, although fine for Web use.

Things really started to take off around 1999, with...

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Programme Details

Although we have workshops and revision sessions listed below, we would also be thrilled to offer you a more bespoke package. This can be based on year groups, classes or one-to-one student led or can be based on either exam / internal assessment, theory or practical work.

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Lynda.com Tutorials - Subscription Site

Video-Tutes.com Tutorials

Understanding Storyboarding on Mediaedu

Photoshop Tutorial by Video-Tutes.com

Fireworks Tutorial by Video-Tutes.com

Producing Printed Image Texts on Mediaedu

Dreamweaver HTML Pages for MAC.dmg

Dreamweaver Templates for MAC.dmg

Dreamweaver Hyperlinks, Rollovers and Multimedia for MAC.dmg

Dreamweaver HTML Pages for PC.zip

Dreamweaver Templates for PC.zip

Dreamweaver Hyperlinks, Rollovers and Multimedia for PC.zip

Dreamweaver Tutorial by Video-Tutes.com

iWeb Tutorial

BBC Training & Development - Free Online Courses

An Introduction to Digital Cameras & Photography by Paul Bradforth on Mediaedu

These quizzes are best viewed in Firefox.

Firefox is an excellent alternative to Internet Explorer which is available free for both PCs and Macs.

These quizzes are best viewed in Firefox.

Firefox is an excellent alternative to Internet Explorer which is available free for both PCs and Macs.

Retouching Photoshop Tutorial on Basic Model Retouching

Teach-ict.com An excellent source of advice for those wishing to brush up on their computing skills.

BBC Writers’ Room Script Examples

Script Smart The Script Smart tool is a set of Microsoft Word templates for writers to format their scripts using industry-recognised layouts. Script Smart was created by the BBC.

Alluc.org Free films, series, ads - in fact, all you can see!

Newsfilm Online is planned to be one of the most exciting resources to be offered to Higher and Further Education in the UK. 3,000 hours of television news and cinema newsreels, taken from the huge collection of the ITN/Reuters archive, is to be made available online in high quality format for teaching, learning and research. Newsfilm Online will be a gateway of unmatched richness to...

Logocities.org Logo Cities is an ongoing research/creation project addressing signage, branding and lettering in public space, with a particular focus on the city of Montréal.

Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising

Online Journalism Review

Poynter Online ‘Everything you need to be a better journalist’

Photography @ Temple University

David Bailey Photography

Dorothea Lange - Migrant Mother

Ferenc Ecseki Photography

Getty Images

Google Image Search Find online images using Google’s dedicated image search engine

Iconic Photo See iconic architectural photography

Mario Testino Photography

Monroe Gallery of Photography

Philippe Halsman Portrait Exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago

Top Ten Most Iconic Photographs Blog

World Press...

Dafont.com

Flamingtext.com An excellent place to find some sophisticated and unique fonts to help you create impressive artefacts.

Creative Archive Pilot

Creative Commons Licence

Intellectual Property Office on Copyright

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended)

FACT Federation Against Copyright Theft

BBFC.org.uk Find out about film certification and censorship using this site.

SBBFC.org.uk Students’ British Board of Film Classification This site is aimed at media and film studies students and teachers covering the topics of Media Regulation and Censorship in the UK. The site was designed and is maintained by the British Board of Film Classification.

TMAP.org.uk Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel The Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel (...

2D Animation Software

Adobe AfterEffects [PC & Mac]
Publisher: Adobe
License: Free Trial
Comments: Motion graphics and visual effects for film and media.

Animator-9 3.6 [PC]
Publisher: Key Technology
License: Free
Comments: Make animated GIFs from your digital camera.

AniS 1.0 [PC]
Publisher: Tom Whittaker
License: Free
Comments: Simple image manipulation for the web.

Bauhaus Mirage [PC]

Jumpwel [PC]
Publisher: Phildes
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Win £5000 for your school!

Be ©reative is a unique and exciting production competition for young people aged 11-19, offering recognition for UK creative talent plus great prizes for individual winners and their schools. This year’s competition brief, provided by a real-life industry body, asks students to create an original ad campaign that encourages young people to respect the UK film and TV industries...

Half or Full Day Creative Media Production Courses in Your School

Programme Details

Although we have workshops and revision sessions listed below, we would also be thrilled to offer you a more bespoke package. This can be based on year groups, classes or one-to-one student led or can be based on either exam / internal assessment, theory or practical work.

We are also keen to work with teachers and...