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Serious Fun

Posted on October 21, 2020 by

Like the other Film & TV courses, HNC Television have recently returned to college for their “one day fix” of face-to-face teaching. Lecturers, Alec Cheer and Alan Moffat, took the students out on location for some socially distanced filming and … Continue reading →

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Learning Lessons from Covid-19

Posted on September 11, 2020 by

With a new academic term now underway in the midst of a pandemic, it is still massively important to make efforts to stop the possible spread of coronavirus. The Film & TV team spent the summer working on timetables to … Continue reading →

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Creating and curating teaching content through YouTube

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Film & Television Lecturer Kevin Walls has been putting YouTube through its paces delivering classes on the platform throughout the Covid- 19 pandemic. With blended learning and reduced physical contact with classes looking likely for the forseeable future, Kevin discusses … Continue reading →

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“Always The Worst” Podcast

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

“On Friday the 22nd of May I launched “Always The Worst” Podcast on twitch. A podcast around all things film and TV, the first episode featured a review The Wickerman…from 2006. Remakes or reboots are always to be approached with caution and this … Continue reading →

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The Flames: Home and Staying In

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Film and Television lecturer Kim Beveridge has recently worked on two features for the performance company “The Flames”, which deal with issues surrounding the Covid-19 Pandemic. Kim writes: As associate artist of Tricky Hat for over 10 years I was … Continue reading →

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NCL Hairdressing and Barbering Promo

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

HND Television students were approached by HNC Hairdressing at Cumbernauld campus and asked to film a promotional video as part of their course work. Nadine Giles, HNC Hairdressing student said: “We set out to make a promotional video for the … Continue reading →

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Learning in real time…

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

Today the UK woke up to a Conservative Landslide victory in the first winter General Election since 1923. Boris Johnson’s campaign was run on “Get Brexit Done” and this largely resonated with votes in England and Wales who overwhelmingly voted in … Continue reading →

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Foundation Apprentices meet their mentor

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

Foundation apprentices in Creative and Digital Media at NCL’s Motherwell campus met with an industry mentor last week and got a chance to pitch ideas for their forthcoming projects. Seth Hardwick is a video producer who works with the National … Continue reading →

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Meet our new Audio/ Video Technicians: Matthew Hardie & Peter Findlay

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

The Film & Television department are pleased to welcome Matthew Hardie and Peter Findlay to the team as our new Audio/Video Technicians. Matthew is an alumni of NCL who began his academic journey in 2015, studying Sound Production and then … Continue reading →

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Meet the new boss!

Posted on August 22, 2019 by

The Film and Television department recently welcomed a new member of staff who will be teaching across all levels of our courses in the coming academic year. Digital artist, film maker and video designer Kim Beveridge originally worked with the … Continue reading →

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