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21 Mar 2011 11:29:42
Media students learned from the best when Del Brown returned to the University of Bedfordshire to outline his vision for success.
The live studio director/vision mixer, who specialises in directing live television, returned to the Luton campus for the third successive year for more of his distinctive masterclasses.
Del is currently directing The Zone at weekends on ITV, a show which goes out at midnight each night. He also freelances for QVC – The Shopping Channel at least two days a week and is still involved in news programmes as he vision mixed the web broadcast of The Afghanistan Conference 2010 at Canary Wharf in London.
Kathryn Wolfe, a Senior Lecturer in Media Performance and Course Leader in TV Production, said: “Del’s masterclasses are very hands-on, very vocational and based on current industry practice. He teaches students how to keep the show on the air, while directing and vision mixing, giving timings, directing cameras and talent, and using in-ear talkback – it’s serious multi-tasking!”
There were three sessions during the day, the morning one for Broadcast Journalism and Multiplatform Journalism level one students followed by two groups of TV Production level one and Media Performance level two students during the afternoon.
The morning session for Broadcast Journalism/Multiplatform students was a news-based workshop where they appeared on camera, used in-ear talkback, and learned the production roles associated with live TV in the gallery and on the studio floor.
The afternoon concentrated on shopping channel techniques with Media Performance students as the talent when they learned how to talk to time, handle props, interview, talk as an expert, and work with in-ear talkback.
This all followed a workshop a fortnight before with Media Performance students where they received tips on presenting for the camera, QVC style.
Del said: “The morning was completely different to what I have done at the University before, and it was training them to be interviewers for news programmes. The afternoon sessions followed the more usual shopping channel format.
“I thought all the students did really well as it was very intensive. The learning curve is a steep one and they realise I take it very seriously. They enjoy being treated as professionals and they improve a great deal by the end of the session.”
Feedback from Broadcast Journalism level one students from these sessions included:
Feedback from TV Production level one students included:
And feedback from his initial masterclass with Media Performance level two students included:
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