Blogs tagged "ideas"
July 2019
CMC 2019: Report – The Last Word
With the advertised contributor, Nikki Lilly unable to attend CMC due to illness in her family, CMC moved quickly to put together something inspiring and challenging for the final thirty minutes of the Conference. Who better than the Changemakers (and friends)? A group of young people who had never met before, some from this year's Changemaker team, one from last year's (now moderating a session of her own at CMC) and one of the much-appreciated CMC volunteer team who had been in the Changemaker support crew. and got to know them through the course of the conference. The panel closed the event by discussing their opinions of the conference and industry, and what they hope for the future of media…
July 2018
CMC 2018: Report – Commissioner Conversations: Disney and Sony
The session began with a presentation by changemaker Holly Churches, a post production coordinator working on Thomas and Friends. Holly works with charity KEYPR (Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees), raising money for children’s charity UNICEF. Takeaways: The commissioners and acquisitions teams are keen to hear about great content and have open door policies The main focus is on animation but commissioners are open to live action content. Detail: Sarah Muller from Sony was the first speak at the session, discussing her new role at Sony, running their three channels – Tiny Pop, Pop and Pop Max. Sarah explained that her vision for the channels will always revolve around content, as they want to offer their audiences the absolute best.…
CMC 2018: Report – The Art of Animation Design
Takeaway: Ideas can come from unexpected sources. Stay true to yourself and don't fake it. Take opportunities that come your way. Detail: The session was opened by Changemaker Javid Rezai, who discussed LGBTQ+ representation in Children’s TV. Javid talked about how the television shows he watched as a child shaped him in a number of ways, and that he continues to see the influence of this. Javid said that more LGBT representation is not only important to those kids, but rooted in the goals of tolerance, and will speak to every child. Leigh Hodgkinson Author and illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson discussed with Kath Shackleton her journey from working on the first series of the BBC’s Charlie and Lola to being the creator…
July 2012
CMC 2012: BAFTA Presents: The Amazing World of Gumball
Tom Webb blogs. BAFTA Presents: ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ Introduced by: Tony Collingwood, Producer, Collingwood O’Hare Productions Speakers: Ben Bocquelet, Show Creator ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ Mic Graves, Series Director ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ Daniel Lennard, Vice President of Original Series & Development, EMEA Correctly described by its director as a movie in a minute, each episode is nothing short of a children’s blockbuster; ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ is quite literally amazing television for children. This BAFTA Presented event offered attendees an exclusive world premiere of a series two episode and a chance to put their questions to the makers and producers of the award winning cartoon. The fast, funny and very cool show proved to…