Birmingham School of Media

It was great to see so many potential students at today's Open Day (despite the train strikes!). We hope you had a great, but also informative, time on campus.

To book on to future open days see https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/open-days

We’re proud to announce that BCU has been awarded the highest possible rating of Gold for Student Experience in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

This rating recognises that we develop the skills and confidence of our students, offer real-life opportunities to gain valuable industry experience and provide first-class student support.

Read more: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/bcu-clinches-gold-for-student-experience-in-latest-tef-ratings

Well, week 1 went by at the speed of light. We hope it was a good one!

By the way, campus is lovely this time of year. Share any picturesque or autumnal snaps in the comments. 🍂

Media students interested in freelancing! The NFTS series below is worth a look 👀

Freelancer Focus | NFTS The BBC and Channel 4 have partnered with the National Film and Television School to deliver two weeks of free online sessions aimed at freelancers working in t

It's that time of year again! We are very excited to see new and returning faces during welcome week.

POV: You're a Media student at BCU

Ieva recently graduated with a first-class degree in Media and Communications. SO PROUD! 🥳🥰

See yourself working in Marketing or PR? Or how about starting your own creative agency? Our media degrees give you practical and industry-ready experience that'll help you land a job after graduation.

Clearing places available in Media! 0121 331 6777

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It was amazing to speak to so many people on our Clearing hotline yesterday! 🤩

Visit our campus for Clearing open days between Saturday 19 and Tuesday 22 August to take a look around your new home from home.

Book your place here 👉 https://bit.ly/3QEYjZF

If you're still considering your options, we have places available. Give us a call on 0121 331 6777

If you've received your results and would like to apply to a course through Clearing, our hotlines open at 8am this morning, and are open until 10pm tonight! 

Our friendly advisors are on hand to support you, answer questions and assist with your application.

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/clearing

Mission accomplished! 🧨

A group of graduates from had a once in lifetime experience on-set during filming for Tom Cruise’s latest action thriller Mission Impossible – Death Reckoning.

Tasked with marshalling the multimillion-dollar production, five BA Media Production graduates saw Birmingham’s Grand Central Station transformed into a working replica of Abu Dhabi airport, as seen in the movie.

Abi Rayner, one of the graduates employed as a marshal during the filming, said: “When BCU offered us the opportunity to work with a film crew, I had no idea what movie we were going to be working on.

“During the filming I was a location marshal, which involved setting up all the locations that were filmed in Grand Central, making sure everything was ready for the cast and crew to start filming.”

The placement, arranged through Birmingham City Council’s Film Birmingham team and BCU’s Institute of Media and English, was an unrivalled industry experience for the recent graduates.

“We’re delighted that several of our former media students were able to experience life on a multi-million-dollar film set and help bring a Mission Impossible film to life,” said Vanessa Jackson, Associate Professor at Birmingham City University’s Institute of Media and English.

“It was no doubt a fantastic experience for them to be one of the crew for a major feature film and to learn from some of the best filmmakers in the world.

“I’m sure it helps their CVs stand out from the crowd - I’m just jealous I wasn’t one of them and can’t say I had the opportunity to work with Tom Cruise!”

A busy open day today and lots of great applicants on campus finding out more about We hope you had a great day!

The journalism industry must ensure strict guidelines are in place in newsrooms to combat the threat that Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, BARD, and DALL-E pose to diversity and editorial independence, three media experts from Birmingham City University have cautioned.

Read the full story via the link on our stories today.

Birmingham Black Business Show - Volunteers Needed!
Are you interested in volunteering to support with the second annual Birmingham Black Business Show?
We're looking for enthusiastic students of all backgrounds to support on the pre-event day and the show day in various roles on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th June 2023.
The buzz surrounding the show has been electric and we're looking for people interested in events experience to join us at the NEC Birmingham to help put on a successful event!
As volunteers, we’ll cover your meals and travel expenses to the NEC Birmingham. You'll also get a show t-shirt and access to the show for free!
What we’re looking for:
• Exhibition build & logistics
• Onsite show runners
• Welcome host and support staff
• Theatre and speaker support
• Press/marketing support

If you’re interested, apply with a short email to [email protected] with the subject: UKBBShow Volunteers. Deadline to apply: Tuesday 30th May 2023

Congratulations are in order! Final-year Media Production students recently won a Royal Television Society (RTS) Midlands Student Award in the factual category for their gambling documentary.

Aaron Badhan, Dario Liguori, Abdul Jalfar and Mohammed Ahmed’s award-winning documentary is titled A Gambler’s Gambit. The stylishly produced film explores the little-known phenomenon of private, invitation only gambling evenings.

The documentary was also nominated in the Craft – Editing category.

Judges said it was a very close shout between the gambling documentary created for the group’s second-year TV Narratives module and Position Number 1, a film made by final-year Media Production student Scott Powell for his final major project, supervised by Media Production Lecturer Emily Rushmer.

Associate Professor Dr Vanessa Jackson said: "I hope that this award will inspire other students to tell original stories and create work demonstrating high production values."

BCU Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry commented on the strengths of A Gambler’s Gambit in his final address to the audience, which was played on screen at the awards ceremony.

Media Production student Aaron Badhan said: "It was an absolute honour to win such an amazing award, me and the team are so incredibly proud of the hard work we put in and we hope this is the first of many awards to come!"

Course Director of BA Media Production Dharmesh Rajput said: "I’m very proud of our Media Production students for their efforts and award win."

Pictured (left to right): Media Production Lecturer Emily Rushmer, Media Production students Abdul Jalfar and Scott Powell, Associate Professor Dr Vanessa Jackson, Media Production student Aaron Badhan, Course Director Dharmesh Rajput and Media Production student Dario Liguori.