A 3-year undergraduate course for a UK university costs £9,25o. So for just shy of £30k you can walk away with that diploma paper and a big smile on your face. Now, as I am one of those who has “invested” in myself, one of my classmates and I thought let’s take a look at […]
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Revolution Season: Protests continue worldwide
Over the last few weeks protests have been erupting around the world. Many are saying that the protests were sparked after the people of Hong Kong began their fight against legislation that would permit their extradition to mainland China. The protests had over a million people on the streets, since then it has caused a tsunami around […]
Deforestation rises for the first time in a decade
For over half a century the Amazon rainforest has fallen victim to deforestation. It produces over 20% of the oxygen in the world. In 2018 the rate of deforestation rose for the first time in a decade. INPE, Brazil’s leading force in special research projects, has said that in the years 2017-18 Brazil lost a […]
VT and Radio Workbook
Week 1 First introduction to VT Packages Learned how to book out equipment Getting used to using iPods and exporting media Week 2 Health and safety forms Safe practice training GV’s and filming practice with VT group Premier pro introduction Week 3 Group training for voice with Vanessa First time learning about radio etiquette. Week […]
Brexit Blog: Filming at Parliament
On Tuesday the we visited parliament to film VT’s on the never ending topic of Brexit. It was a lovely day, clear skies and nice sunshine, so with this a lot of people were out to play. Union jacks, big red signs reading ‘betreyal’ , and the EU stars were the common sights outside the […]
Help From Harford : Claims and Statistics
Voted 2017’s word of the year, the phrase’Fake News’ is now everywhere and with this people are beginning to question what they are being told more. Statistical claims are a huge opportunity for readers to consume fake news. Tim Harford has said that people should observe their feelings toward a claim more, as this helps […]
The Hollywood Truth
Informationisbeautiful.net has completed a new set of research data that has analyzed how ‘true’ those big ‘based on a true story’ blockbusters really are. The data is broken down into scenes on each film, being color-coded on how true the events actually are. We can click on each scene to show the reason behind their […]
Christian Marclay: ‘The Clock’ at the Tate modern
The clock is an installation created in 2010 by artist Christian Marclay. In essence it is a 24 hour montage of video footage from films and television. It has been critically acclaimed fro some time now and when it came to my doorstep I was sure to go see it. The film tells the time. […]
Waterloo fountain keeping passengers hydrated
Waterloo became the second train station in London to install a drinking water fountain. Following in Charring Cross’ footsteps Waterloo now provides customers with free drinking water. It can be found on the balcony above the main area on the station opposite the entrances to platforms 1&2 in-between The Cabin and Carluccio’s. The drinking water […]
Visualising through VR
The 11 ideas chosen by the knight foundation all have potential to change the way we consume news. The one with most opportunity is ‘Dataverses: Information Visualization into VR Storytelling’ by The Outliers Collective. Their idea proposes the use of videos and sound to make the viewer feel immersed in the scene that they are […]