Media Talk

On Wednesday KS5 and some selected Year 11 Media students were given a talk by Mr.Alistair Dobbs a freelance media practitioner. Mr Dobbs is extremely experience and knowledgeable and gave the students a useful insight into the production cycle of a national broadsheet magazine supplement. Many of our students were shocked and surprised at how technical and intricate the printing process can be and were particularly amazed when he told them that a spelling mistake ended up costing the paper £17,000 in printing costs! I was particularly pleased to see that Apple computers, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign are the industry standards for the print industry – this is reflected in our recently updates Mac computer suite.

This talk is part of our continued commitment to enable students to place their work in an industrial context, and have contact with professionals from within the media industry.

If you currently work in the creative and media industry, or are involved in a career where English, Maths or ICT are key you may be able to help our students. We are looking for people willing to fill in a simple questionnaire about their job and career for our students to access and use in their studies. If you think you can help or know somebody that could then please get in
contact via email : s.farrow@hayes.bromley.sch.uk

Picture is Mr Dobbs explaining how a printing press works.

Mr A.Coleby, Media Arts Director