{"id":4068,"date":"2016-03-07T10:55:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:33:39","slug":"bournemouth-beach-brits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/03\/07\/bournemouth-beach-brits\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bournemouth Beach to the BRITs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/Barney-Leigh-small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4071\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/Barney-Leigh-small.jpg\" alt=\"Barney-Leigh-small\" width=\"362\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI graduated from BU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.bournemouth.ac.uk\/study\/courses\/ba-hons-television-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Television Production<\/a> course in 2014 and was lucky enough to land my first post-uni job at Sony Music Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I work in the Visual-Creative department which commissions Sony artists&#8217; album artwork, press shots and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>My day-to-day responsibilities vary greatly. One day I\u2019ll be in the office organising contracts and payments; and another I\u2019ll be on set supervising a music video shoot! (Little Mix\u2019s has been my fave so far, obvz.)<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/Little-Mix-set-small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4072\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/Little-Mix-set-small.jpg\" alt=\"Little-Mix-set-small\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The job\u2019s very hectic, but I love working in such a creative hub. For example, it was incredibly rewarding watching a music video treatment for One Direction\u2019s <em>Drag Me Down<\/em> progress from script to screen, to then go on to win British Artist Video of the Year at the BRITs! Perks have included unlimited gig tickets, attending the Music Video Awards, and being taken on a backstage tour of Britney Spears\u2019 Las Vegas residency show!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/1D-concert-small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4069\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/1D-concert-small.jpg\" alt=\"1D-concert-small\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a>\n<p>So, let\u2019s back up a sec. How did I get here?<\/p>\n<p>(A question I ask myself every day.)<\/p>\n<p>I began BATV in 2011 and over the three years I learned why this was such a highly revered course:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tutors are either media theory experts or have real world production experience, so there\u2019s no one better to introduce you to the industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The facilities are outstanding! Everything from the HD TV studio to the editing suites in Weymouth House use industry-standard equipment, which gives you an advantage when applying for production roles later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>BATV is one of the most sociable courses at Bournemouth! You\u2019re constantly working with new people in seminars, which taught me about how to collaborate and share ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, after a grueling summer of applying for jobs (mediargh.com was my saviour), I found myself in amongst the final 50 of Sony Music\u2019s Internship applicants. BU\u2019s reputation counts for a lot, but you can\u2019t solely rely on it to get a job. This is why I got stuck in with lots of co-curricular projects during my free time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, using BU\u2019s kit I directed a music video, filmed a promo video for Topshop, and edited video content for Buzzfeed that ended up going viral! I also undertook work experience at ITV during my placement month; don\u2019t get me wrong, being a runner is hardly glamorous, but having this experience shows you\u2019re keen to widen your skillset.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/1D-phone-box-small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4070\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/03\/1D-phone-box-small.jpg\" alt=\"1D-phone-box-small\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>\n<p>My interviewer saw these extra activities as proof of using my initiative, and I think this ultimately landed me the job at Sony. So what I\u2019m trying to say is: take the skills you learn at BU and get creative with your own projects! What you produce should prove your creativity, and by showing you\u2019re making an effort outside of the lecture theatre, you\u2019ll stand out to any employer!<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck for the future! And if anyone finds a \u00a320 note in The Old Firestation let me know; I lost it during my First Year and still haven\u2019t got over it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Barney Leigh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T: @barneyleigh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I graduated from BU\u2019s Television Production course in 2014 and was lucky enough to land my first post-uni job at Sony Music Entertainment. Here, I work in the Visual-Creative department which commissions Sony artists&#8217; album artwork, press shots and music videos. My day-to-day responsibilities vary greatly. One day I\u2019ll be in the office organising contracts&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/03\/07\/bournemouth-beach-brits\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about From Bournemouth Beach to the BRITs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1096,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[877,644,520,130,48,267,646,645,226,40],"class_list":["post-4068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-bournemouth","tag-barney-leigh","tag-batv","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-bu-graduate","tag-media-careers","tag-sony-music-careers","tag-television-production","tag-uni"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1096"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13780,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions\/13780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}