Broadcast Dreams

Filming at the Hoopsfix All-Star Classic 2018 (courtesy of JS Sport Photography ) On July 19th, it will have been exactly a year since I began my self-employed placement year as TotallyMedia . I remember being incredibly nervous yet hopeful of what I could achieve over the course of 12 months, and particularly conscientious of ensuring I made the most of the experience. However, it’s safe to say this has been such a brilliant opportunity and I’ve gained so much more than I imagined I would. In all honesty, the self-employed route wasn’t my first choice. In the year running up to my placement, I visited BBC South, BBC Radio Northampton, ITV Meridian, IMG Studios, NBCUniversal, Disney, Hot Vox and the RTS Futures Careers Fair in London as part of my placement search. Obviously, as mentioned in my first blog , I was unsuccessful with my applications. However, after I'd chosen to go self-employed and my initial business proposal was approved, I began to understand the scale o...

As of writing this post, it has been around 3 months since I set off down the road of self-employment and started my own video production company, TotallyMedia. Looking back, I am already beginning to see the progression I have made within this time as a business and as an individual. However, it could be argued that a significant amount of development that has been made was actually the result of one pivotal decision that drastically reshaped the face of the company. The concept of ‘TotallyMedia’ can be traced all the way back to 2011. At the age of 14, I enjoyed recording and editing home videos on my laptop and would pretend that I was running my own television studio titled Totally Random Productions . Eventually in 2013, having set up my own YouTube channel, TotallyTVUK  (for whatever reason, the channel name ‘Totally Random Productions’ was unavailable), I was able to explore the possibilities of publishing and sharing my content online. For the next 3 years, I attempt...

Back at the start of the year, I was busy searching for potential work placements with various broadcasting companies. Any student will tell you that it can be quite a challenging task. Thankfully, the Royal Television Society sought to make life easier for broadcast enthusiasts across the country by hosting their very own careers fair. Here are my thoughts... I came across the RTS Futures Careers Fair online and became very interested when an advertisement stated that the BBC would be at the event (along with other big names in television). The fair took place from 10-7pm and hosted a range of companies and organisations. For example, I met representatives from BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Warner Bros., Lime Pictures, Blast Films, ENVY and Viacom just to name a few. The aim of the event was to allow those interested in a career in television the chance to meet with industry professionals and gain an insight into what it takes to get a job. This included a specialist CV clinic,...

Hello there and welcome to 'Broadcast Dreams,' a blog which aims to document my journey as a university student with a desire to work in the broadcasting industry to (hopefully) a career in either television or radio. As we move into the summer of 2017, I have finished my second year at university studying Television and Broadcasting, a very challenging yet incredibly exciting experience to say the least. Thanks to my course and enthusiastic lecturers, I got the opportunity to build upon my existing knowledge from my first year, as well as develop my skills in script writing, video editing, sound recording and floor managing. However, alongside all of my university and personal projects, I have also been preparing for my next big challenge - a work placement year. The production crew behind one of this years' live shows on CCI TV - PortsWOOF Like other universities, my course offers the chance to undertake a year-long placement between the second and third y...