Media Production had another very busy last week beginning the practical side of their course project and taking a little trip outside of Dv8… They’ve been commissioned to work with their fellow Music Production and Fashion students to create a portfolio of photos that showcase their creative talents and identity. These photographs will be used […]
The first term of the new year at Dv8 Sussex is finally here and the building is once again teeming with young, fresh and creative minds! (*cheers*) As a welcoming surprise, and to help our new students get to know each other, we decided to emulate last success and create our second one-take lip sync video […]
Check out our amazing Dv8 Sussex introduction video filmed and produced by our Media Production students
0Every year we set our students the task of developing and carrying out enterprise projects. This year our Level 2 Media Production students set up their own complete video production company called Custom Cut Productions. They were incredibly successful and got a number of clients to work with and produce high quality videos for. We […]
It’s been a busy old month at Dv8 Sussex. Our students have launched four enterprise projects, released an EP on their own record label, created and screened a documentary on asexuality, secured a place on a degree course next year, welcomed a host of guest speakers from various creative industries, built video games and much […]
Our Key Stage 4 students from Patcham House have been working on their games design projects since September and today they have finished them! All of their games have been uploaded online onto Game Salad. Please play them, shout about them, send us your feedback and most of all enjoy them! Game Over. (If you’re […]
Ella Storier gets gory with a special effects make-up workshop with our Media and Fashion students
0Recently we had the incredible special effects make-up artist Ella Storier come in and provide a two-hour workshop with our Media and Fashion students, for a photoshoot that the two course are collaborating on. Ella specialises in creating scars, wounds and general gore which fitted perfectly with the post-apocalyptic theme our students were working on. […]
Dv8 Sussex is delighted to announce a stunning new venture that will kick-start this boutique training centre’s autumn term. Dv8 Productions is a new, Sussex-based project, run by young people for young people. It’s about making music videos, styling young actors and actresses, releasing podcasts on iTunes, shooting documentaries, animating short films, operating video cameras, recording and streaming live […]
With no degree and no A-levels, Jordan Hatch is saving the UK Government £4 million via his job working on the revamped government website. How did he get it? Because, despite a lack of formal qualifications, Jordan IS qualified: he can code, build programs and write software. Being a developer at the Government Digital Service is not a […]
Apprenticeships are having far more success in Sussex than on the national scale. Government figures have revealed a 19% drop in the number of 16-18 year-olds starting apprenticeships in the UK, but in Sussex alone there was a rise of over 36%. According to figures from the National Apprenticeship Service, 18,760 apprenticeship applications were submitted […]
A TEAM of Tamworth apprentices have won £3,000 to take their app design into the next stage of development. Students at Tamworth College, Abby Jackson, aged 19, Tyler Brown Jones, 17, Daniel Lawley, 18 and Joe Hardy, 20, entered the ‘Facebook Challenge’ to design and develop a brand new app or game for the National […]
This year, Dv8 Sussex is celebrating 10 years of delivering outstanding training to young people across Sussex. So – let’s look back at just some of the events and courses that have been on offer … Created with flickr slideshow.
[media id=82 width=320 height=240] Are you or is someone you know looking for a career in the creative industries? Are you trying to decide what course to start in September? Or just ever wondered what goes on at Dv8? Dv8 Sussex will be throwing its doors open to the public on Thursday 20 June from […]
The Dv8 Academy “Re-imagine Education” The Vision: In 2014 Dv8 Training will open the Dv8 Academy in London, a 16-19 school offering industry standard courses in Digital Media Production, Music Technology, Event Management, Performing Arts and Fashion and Design. The vision for the Dv8 Academy is to establish a school that will be regarded by young […]
Calling all aspiring young film makers and actors! Help us make a film, and get a qualification at the same time
2Interested in film and creative media? Dv8 Sussex has been commissioned to create two short films and are looking for young people aged 16-19 to take part. If you’ve dabbled in media or fancy trying your hand at acting, this is your chance to get some hands-on-experience by helping to create films for a client that […]
Dv8 Sussex Creative Upload learners took to the streets with tutors Billy and Joe, to explore some of Brighton Festival and Brighton Festival Fringe’s installations and performance spaces. They also photographed some of the city’s most striking street art.
*** STOP PRESS *** NEW PERFORMERS NOW CONFIRMED : Intruda (Cai) Harry Barrow Marie White Fletch (Jack Fletcher) Kidzie (Marcus Murphy) Yung C (Casey Shaw) Don’t Look (Jarrod) Sandy Allen Nadine Pemberton Tommy Culbert To celebrate the De La Warr Pavilion’s current solo exhibition of work by Australian artist Shaun Gladwell, Dv8 Sussex and somewhereto_ will be taking over the […]
Learners from Dv8 Sussex’s Level 2 Music Production course in Bexhill performed live at Eastbourne’s What Next? careers event today. Presenting a mix of original material and covers, learners Tommy and Harry delivered captivating performances in front of crowds of young people, keen to find out about training options. Caroline McKiddie from East Sussex Council […]
Culture Secretary Maria Miller is to tell the arts world it must make the case for public funding by focusing on its economic, not artistic, value She will tell arts executives in a speech that they must “hammer home the value of culture to our economy”. She is expected to say: “When times are tough […]
They came in their masses armed with beautifully presented CVs, probing questions, and by the end of the day a lot of free sweets and pens. Yesterday’s Brighton Your Futures Jobs and Opportunities Fair at Brighton Dome was a huge success for visitors and exhibitors, and Dv8 Sussex was delighted to have met so many inspiring […]
Succeeding in a creative career can be a struggle. For some, the only way to achieve their ambitions is by combining their passion for creativity with a second job. Low wages, few opportunities, tough competition. They sound like the barriers faced by most job seekers, but ring especially true for people trying to forge a […]
Lamentably, when the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child carried out their quadrennial inspection on the state of children’s rights in England in 2008, they recommended “urgent measures needed to be taken to address the intolerance and inappropriate characterisation of children, especially adolescents, within society, including the media”. England is the only […]
In a recent Rockschool moderation, the leading accredited provider of rock exams worldwide found Dv8 Sussex’s Level 1 Music Production course to be of the highest standard possible, clocking up top marks across its audio, visual and written sections, in both the depth and quality of assessments. The highlighted areas of good practise included the extremely creative […]
11 Rules You Will Never Learn in School – Bill Gates shares advice on preparing for the real world
8Rule 1: Life is not fair, get used to it. Rule 2: The world does not care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will not make £100,000 straight after school, you won’t be a vice president with a car phone […]
Tuggy Fresh, or Eliot as we call him, studied Music and Media Upload right here with us guys at Dv8. After Dv8, his music career took off massively, and now he’s back to give us an insight into what’s going on with him. We’ll let Tuggy take it from here. “Dv8 helped me to get […]
The Dv8 crew is busy and excited about our next round of courses starting in Bexhill and Brighton. Our Key Stage 4 and Opt-In+ programmes have already kicked off, so WELCOME to our new learners! In the next few weeks we will be opening our doors to the next generation of talent who want […]
