What better way to celebrate the student’s tremendous hard work than to throw two Dv8 End of Year Showcases?! The Bexhill show was hosted in their own beautifully atmospheric performance space on Tuesday 28th June. The Showcase was planned and executed by our passionate Live Events students, with a comedy duo assigned (students from the Music Production course) to […]
We passed the Matrix, hoorah! What is The Matrix and what does it mean? For those of you wondering, the Matrix has nothing to do with Neo and Trinity! In fact, The Matrix Standard is an award to recognise how well we offer information, advice and guidance (IAG) to our staff, students, partners, employers, parents and anyone else accessing or working within […]
Do you like using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, and creating designs in Photoshop? Would you like to make money from using these and start a career? Are you 16-18 years old and have 5 GCSE’s at grades A-C? If you have answered yes to the above questions then you need to be at the […]
The forthcoming Brighton Digital Festival will see us at Dv8 Sussex team up with e-learning expert Brightwave, shedding light on how apprenticeships can help companies tap into the next generation of digital talent. Taking place during the 2013 Creative, Digital & IT Open Studios week (organised by Wired Sussex and forming part of Brighton Digital […]
Rob joined CharityComms as communications officer in June 2012. He promotes CharityComms services, as well as managing the CharityComms website and social media accounts. Before this, he worked as a PR and Comms officer for a charity in Delhi after completing his MA in Multimedia Broadcast Journalism. Rob says his top tools are: 1. […]
Battersea Arts Centre, the Lyric Hammersmith and the Bush Theatre are among thirteen of London’s off West End venues that have launched an apprenticeship scheme aimed at young people who have not been to university. Each of the theatres, which are collectively known as the London Theatre Consortium, will take on at least one apprentice […]
The Young Authors project is an experimental, literature adventure bringing together young, talented writers from around the UK to collaborate on a single short story one hundred words at a time. If you are aged 16 – 25 and you are an aspiring writer then pay attention – because this is how the project will […]
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 […]
This guide is packed full of hints and tips about how to work your way through registering, searching and applying for your dream Apprenticeship job. Click here to download the info pack Dv8 Sussex offers apprenticeships in Social Media & Digital Marketing and Live Events & Promotion. Get in touch now to kick start your career […]
They’re a great route to top jobs, but they’re still seen as a second-rate option, report shows Tamsin Rutter : guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 July The manufacturing industries are no longer the sole breeding ground for apprentices. The government’s recently introduced higher apprenticeship scheme offers opportunities across all sectors and an educational equivalent to a degree. The problem is […]
BRENDAN DAWES APPLIES A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION TO TWITTER CHATTER TO CREATE SOME OF THE MOST GORGEOUS DATA VISUALIZATIONS WE’VE EVER SEEN. In mathematics, there is a particularly beautiful equation called the Vogel Spiral. To a nonmathematical mind, the formula seems arcane and impenetrable, but give it to a programmer and they can unfurl its variables until […]
Francis Rey Balolong on Jun 24th 2013 in Infographics, Social Media Help Spending too much time on Facebook and Twitter? Scroll down for a handy guide on how to manage your online time more efficiently Ingredients Of Social Media Cocktail Buffer allows users to add content without difficulty while browsing. It has deep integration with numerous apps and allows […]
Calling all young people aged 14 – 19 who love to act! Firecracker Youth Theatre returns for a week long summer school to hone your acting skills and explore site specific theatre. Hydrocracker are masters at devising theatre that responds to your environment… Join them in seeking out interesting artefacts and spaces in Brighton Museum […]
If you are passionate about music then this five-day course of music-making and performing, supported by legendary bassist Herbie Flowers and his team of top professionals, is for you. Established in 1983, Rockshop aims to provide young musicians with a platform to create the music they want. With the help of professional musicians you will […]
Marking the end of their current course with Dv8 Sussex, our Bexhill Music Production learners have released a compilation album featuring their favourite self-penned recordings from 2013. To hear the entire album head to the Dv8 Sussex Band Camp page where it can be downloaded for free. Congratulations to everyone who made these recordings happen. […]
A new book celebrates the art of film posters. Sadly, they don’t make them like they used to, the author tells Charlotte Cripps You’ve probably seen the movie but have you seen the original movie poster? Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961), King Kong (1933), Rosemary’s Baby (1969), Vertigo (1958) – even the B-movie Attack of the […]
When a new project in TV or film gets the green light, employers need to crew up quickly and the first people they hire are thepeople they’ve worked with before. If they’re not available, they usually hire throughpersonal recommendation. In this business, networking and job hunting are very much linked. It’s difficult to get a job without making yourself known to people, […]
Getting signed can feel like you’ve made it in the music industry. Louise Dodgson, editor of The Unsigned Guide, says this isn’t the case Many bands and artists aspire to sign a deal of some form, whether it be a record deal, publishing contract or management agreement. But don’t be fooled into thinking that once you’ve […]
This year Dv8 Sussex celebrates its 10th birthday, and we want YOU to be part of it! On Friday July 5th from 7.30-10pm, we’re taking over The Blind Tiger Club in Brighton, to clink glasses and raise a much-deserved toast to what has been an unforgettable decade of offering opportunities to young people in Sussex. […]
Venues and promoters are not doing enough to ensure that disabled people can easily attend live music events, a new report by UK charity Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has found. By Andy Malt Often, says the report, disabled tickets for shows are only available via premium rate telephone numbers, rather than online, and sometimes an event […]
Jamie Lidell is a man who has supported the likes of Elton John on stage, yet still has the same hunger for music – producing it, performing it, writing it – as he did when he first fell in love with it. His stage persona is one that emanates an infectious energy and he is […]
VIEW GALLERY When you’re sitting through exam season, being stuck in academia can seem like a terrible life decision. Yet come summertime, it suddenly gets a whole lot better: four months of bliss, peppered with the odd holiday, drinking sessions and, if we’re lucky, a spot of good weather. Having rinsed yourself clean of revision, […]
Why work with young children and creative arts? There are a many huge reasons why creative arts activity with children in their early years is significant, and why we should support it and get involved. I’ve tried to narrow it down to six… By Ben Sandbrook 1. CHILDREN ARE READY FOR ARTS NOW Children are born […]
Glastonbury festival has been staged most years since Michael Eavis, owner of Worthy Farm, first organised the Pilton festival in 1970. The Rolling Stones may have captured headlines for this year’s event, but in six short videos The Guardian looks at the lesser-known contributors to the world-famous music extravaganza. For the full videos, click here […]
