BYFA Hit the Small Screen!

Congratulations to our friends at the Co-Operative British Youth Film Academy (BYFA), who have recently found themselves thrust into the national spotlight by appearing in the Co-Operative's latest advertising campaign, "Join The Revolution".

This is not only good news news for the BYFA, but also great news for the college and Mediacove as well. We are actively involved with BYFA Summer School projects, allowing students to benefit massively from the partenership, and this publicity will definately not do either of us any harm.

To give you more of an insight into what the BYFA do, and how they actively help students wanting to gain practical experience in the field of Film-Making, there is also an extended look at the BYFA's work under the Co-Operative, "My Revolution: Inspiring the Next Generation of Film-Makers", featuring the BYFA's very own John Montegrande.

SUIT and Mediacove combine to create award-winning production!

Congratulations to our client, Wolverhampton Service User Involvement Team (SUIT), who have picked up an award for a public information film they made in conjunction with Mediacove!

The award was the first of it's kind presented by DDN (Drinks and Drugs News) and went to the film "User: Friendly", a Mediacove production that educates people about the dangers of illicit substances and highlights the treatment options available in Wolverhampton.

Claire Brown, editor of DDN, presented the award. She said: "'User: Friendly' embodies the spirit of youth today. It makes harm reduction messages and information real and clear to the people that need it".

Sunny Dhadley, SUIT's drug service user involvement officer, accepted the award on behalf of the organisation. He thanked everyone involved for making the film possible.

We at Mediacove Productions are all very proud of this achievement, and hope that there are many more to come!

Watch our panel shows now on youtube!

Mediacove Productions and City of Wolverhampton College recently held two live topical debate panel shows as part of a Mediabox project. The panel shows were aired live on our Blog on Wednesday 9th February. The aim of the project was for young people to have their say about Wolverhampton and to also challenge why it was rated fifth worst city in the world by Lonely Planet.

The young people involved in the project identified four key areas for discussion: Education, Culture and Community, Wolverhampton's Heritage and The Future of Wolverhampton.

This video below shows the Education panel show with key figures from around Wolverhampton heading the debate in a 'Question Time' style. They tackle issues surrounding Education within Wolverhampton, and also answer questions from the audience. Check out our youtube page for the other panel shows.

The next panel show will be aired live on this blog on Wednesday 16th February from 3.30pm. Please either come and join our audience or join in with the live debate via the chat box.

Behind Closed Doors

Mediacove have recently completed this fantastic film working with Spurgeons please take a look...




Spurgeons is a national children’s charity. In Wolverhampton, they work with young carers (aged 7-18). The group produced a Mediabox funded film project with Mediacove, exploring what life is like as a young carer. Throughout the project the group learnt lots of new skills including storyboarding, scripting, filming, editing and stop motion animation with the final film including live action drama, animation, and stop motion.

Wellbeing For Life

Take a look at one of Mediacove's newest completed projects: 'Wellbeing for Life'; a fitness DVD for elderly people commissioned by Age Concern. This project involved visiting and filming seated exercise classes in various Luncheon Clubs and Drop-in Centres around Wolverhampton. The DVD includes a full 40-minute seated exercise routine that elderly people can do in their own homes. The aim of the project was to keep elderly people fit and active into old age.

Introducing the Wulf Debate crew

We've had huge amounts of fun preparing for the Wulf Debate over the past month or so. On Wednesday 9th February and Wednesday 16th February we're going to be going live with our panel shows in front of a live audience, and streamed here on the Mediacove blog.

We've got three fantastic presenters who will be chairing the debates, but there are plenty of others working away behind the scenes as well. So, just to make sure that no-one escapes unnoticed, here are a few snaps of the crew at work!

Marla is our Producer and she will be making sure that everyone is in place and know what they are doing.

She is ably assisted in the Gallery by Kirsty, the Director, who will be calling the shots throughout the show.

Nicole is our Floor Manager, responsible for relaying messages from Kirsty and Marla to everyone in the Studio. What she says goes!

Matt, Chris and Kane are our camera operators and will be using some brand new HD cameras for the job. They will be receiving instructions through earpieces telling them which shots are needed.

Meanwhile, back in the Gallery we have Amy who is responsible for sound and Tom who has been working hard to create the intro graphics and music.

Your presenters for the evening will be Rhii, George and Olivia who are responsible for chairing the discussion. They'll be introducing our panelists, asking the questions and inviting our audience to ask their own questions.

Simon Keeling has a wide and varied range of experience, including being a TV Weatherman, author and training up-and-coming TV presenters and media students. He's been sharing his valuable experience and showing us the ropes to prepare us for the big day!

Other honorable mentions go to Elke, the brains behind the operation, and Matt who will be setting up the Live Stream and fielding questions from anyone who posts comments onto the blog or Tweets using the #wulfdebate hashtag. We also have to mention Colin, our technician, who gets all of the equipment ready and in order to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Emma has also been working away behind the scenes along with other staff at Mediacove firing off e-mails, booking panelists, filling out forms and generally making things happen! She's also been working alongside Lauron and some of the young people to create a documentary, 'What's Wrong With Wolverhampton?' which has been the starting point for the debates.

Make sure that you contact the Mediacove office on hillr@wolvcoll.ac.uk to reserve a place in the audience (places are limited!) or tune in live on this site from 3:30pm this coming Wednesday where we will be debating what changes in education funding mean to young people in Wolverhampton.