AV News 189 - August 2012
The initial submissions achieved this, with successes in all 3 aspects of the
Panel. The difficulty - particularly with a new panel, is in agreeing the different
standards relevant to Licentiate, Associate and Fellowship. The initial Panel
only considered submissions at Licentiate and Associate. Subsequent to the
assessment, amendments to the method of assessing work have been
agreed, in order to ensure equal value and consideration is given to
Production / Sound / Imagery.
The objective of attracting new types of work was achieved. One
successful new Licentiate, with a submission of a series of advertising and
promotional pieces, said that nowhere else was there recognition of this
nature for that type of worker, and could in time attract a lot of submissions.
Other work, produced for viewing on the Internet, is very different again, and
the Panel needs to look at how this work can be viewed, rather than by
traditional projection.
AV was well represented. Digital technology gave it a new lease a few
years ago, freeing it from the mass of equipment which was originally
essential to any production. It can now take a further step forward, merging
with different technologies in varying ways as boundaries further erode,
viewed in new ways, available to wider audiences..."
Do take the opportunity to see the successful work (this should be available
at www.youtube.com/user/rpsdistinctions/videos) and consider what you
might want to submit for a distinction.
You can also view the submissions at
http://www.rps.org/licentiateship/Multimedia-and-Narrative and
http://www.rps.org/associateship/Multimedia-and-Narrative
Please let us know what you think of these productions. Eds
Multimedia & Narrative Assessment
Raymond Hughes LRPS DPAGB
Foolishly or perhaps arrogantly, I decided to apply for Associateship to the
RPS Multimedia and Narrative Distinctions Assessments in May. Foolish or
arrogant?, I had decided to jump LRPS.
So, what to submit, we are all aware of the debate around the use of
archive images in our sequences and my AV subject matter tends to require
the inclusion of at least some. As I can't immediately provide permission for
every image my choice for submission was vastly reduced. However I
decided on 'The least of the Faithful', a story of St. Patrick I had used in my
successful application for DAPGB a few years ago, and 'This Land' a timeline
through the history of Ireland trying to explain the passion of the people for
the country. It's been well received and took silver at this year's Northern
Ireland AV Festival. Onto a disc, check the paperwork and off it went.
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