Archive for May, 2008

There’s a UFO in the Valleys

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

On the 21st of June 2008 Academi will be holding a one day Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror conference as part of the Valleys Literature Initiative. The event will be held at the University of Glamorgan - Treforest Campus. The event includes a large number of sessions - take a look at the list below:

Jasper […]

Renderyard Short Film Festival

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The Renderyard short film festival is now accepting entries for its 4th incarnation which will be running between October 1st and 5th this year.
Entries should be in the categories of

Short Films
Animations
Music Videos
Documentaries
Machinimania
Scripts
Film Scores

If you’re interested in entering then take a look at the Festivals Web site at: http://www.renderyard.com/

Buzzword

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I discovered Buzzword a few days ago, didn’t touch it quickly as I was a bit busy and then gave it try. Coincidentally this followed a lot of err Buzz on the Internet about it.
Buzzword is an online word processor that is being backed by Adobed. It is an incredibly slick product. It feels […]

Open your Ears

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Recently I had a need for some free stock music. It wasn’t long before I was exploring Jamendo.com. Its a music download site, that specializes in licensing music under the terms set out by the Creative Commons licenses.
If you’re not aware of the Creative Commons let me explain and point you at their web site. […]

Win Cheap Photography Courses

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Apologies on being  so close to the wire on this one
To mark National Adult Learners Week from 17-23 May the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong learning is holding a Photographic Competition open to all current and recent students
The winner will receive a voucher entitling them to 50% off any photography course run the Cardiff Centre for […]