Famelab Cyprus – Mediazone records preliminaries “live to tape”!
“Based on the highly successful FameLab® UK model, FameLab® Cyprus is a national talent competition to find the best new talent in science communication. The winner of FameLab® Cyprus will then represent Cyprus in the FameLab® International competition held in Cheltenham, UK in 2011.”
Mediazone Website New Feature! Book A Tour!
In our continuing effort to expose the University of Nicosia to the rest of the world we have placed a “Book a Tour” button on the website. This effort is closely tied into the Admissions Office of the University. A school, a group or any organization may simply fill in the details and come spend some time in Mediazone or get the full University tour. We will meet special requests and tailor the tours to your specific interests, (given advance notice.) We will offer presentations and demonstrations, and tours that can last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour or more!
Our goal is to have Mediazone continue to be a place of interest as the “media hub” of the University of Nicosia. We want everyone to get involved and see our facilities! Come in and tour the University of Nicosia to see what a great place it is, not just to study and learn from it, but to truly experience it!
Intercollege Limassol Communications students get the Mediazone Grand Tour!
On Thursday March the 8th we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Anna Farmaki’s Advertising class as well as Mr. Tsagalas’s communication students from Intercollege Limassol. They made the trip out to the University of Nicosia to visit Mediazone, get the “grand tour” and receive a brief multimedia presentation on the “Evolution of advertising – the move into the online domain” from myself. That was followed by a “quiz / game show” where students got a chance to show what they learned. The students also got a chance to work with all of the Mediazone team and Lab Assistants to get a glimpse into what some of the roles were in a “live to tape” studio control room – via a small workshop. Continue reading
Mediazone hosts High School Career Week!
The tradition continues as many of the Lyceums sent students out last week to real world employers for an experience that combines both a working and teaching environment. Mediazone was asked specifically if they could host Marianna Papamichael Grade: B’8, School: Archbishop Makariou C-Dasoupolis for the week. Of course it was our pleasure. It was great having Marianna in Mediazone, who followed a schedule that allowed her to spend time with all employees of Mediazone, giving her a taste of the administrative, creative, technical and service oriented aspects of what Mediazone does, both for the University and for students. Marianna had a very positive attitude and was enthusiastic. She was willing to learn and try new things. She displayed interest and abundant energy in the various tasks she undertook. Continue reading
Video contests – that pay!
Don’t hesitate another minute!
Calling all starving artists! Film & video contest opportunities await. Just click above and read up on a variety of contests that pay good money to the winners. Get your video viewed! How do you compare with others around the world? Give yourself the chance to showcase your work. If you do decide to enter we can help, just ask! Come on, we know you can use 5000 or 10000 euro!
John Ioannou / Senior Officer
UPDATE: See also below – for Europeans born in 1991, 1992 or 1993 – win a total of € 6,000 in cash prizes!!
http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/youth-video-competition-share-your
“Stop! Cut! – Give me the camera – I mean the phone – I have to take this call!”
Well – this wouldn’t actually happen because you would have taken the sim card out of your iphone 4 when shooting a film.
Director Park Chan-wook (shown above) can tell you all about that as he has completed his 30 minute film by shooting it entirely on an iphone 4. He still followed all of the classic film production steps, used the same professional equipment and lenses, all except for the camera. Continue reading
No man is an island unto himself
Quote by: John Donne (1572-1631)
Hello and welcome back!
Spring semester is up & running!!
The Spring Semester is upon us and with it comes improvements. Mediazone – University Of Nicosia is always trying to improve its services, so that students like you have the best possible experience while taking practical courses. We are here to support you. Continue reading
The results are in!
With the launch of the new Mediazone student website many features such as the audio / radio online reservations were still in beta mode. This did not stop the traffic that occurred over the semester. Students and internet users were visiting the Mediazone website for one reason or another. We encourage all University staff, & students to use the website as a tool. We view it a bit like the Swiss army knife of information. It has everything you need to get students through their practical courses in the Communications Department as well as its promotional features, such as: Handbooks, facility & equipment descriptions & the courses related to them, uploaded student work & much more! Below is the breakdown for the past semester:
