Mediazone Lab Assistant student initiative! Get ready to shake! Harlem style!
Mediazone encourages all forms of creative expression & activity. So when one of our Lab Assistants comes to us and says it’s time to “shake” – we listen. Julia Antoniou is going full steam ahead to shake it up on campus!!
Mediazone lab assistants will be participating and shooting the event. So come by and join in! Or just come by to watch and support our students! See details below!
Famelab 2013
Once again this year the University of Nicosia, Mediazone is producing Famelab 2013, which is a national talent competition to find the best new talent in science communication. The “live to tape” event takes place today – at 4:30pm sharp in Cinestudio!
Mediazone once again rises to the occasion, with a crew of staff, lab assistants, volunteers and freelancers who come together to ensure that staging, lighting, camera, and event script flow together to ensure a truly entertaining experience. Continue reading
Mediazone & the Tedx Nicosia experience!
There is truly nothing like the “fruits of your labour”. The University of Nicosia, Mediazone worked exhaustively to truly live in the moment… On Saturday March the 9th – all of the video pre-production, team work and enthusiasm culminated in a day full of inspiration. Ready to go live!…It had to be just perfect! Continue reading
My Destination: My Biggest Baddest Bucket List!!!
How would you like to go on an all-expenses paid adventure of taste and adrenaline around the world for 6 months and getting paid US$50,000 in cash at the end for being the travel journalist?!!!
Well, all you need to do to enter this competition is to shoot a 3 minute video application in English about your favorite destination and upload it with a blog-style entry to www.mydestination.com/bbb See more in the press release available below!!
Applications close on March 31st!!! What are you waiting for?!
TEDx Nicosia 2013

You don’t have to go far to be inspired and educated when you have an upcoming Tedx event. Once again this year Tedx Nicosia 2013 gears up for another incredible journey with guest speakers coming from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. If you were one of the few fortunate people to get a ticket and be there live at the event – you are in for a real treat! Continue reading
The blurry viewfinder – hey what’s going on?

Why is that I see a blurred image when I look through the Sony Pd-170 camera?
The Sony pd-170 gives you a choice for viewing. It is either the LCD or the viewfinder. Each of these serves somewhat different purposes. The viewfinder is the “professional” way of looking at the world through a camera. There are many questions from students surrounding the viewfinder, and how blurry it is, no matter what they try. Continue reading
What is compositing in cinematography?
Have you ever watched a movie with breathtaking landscapes, gorgeous castles or giant buildings in the middle of nowhere that makes you ask yourself “How did they do that?” . Well there is a technique in video editing called “Compositing” which allows you to do that. In fact compositing has grown so much during the last few years, that it is accepted to be not only a technique but a whole new kind of art. Continue reading
Mediazone website goes mobile – with mobile & tablet optimization!

The Mediazone Student Website is all about service, ease of use, support and making the student experience one of a kind – for all those taking practical courses in the Communications Department – and of course for everyone else who reads our Blog and supports us! Continue reading
What the Experts Say The Spring 2013 Industry Experts Guest Speaking Series
Co-organized by the M.A. in Media and Communications and the MBA programs of the University of Nicosia. If there was one event this year that you should not miss!
The M.A. in Media and Communications and the MBA programs of the University of Nicosia proudly present the Spring 2013 “What the Experts Say” Industry Experts Guest Speaking Series. This series includes six high caliber practitioners who will be sharing their professional expertise on cutting edge and urgent subjects in the context of the current economic and political situation in Cyprus as well as their critical insights on the future of tertiary education from their professional perspectives. Continue reading



