TWO students from Falmouth University have brushed shoulders with some of the TV industry’s biggest names during their summer break.

Ambitious second-year BA Post-production and Visual Effects students August Goff and Tia Mullens secured work experience at both the BBC and Warner Bros post-production facilities thanks to the University’s School of Film and Television lecturer Kelly Norris-Hughes.

A regular post-production specialist within the industry, Kelly secured the placements while returning to the BBC as an editor over the summer to work on one of the UK’s award-winning soaps, EastEnders.

Falmouth Packet: Tia Mullins behind the bar in the Queen VicTia Mullins behind the bar in the Queen Vic (Image: Supplied)Kelly said: “The placements came through the support of my colleagues, John Loughman (BBC studio works Postproduction and Record Technical manager), Ayesha Granville (Post-production supervisor at EastEnders), Simon Nash (Head of Postproduction Operations at Warner Bros. Television Production) and Lisa Kingdon-McKinlay (MCR Supervisor Warner Bros. Television Production).”

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Student August Goff, from Bryncrug, North Wales has future ambitions of obtaining a junior position in post-production or as part of a motion graphic house. He said: “I applied for the opportunity on EastEnders as I thought it would be valuable to see how much a large-scale production gets made on a day-to-day basis, especially for the BBC.

“The environment when I got there was professional but relaxed as they were all talented people who trusted each other to do their jobs well.

Falmouth Packet: August Goff outside the Queen VicAugust Goff outside the Queen Vic (Image: Supplied)“I was lucky enough to shadow people across several postproduction roles including editing, mixing and colour grading. Everyone I met was lovely and more than happy to give me lots of useful advice, which was really appreciated.

Tia Mullins from Berkshire is hoping to be a runner/edit assistant after graduating. She said: “I knew it was a fantastic opportunity I couldn’t miss out on as I’m hoping once I graduate to become an edit assistant, and the work experience at EastEnders was a great insight into what that role entails. I watch the show anyway, so it was surreal to see it come to life and how the post-production pipeline works at the BBC

Falmouth Packet: August Goff in Albert SquareAugust Goff in Albert Square (Image: Supplied)“I got to have a go at editing a scene and received feedback from one of EastEnder's top long-standing editors. They use AVID Media Composer software at the BBC and because I have been taught this software in my course, I felt comfortable using it and understood the editing workflow. This has definitely opened up my eyes to all the possibilities of a career in post-production, and I can’t wait to take what I’ve learnt and incorporate it into my studies this year.” 

 Kelly continued: “I felt very proud of them both. Everybody said how knowledgeable they were about the various apps and software used and a real commendation both for our students and how we are teaching best practice and to industry standards at Falmouth University.”