richard millwood | Matthew Eaves

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Posted on October 27, 2006
Posted in BBC Blast, learning technology creativity

BBC Northern Ireland Mental Health Campaign Pilot… in animation!

I spent today (Friday 27th October) and yesterday at BBC Northern Ireland in Belfast working with the BBC Blast team on a new pilot project for BBC One NI’s Mental Health Campaign. I worked closely with Emma Majury and Rod from the local college to create a 90 second animation which followed a soundbite story

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Posted on September 1, 2006
Posted in BBC Blast, learning technology creativity

BBC Blast Truck in Hull 31st August and 1st of September 2006

The BBC Blast Truck is being supported by the Ultralab team for a tour around the UK undertaking creative outreach work with young people. The big grey trucks rolled into Hull and were situated in Hull College car park for a two day visit with extended hours. The truck acted as a drop in centre

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Posted on July 21, 2006
Posted in BBC Blast, learning technology creativity

BBC Blast Truck in White City, London 19th, 20th and 21st of July

Hal MacLean and myself joined the BBC Blast Truck in White City to in the lead facilitation role working with young people from the London Region on Digital Creativity projects. Hal and I spent two days of the event working with a group of budding young enthusiasts interested in a career in television. We demonstrated

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Posted on July 8, 2006
Posted in BBC Blast, learning technology creativity

BBC Blast Truck in Sheffield 6th, 7th and 8th of July

Hal MacLean joined the BBC Blast Truck as lead facilitator onboard as it arrived in Sheffield for a fun packed three days, including a big showcase event of young peoples creative work. The Ultralab team have worked extensively in Sheffield in the past, back in 2002 Hamish Scott-Brown, myself and Richard Millwood spent time working

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Posted on March 8, 2006
Posted in BBC Blast, learning technology creativity

Helping the BBC Blast share their vision with BBC Staff

Hal MacLean, myself and Director of Ultralab, Richard Millwood from the Ultralab team at Anglia Ruskin University spent the afternoon and evening with the BBC Blast team in White City’s Media Centre, London to share and celebrate with the wider BBC the progress made by Blast, the BBC’s creative platform giving kids a place to

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Posted on December 3, 2005
Posted in BBC Blast, eMap, learning technology creativity

BBC Blast, 21CC, Ultralab, Apple, BETT Show and EastEnders

Today, (Saturday) Maureen Gurr and myself headed to London to the BBC Broadcasting House bringing together the young people from Saffron Walden County High School and King Harold School for the planning day for ‘Create at BETT 2006. For the past five years Ultralab have been working in conjunction with Apple Computer and other partners

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on January 24, 2005
Posted in Alderman Peel High School, eMap, Fakenham High School, learning technology creativity, Reepham High School, Rural Norfolk Federation

CREATE AT BETT 2005 – Creative Norfolk and Essex Schools rule the show!

I’ve been so busy since returning from the 2005 BETT Show that I’ve not had a chance to write a full review of Ultralab‘s involvement in the show. 2005’s BETT show took place on Tuesday 11 January to Saturday 15 January 2004. Each year learning, technology & research centre Ultralab work on the ‘creativity stand’

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on June 18, 2003
Posted in learning technology creativity

Weymouth Webcam installed at Lifeboat Station

Mark Constable, Richard Millwood and myself headed to Weymouth to install the web camera for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)’s Lifeboats.TV project, run by Ultralab. The project is near completion and the web camera will provide an eye for young people visiting the website to explore live images from a lifeboat station. View some

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on February 3, 2003
Posted in BBC Children's BBC, BBC Future TV, learning technology creativity

Input CBBC project completes in Hull

Today I headed off to Hull with Richard Millwood to visit the schools involved in the Input CBBC project. The young people have now completed their film work and presented it to us. For the past four months the young people have been making films for the project, which is research by the BBC and

By - Matthew Eaves
Posted on September 16, 2002
Posted in BBC Children's BBC, BBC Future TV, learning technology creativity

Input CBBC and the Blue Peter Garden

Ultralab has been working with young people for the past two years using the latest free movie making software and Apple computers. The BBC attended the 2001 V&A Event at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Greg Childs, head of BBC’s Future TV spoke about how the BBC would need to adapt to meet