TV Script Surgeries

10am – 4.30pm, Mon 19th March 2012 – SOLD OUT

Waterside Arts Centre

£25 / £20 (plus £1.00 booking fee for card transactions)

Script surgeries for aspiring TV and online script writers.

Does your script or TV project need feedback from an experienced professional? Get your script the polish that it needs to move forward with a one-to-one sessions with Ric Michael, (online producer, former Head of Development at Baby Cow Manchester).

If you have a script in development and are in need of advice and independent critique on how to make your project commissioner-ready, then these surgeries are for you.

All participants must have a completed script and scripts must be submitted to info@creativeindustriestrafford.org for consideration 10 days in advance of the session (9th March 2012), otherwise bookings cannot be held.

Each session is 50 minutes duration and there are six slots available.

To book, call 0161 912 5616.

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SOLD OUT  – If you wish to be added to our waiting list in case if cancellations, please contact our box office on 0161 912 5616.

The Artists Network

7 – 9pm, Thursday 22nd March 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

Free

The Artists Network (TAN) is a relaxed, informal networking space for artists from all across Greater Manchester, with each meeting taking a different theme. The group meets 3-4 times a year and we welcome new attendees – this is a place for artists to meet other artists, to get inspiration and share ideas and experience.

This TAN meeting features talks from Pakistan-born 2D artist and maker Halima Cassell alongside artists whose work features in the 2012 Waterside Open (Lauriston Gallery, Feb – Apr 2012).

Halima’s work combines strong geometric elementswith recurrent patterns and architectural principles. She has previously exhibited at Waterside, along with the V&A and India’s Toe Gallery. At this talk, she will discuss her own work and inspirations as well as her involvement with the Open.

Also featured at this event is Trafford-based visual artist Frances Rocca who is winner of the Best in Trafford award in the 2012 Waterside Open. Her work is inspired by the world of science, from the smallest of cells in microbiology to galaxies in the universe, units are the compounds of the environment we live in, unseen to the naked eye. Frances uses artificial lighting and repetition to create sensory sculptural pieces that aim to alter spaces and perception.

The bar will be open, so to register for this free event, just call our box office and leave your name and contact details.

To book call 0161 912 5616.

Get the Word Out: Press Releases & Marketing Basics

1-4.30pm, Wednesday 18th April 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

£10 (plus £1.00 booking fee for card transactions)

Freelance marketing specialist Kate Butler takes you through how to meet press deadlines, who to send your press release to, how to format your press release and understanding how to make sure you get your message over in the right way.

Kate is an experienced PR specialist who has worked with arts organisations and the BBC on a range of creative projects. She leads this introductory guide to the essentials of writing a press release and the basics of marketing for those working on a tight budget.

To book, call 0161 912 5616.