Ducking in after a weekend of DIY-ing (a week late for the Bank Holiday, naturally) and some seasonal weather, I thought I'd get you up to speed with all the different ways you can hear about opportunities you can tap into through Screen WM.
One of the most common problems felt by producers and talent working 'at the coalface' can be the feeling that there's a bunch of activity and opportunities going on 'out there' but somehow you've missed the memo or been left off the mailing list. That's where we (hope to) come in.
First off, right here on this very site our News section serves as a central point to hear about the latest news and opportunities not only from within the region, but also national and international offerings that you can get involved in. We even go to the immense trouble (OK, ticking an extra box on the submission page) to categorise each story so if you prefer, you can just look at news relevant to digishorts (just an example plucked randomly, you understand).
If you like your news RSS-flavoured, we can cater for that too. The News section has a handy RSS feed link tucked into the top right corner - depending on your reader of choice you either click the button and/or copy the address and stick it in your reader. Hey presto - instant Screen WM news feed.
If all of that sounds a bit like hard work, you could just add your email address to our mailing list. I know, I know, no one likes a bunch of circulars clogging up their inbox - which is why we only send you what we consider to be genuinely relevant news, and we divide our emails up into news specific to Screen WM and our activities, and wider news from the entire region and opportunities relevant to those within the West Midlands.
Oh, and of course, read our blogs - we'll try to point you in the direction of anything we think will be of particular interest. To kick you off, I'd heartily recommend digging around the UK MEDIA Desk site for news of funding available for TV development. Why not also check out the latest venture from low-budget feature studio Warp X in collaboration with BIrds Eye View, 'Last Laugh'.