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Have a look and see how Wakefield: Advance has supported people throughout the programme so far:
Articles:
Amanda Pearce
Amanda Pearce is a co-director at Diva Creative, a Yorkshire-based creative agency. Established in 2000, the company employs 21 people and delivers a wide range of creative products including screen, digital marketing, website and app development. The company has increasingly focused on storytelling and screen and has recently invested in developing a new product – GeoStories – that uses AR, animation and audio drama in an app-based setting, with GPS triggers for story content as the audience is immersed in the experience.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Amanda has attended a 2 day Bootcamp at Production Park & received 10 hours of mentoring with Story Central – alongside further support through Creative Enterprise.
We spoke to Amanda about her experience, read full interview.
Jenna Fan
Jenna Fan, Director of GO POP CIC, started the Local Vocals pop choir in Ossett in 2017 to get more people singing, regardless of background and musical experience.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Jenna has attended Financing Creativity 2 day bootcamp, Tileyard Live Events Webinar and received 10 hours of mentoring with the Sensoria Festival.
We spoke to Jenna about her experience, read full interview
Virpi Kettu
Skipton-based Virpi Kettu is an award-winning director-animator and digital artist at Kettu Studios, an animation, film and immersive media production company.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Virpu has attended a finance webinar, pitching webinar, Christmas networking session, a Financing Creativity 2 day bootcamp, Music in the Games Industry webinar, a 2 day Bootcamp at Production Park & received 10 hours of mentoring with James Bedford.
We spoke to Virpi about her experience, read full interview
Amanda Pearce
Amanda Pearce is a co-director at Diva Creative, a Yorkshire-based creative agency. Established in 2000, the company employs 21 people and delivers a wide range of creative products including screen, digital marketing, website and app development. The company has increasingly focused on storytelling and screen and has recently invested in developing a new product – GeoStories – that uses AR, animation and audio drama in an app-based setting, with GPS triggers for story content as the audience is immersed in the experience.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Amanda has attended a 2 day Bootcamp at Production Park & received 10 hours of mentoring with Story Central – alongside further support through Creative Enterprise.
We spoke to Amanda about her experience, read full interview.
Jenna Fan
Jenna Fan, Director of GO POP CIC, started the Local Vocals pop choir in Ossett in 2017 to get more people singing, regardless of background and musical experience.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Jenna has attended Financing Creativity 2 day bootcamp, Tileyard Live Events Webinar and received 10 hours of mentoring with the Sensoria Festival.
We spoke to Jenna about her experience, read full interview
Virpi Kettu
Skipton-based Virpi Kettu is an award-winning director-animator and digital artist at Kettu Studios, an animation, film and immersive media production company.
Over the course of the Advance programme, Virpu has attended a finance webinar, pitching webinar, Christmas networking session, a Financing Creativity 2 day bootcamp, Music in the Games Industry webinar, a 2 day Bootcamp at Production Park & received 10 hours of mentoring with James Bedford.
We spoke to Virpi about her experience, read full interview
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Adam Boyne
Ali Gordan
John Holmes
Vanitas Arts
