BBC Outside Broadcasts shares skills with young programme makers

27 April 2006: BBC Outside Broadcasts is helping students from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in South London on Friday 28 April in the production of a programme for their annual Rave on Air event in June.

Students will work with BBC Outside Broadcasts' expert crew and equipment, led by Engineering Manager Alan Jessop, whose credits range from the Winter Olympics 2006, Wimbledon, The Six Nations and Football Focus, to The Proms, Chelsea Flower Show, Golden Jubilee and Watchdog. The BBC Outside Broadcast team of six, comprising Vision, Sound, Cameras and Riggers, will be available to help and guide the students through their programme. BBC Outside Broadcasts is providing a production vehicle - Unit 25 - as well as vision, sound, cameras and video tape equipment, giving students hands-on experience of what it is like to work on an outside broadcast.

Alan Jessop, BBC Outside Broadcasts’ Engineering Manager says: “This is the third year we’ve supported Rave on Air. It’s great to be able to share our skills with the next generation of programme makers and hopefully help bridge the gap between education and employment in the broadcast industry.”

The Rave on Air event takes place on the 1 June at Ravensbourne in South London. The MDs of the event, Ryan Daly and David Arshadi are bringing together all the broadcast courses at Ravensbourne to put on a professional show for the broadcast industry.

BBC Outside Broadcasts will work with students to capture an hour-long light entertainment show called TBA, which is being filmed in a Barn at Hilliers Tree Nursery, Liss in Hampshire. The programme is produced by final year degree students Ben Ransom, Chris Hale and Ben Schmidt. Ravensbourne is one of the top broadcasting colleges in the UK.

TBA involves cars and boats which need to be easily manoeuvred, which is not possible in their existing facilities, so the college approached BBC Outside Broadcasts for help.

Ben Ransom, Student Producer, says : “We’re really excited about working with BBC Outside Broadcasts for the Rave on Air event. We’re passionate about television and it is fantastic to see our idea make it from paper to screen.”

About Rave on Air

The Rave on Air event is Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication’s annual broadcasting degree show brings students and professionals together to narrow the gap between education and transmission. Rave on Air 2006 will schedule and broadcast a channel and multi-platform services that will feature a variety of new programming including light entertainment, drama and multi-platform news. A red-button interactive TV service and IPTV will allow delegates and viewers to access the best student produced programmes.

For more information about Rave On Air 2006 please contact:

Sarah Charlton
Director of Business Affairs
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
E-mail; s.charlton@rave.ac.uk

For more information about Ravensbourne please contact:
Steve Roberts
Marketing Manager
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Tel: +44 (0)20 8289 4910
Email: s.roberts@rave.ac.uk


About BBC Outside Broadcasts

BBC Outside Broadcasts, a division of BBC Resources, is the leading outside broadcast facilities provider in Europe, offering a complete range of solutions from scanners and VT units to design of bespoke OB production units and special cameras. Further information can be found at: www.bbcresources.com/ob


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