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Category: School of Arts and Creative Technologies

  • 3 Reasons I Love Interactive Media

    26 February 2019
    1 minute read

    I’m Zain and I’m a first year Interactive Media student. I hope you enjoyed my last video about a day in my life! To help you get excited about York, here…

  • 3 things to look forward to about Theatre at York!

    25 February 2019 by Hayley
    5 minute read

    The Opportunities Masterclasses Many establishments offering Theatre advertise their links with professional practitioners and often boast about exciting opportunities for students to take part in. But how do you know…

  • Day In The Life of a 1st Year Interactive Media Student

    19 January 2019
    1 minute read

    I’m Zain. I’m a first year Interactive Media student and beyond loving it! I started off at The University of York as a Biomedical Sciences student (what?!) and although I…

  • A week in the life of a Film and Television student

    18 January 2019
    1 minute read

    Hello! I’m Jonny and I’m in my first year at York studying Film and Television Production. I’ve not been here for a long time but I’m already loving the course.…

  • Through the Looking Glass: A week in the life of a Theatre student

    Through the Looking Glass: A week in the life of a Theatre student

    16 January 2019 by Hayley
    5 minute read

    Monday, Happy Days! 10:30 – 12:30: Lectures… It’s a chill start to the week in terms of timetable, with just two one-hour lectures. We get to choose an optional module…

  • Behind the scenes filming at TFTV

    30 May 2018
    1 minute read

    And action! As part of our postgraduate degrees, we were set a group task to create a short film revolving around an action sequence. We decided on a film-noir type short…

  • A Week in the Life of a Second Year Theatre WDP Student

    5 March 2018
    9 minute read

    Hello and welcome to my second blog! My name is Roxanne, I’m a second year Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance student here at York. For those of you who are…

  • A Week in the Life of a Music student

    26 February 2018
    4 minute read

    Hi I’m Megan! I’m a third year Music student at the University of York. I’ve absolutely loved my time here and my overall experience has been hugely varied from learning…

  • Why study Writing, Directing and Performance?

    26 January 2018
    4 minute read

    Hello and welcome to my first blog! My name is Roxanne, and I’m a second year studying Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance (WDP). As one of the Student Ambassadors in…

  • Living it large and studying Film and TV Production at York

    Living it large and studying Film and TV Production at York

    22 January 2018
    4 minute read

    I’ve had a really enriching time so far at York. Arriving, I wasn’t particularly nervous but there was a clear variety of avenues that I could pursue and communities I…

  • Music at York

    2 January 2018
    4 minute read

    Hello! I’m Megan and I’m a third year Undergraduate Music student here at York! Settling in The Department is small yet, vibrant and incredibly inclusive. There are only two courses…

  • Set Life (It’s not as glamorous as it sounds)

    6 July 2017 by Julia
    3 minute read

    Having just finished a tiring but exciting spring term, I wanted to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been up to. In second year, every Film and Television Production…