#lecture in progress

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Creative work is a very human business...

Olivia Chalk, "On Portfolios" via Lecture In Progress

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_"Lecture in Progress":https://lectureinprogress.com inspires and informs the next generation of talent with advice, insight and first-hand accounts that demystify the day-to-day workings of the creative industry. This article is part of the First Hand series, in which creatives share their own experiences of working within the creative industry._

‘With women making up less than seven percent of cinematographers in the UK’

This article highlights the female cinematography platform ‘illuminatrix’ and how the few female cinematographers are still faced with blatant sexism in an industry that’s meant to encourage the freedom of creativity and speech. Its brought to light that for some reason within the film industry especially men are trusted more when given a job to do and people still have this preconception that women aren’t strong enough for it. This is defo something I want to address this ‘thing’ that women are weak cus that can just fuck right offffff.

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Interview with Will Hudson

After giving a talk about his career path and his business ventures, Will Hudson, co-founder of design website It’s Nice That sat down with final year student Andrew Sosnowski to talk about ongoing projects.

Andrew Sosnowski: Hi Will, could you tells us a bit about yourself?

Will Hudson: I run The HudsonBec Group alongside my business partner Alex Bec. The group believes in enabling creativity to thrive and currently consists of 3 companies; media company It’s Nice That, creative agency Anyways and online resource Lecture in Progress. Currently my focus is on Lecture in Progress that launched in April of this year.

AS:To help demystify the design industry somewhat, you've started Lecture in Progress. Could you tell us more about it?

WH: Through running It’s Nice That for 10 years we’ve seen a lot change and the conversations we have with current students and recent graduates seem to focus more now on their awareness of day-to-day industry and what job roles and opportunities exist.

As a result we want Lecture in Progress to inspire and inform the next generation of creatives by providing a practical resource offering advice and insight into the industry. Our aim is to empower emerging talent with information and first-hand accounts that demystify the day-to-day workings of the creative world. By focusing on the people, projects and places that make the industry thrive, we want to deliver greater visibility to how work unfolds, where it happens and the breadth of roles that exist. Initially covering design, illustration, photography, film, animation and advertising across the UK, we intend to expand and develop our coverage as we grow.

AS: The theme of this year's show is process. As someone who's taken a step back from the day to day concerns of a graphic designer, are there any processes essential to being in the industry you feel are regularly overlooked?

WH: The truth is your processes are going to change depending on the role you do. There are some basics though that make a big difference and creatives entering the industry can do from the start. Taking solid notes in meetings and knowing what you are personally responsible for delivering and by when. If you’re not sure just ask, even though some tasks may seem small they all contribute to making something happen. There’s no worse feeling than not doing something everyone else thought you were on.

AS: To give current students a sense of the challenges that await them in the future, what would you say is the biggest difficulty you’ve had to overcome as a designer?

WH: The challenge is what makes things interesting! There’s a lot of people that study graphic design and not everyone can become a graphic designer. The exciting thing about working in the creative industry is the breadth of jobs that exist, the challenge is working out where you get enjoyment with the skills you have, the size of team you want to work in and the kind of work you want to be doing.

AS: Having become a creative director do you have any advice for those looking to effectively become their own brand or start their own businesses?

WH: Be proactive. This means getting in touch with people you want to meet, clients you want to work for and collaborators you want to work with. Ask advice when you’re not sure. Go to events. Ask for feedback.

AS: What would you say to students graduating this year who aren’t quite sure what their next step should be?

WH: Check out Lecture in Progress and filter the content by job role, get an understanding of what the opportunities are and insight from the people doing them.

Have a look at It’s Nice That at: http://www.itsnicethat.com/

Find out more about Anyways at: http://www.anyways.co/

Sign up to Lecture in Progress at: https://lectureinprogress.com/

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Designer, Illustrator and Writer Jez Burrows | Lecture In Progress

Jez works as a designer and illustrator on the in-product brand team at Facebook, developing the illustration style used on Facebook's news feed. He outlines a

Lecture in Progress is a new project by my pal Will Hudson, an ‘educational resource to inspire and inform the next generation of creatives and help them make better career decisions’. You can Kickstart it. In part, it aims to fill in some of the empty spaces left by traditional design education. Earlier this year, I sat down with Will and bungled my way through an hour-long podcast talking about my career, from graduation to freelance to full-time employment and back to freelance again. I spent most of the time trying not to sound like a transatlantic dillweed.