oomi media is in print

As our documentary project, 'Infertilty: unlucky no. 7', draws to completion our productive partnership with Arts for Health Cornwall & Isles of Scilly has been covered in the local press.

Jayne Howard, Director of Arts for Health Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, says of the project, “We are keen to encourage students at an early stage in their careers in developing creative responses to important issues of health and well-being.  I was impressed with the approach taken to this sensitive subject, which includes an emphasis on the lifestyle factors which can affect fertility as well as looking at the impact on couples facing difficulties conceiving.”

we have a programme title!!!

oomi media are overjoyed to announce, that after many months of procrastinating, the title for our up-coming infertility documentary.

No longer will our project have to be referred to with the put-down phrase “30-min infertility docudrama”.

It will proudly be branded “Infertility: unlucky no. 7” – recognising the one in seven couples who will encounter fertility problems when they try and start for a family.

oomi media has gone live!!!

The online home for oomi media is live, and can be found at www.oomimedia.co.uk

oomimedia.co.uk displays more information about the team, their past projects and will very shortly link into oomimedia.co.uk/exsperminate the online destination for the infertility project.  More details about what this will cover will be announced soon.

But don't fear this blog will still be updated bringing you every microscopic piece of gossip as the team works hard sprinting the last 100 meters remaining to complete the project.

regards,

The oomi media team

Meet the Team...Chris Richardson - Studio Director

Chris Richardson directed the studio forum discussion for the project.

Chris Richardson was born in Pembrokeshire in 1988, and will be graduating from Universtiy College Falmouth in June 2009.  His interest in media production originated from his primary-school experiences at Welsh Eisteddfods, which would be broadcast each year across S4C and BBC Radio Cymru/Wales.

Whilst gaining his A Levels in Business Studies, History and Music, Chris developed a keen interest in live, multi-camera TV production, and has pursued this throughout the course of his BA (hons) Broadcasting degree, vision-mixing and directing for several course productions and extra-curricular events.

He has gained work experience placements and shadowing opportunities with the BBC and other independent production companies in areas such as Sport, Live Events and Entertainments, and continues to work towards his ambition of multi-camera direction in these genres.

Meet the Team...Dominique Belcourt - Cameraperson & Editor

Dominique Belcourt has managed all the visual aspects of the project.

Dominique Belcourt was born on 1st June 1987 in London, and then moved to East Sussex. She has always been an adventurous girl, and was cast in a film when she was 8 called Firelight, staring Sophie Marceux.  Since appearing in a couple of BBC Television dramas she has had an eye for photography and camera work.  She studied Media Studies, Photography and Physical Education at A Level, achieving an A and 2 B's.

After taking a year out to travel she moved to Falmouth, Cornwall in September 2006 to start her BA (hons) Broadcasting degree at UCF and graduates in June of this year.

Making people happy inspires Domi's work through film.  Dominique's found a way to capture and represent people's lives and to help create a means to improve it.  Keeping positive and making use of the ways to improve societies in which ever way you can, whether is it small or large.

Meet the Team...Hayley Boone - Sound Recordist

Hayley Boone is managing all the audio elements of the project.

Hayley Boone was born on 23rd April 1988 in Ft Myres Beach, Florida, USA.  She moved to England with her mother, Brother and Sister when she was 4 years old and has lived here ever since.  She grew up in Weymouth, Dorset where she completed her GCSE's and A levels.  Hayley then moved to Falmouth, Cornwall in September 2006 to start her BA (hons) Broadcasting degree at University College Falmouth.  She graduates in June 2009 and intends to undertake a PGCE in primary education so that she can become a teacher in the next few years.

Her main area of interest within her degree is as sound manager and is in charge of both the recording and editing of sounds, on location and within a studio environment.

Meet the Team...Adam Townsend - Producer

Adam Townsend is producing the infertility docudrama.

Adam was born in Hampshire in 1987 and is currently in his final year studying BA (hons) Broadcasting at University College Falmouth (UCF).  Adam takes an interest in producing factual television programming, and hopes to graduate from UCF with a First in June of this year, and is looking to gain a graduate entry position in a television production company.

Adam also has a keen interest in reading, history and art.

More information about Adam's work can be found on his online portfolio at www.adamtownsend.co.uk