MAMA YOU PROJECT FUNDS NEW AVID EDIT SUITES with FINELINE MEDIA FINANCE

MAMA YOUTH PROJECT FUNDS NEW AVID EDIT SUITES WITH FINELINE MEDIA FINANCE 01 Jul 2014

Fineline Media Finance has provided funding to MAMA Youth Project (MYP) to purchase two Avid Media Composer Symphony edit suites, as the charity upgrades its equipment to HD.

Each year MYP recruits and trains 48 disadvantaged young people aged between 16-25 in a range of core production skills including research, camera work, lighting and sound operation, location-finding, editing, and production paperwork. As part of the training programme participants work together to produce six episodes of What's Up', a magazine-style show that has recently moved from Pick TV (formerly Sky 3) to Sky 1, demonstrating its high production values.

The Avid Media Composer Symphony systems, including hardware and monitors, are part of an upgrade to HD that allows the production to adhere to Sky 1 standards, and ensures that the trainees gain valuable experience on the latest equipment.

Bob Clarke, Founder and CEO, MAMA Youth Project, said, We are committed to getting young people into employment and to bringing diversity to the media industry. The content that our trainees produce is outstanding, and gives them a substantial taste of real-world production that makes them excellent candidates for employers. It is estimated that eight out of ten trainees can expect to find work in the broadcast sector following the MYP training course.

This was the first time that MYP had used finance to purchase equipment. I had worked with Fineline before for my own editing company, Clarke explains, Their knowledge of the industry gives them a unique understanding of our requirements, and the transaction has been very smooth.

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