Hoax Calls Kill: Students Help Deliver Message

Media production students Daniel Marriot, Adam Beighton and John Hanley with Crew Manager Darren Robertson at Doncaster Fire Station

Media Production students from Doncaster College are helping the fire service deliver a message that ‘Hoax Calls Kill’.

Adam Beighton, Charlotte Chan, Daniel Marriot and John Hanley have been working with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue as part of their National Diploma Media course at The Hub.

It is hoped that the short film, which used a professional actress and filmed on location in Sheffield and Doncaster, will be played to thousands of schoolchildren across the region in a bid to curb the number of prank calls to the Fire Service.

Student Adam Beighton said: “This film taught us a lot about working independently and from the start we were encouraged to manage the project ourselves. Hopefully this film’s message will make a difference.”

To see the short film, click here

Lecturer Darren Lewey said: “The students have shown great professionalism working with a significant client and they have made a film they can be proud of.

“This is the perfect time to be thinking about enrolling on a media course. Media is a fantastic subject area and we have some amazing courses here, all ready to get you into the ever-expanding media industry.”

Doncaster College runs a host of media-based courses at a number of different levels. Further details are available by calling 0800 358 7575 or visiting http://www.don.ac.uk/

Reporters and photographers are invited to attend showings of films by the talented National Diploma Media Productions students at Doncaster College’s Hub campus on Thursday, June 19 at 6.30pm.

Updated 17/06/08