The NUJ Scotland has places available on the following courses running in Glasgow in February…
InDesign February 5 Cost: no charge, as being funded by Scottish Union Learning fund
This course covers the fundamentals of InDesign applied to newspaper and magazine production – the artistic and typographic principles of page design and layout are outwith its scope.
* Moving around within text, keyboard shortcuts, drawing picture and text boxes, colouring boxes, backgrounds, texts and frames.
* Indenting, modifying text and creating style sheets.
* White (or tints) on black, tracking, kerning, baseline shift and using all the major tools within the software to enhance stories on the page.
* Wraprounds, linking columns, drop caps, shadows and other text manipulation techniques.
* Getting pictures, sizing them, fitting them in frame, cropping, etc.
* Creating master pages, templates and libraries.
Scriptwriting February 8 Cost: £95.00 for NUJ members
This one-day course will provide a detailed introduction to writing for television drama. It will provide an outline, focus and the tools necessary for you to take your script to screen.
* Characterisation
* Developing plots
* Marketing your work for broadcast
To book a place, contact Joan Macdonald, training manager, NUJ Scotland 0141 251 0363 email: joanm@nuj.org.uk
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NUJ Scotland contact details…
Contact: Joan Macdonald
Email: joanm@nuj.org.uk
