Tom Barrance - Image to Sound to Image

David Baugh

David Baugh is a primary- trained teacher with classroom experience teaching students aged 5 - 18. Until 2001 he was a a Teacher and ICT Coordinator at Ysgol Frongoch School in Denbigh. He is now the Advisor for ICT in Denbighshire LEA with responsibility for all aspects of ICT and eLearning in 65 schools. He has been an Apple Distinguished Educator for 8 years and was the winner of the Teaching Awards Creative use of ICT in 2000 and BECTa's ICT in Practice awards in 2001. He has an interest in the development of creativity in education especially with reference to its relevance to ICT. This interest has led to long term investigations into the use and best practice of Digital Video and multimedia in education and its role in the creative learning process. He set up the DV in Education (www.dvined.org.uk) and the iPod in Education (www.ipodined.org). Most recently he has authored and developed the Digital Cre8or Award that allows students and teachers to get accreditation for the creative use of digital media (www.bcs.org/cre8or).

Emma Bull - In-Camera Editing

Emma works at Film Education as an Advisor for Secondary Education. She began teaching at a specialist Media Arts College where her extra responsibilities included running an animation project in regional primary schools, as well as being filmed in the classroom for Teachers' TV. Emma widened her experience to include AS and A2 teaching in a further two schools before joining Film Education last year. In her current role she authors content for educational resources in a variety of formats as well as delivering training. She also has special responsibility for a project on intellectual property protection for which she is producing a series of interactive discs.

Jane Dickson - Creating A Scene

Jane is Director of Digital Media at Film Education, responsible for developing and producing many of the company's award-winning multimedia resources, often in collaboration with partner organisations. She has directed and produced television series for Channel Four and the BBC and also works as a trainer and workshop leader with particular reference to the moving image and media literacy. As a freelancer, Jane has worked on video projects with Ken Loach and for Carlton Television. Prior to this, she worked in the music industry. Jane recently completed an MA Digital Media at University of Sussex, producing a dissertation on creativity and the Creative Industries. She is currently interested in developing projects on digital literacies.

Martin Phillips - Sound and Light

Martin Phillips was Director of the DCS Digital Media Educaton Team; He has also been Chief Moderator for A/AS Level Media Studies and is currently an Assistant Principal Moderator for AQA GCSE English. He has written a variety of books and articles on English and Media Studies teaching, most recently GCSE Media Studies for Heinemann (2004). Martin has directed more than forty video/DVD resources for secondary schools on Media Studies and Art.

Matt Poyton - Persuasive Narrative: Reading and Making Trailers

Matt is Primary Education Officer at Film Education where he creates a wide range of print, digital and online educational resources for primary teachers. He is currently overseeing the production of Film Education's Picturacy' series, and he is also involved with the development and implementation of teacher training programmes. Before joining Film Education, Matt was a primary teacher at a school in Essex where in addition to his classroom teaching, he was ICT Coordinator. Whilst teaching, he founded and led after school filmmaking clubs. He studied in London and has a degree in Film Studies and English Literature.

Oscar Stringer - Supporting Literacy with Animation

Oscar Stringer has been working in schools all over the UK teaching animation to students of all ages and abilities for 12 years. During this time he has developed methods of approaching and using animation to suit the educational environment, supporting key areas of the curriculum. He works for the BBC as a freelance trainer and facilitator, using ICT as a creative tool to empower people of all ages. Oscar has also worked with the British Council, Institute of Education, eTwinning and Apple Computers. When not teaching and training Oscar makes his own short films, which have had screenings on TV and film festivals all over the world. To watch his short films and animation projects made in schools visit oscarstringer.co.uk

Ian Wall - The Moving Image - Asking the Right Questions

Ian Wall started teaching at London Comprehensive School, Holland Park, where he held the posts of Head of English, Head of Film and Media and Deputy Head of Humanities Faculty. In 1986 he co-founded FILM EDUCATION where, as Director, he is in charge of developing educational policy and ideas for publications, events, CD and DVD-ROMs and television programmes. In 2004 Ian and the Film Education team were winners of a BAFTA for their King Arthur Interactive Educational CD-ROM. He is also a founder member of the European Association for Audio Visual Media Educators, was a member of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's Film Education Working Party and has served as a jury member for the BAFTA Children's Drama Award.