How to Build a Professional Portfolio
This week, we’re continuing our ‘How To’ series, giving you our best advice on setting yourself up for industry. In this edition, we’re looking at how to build a professional portfolio, dressed to impress. Check out our tips below! What is a Portfolio? A portfolio is a summary of all of your best work, in […]
Meeting Bristol icon Big Jeff
Big Jeff (AKA Jeffrey Johns) has been a mainstay in Bristol for a long-time now and is well-recognised in the community. Every true Bristolian has bashed elbows with him at one of the 300 music gigs he attends a year. Apart from being an ACC alumni, he’s a brilliant artist and an expert on all […]
ACC is celebrating 13 years with Latitude Festival
We’re celebrating 13 years with Latitude Festival! We’re heading back to Henham Park this year for our annual collaboration with Latitude Festival. Pulp, Paulo Nutini and George Ezra headlining this year’s event, with festival-goers also invited to take in the acts on our stage in the Inbetweeners Area. For the past 13 years, we’ve had […]
Condense student shares story of scholarship success
Earlier this year, four local Bristol creatives embarked on a 12 week tech scholarship, learning how to bring live events to virtual spaces. The scholarship, the result of a partnership between Access Creative College (ACC), local technology startup Condense and venture capital fund LocalGlobe offered a unique curriculum taking in 3D modelling, VFX, virtual […]
Expert Advice for a Career in Graphic Design
Meet Jake and Katie, our two central graphic designers. They are behind a lot of the designs and graphics you see around campus, on social media, our branding, and out in the world! They’re incredibly talented with decades of experience between them. We sat down with them to find out more about them, their work […]
Download’s 20th Anniversary sees ACC alumni on the Apex Stage
Last weekend, over 100,000 fans took to Donington Park for a special four-day Download Festival to celebrate its 20th Anniversary and biggest year ever. With not one but two incredible headline sets from Metallica, a debut headline show from Bring Me The Horizon and a closing performance from Donington favourites, Slipknot, it’s no wonder fans […]
ACC Alumni: Ed Sheeran
Back in 2007 Access Creative College London had a student study Artist Development. Although we know our students go on to impressive and big things, what we didn’t know back then, was that this student in particular would go on to become a global superstar and a household name in music. That student was no […]
Students to Perform at First Light Festival
ACC students, past and present, will be heading down to Lowestoft’s South Beach on the 17th & 18th June to perform at First Light festival. A celebration of the Summer Solstice, First Light is the UK’s only free beach festival which caters for the whole family. Organised by First Light Festival Community Interest Company (CIC), […]
How To Start Producing Electronic Music
In the beginning, starting to produce electronic music can be a fun and exciting journey, but it can also feel overwhelming if you’re not sure where to begin. Here are 7 creative strategies for electronic music producers, to help you get started: Choose your DAW A digital audio workstation (DAW) is software that you use […]
Bristol students set to work at Love Saves The Day Festival
On the 27th & 28th May, 2023, Access Creative College Bristol (ACC) Students will be heading down to Ashton Court to take part in some pretty incredible work experience with Team Love and their award-winning festival, Love Saves The Day (LSTD). Bristol Marketing & Events Officer, Charlie Grier, has been working with Love Saves The […]
How to Prepare for your English GCSE Exam and Why Studying English is Important
English teacher Matthew Bolton talks you through the best way to approach your English GCSE exam. Before I became an English teacher I worked in a large office in Dublin. One of the men I worked with, we shall call him Colin because that is what he was called, always talked about how he was […]
What is the importance of Prototyping in Game Development?
Prototyping in video games is the process of sampling out level layout and mechanics in game before making them into final design elements, so you can eliminate issues. Prototyping in Unity Prototyping is an essential step in the game development process. Unity is great for game development and is one of the best game engines […]