http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news SPLAT Fest 2009 Festival News http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article19Do you want to help create the fanciest, most exciting website for the world’s largest student-run arts festival? We need people who are a bit of a whizz at creating graphics (to make the site look good), along with people to code the site (to make it work smoothly). Don’t worry if you have never actually created a website before, it’s more important that you’re a quick learner and are willing to put in the effort. <br/><br/>If you have a creative flare and want to help out with the graphics, it would be beneficial if: <br/><br/>• You know how to use Adobe Photoshop <br/><br/>• Know how to use/have some experience of Adobe Fireworks <br/><br/>• A basic grasp of web design and creating graphics that work for websites <br/><br/>• Use of Adobe Flash <br/><br/> <br/><br/>As for the coders: <br/><br/>You need to understand: <br/><br/>• HTML and CSS (basic level min. required) <br/><br/>• A basic grasp of web design <br/><br/>• How to upload files using FTP <br/><br/>And it would also help if you had a knowledge of: <br/><br/>• Programming dynamic web pages (PHP/JSP) <br/><br/>• Database design and use (PostgreSQL/MySQL) <br/><br/>• Programming in JavaScript <br/><br/>• Use of Adobe Flash <br/><br/>• Understanding of encryption and web security <br/><br/>If you would like to be on the WSAF 2010 Web team, or have any questions (however stupid), please email seb.dangerfield@wsaf.org.uk. It would help if you could indicate which of the above you can already do and if you have created any sites before, some URLs would be lovely (got to find something to distract me from those deadlines!). <br/><br/>(If all of the above is a little scary, don’t be afraid to email anyway, there are plenty of opportunities to help, and gain some knowledge in the process) <br/><br/>http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article16Share your experience with everyone else. Upload your photos of SPLAT fest. Just goto the MySPLAT section of the site and login, from there you will see a large link to take you to a page to upload your photos. <br/> <br/>Once you've uploaded your photos just goto our Gallery to view all your photos and everyone else's!http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article14If you haven't already signed up for any events you want to attend do so now as the're filling up very quickly. <br/> <br/>For any events that you signed up online all you need todo is take some form of ID with you and we will have a list of all the people signed up, so we can just tick you off. <br/> <br/>Any events that you can no longer make please remove yourself from the signup list. either through the link sent in the confirmation email or by logging in and going to the page for that event. <br/> <br/>Important Points:<ul><li>You can now sign up for more than one place at an event using a MySPLAT account</li><li>Just bring ID with you to any event your signed up for</li><li>Events Ticketing FAQ <a href='../events/signup.php?FAQ=true'&phpMyAdmin=5a6468c90215ac81702bfb0b0bcab9fa>GoTo</a></li><li>Sign-up will close ONE hour before that event starts!</ul>http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article13One of the newer aims of SPLAT 2009 is to strengthen relations between Warwick University students and the diverse communities surrounding the campus. That’s why this year, the festival will open with our Communities Day, taking place on 21st June. <br/> <br/>All events are open to the public, so be prepared to see students as you’ve never seen them before! Bring the whole family to experience an artistic overload – from Street dancing to Bollywood rhythms, folk music to Rock Gospel, there really is something for everyone. Ever fancied learning the drums, or trying out some Thai kick-boxing? Well now you can, and the best part is, it’s all free! So come down to campus on Sunday 21st June and have some summer fun with all the family. Members of the public are also welcome to attend other events throughout the week, just check out our events section for details. <br/> <br/>In an effort to build on the University’s links with local schools, we are also pleased to invite groups of pupils from all over the area onto campus for a day workshops, led by our diverse, student-run societies. <br/> <br/>For details on how to find us, please go to our directions page: <br/><br><a href='../about/directions.php'?phpMyAdmin=5a6468c90215ac81702bfb0b0bcab9fa title="Click here to go to the directions page">http://www.wsaf.org.uk/about/directions.php</a> <br/>http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article12Important info regarding ticketing for events: <br/>All SPLATstudio events are ticketed. Tickets can be collected from the Box Office, in the foyer of the Arts Centre. All the ticekts are free, except if otherwise stipulated in the programme. The exception is Warwick STAR’s performance of “The Illegals,” which is donating all proceeds to charity. Tickets for this event can be purchased from <br/>R1.04 (Ramphal) Monday of week 10 subject to availability <br/>All other events in the programme are unticketed except those that have (A Mini ticket icon) beside them. In this case, you must sign-up through the event page on the website, and your name will be checked at the beginning of each performance. <br/>It is strongly recommended that you sign-up for the closing night concert SPLAT-tacular, as we expect a sell-out. <br/> <br/>Below is a list of all the ticketed events that require on-line signup: <br/> <br/>Sunday: <br/>The Last Five Years CAPITAL Studio <br/>Science of Discworld CAPITAL Rehearsal Room <br/>Freshblood Playlettes CAPITAL Studio <br/> <br/>Monday <br/>Theatre and PLaywriting Today CAPITAL Studio <br/>Writing for Theatre CAPITAL Studio <br/> <br/>Tuesday <br/>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf CAPITAL Studio <br/>Art Capella Special Venues <br/>Hammett Bends the Spoon CAPITAL rehearsal room <br/>Seven Jewish Children CAPITAL Studio <br/>The Illegals SPLAT Studio <br/>The Life and work of Mervyn Peak CAPITAL Studio <br/> <br/>Wednesday <br/>Animated Bodies CAPITAL rehearsal room <br/>Workshop of the World CAPITAL writer's room <br/>Death is Ordinary CAPITAL Studio <br/>Gregory Norminton CAPITAL Writer's room <br/> <br/>Thursday <br/>Inferno CAPITAL Studio <br/>Purple Ballads Music Centre <br/>Howling CAPITAL Studio <br/>Bookathon EAT Restaurant (Arts Centre) <br/>SPLAT-tacular Big Splat <br/> <br/>If you have any queries or problems regarding ticketing please don't hesitate to contact us! <br/> <br/>SPLAT Exechttp://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article11Due to unforseen circumstances "The Vagina Monologues", scheduled for Monday 4pm Capital Studio, has had to be cancelled. http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article10For all of you coming to SPLAT Fest from outside the university we have created a page to give you detailed directions of how to get here, along with a shiny map so you won't get lost. Just head over to the <br/> <a href="../about/directions.php"?phpMyAdmin=5a6468c90215ac81702bfb0b0bcab9fa>Directions Page</a>http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article9Wednesday Week 9, 5-7pm, a special two-hour Splat preview on our arts <br/>show, Up Your Arts. Lewis, our Head of Arts, and his team will be talking <br/>about what's coming up during Splat. There will be different <br/>representatives from lots of different events coming in to plug their <br/>artsy events and have a bit of a chat about them. There will also be <br/>several small featurettes about different events/rehearsals and/or <br/>performance groups to give people a little audio taster of what's to come. http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article6Sunday: “Almost Acoustic”. Come see the best of Warwick’s acoustic musicians and singers in the Baby Splat <br/><br/>Monday: A L Kennedy. Award winning author does her hilarious comedy show in the Arts Centre Studio <br/><br/>Tuesday: MTW’s Weekend Show Wicked. The fairytale with a twist! Come and see Musical Theatre with a wicked twist! <br/><br/>Wednesday: Poetry Slam competition , with a special guest; last year’s winner all the way form Scotland! <br/> <br/>Thursday: Closing Concert. A two hour closing concert with dancing, music and some really snazzy lighting! Come and celebrate the end of term in style in the Big Tent. http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article5Award-winning author and stand-up comic AL Kennedy will be headlining at this year's festival. She will be previewing her Edinburgh festival performance in the Arts Centre on the evening of Monday 22 June. Don't miss it!http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article4The curator of the Mead Gallery has given permission for students to use Toby Patterson’s Artist Pavilion for the week of SPLAT-fest. It was commissioned to stand outside the London Assembly last summer and was used by buskers, dance performers, local amateur dramatic societies and lots of children as well as sunbathing/sheltering office workers. The pavilion will be over beside University house and would be a great space for any installation theatre and exhibitions. Take a look at the photo on the <a href="../venues/"?phpMyAdmin=5a6468c90215ac81702bfb0b0bcab9fa>venues page</a>! http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article2A beta version of the sites gallery is up and running for you to try out, its nowhere near finished yet, and there are loads more photos to go up. Watch this space!http://www.wsaf.org.uk/news/?#article1Welcome to the new SPLAT website for 2009, it is still under construction, but take a look around. Hopefully you will like what you see so far.