William Graham (Conservative AM for South Wales East) responding to the news of the opening of the Newport city centre University of Wales campus.
“I share the excitement of the potential this new campus brings to Newport and South Wales. I hope it realises this potential by allowing the talents of students to combine in a hothouse of creativity and entrepreneurship”.
“We have seen the success of Bristol based Academy Award winning Aardman Animation studios, and Wales own BAFTA award winning Super Ted. BBC Wales have filmed scenes of Dr Who in Newport; this campus will allow computer generated graphic artists opportunities to create the special effects for future programmes”.
“The global film industry is dominated by films such as Avatar and Toy Story; with Dreamworks and Pixar Animation companies creating more complex computer generated images”.
“The new campus will have two state-of-the-art film studios, to design rooms and a sound studio; where over 2,500 students and staff will study in four lecture theatres, one of which will have specialist cinema screening equipment, another will be able to be converted into a theatre”.
“With an exhibition area to display students’ work and a cafe that will be open to the public, this will become a building that belongs as much to the people of South Wales as it does for those studying there”.
“The building will also house the Newport Business School; a further driver in the future economic and entrepreneurial growth for our City and region”
