The aim of the Wellington Trust’s Future Maritime Engineers project was to assemble a programme of visits for young technology students that would energize them into thinking about a career in maritime engineering. Maritime Films UK’s role was to capture the whole process on the run, creating a film to spread the word about the many benefits of working in the maritime engineering sector. For this, the Trust won funding from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (picture) whose remit – reflecting that famed Crystal Palace event – is “to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry.” Founded in 1850 under the leadership of Queen Victoria’s husband The Prince Consort, the Commission continues the work of the Great Exhibition – in which marvels of engineering were front and centre.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PRINCE ALBERT
20 June 2023
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About Rob
Rob is a TV producer, reporter and camera operator with 30 years’ experience at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITN, in news, factual and documentary production. He is a four times award winner, whose awards include a coveted Royal Television Society award for his work on Channel 4 News. His association with The Maritime Foundation goes back to 1995, when he won the first Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award for a series of reports that led to a major documentary on the loss of the bulk carrier Derbyshire.