‘Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone’: Documenting an investigative arts project on the environmental destruction of the Thames Estuary

Oldham, Alistair

Abstract

“Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone” is a gallery of fifteen short films that document a multi-layered investigative arts project exploring the changing ecology, society and industry of the Thames Estuary. As this subject matter presented a significant challenge for a conventional narrative documentary, new ways had to be discovered to represent it, including breaking up the recorded material into a
non- linear, interactive form. This paper follows the process of the project from inception to postproduction and dissemination, reflecting on its methodologies from the perspective of the producer/director.

Citation

Oldham, A. (2018, July). ‘Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone’: Documenting an investigative arts project on the environmental destruction of the Thames Estuary. Paper presented at Avanca Cinema-International Conference 2018, Avanca, Portugal

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Avanca Cinema-International Conference 2018
• Conference Location: Avanca, Portugal
• Start Date: Jul 25, 2018
• End Date: Jul 29, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Jul 24, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 5, 2019
• Journal: Avanca Cinema International Conference 2018
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2018
• Series ISSN: 2184-0520
• ISBN: 0218-4052
• Keywords: Thames, estuary, environment, documentary, interactive
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/864259
• Publisher URL: http://www.avanca.org/EN/publicacao.php
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Avanca Cinema International Conference 2018