Dr Dominic Lees
| Post Nominals | PhD |
|---|---|
| Biography | I am Associate Head of Department (Filmmaking) at UWE's Bower Ashton Studios, overseeing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in film practice. I am a film director and screenwriter, with a career spanning 22 years in the UK television and film industries. I have directed 35 episodes of TV drama, across genres such as police procedural, medical, youth and legal. My indie feature film, 'Outlanders', received five awards at international film festivals and was released in UK cinemas. Its themes of migration and globalisation led to its use as a campaigning and educational tool, touring communities in Bolivia and Cuba. My films, short and long, have appeared in festivals such as Venice, Chicago, Edinburgh and Rio de Janeiro. |
| Research Interests | My current research is looks at Deep Fakes and the use of this technology in film and television drama, through a research project entitled, 'Virtual Maggie: technological opportunities and ethical dilemmas in the development of virtual performers for feature films and television' My PhD looked into theories of film practice in independent feature filmmaking. My publications in academic journals cover themes of televisuality, visual style, and the convergence between film and TV. |
| Teaching and Learning | I teach film directing in the Department of Film and Journalism. |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Filmmaking practice Film studies Digital imaging in cinema Aesthetics and ethics of data manipulation in film |