Outputs (558)

What's next for the future of Decolonial practice? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Panel discussion with Dr Errol Francis, Dr Angelina Osbourne, Stacey Olika, Jennifer Sharratt and Matthew Branch. On the topic of; - Is Decolonisation the appropriate word for this work, or is it Diversification? - What does a Decolonised future... Read More about What's next for the future of Decolonial practice?.

Zanjir (2020)
Exhibition / Performance

Amak Mahmoodian’s Zanjir (Translation: “chain”) explores complex ideas about identity, home, exile and family. Building on a photobook of the same name, the exhibition will be the first complete gallery presentation of the project, bringing it into a... Read More about Zanjir.

Exploring flexible production in ‘Original Content’ television (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

For many media departments within academia, the integration of theory and practice represents a ‘problem’ requiring attention (S. Maras, 2005). This paper proposes how production processes may be aligned with the poetics of storytelling and how the... Read More about Exploring flexible production in ‘Original Content’ television.

Developing new Deaf screenwriting talent (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper examines how orthodox approaches to developing screenplays must be expanded when working with emerging screenwriting talent. It explores the particular issues and problems facing those working in Deaf film and TV, where production budgets... Read More about Developing new Deaf screenwriting talent.

Many ways of directing a film: Teaching the ‘Modes of creative practice' (2019)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines the creative practice of fiction film directors and seeks to identify patterns of difference that can be sorted into coherent schemes of practice. I then apply these findings in order to propose pedagogic innovations in film edu... Read More about Many ways of directing a film: Teaching the ‘Modes of creative practice'.

The Burning (2019)
Digital Artefact

‘Modes of Creative Practice’ in fiction filmmaking: towards a new Theory of Film Practice (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this paper, I present the concept of the ‘Modes of Creative Practice’, a theoretical construct that provides us with a new form of taxonomy of film. I will explain how the practice research conducted through the making of The Burning illustrates... Read More about ‘Modes of Creative Practice’ in fiction filmmaking: towards a new Theory of Film Practice.

Zanjir (2019)
Book

Zanjir is a conversation imagined between the artist Amak Mahmoodian (1980-present) and the Persian princess and memoirist Taj Saltaneh (1883 - 1936). In Zanjir, Amak Mahmoodian draws on imagery from King name's collection from the 19th Century held... Read More about Zanjir.

The readerly and the cinematic: Hybrid reconfigurations through digital media practice (2019)
Book Chapter

This is a critical response to two interviews that will be in this new collection from interactive narrative pioneers David Clark and Sharon Daniel. I was commissioned to write this by the book's editor, Roderick Coover, based on my work as a pioneer... Read More about The readerly and the cinematic: Hybrid reconfigurations through digital media practice.

The Emperor and the Pianiola: A children's book for adults (2019)
Book

This illustrated photo-book explores the story of Emperor Haile Selassie and the Ethiopian royal family coming to live in the city of Bath following Mussolini's invasion, and how they used pianola music to create a sense of sanctity for the family at... Read More about The Emperor and the Pianiola: A children's book for adults.