All Outputs (558)

Ten years of I-Docs: A reflective discussion on polyphony and practice-led research (2022)
Book Chapter

This article is based on my keynote and accompanying workshop for the inaugural StoryBits conference in April 2021. This was ten years on from the first i-Docs symposium in March 2011, with the StoryBits conference taking a similar approach in relati... Read More about Ten years of I-Docs: A reflective discussion on polyphony and practice-led research.

Interactive documentary: Re-setting the field (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This article responds to the 4th Interactive Film and Media International Conference (IFM 2022) themes of eco-media, epistemologies and listening by focusing on the role that interactive documentary can play in addressing the existential and pressing... Read More about Interactive documentary: Re-setting the field.

Interactive documentary: Its history and future as a polyphonic form (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter looks at the decolonization of interactive documentary practices through the lens of polyphony. Writing as practice-based researchers from a position of privilege, the authors argue that self-reflexivity is a key requirement for “decolon... Read More about Interactive documentary: Its history and future as a polyphonic form.

Bristol fashion: Reclaiming Cary Grant for Bristol – Film heritage, screen tourism and curating the Cary Comes Home Festival (2021)
Journal Article

Crofts, C. (2021) ‘Bristol Fashion: Reclaiming Cary Grant for Bristol – Film Heritage, Screen Tourism and Curating the Cary Comes Home Festival’ in submitted to Open Screens. Abstract This article re-examines Cary Grant’s star persona arguing tha... Read More about Bristol fashion: Reclaiming Cary Grant for Bristol – Film heritage, screen tourism and curating the Cary Comes Home Festival.

Images and places - Sense as surfacing (2021)
Thesis

A practice research project exploring onto-epistemology produced through experimental located moving image practice in concrescence with the cinematic thought of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947). There are two central site-related photomedia arts p... Read More about Images and places - Sense as surfacing.

Justice in lockdown:​​ Court reporting in a ​time of Covid​ (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In response to the radical changes in the operation of criminal courts in England and Wales (E&W) wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic this paper examines the impact on court reporting and how the much-vaunted principle of open justice is operating in pr... Read More about Justice in lockdown:​​ Court reporting in a ​time of Covid​.

The maternal flaneuse: Using sensory visual autoethnography to document the experiences of early motherhood in place (2021)
Thesis

In this thesis I have documented my sensory experiences of early motherhood in relation to the places in which they were experienced. This was achieved through mixed media practices of observational filmmaking; documentary photography sound re... Read More about The maternal flaneuse: Using sensory visual autoethnography to document the experiences of early motherhood in place.

The 360° Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society and Culture (2021)
Book

The 360° Gaze is the first comprehensive study that traces immersive experiences across a wide range of media and cultural practices in postmodern culture. With its interdisciplinary methodology, this book reveals the intersections between immersive... Read More about The 360° Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society and Culture.

Seeing It On Television (2021)
Book

Seeing It on Television: Televisuality in the Contemporary US ‘High-end’ Series is co-authored by Dominic Lees and Max Sexton. The book is a detailed study of aesthetics in contemporary US television drama. It examines a range of cultural, technolog... Read More about Seeing It On Television.

“You feel, in that moment, you are sitting next to them!”: Exploring audience responses to virtual reality nonfiction in the home (2021)
Other

Summary findings from EPSRC Virtual Realities research project Household Study. Peer reviewed article in Convergence Journal - in UWE Research Repository. ‘You wouldn’t get that from watching TV!’: Exploring audience responses to virtual reality non... Read More about “You feel, in that moment, you are sitting next to them!”: Exploring audience responses to virtual reality nonfiction in the home.

Faking it (2021)
Journal Article

Could deepfake films make their way from YouTube novelty and artworld provocation into mainstream cinema?

Cary Grant Comes Home festival events feedback (2021)
Report

Event evaluation report and participant feedback on Looking for Archie Walking Tour, New York Centenary online events, Mark Glancy online talk, and Cary Comes Home for the Weekend online festival.

New pedagogical models (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The research examines a model of situated learning adopted by one UK university in teaching journalism through practice by looking at perceptions of students. Through analysing data collected in focus groups and interviews with students it will eva... Read More about New pedagogical models.

After the Fact? The Truth about Fake News (2020)
Book

The role of television and social media news videos in raising the socio-political awareness of Jordanian University students (2020)
Thesis

This thesis investigates the use and perceived awareness of Jordanian university students towards the socio-political news presented by Television “National Jordanian and Satellite TV” in comparison to Social Media “Facebook and YouTube”. The thesis... Read More about The role of television and social media news videos in raising the socio-political awareness of Jordanian University students.

What does decolonising the curriculum mean? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

What does decolonising the curriculum mean? What practical steps can I make to adapt my teaching? Myra Evans and Dr Shawn Sobers explore the issue and ideas and actions to make change. The session has been designed to help staff to consider how they... Read More about What does decolonising the curriculum mean?.

No line on the horizon: Virtual reality in digital ecosystems and the politics of immersive storytelling (2020)
Book Chapter

Expanding practice: Script development with new Deaf screenwriting talent (2020)
Journal Article

In Deaf film and television, modest production budgets and limited training opportunities present considerable challenges for emerging screenwriting talent. This article argues that orthodox approaches to developing screenplays must be expanded when... Read More about Expanding practice: Script development with new Deaf screenwriting talent.

'Arresting the decline: Court reporting in England and Wales' (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The encounter with the real: What can Complicite’s Theatre performance 'The Encounter' teach us about the future of VR narratives? (2020)
Journal Article

The most recent emergence of relatively inexpensive VR technologies has received an enthusiastic attention from the entertainment industry, visual and multimedia artists, and academia. The world of computer gaming is thriving with the new VR platform... Read More about The encounter with the real: What can Complicite’s Theatre performance 'The Encounter' teach us about the future of VR narratives?.