This thesis is a practice-led enquiry that investigates the creative potential of pinhole video, a new imaging technique which is undocumented elsewhere. Although fixed pinhole image capture has been possible since the advent of chemical photography... Read More about Lens-less capture and emerging moving imaging technologies: An investigation into the ways in which digital pinhole capture and advances in lens-less capture in imaging technologies may affect the form and content of moving images.
Outputs (27)
Documentary Premier - The Art of Oppression (2021) (2021)
Digital Artefact
At the intersection of art, social injustice, and womanhood, The Art of Oppression'(2021), directed by Patricia Francis, is a documentary about resilience and hope. The film follows three women artists who use their art to articulate their experience... Read More about Documentary Premier - The Art of Oppression (2021).
Perfect storm for a Black revolution (2021)
Digital Artefact
Postgraduate researcher and filmmaker Patricia Francis addresses the ongoing questions regarding the perceived value of Black lives.
Divided by Law (2021)
Digital Artefact
Captured just before and during the Coronavirus outbreak and in the lead up to Brexit, 'Divided by Law' bears witness to binational families and couples trying to cope with the UK's hostile immigration environment.
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.
Faking it (2021)
Journal Article
Could deepfake films make their way from YouTube novelty and artworld provocation into mainstream cinema?
Making it real: A policy programme for UK documentary film (2021)
Report
This report outlines a new policy programme for the UK documentary film sector. Based on the extensive consultation that followed our previous report, Keeping It Real: Towards a Documentary Film Policy for the UK (2020) – itself based on the largest... Read More about Making it real: A policy programme for UK documentary film.