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Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Beedles, P. (2024, June). Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media. Paper presented at MeCCSA Climate Change Network conference, The University of Westminster

Climate activism attracts a significant number of women in the UK, including politicians such as Caroline Lucas and Natalie Bennett, academics such as Julie Doyle and Richa Sharma, and community activist such as Gail Bradbrook (Extinction Rebellion)... Read More about Invisible yet Again: The Underrepresentation of Women’s Climate Work in the Media.

The interactive potential of emergent narrative through spatial nesting of the cinematic experience. (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Prokopic, P., & Sayer, J. (2024, June). The interactive potential of emergent narrative through spatial nesting of the cinematic experience. Paper presented at The Interactive Film & Media Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University

Common application of the term ‘interactive’ within film and cinema tends to require the creation of hyper-narratives. However, this can have implications for the viewer’s emotional connection to and experience of the film. Contemporary interactive f... Read More about The interactive potential of emergent narrative through spatial nesting of the cinematic experience..

The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Beedles, P. (2024, March). The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training. Presented at Reflective Reels – The Impact of Embedding Reflection into Film and Television Production Management Training, Edge Hill University

Abstract In the realm of higher education within the creative arts, it is imperative to instil a reflective approach in students. While reflection is often a component of assessment criteria for written assignments, it is frequently overlooked in... Read More about The impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training.

Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Vivian, P. (2024, March). Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous. Paper presented at Drawing Conversations 5 - What and Where is Home, University for the Creative Arts

Hegel’s Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous Through the framing of drawing as a form of extraction and home as an assumed space of connection that is permanently influx. This proposal reflects on my own research regarding the sono... Read More about Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous.

Reflective reels-student perspectives of using reflection. Reflective reels- the impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training (2023)
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Beedles, P. (2023, November). Reflective reels-student perspectives of using reflection. Reflective reels- the impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training. Paper presented at Teaching Beyond the Curriculum – Focus on Pedagogy 2023, Glasgow School of Art

While the origins of training for the creative industries are grounded in work-based apprenticeships, entry-level knowledge about television production is increasingly delivered in a university setting. This study asserts that what is often missing f... Read More about Reflective reels-student perspectives of using reflection. Reflective reels- the impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training.

Nested Cinematic Reality: cinema as a connected multi-media immersive experience for the living room of the future (2023)
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Prokopic, P. (2023, September). Nested Cinematic Reality: cinema as a connected multi-media immersive experience for the living room of the future. Paper presented at MeCCSA Conference, Glasgow Caledonian University

Nested Cinematic Reality (NCR) is a practice-as-research project based on a novel concept for the presentation and consumption of cinematic content, which combines an atmospheric interior space (with IoT features), a virtual space in a VR headset, an... Read More about Nested Cinematic Reality: cinema as a connected multi-media immersive experience for the living room of the future.

Intimate Exposure: Connecting with the Camera in Screen Actor Training (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Daly, D. (2023, August). Intimate Exposure: Connecting with the Camera in Screen Actor Training. Paper presented at Theatre and Performance Research Association, Leeds University

When discussing their craft, many successful screen actors highlight the close, personal and intense relationship they have with the camera when performing. Yet, for many student actors the camera can prove discomforting, invoke tension and anxiet... Read More about Intimate Exposure: Connecting with the Camera in Screen Actor Training.

Megalithic stone animism and sonorous potential (2023)
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Vivian, P. (2023, July). Megalithic stone animism and sonorous potential. Paper presented at Sound and Photography, Tate Liverpool

The paper documents recent work across megalithic sites in the UK relating to recorded sounds from the 4-5000 year old stones within these sites.

The conception of value in television production work: Production Managers, historical denigration and new possibilities (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Beedles, P. (2023, July). The conception of value in television production work: Production Managers, historical denigration and new possibilities. Paper presented at Critical Studies In Television Conference, Edge Hill University

Addresses to the exploitative and exclusionary nature of television work are long recorded (Lee, 2011; O'Brien, 2014; Skillset, 2008, 2010; Ursell, 2000). However, the motivation for progressive change in television work has accelerated in recent yea... Read More about The conception of value in television production work: Production Managers, historical denigration and new possibilities.

Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview (2023)
Presentation / Conference
McCormick, S. (2023, June). Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview

Theatre often takes an oppositional stance when there is a need to confront directly the political circumstances occurring at the time of production. Facts and information are at a premium at times of upheaval and, as a result, documentary forms tend... Read More about Documentary Theatre in Britain and Ireland, 2000-2010: and overview.

Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, A., & Power, E. (2023, April). Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future. Presented at AdvanceHE: The Employability Symposium 2023: Lighting the Labyrinth: Enhancing Student Success through the 3Es, Manchester, United Kingdom

Graduates of the future will be required to work in areas that transcend traditional academic disciplines and therefore new pedagogical approaches are needed to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge, skills, networks and attributes to thrive. A... Read More about Interdisciplinary challenge led learning – a blueprint for the future.

2022: Can We Talk About Death? Autobiography and Connection: A study of the adaptation of socially engaged practice for a public audiences (2023)
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McCormick, S. (2023, January). 2022: Can We Talk About Death? Autobiography and Connection: A study of the adaptation of socially engaged practice for a public audiences

Applied Theatre practice often balances successful engagement with evidence of impact, particularly in a research and funding landscape where impact is considered (by such bodies as the UK Research Excellence Framework and Knowledge Exchange Framewor... Read More about 2022: Can We Talk About Death? Autobiography and Connection: A study of the adaptation of socially engaged practice for a public audiences.

The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Whitnall, D., West, M., & Grogan, S. (2022, September). The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic. Presented at IFNTF “Symposathon” REshaping Teaching Excellence: Pandemic and the New Now, Virtual

The University of Salford is on a journey of adaptive change, redefining its strategy for the next 5 years. In recent history the HE sector has experienced seismic shifts in policy, expectation, and operation as well as the world-wide adaption to lif... Read More about The lived experience: driving transformational change within higher education during and beyond the pandemic.

Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. (2022, September). Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry. Paper presented at Cairo Internation Festical of Experimental Theatre Conference, Cairo, Egypt

This article considers the application of Physical Theatre practices, specifically clowning and puppetry, in participatory performance settings, The project lead, Richard Talbot, has been exploring ways of making these performances accessible through... Read More about Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry.

Life AMDRYC4: A virtual reality (VR) application to ‘connect’audiences with strategies for climate change adaptation inMediterranean drylands (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hernandez Perez, M., Perez Sirvent, C., & Martinez Sanchez, M. (2022, July). Life AMDRYC4: A virtual reality (VR) application to ‘connect’audiences with strategies for climate change adaptation inMediterranean drylands. Poster presented at 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, Glasgow

LIFE AMDRYC4 is an educational experience in Virtual Reality [compatible with Google Cardboard], also available in tactile version, focused on the impact of different agricultural practices on climate change and the creation of synergies between farm... Read More about Life AMDRYC4: A virtual reality (VR) application to ‘connect’audiences with strategies for climate change adaptation inMediterranean drylands.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bergin, S., Grubert, B., & O'Mahoney, S. (2022, July). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector. Paper presented at Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) 2023, International Convention Centre, Newport, Wales

The Media & Entertainment sector has continually transformed due to disruptive technologies. From the Lumière Brothers' Cinématographe in the 19ᵗʰ century, to the Virtual Production techniques of today and beyond, the sector has witnessed significant... Read More about The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector.

Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Court, A., & Robinson, P. (2021, November). Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play

Presentation produced for the 'Educating Animators' event as part of Manchester Animation Festival (November 2021) on Songs I Want To Play as a showcase of collaboration between a musical director and an animator. Songs I Want to Play began as a lo... Read More about Educating Animators - Manchester Animation Festival - Songs I Want To Play.

The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Prokopic, P. (2021, April). The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance. Presented at Time and the Body in Film, Television and Screen Studies’ BAFTSS Conference, University of Southhampton

The argument of this video essay stems from the knowledge and observation that film represents reality in two different ways: through a near-identical iconic resemblance and, more importantly, through a direct indexical contact – capturing a specific... Read More about The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance.

Steps towards a communicative build methodology (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Brissenden, P. (2020, July). Steps towards a communicative build methodology. Presented at Festival of Research 2020, University of Salford

Paper presented at the University of Salford Festival of Research, July 2020.