Dr Pavel Prokopic
| Biography | I work as a lecturer on the BA and MA Film Production courses, specialising in experimental film, directing fiction, and innovative filmmaking practices. My research focuses on advancing cinema as a unique form of art and storytelling by synthesising creative practice-as-research, philosophical concepts, and an innovative application of traditional methods and cutting-edge information and communication technologies. I completed my AHRC-funded practice research PhD at Salford with a project entitled Affective Cinema, which focused on experimentation with innovative approaches to storytelling, cinematography and directing actors, while generating a unique synthesis of practice and theory. The research resulted in a feature-length series of 12 short films and won the Award in Creative Media Research from the International Journal of Creative Media Research, where it was also published. As an independent filmmaker, I have written and directed several dramas and experimental projects, and worked as a freelance cinematographer in London. I also worked as a director/producer on a research project The Living Room of the Future with BBC R&D and the British Council, and have taken part in various artistic residencies and collaborations, including the Visual Research Network and the Sidney Nolan Trust Residency Group, as well as a six month AHRC-funded residency at FACT in Liverpool. My work has been widely exhibited, published and presented, including the Grosvenor Gallery in Manchester and the Stephen Lawrence Gallery in London; elements of the Affective Cinema practice were also screened at the Victoria & Albert Museum as part of the Living Room of the Future project. Please visit pavelprokopic.com for more details; see the “Outputs” section for an up-to-date list of publications. |
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| Research Interests | Film performance Directing fiction Experimental film Expanded cinema and new film production processes and technologies (especially VR, OBM and IoT) Affect theory and Semiotics Art cinema Film philosophy Cinematography Scriptwriting and Narratology Analogue and digital film processes and technologies Practice-as-research |
| Teaching and Learning | Established and Innovative Practices (Level 7, MA Film Production) Experimental Film (Level 5, BA Film Production) Directing (Level 5, BA Film Production) |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | I welcome conversations with applicants who are looking to pursue doctoral research on any aspect of film/media practice and studies. I am especially open to supervising projects related to my research interests and expertise. Please see the “research interests” sections for more details. |