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The baritone horn : an exploration of historical and contemporary repertoire (2022)
Thesis
Richardson, R. The baritone horn : an exploration of historical and contemporary repertoire. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The title of this portfolio, ‘The Baritone Horn: An exploration of historical and contemporary repertoire’, represents the mission behind the three projects that make up my course of study. The
aim behind these is to enhance the status of the barit... Read More about The baritone horn : an exploration of historical and contemporary repertoire.

Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D. (2022). Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine. [YouTube (online)]

A discussion with Ed Nash on the likely course of the conflict recorded on Thursday, 24 February 2022, the first day of combat operations at the start of the Russian Federation's "Special Military Operation." Podcast format broadcast on Ed Nash YouTu... Read More about Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Affective space : a conceptual and practical approach to cinematography (2022)
Journal Article
Prokopic, P. (2022). Affective space : a conceptual and practical approach to cinematography

This article seeks to provide a theoretical justification and context to the understanding of cinematography as affective space, both in the aesthetic effects in the film image and in how this understanding can inform a specific approach to cinematog... Read More about Affective space : a conceptual and practical approach to cinematography.

The pro-business effects of paramilitary terror in Colombia : appreciating different types of political violence and their economic impacts (2021)
Book Chapter
Colombia : appreciating different types of political violence and their economic impacts. In J. Hristov, J. Sprague-Silgado, & A. Tauss (Eds.), Paramilitary Groups and the State under Globalization : political violence, elites, and security (35-52). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429279430-4

Scholarly investigations into conflict and development have typically highlighted the acutely negative economic effects of political violence. This includes terrorism, which, according to the relevant literature, can have deeply inimical effects on e... Read More about The pro-business effects of paramilitary terror in Colombia : appreciating different types of political violence and their economic impacts.

The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain (2021)
Thesis
Farr, R. The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain. (Thesis). University of Salford

Throughout the nineteenth century the brass band movement emerged as part of the larger processes of social, cultural and political change, and the rapid progress of industrialization. The growth of the movement was determined, most significantly, by... Read More about The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain.

Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally (2021)
Journal Article
Hewett, R. (2021). Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 19(1), 87-105. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2022.0605

Actor Kevin McNally has had the unusual experience of recreating the performances of not one but two famous comedy actors, having played Tony Hancock on radio in The Missing Hancocks (BBC Radio 4, 2014-20) and on television for the Lost Sitcoms entry... Read More about Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally.

Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Vezzoli, M., Zogmaister, C., & Coen, S. (2021). Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000375

In light of the pervasive adoption of smartphones, scholars have explored the consequences of
problematic (i.e., excessive and uncontrolled) use of this technology. Studies have often shown that
individuals who spend much time using smartphones exp... Read More about Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective.

Exploring the application of practice-based research on affective cinema to the teaching of creative cinematographic techniques within UK higher education (2021)
Journal Article
Prokopic, P. (2021). Exploring the application of practice-based research on affective cinema to the teaching of creative cinematographic techniques within UK higher education. Film Education Journal, 4(2), 170-183. https://doi.org/10.14324/fej.04.2.06

This article outlines an exploratory approach to the delivery of film practice education, as developed and tested with a second-year undergraduate module in cinematography. Students were provided with two existing creative sound pieces composed by a... Read More about Exploring the application of practice-based research on affective cinema to the teaching of creative cinematographic techniques within UK higher education.

“The aesthetic of the gap” : the limits of storytelling in the work of Jennifer Egan (2021)
Journal Article
Rouverol, A. (2021). “The aesthetic of the gap” : the limits of storytelling in the work of Jennifer Egan. Contemporary Women's Writing, 15(2), 280-299. https://doi.org/10.1093/cww/vpab023

A Visit from the Goon Squad (2010) is distinctively marked by the use of gaps and lacunae within the narrative’s construction, directing the reader’s focus to the unnarrated. This article examines the resultant silences and storytelling that emerges... Read More about “The aesthetic of the gap” : the limits of storytelling in the work of Jennifer Egan.

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.

Future (E)Sports (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Miah, A. (2021, November). Future (E)Sports. Presented at 44th Session of Chinese Taipei Olympic Academy, Taiwan

Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice (2021)
Journal Article
Prokopic, P. (2021). Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice. Avanca - cinema (Em linha), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.37390/avancacinema.2021.a216

As this paper argues, chance is the key defining
aspect of film, distinguishing it from other forms of
art and communication. This is because film has
the ability to capture a direct, mechanical imprint of
the unpredictable movement of reality as... Read More about Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice.

OPEN SPACES 800 (2021)
Exhibition / Performance

International Artists Residency/Exhibition, Kunsthaus, Bocholt, Germany.

In September 2021, Jill Randall was invited to represent the UK and participate in the International Artists Programme,' OPEN SPACES 800', in the city of Bocholt, Germany, t... Read More about OPEN SPACES 800.