In this talk, we look at the number of ways in which filmmakers from all over the world use the child figure to explore society and culture.
Video Category: Cinematography
Death of the Sitcom?
This session will explore the role streaming services play in televised comedy and whether the concept and impact of the sitcom remains significant or a relegation of nostalgia.  Â
From Giggles to Insight: Comedy’s Role in Tackling Tough Topics
From Giggles to Insight: Comedy’s Role in Tackling Tough Topics
(Un)Hidden Sexuality in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)
This session will discuss the use of metaphor throughout Rope along with Hitchcock’s concurrently advanced and adverse representations of queer characters, which are simultaneously progressive for having centre- stage but also problematic for being villainous.
The Un(comfortableness) of the Point-of-View Shot in Cinema and Gaming
The session will explore how the awkward point of view shot contributes towards an awkward character type.
Pleasure and Pain in Cult Cinema – A Case Study in ‘The Wicker Man’
This talk will consider the ways in which audiences and fans of the film 'The Wicker Man' have spent the past fifty years trying to understand every aspect of how this remarkable film came into being.
Beyond the Screen: Unveiling the Dichotomy of Pain and Pleasure in Iranian Cinema
We’ll dive into Iranian genre films here, those made in the country and those beyond its borders, to explore the ways in which the binary of pain and pleasure can be used to read Iranian genre films.
Signs, Symbols and Cinema: Iran after 1979
We will discuss how under censorship filmmakers in Iran have turned to visuals, symbols, and signs to bring their message and stories to the screen.
Narrative as an Interactive Practice Across Visual and Digital Media
Drawing on examples of film, gaming, installation art, fonts and video essay work, this session will be an introduction to the significance of story and digital media as an interactive art form.