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Details for Professor John Adams
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| Name | Professor John Adams | ||
| Job title | Emeritus Professor |
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| Department | Department of Film and Television University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | B.A.(Exon.) | ||
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| Membership of professional bodies | UCU, MeCCSA. |
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| Keywords | film analysis film production media studies media production film education media education film media |
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| Areas of expertise | My current research interests and practice centre on film and media forms, particularly existing and potential relations between production, distribution and exhibition in response to evolving digital technologies. I have a life-long interest in media histories of both conventional and experimental film forms, with an established record through both publication and creative practice in the fields of in scenography (constructs of space and place) and screen performance. I have a special interest in developing practice-based approaches to teaching and research in film and screen media in both conventional and experimental film forms, and have served as an consultant, evaluator and examiner for film schools in the UK and Europe. |
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| Media experience | I have produced and/or directed over 30 broadcast films in addition to cross media installations and theatre productions, and co-founded and chaired both the Watershed Media Centre (Bristol) and the production company Watershed Television Ltd. I was the founding editor of the Journal of Media Practice (established 2000 - ongoing) and co-founded the documentary research group Bristol Docs. |
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