Send your 250 word abstracts to Laura Wykes at l.c.wykes@qmul.ac.uk
Call for Papers:
‘Designs for Living: space and place in the cinema’
28-30 June 2005
Venue: Queen Mary, University of London (Mile End Campus)
This interdisciplinary conference invites proposals from scholars interested in the role played by sets and locations in filmic representation. The aim of the conference is to create a forum for interrogating both design practice and its creative effects in a variety of national and transnational contexts. By highlighting the performative role of sets and locations in filmic expression, we hope to initiate debate about how design practice inscribes space as place in the cinema.
Proposals and plenary papers will reflect both the diversity and hitherto underinterrogated nature of the subject. We are particularly interested in proposals relating to the following areas, as well as further angles appropriate to current research:
• new perspectives on the role of the set in established film styles (expressionism, poetic realism)
• the impact of film design in the light of particular artistic movements (art deco, constructivism, modernism)
• the work of particular production designers and art directors
• the collaborative nature of the studio design process
• the particular artistic and cultural influences brought to bear on the representation of space in specific national contexts
• how priorities in design practice might be compared across national industries
• questions of authenticity and realism in the representation of place
• the complex interrelationship between the set and the star
• the stages involved in set construction or location shooting
• the representation of major urban centres
• case studies of individual films in which the set underpins a particular visual style
The ideas here are by no means exhaustive, but suggest avenues that may be fruitful in addressing the core issues of the conference. The conference organisers welcome proposals from specialists in film studies, cultural studies, geography, history, art history, architecture, design practice and other appropriate disciplines. We especially welcome proposals for pre-constituted panels (three speakers maximum). There is no restriction with regard to period, national context, genre or theoretical approach. Please send proposals in the form of 250 word abstracts to Laura Wykes (l.c.wykes@qmul.ac.uk) (Designs for Living conference assistant) by 10 January 2005. A preliminary programme will be available online from February 2005.
Conference organisers:
Dr Sue Harris
Centre for Film Studies
Queen Mary, University of London
Professor Sarah Street
Department of Film, Theatre, Drama and Television
University of Bristol
Call for Papers:
‘Designs for Living: space and place in the cinema’
28-30 June 2005
Venue: Queen Mary, University of London (Mile End Campus)
This interdisciplinary conference invites proposals from scholars interested in the role played by sets and locations in filmic representation. The aim of the conference is to create a forum for interrogating both design practice and its creative effects in a variety of national and transnational contexts. By highlighting the performative role of sets and locations in filmic expression, we hope to initiate debate about how design practice inscribes space as place in the cinema.
Proposals and plenary papers will reflect both the diversity and hitherto underinterrogated nature of the subject. We are particularly interested in proposals relating to the following areas, as well as further angles appropriate to current research:
• new perspectives on the role of the set in established film styles (expressionism, poetic realism)
• the impact of film design in the light of particular artistic movements (art deco, constructivism, modernism)
• the work of particular production designers and art directors
• the collaborative nature of the studio design process
• the particular artistic and cultural influences brought to bear on the representation of space in specific national contexts
• how priorities in design practice might be compared across national industries
• questions of authenticity and realism in the representation of place
• the complex interrelationship between the set and the star
• the stages involved in set construction or location shooting
• the representation of major urban centres
• case studies of individual films in which the set underpins a particular visual style
The ideas here are by no means exhaustive, but suggest avenues that may be fruitful in addressing the core issues of the conference. The conference organisers welcome proposals from specialists in film studies, cultural studies, geography, history, art history, architecture, design practice and other appropriate disciplines. We especially welcome proposals for pre-constituted panels (three speakers maximum). There is no restriction with regard to period, national context, genre or theoretical approach. Please send proposals in the form of 250 word abstracts to Laura Wykes (l.c.wykes@qmul.ac.uk) (Designs for Living conference assistant) by 10 January 2005. A preliminary programme will be available online from February 2005.
Conference organisers:
Dr Sue Harris
Centre for Film Studies
Queen Mary, University of London
Professor Sarah Street
Department of Film, Theatre, Drama and Television
University of Bristol
