'filmsense'


a symposium on filmand education

 

institute of art design and technology, dun laoghaire

the fourteenth speaking matters event:

friday 24/4/09

 

conference programme here

conference bookings here

accommodation & travel information here

 

 

In his book The Film Sense (1942) the Russian director Sergei Eisenstein promoted the concept of film as a total experience which engaged the whole individual as a creative, thinking, expressive being. As a teacher of film-making he was committed to the pedagogical value of film, not merely as a sensory and aesthetic experience for the viewer, but as a medium of creativity and individuality for the maker. The National Film School at IADT, Dún Laoghaire and the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media are hosting a one day symposium which uses the term 'filmsense' to explore the relationship between film as a technical medium, pedagogy and creativity. We are particularly interested in examining how the processes of film-making are taught within national curricula at primary, secondary and tertiary level.

 

keynote speaker: cary bazalgette

 

Cary Bazalgette, the writer, researcher and consultant specialising in media literacy and children's media who previously worked for the British Film Institute as Head of Education is our keynote speaker.

 

what makes a world-class film school?

 

We will be hosting a panel and open session on 'What Makes A World-Class Film School?' Panel participants are:

 

  • Prof Robin MacPherson, Direction Screen Academy Scotland/Napier University)
  • Ben Gibson, Director, London Film School
  • Michal Bregant, Dean of Film and Television School (FAMU) Prague, Czech Republic

 

conference fees and payment details

 

Conference Fee: €50 (€20 student).

Parking on Site: €10 (per day).

To Pay by Credit Card / Paypal – Please go here.

To Pay by Cheque – Please make cheques payable to "DIT."

Please send with name and contact details to Aidan McElwaine, Gradcam, c/o NCAD, 100 Thomas St, Dublin 8

If any queries, please contact:
aidan.mcelwaine(at)gradcam.ie – 353 1 646 1181

 

This event is organised by an inter-institutional team led by Dr. Elaine Sisson IADT Fellow. It is part of the 'speaking matters' programme of research events, seminars and conferences, co-organised by the Graduate School network of collaborators. Find out about other events here.