In honour of Julie Andrews' 90th birthday tomorrow (and indeed, the 60th anniversary year of #TheSoundofMusic), here's the Screen Stars Dictionary entry I made a couple of years ago. 'Voice'. #JulieAndrews #MaryPoppins #voice #videoessay @arielavissar.bsky.social vimeo.com/828949634

"The physical recreation of a footage bin...from magazine clippings combines with the carefully arranged Cheezit timeline and other elements to be entirely familiar as an editing space" Benedetta Andreasi's fragment published as part of our 2nd collection. Read more fragments.video/2025/06/25/c...

“Wondersludge” is a sketch for a scene in my upcoming VR essay film. It’s presented here, in all its DIY glory. I no longer have the butcher knife.

Very happy to have contributed a (35-seconds-long) fragment to the 2nd collection of @fragmentsjournal.bsky.social, alongside fragments by @drdanobrien.bsky.social, @bolddecade.bsky.social , @ursmusically.bsky.social, and others!

We're looking for participants in our "Hollywood Memories" project. Please tell anyone you think might be interested!

Our 2nd Collection of experimental videographic practice is now live. 9 fragments (from eight creators) ranging from 35 seconds to an hour. fragments.video

My first time contributing to this! Check out the full compilation of 25 video essays about dreams here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeXz...

Does this mean Bond will come to Birmingham? Make it so, Mr Knight. But maybe not until after I finish my thesis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Lovely to have my video essay screened as part of the CAL Research Festival at @unibirmingham.bsky.social today 🙂 #birmingham #carchitecture #hashtagnobodyuses

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JOIN US >> Aged 18+ with a passion for radio? We are constantly looking for enthusiastic talent to join our team. From producers to audio technicians, we are looking for you. Discover more at brumradio.com/jobs #InBrumWeTrust #Birmingham

"As a teaser for a video essay that has not (yet) materialised, this approach is succinct and logical but certainly leaves one with questions about what may have followed" Rich Matthews' fragment published as part of our first collection. Find out more here fragments.video/2025/05/21/w...

My fragment from another time

Brilliant Creative Practice Colloquium last week! Big thanks to the organising team for two insightful days of presentations, discussion, improv, making, collaboration across disciplines, reflection, and fun. From gnomes and badgers to self-talk and rebellious research. Loved it. #bfilmcpc

A lovely fragment on lovely Detectorists.

"I was genuinely excited by the idea of ‘seeing through sound’...with an immediate feeling of ‘I want to try that!’." @cormacrestrike.bsky.social's fragment published as part of our first collection. Find out more here fragments.video/2025/03/04/b...

Super excited for the third Creative Practice Colloquium at @unibirmingham.bsky.social today, with a fab line up! #bfilmcpc

A little snippet from one of my reflections in our first editorial. Watch the fragment by @willdigravio.bsky.social at fragments.video

Our creative practice research unconference starts tomorrow! I’m so pumped 🕺🏻 🪩

"bringing the poetic/explanatory to the fore and then distracting us briefly from it by having AI battle it out for our very videographic souls." @colleenlaird.bsky.social & @daynarama.bsky.social's fragment published as part of our first collection. Find out more fragments.video/2025/05/21/g...

This was fun! Cliff Richard, Birmingham, and desktop documentary. Thanks Zaragoza! #realandimaginedspacesinfilm

"haunting, unsettling and alludes to both the ethical and technical concerns that can arise when working with materials and software" Johannes Binotto's - @sennahojottonib.bsky.social -‬ fragment published as part of our first collection. Find out more here fragments.video/2025/05/03/l...

Check out 'Fragments', a new journal that I'm so proud to be involved with alongside @cormacrestrike.bsky.social and @willdigravio.bsky.social. The first collection and editorial can be perused below!

Excited to be presenting at this conference next week, albeit remotely! #RealandImaginedSpacesinFilm

The Video Essay Podcast returns! @jmittell.bsky.social joins to discuss his new videographic book, The Chemistry of Character in Breaking Bad, the first in a series he edits for Lever Press. Listen here: thevideoessay.com/jason-mittel...

Cut to Sound #3: "Magnetic Pulses" A collaborative video, with images and words by @barbarazecchi.bsky.social, @cormacrestrike.bsky.social, Merel Marjieh, @middento.bsky.social, @jemsaunders1.bsky.social, Adi Beck, Nilüfer Neslihan Arslan, and @colleenlaird.bsky.social: vimeo.com/1077486007

This was fun!

Only TWO days left to register for the Creative Practice Colloquium! See link below to register: #bfilmcpc

Solidarity. Always.

Practice researchers! I’m co-organising an unconference w/ Rich Matthews, Radha Smith, Beth Preece & Leo Wang. The keynotes: Eleanor Yule, Tom Attah, Luke Kennard. Reg by April30: cpcuob.wixsite.com/online/2025 CPC founders: @jemsaunders1.bsky.social @ellwrig.bsky.social @ninajonesfilm.bsky.social

Registration is still open for the next Creative Practice Colloquium at @unibirmingham.bsky.social in June! Theme: 'the individual voice in academia: blending creativity and scholarship' cpcuob.wixsite.com/online/2025

Registration for the Youth & Horror conference, 1-2 July at University of Birmingham, is now open! Hooray! Get your delegate pass here: shop.bham.ac.uk/conferences-...

Oh yeah I guess I should plug the exhibition shouldn't I. IF YOU ARE IN BIRMINGHAM PLEASE COME TO THE THING I AM DOING it will make all the stress seem worth it, thanks! flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/fear-i...

So delighted for my colleagues and friends on their #BAFTSS2025 success! Go team FCW.

Amazing Rebellious Research workshop at @baftss.bsky.social today from the Practice Research SIG - bring on the manifesto! Also a plug to all creative practice researchers for the Creative Practice Colloquium at UoB in June! #BAFTSS2025

Fascinating PGR workshop at #BAFTSS2025 on industry, academia and the challenges and possibilities of working across both. Thanks @lrjdmnr.bsky.social @xanthepajarillo.bsky.social @rorygleeson.bsky.social and James Dunlop.

How does Kevin Costner's 1991 Robin Hood remember Disney's 1973 version of the outlaw? How does that one, in turn, remember Errol Flynn's 1938 incarnation? Why is Ridley Scott's 2010 take on the character forgettable? @jemsaunders1.bsky.social jogs her memory in this nostalgia-inducing video essay.

And we were very lucky to have @jemsaunders1.bsky.social here with us! Don't miss out on her amazing video essay on everyone's favorite outlaw in tights! 🏹

Finally sharing my #videoessay about Robin Hood films, created for @kathleenloock.bsky.social's 'Remakes and Memories' call (part of @hollywoodmemories.bsky.social). Was lucky enough to screen this in Hannover last month - please enjoy! vimeo.com/959810774

Are you a parent of a child who loves #horror? Based in the UK or Ireland? Seeking child interviewees & filmmakers aged 9-15 for a University of Birmingham UK study on children’s opinions of the horror genre! Approved by ethics committee. ✨ Please share ✨

It may take some time to recover from the final episode of #BigBoys. Exceptional, devastating, joyful television.

Today! Join us at KOKI in #Hannover 📽️

TV drama meets Birmingham airport. #EmilyinParis #PeakyBlinders

I'll be at this event in February with some awesome video essay folk! Thank you @kathleenloock.bsky.social for the invitation, very excited to be part of it 📽️

Ever wanted to see us on the big screen? Well, not us per se - but it's getting very close. Join us for a video essay screening with contributions from our own @kathleenloock.bsky.social and many others! See you in Hannover on February 3, 4 - 7 pm at Koki Hannover! 📽️ 📌More info below:

Long live the television. amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farewell, #GavinandStacey. Tidy ending.

A pleasure to be asked to contribute to the Sight and Sound video essays poll again! Such an amazing collection of work from the past year; check out the whole lot (and my picks) here: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

🩸PARTICIPANTS NEEDED🩸 Are you a parent of a child who loves #horror? Based in the UK or Ireland? Seeking child interviewees & filmmakers aged 9-15 for a University of Birmingham UK study on children’s opinions of the horror genre! ✨ Please share ✨ & see flyer for details: