1. A reminder of next year's Studies in French Cinema paper call:


Conference 2005: Genre and Technology: The Fifth Annual Studies in

French Cinema Conference will be held on Wednesday 30 March 2005 in

London. Please note that this is intentionally (so as to allow

colleagues to attend both conferences) the day before the start of the

Society of Cinema and Media Studies Conference, to be held 30 March-3

April at the Institute of Education, London. This year we are calling

for papers on any aspect of genre or technology. We are asking for

papers that look in greater depth at (preferably) popular genres

(comedy; costume drama; heritage; thrillers, etc) from any period in

French cinema, and which would focus not just on the genre per se, but

also address the genre's socio-political and economic motivations. We

are also calling for papers on aspects of technology from any period in

French cinema (including pre-sound cinema), such as colour, sound,

image, light, the history and politics of cinema technologies, cinema

technology and ideology, digital technology. We have a good record for

fostering postgraduate work, so please draw this to the attention of any

postgraduates whom you think may have an interest in either or both of

these areas. Please submit your proposal (250 words max) to Phil Powrie

([log in to unmask]) and Susan Hayward ([log in to unmask]) by 15

November 2004.




2. 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 ([log in to unmask])

(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


 


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