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> From: Sally Jane Norman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 15 March 2006 15:24:44 GMT
> To: Beryl Graham <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: New post hopefully of relevance
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>
> http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/studentships/vacancy.phtml?id=1142348021
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> MPhil Studentship - Perception & Interactive Cinema, School of English
> Literature, Language and Linguistics
>
> The School of English Literature, Language, & Linguistics and the
> Informatics Research Institute at the University of Newcastle upon
> Tyne invite applications for a 1-year MPhil studentship based at the
> University of Newcastle upon Tyne's Culture Lab commencing October
> 2006 (or sooner).
>
> The original conception of "interactive cinema" was that it would
> allow viewers to play a role in the showing of films. Both
> conceptually and technologically the field is in its infancy. As
> initially conceived it aspired to create productions in which users
> might directly influence narrative flow, but instantiations of these
> ideas for actual film proved to be little more than sets of
> pre-generated linear sequences (for obvious technical reasons).
>
> This research project proposes to explore a notion of interactive
> cinema that reconnects with, and exploits, traditional film making; by
> harnessing the full creative potential of modern digital filmmaking
> practice. Rather than offering viewers capabilities to manipulate
> narrative progression, we aim to furnish them with access to control
> over portrayal through a real-time interactive editing process; that
> is, editing while viewing. The goal of this project is to provide the
> viewer access to these "lost" edits through a seamless interaction
> paradigm driven by the process of viewing itself. In simple terms our
> goal is to explore the issues in film perception through the creation
> of a production in which the very manner a film is viewed has a
> real-time and dynamic impact on its unfolding content.
>
> Funding includes fees (£3,250) and a studentship of approximately
> £4,750. Applications are invited from committed individuals wishing to
> do research in a practical film and interactive media context and who
> have a 1st class or upper 2nd class honours degree or equivalent in
> arts, media, social sciences, psychology or a related discipline.
>
> For further information please contact Tina Gharavi or Patrick Olivier.
>
> Details on how to apply are available from our application website
>
> Application deadline 31/5/2006
>
> On the application form please quote 'MPhil Studentship - Perception &
> Interactive Cinema'.
>
>
>
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Beryl Graham, Professor of New Media Art
School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture, University of Sunderland
Tel: +44 191 515 2896 [log in to unmask]
CRUMB web resource for new media art curators
http://www.crumbweb.org
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