The Media Convergence Research Centre at 黑料正能量 is proud to host the 2017 Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice Network Annual Symposium.

The symposium explored the theme of 鈥楶ractice and/as Media Industry Research鈥� and took place on Thursday 8th June 2017.

The study of media industries is now a focal point at many universities, promising rich dialogues between academia and industry. Media, communications and cultural studies (including film, television, publishing, music, digital and social media) are central to the pursuits of media industry studies, with scholars seeking to investigate and to theorise the workings of these industries 鈥� be it their macro social, economic and political influences or their micro production cultures, distribution practices and professional ideologies (Caldwell 2008; McDonald 2013; Freeman 2016). While the study of media industries itself indicates a bridging between theory and practice 鈥� between the study of media forms and the pragmatics of media making 鈥� far less attention has been paid to what the study of media industries looks like as practice-based or practice-led research, or how collaboration between academia and the media industries actively shapes practice.

As such, the symposium theme provided the opportunity for MeCCSA to focus on questions of practice and/as media industry research and aimed to showcase both scholarly and practice-based research that considered the complex relationships between the theoretical study of media industries and creative forms of practice and practice-based research. The MeCCSA Practice Network champions practice within the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association, ensuring that those that teach and research practice have a strong voice within the subject association and beyond. It is dedicated to developing links with the creative industries and with national and international networks and associations.

The symposium featured keynote lectures and plenaries by Prof Kerstin Stutterheim (Bournemouth University), John Mateer (University of York), and Prof Bambo Soyinka (黑料正能量). The day also featured interactive workshops about practices of Documentary Ethics, Media Practice Research, and Information Game Narratives, as well as panels featuring a truly international roster of academics and creative practitioners devoted to the following topics: Screen Cultures & Collaborative Practices; Digital & Media Art Practices; Film & Documentary Practices; and Media Education Practices. We also showcased the winning entry of our MediaWall competition, which sought to attract screen-based media artworks that creatively examine and interrogate questions related to the workings of the media industries.

Keynote 1: Professor Kerstin Stutterheim

Professor Kerstin Stutterheim is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and Program Leader for MA Directing Film and Television at Bournemouth University.

Keynote 2: Professor Bambo Soyinka

Professor Bambo Soyinka is an award-winning creative producer and Director of the Centre for Transnational Creativity and Education at 黑料正能量.

Keynote 3: John Mateer

John Mateer is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Production at the University of York.

The symposium

The symposium, hosted by the Media Convergence Research Centre and supported by the Journal of Media Practice and , took place in Commons building located at 黑料正能量鈥檚 Newton Park campus, taking full advantage of its interactive digital spaces and state-of-the-art studios and teaching facilitates.

Please direct any questions regarding the symposium to Matthew Freeman (m.freeman@bathspa.ac.uk).

09:00 鈥� 09:45 Coffee and Registration (Atrium)

09:45 鈥� 09:55 Welcome and Introduction: Matthew Freeman (CM.G24)

09:55 鈥� 10:30 Opening Plenary Address (CM.G24):

Bambo Soyinka (黑料正能量): 鈥楾BC鈥�

10:30 鈥� 10:50 Coffee Break (Atrium)

10:50 鈥� 12:30 Parallel Panels:

Panel 1: Screen Cultures & Collaborative Practices (CM.134):

Beatriz Bartolom茅 Herrera (Concordia University, Montreal): 鈥楤ehind the Scenes: Networked Collaborations and Museum Exhibition Design鈥�

Helen Littleboy (Royal Holloway, University of London): 鈥楳urder on the Factory Floor: 鈥淒eath of the Author鈥� and Industrialised Television Production鈥�

Anna Potter (University of the Sunshine Coast): 鈥楻esearching Screen Production Cultures: Insights from a Three-year Study into Global Trends in the Production of Children鈥檚 Television鈥�

Florian Krau脽 (Universit盲t Siegen): 鈥楧iscourses on 鈥淨uality Series鈥� within the German Television Industry鈥�

Panel 2: Digital & Media Art Practices (CM.135):

Mark Bond (Bournemouth University): 鈥楧igital Transitions: Creeps in the Trees: A Study of Form, Trauma and Decay鈥�

Guli Silberstein (independent artist): 鈥楾he Schizophrenic State Project: War, Media and Appropriation鈥�

Ron Herrema (黑料正能量): 鈥業nf铆nity: An Experiment in User-Centred Poiesis鈥�

Lizzie Thynne (University of Sussex): 鈥楾he 鈥楥ity Symphony鈥� Revisited: Brighton Symphony of a City (2016)鈥�

12:30 鈥� 13:30 Keynote Lecture 1: Practice and Media Industry Research (CM.G24):

John Mateer (University of York): 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Exploring Relationships between Commercial Film and Television Practice and Academic Media Research'

13:30 鈥� 14:15 Lunch (Atrium)

13:30 鈥� 15:00 Journal of Media Practice Editorial Board Meeting (CM.110)

14:15 鈥� 14:55 Parellel Workshops:

Workshop 1 (CM.133): Bambo Soyinka (黑料正能量): 'TBC鈥�

Workshop 2 (CM.134): John Curry (黑料正能量): 鈥楧ominating the Information Narrative in Times of International Crises: A Practical Game Workshop鈥�

Workshop 3 (CM.135): Pratap Rughani (University of the Arts, London): 鈥楯ustine Interactive: The Dance of Documentary Ethics鈥�

14:55 鈥� 15:15 Coffee Break (Atrium)

15:15 鈥� 16:55 Parallel Panels:

Panel 3: Film & Documentary Practices (CM.134):

Jill Daniels (University of East London): 鈥業nside the Academy: Experiments in Documentary Film Practice鈥�

Alex Nevill (University of the West of England): 鈥楴ew Concepts in Moving Image Lighting: A Practice-Research Enquiry鈥�

Jimmy Hay (University of Bristol): 鈥楶ractice Research and Media Industry Collaboration Through Narrative Filmmaking鈥�

Dominique Webb (University of Lincoln): 鈥楾he Knock 2016 鈥� A Model of Industry-Academia Collaboration: Producing Fiction with Creative England and the British Film Institute鈥�

Panel 4: Media Education Practices (CM.135):

Alex Kocic (Edinburgh Napier University): 鈥楾heory Vs Practice in Journalism Education: A False Dilemma?鈥�

Neil Fox (Falmouth University): 鈥榃here Next? Envisioning a Layered and Cohesive Future for Academic/Industry Media Projects鈥�

Carl Schoenfeld (Coventry University): 鈥楩rom Horror to RomCom: The Theory/Practice Relationship in UK Filmmaker Education鈥�

Shane O鈥橲ullivan (Kingston University): 鈥楾he Creative Reuse of BFI Archive Films in Student Video Essays鈥�

17:00 鈥� 18:00 Keynote Lecture 2: Practice as Media Industry Research (CM.G24):

Kerstin Stutterheim (Bournemouth University): 鈥楾BC鈥�

18:00 鈥� 19:30 Evening Wine Reception & MediaWall Competition Winner (Atrium):

Simon Ellis, Katrina McPherson, Owa Barua and Natalia Barua: 鈥榃e Record Ourselves鈥�

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