Summer Invited Speakers Series: Jane Barnwell
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
No booking required
Birkbeck's Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies hosts a series of annual talks with artists, curators, festival programmers and various cinema practicioners which focus on their own unique creative practice within the realm of contemporary film culture.
The evening consists of a 30-45 minute talk byJane Barnwell, including film clips, followed by a Q&A with the audience chaired by Dr Dorota Ostrowska.
Jane Barnwell is a designer for film, television, and theatre who began her career at the BBC, before working as a freelance designer and senior lecturer at the University of Westminster.
Her artist films have received commissions from The Unicorn Theatre, The Women's Library, The Place, Battersea Arts Centre, Chisenhale Gallery, TAP and the Truman Brewery. She has developed learning initiatives including organising student festivals and creating student commission/live project opportunities. Jane has published articles and interviews for a range of publications including - The Guardian, The Scenographer, International Journal of Production & Costume Design, Journal of British Cinema and Television and Widescreen. With sole authored books - 'Production Design: Architects of the screen', (2004, Wallflower Press), 'The Fundamentals of Film Making' (2008, AVA publishing) and 'Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television.' (2017, Bloomsbury).
This event is free - but please reserve your place via Eventbrite.