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Another Fine Mess: A Celebration of Laurel & Hardy
TUTOR: Adam Pepper
Our Another Fine Mess: A Celebration of Laurel & Hardy course will take place in the Studio for 10 weeks from 7-8.30pm, every Monday evening from Monday 12 May.
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
BEGINNING SCREENWRITING
TUTOR: KEITH ALLOTT
Our Beginning Screenwriting course will take place in the Library for 9 weeks commencing Wednesday 21 May, 6.30pm-9pm.
8 teaching weeks + final networking session TBC.
FILM EDITING
TUTOR: KEITH ALLOTT & MBILI MUNTHALI
Our Film Editing course will take place in the Library for 9 weeks from Tuesday 20 May, 6.30-9pm.
8 teaching weeks + final networking session TBC
FILM SCHOOL
TUTOR: KEITH ALLOTT
Our Film School course will take place in the Library for 9 weeks Monday 12 May, 6.30-9pm.
[No session on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May]
8 teaching weeks + final networking session TBC.
The Great Detectives
TUTOR: KENTON HALL
Our The Great Detectives course will take place in Screen 2 for 10 weeks from 2pm-4pm, every Wednesday afternoon from Wednesday 7 May.
(No session on Wed 11 June, final session is Wed 16 July)
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
The Message and the Movies: Cinema as Ideology
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
Our The Message and the Movies: Cinema as Ideology course will take place in the Studio for 10 weeks from 7pm-8.30pm, every Tuesday evening from Tuesday 6 May.
Presentations from each week will be posted here following the course session.
Mike Leigh in Focus
TUTOR: KENTON HALL
Our Mike Leigh in Focus course will take place in the Studio for 10 weeks from 19:00 - 20.30, every Wednesday evening from Wednesday 7 May.
(No session on Wed 11 June, final session is Wed 16 July)
Any notes from each week will be posted here following the course session.
On Page and Screen: Adaptations of Literature in Recent Film
TUTOR: DANIEL CORDLE
The introductory session for On Page and Screen will take place at 7.00pm on Friday 9 May, in the Studio.
Participants are recommended to see the films and encouraged to read the books, though short excerpts from the books will be provided for discussion in the class.
The film/book for the first week is Mickey 17.
Discussion session on the following dates:
- Fri 9 May, Clones: Mickey 17
- Fri 16 May, Selfhood, Addiction and the Natural World: The Outrun
- [Fri 23 May: no class]
- Fri 30 May, Transformations and Beastly Tales: Nightbitch
- Fri 6 June, Politics and the Self: Conclave
- Fri 13 June, Mythology and Messiahs: Dune
- Fri 20 June, Mythology and Celebrity: A Complete Unknown
TALK CINEMA: AFTERNOON (MONDAY)
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
The introductory session for Talk Cinema - Afternoon will take place at 2pm on Monday 12 May in the Studio.
Once the film to be discussed is announced on the noticeboard you can go online (or obtain your ticket from the Box Office) and choose whichever date and screening time suits you best. The group meets in person together every fortnight to discuss the film viewed.
Talk Cinema Film Credits
Enter the code talkcinema when prompted during check-out to apply one of your FOUR credits. This is one word, in lowercase.
(If you booked for yourself and one other person, EIGHT credits will be applied under your name, and so on.)
Please find below a list of film choices for this course (updated weekly):
- First film:
- Second film:
- Third film:
- Fourth film:
Discussion sessions will take place on the following dates:
- Week 1 - Introductory meeting - Mon 12 May
- Week 2 - Discussion session – Mon 19 May
- Week 4 - Discussion session – Mon 2 June
- Week 6 - Discussion session – Mon 16 June
- Week 8 - Discussion session – Mon 30 June
TALK CINEMA: EVENING (THURSDAY)
TUTOR: ANDREW GRAVES
The introductory session for Talk Cinema - Evening will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 8 May, in the Studio.
Once the film to be discussed is announced on the noticeboard you can go online (or obtain your ticket from the Box Office) and choose whichever date and screening time suits you best. The group meets in person together every fortnight to discuss the film viewed.
Talk Cinema Film Credits
Enter the code talkcinema when prompted during check-out to apply one of your FIVE credits. This is one word, in lowercase.
(If you booked for yourself and one other person, TEN credits will be applied under your name, and so on.)
Please find below a list of film choices for this course (updated weekly):
- First film:
- Second film:
- Third film:
- Fourth film:
- Fifth film:
Discussion session on the following dates:
Week 1 – Introductory meeting Thu 8 May
Week 2 – Discussion session – Thu 15 May
Week 4 – Discussion session – Thu 29 May
Week 6 - Discussion session – Thu 12 June
Week 8 – Discussion session – Thu 26 June
Week 10 - Discussion session - Thu 10 July