Free Talks

Speakers

Tim Young is the Film Programmer at the Dukes Cinema in Lancaster and lectures in Film Studies, History and Art History for various colleges and universities in the Lancaster area.

Ways of Seeing Through Cinema (Alhambra, 11am Saturday)

Cinema offers us the illusion of reality, or a version of reality that we are prepared to accept as as believable. Cinematography is the art of this illusionism, with its roots in classical painting and still photography. The way the movie camera has been manipulated in order to create visual stories is itself one of the greatest stories in cinema - here are some choice extracts.

A New Cinema For a New Europe? (Alhambra, 2pm Sunday)

The huge historical shifts in Europe since 1988 - the collapse of communism, the fragmentation of Yugoslavia during the various Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, increased federal integration, the effects of Global economics - have resulted in a much changed cultural landscape. European cinema in 2002 is very different to the classic European 'art-cinema' of the 1960s - but just as good!! This talk tells you how and why.

Roy Stafford works in film education for Cornerhouse Cinema, Manchester and Pictureville Cinema, Bradford. He also writes study guides for film and media students, most recently on La Haine and Seven Samurai.

Dark Genres: Weimar Germany's Gift to World Cinema (Theatre, 2pm Saturday)

This talk will explore the importance of such classic films as Metropolis (science fiction), M (serial killer), Nosferatu (horror) and Pandora's Box (melodrama/film noir) in providing crucial elements for the development of popular Hollywood genres.

Painting by numbers (Theatre, 11am Sunday)

Focusing on the work of Roger Deakins, cinematographer for the Coen Brothers (most recently on O Brother Where Art Thou and The Man Who Wasn't There), this talk will discuss the possibilities of digitally manipulating the film image. It will attempt to link current practices with the creative ideas of traditional cinematography.