Communications, Drama and Film – Practice Blog
Celebrating the breadth and variety of practical work in the department
Communications, Drama and Film – Practice Blog
Celebrating the breadth and variety of practical work in the department
The Alexander Digital Experience Lab hosted the PGT module Gaming in Everyday Life (CMMM003) throughout term 1 of the academic year 2024-25 as part of the MA in Media and Communications. During the 12 weeks of the module, the 48 students registered on it played a wide variety of games on the PS5s, engaged with […]
Intermedial Performance Practice is a seminar module, which explores the close interrelationship of live performance with other forms of media – from film projections on stage to the use of motion capture, from experimentations with sound to the influence of video games on immersive theatre, from NT Live broadcasts to Zoom shows. In addition to […]
The CDF Tech team have worked with Communications academic staff to design and build a newly-configured Multimedia and Gaming space to be used on the Games Studies module this term. The first session was a great success with students exploring the player/game interface on a number of different games on our Sony PS5 setups.
Communications students have started a new podcast. Sip n Spill focuses on themes related to cultural studies, and will feature interviews with members of the Comms team and industry professionals, as well as conversational discussions about pop culture. You can listen to the Podcast on Spotify (thanks to the wonderful Ally Hodge for the jingle). The […]
The CDF tech team have re-equipped Studio TS3 to function as a TV Studio for the new Drama ‘Acting for Screen’ module. There are 4 cameras (3 on wheeled tripods, 1 fixed) which are all routed through a vision mixer / recorder. The whole system has been designed to be easily adaptable as the module […]
Opened in 2021, this digital facility is based in the Green Room of Roborough Studios, and provides an acoustic pod in which up to 4 people can record a podcast or interview in an excellent acoustic environment. The Podcast Studio can be booked on our Chronos booking system, and can be used by anyone following […]