The Department wishes to compile a permanent online tribute to V.F. Perkins that will be published over the coming weeks. If you would like to add an appreciation or any thoughts, recollections and anecdotes about Victor that you would like others to read, please contact James MacDowell at James.MacDowell@warwick.ac.uk

The Guardian University Guide 2017 has ranked us second in the UK in the category of 'Media and Film Studies'. Find out more about the Guardian university league tables HERE

The Projection Project, which is an AHRC funded research project that investigates projection, will contribute a number of events at the upcoming Flatpack Film Festival in Birmingham:

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Richard Nicholson: The Projectionists

Gas Hall: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
From Wednesday 20 April at 11am to Sunday 24 April at 5pm 
A free event suitable for all ages

Photographer Richard Nicholson has been travelling the country, gaining privileged access to a realm where most cinema-goers never venture; the projection box. As film has made way for digital, both the job and the work-place have changed fundamentally, and Richard’s beautifully detailed images capture this pivotal moment.

This exhibition is part of our Projection Project, exploring the changing role of the projectionist over the past century. Some of the fruits of this work will be on show as part of the Celluloid City day, including Richard himself in conversation.

Gas Hall opening times: Wednesday – Friday 12pm – 7pm, Saturday 10.30am – 9pm, Sunday 10.30am – 5pm

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Secrets of the projection box

Part of the Flatpack Film Festival’s ‘Celluloid City’ day

Gas Hall: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Sunday 24 April, 3.45pm 
A free event suitable for all ages

Hair in the gate. Cigarette burns. The Maltese Cross. Projectionists inhabit a parallel universe with its own lexicon and rituals. Last year we embarked on the Projection Project exploring different aspects of this world, and at this event we will share some of the stories, sights and sounds we’ve discovered.

Claire Jesson is interested in the projectionist as represented onscreen, and will be showing a selection of clips from different movies. Richard Wallace has travelled the country interviewing a range of film technicians about their work, while Michael Pigott has been capturing the unique auditory environment of the box. Finally, Alexa Raisbeck is a projectionist and artist who will be talking about how her work is informed by analogue film technologies.

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There will also be a Virtual Projection Box to explore, and members of the research team will be there to talk about the project (both in the Gas Hall along with the Richard Nicholson exhibtion).

And WarPUnit - the Warwick Projection Unit - will see intrepid Warwick students taking to the streets of Birmingham to do some guerrilla outdoor projection during the festival.

The Dept. would like to congratulate Dr. Greg Frame on the nomination of his book The American President in Film and Television: Myth, Politics and Representation (Peter Lang, 2014) for Best Monograph by the organisation BAFTSS. Find out mor about the competition here: http://baftss.org/awards/awards-2016/ and about Greg's book here: http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=72950&concordeid=430951

The Department is pleased to announce that we have been ranked first in the category of Dance, Drama and Cinematics by The Complete University Guide 2016, an independent guide to third level education in the UK. For more information, and to see how the results are calculated, CLICK HERE.