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Our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

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Animation and Moving Image Research Group

The Arts University Bournemouth Animation and Moving Image Research Group is led by Professor Paul Ward and includes members of staff, research students and alumni working in animation, film, visual effects and other areas. It has a broad scope and seeks to engage with anyone working with moving images – whether as a practitioner/artist, a theorist, historian, or curator. Our members are part of Bournemouth Film School, located at AUB – the largest film school in the UK outside London.

Areas of interest include, but aren't limited to:

  • Animation and film historiography
  • Moving image production cultures
  • Practice-theory relationships in moving image production
  • Documentary/nonfiction discourses in animation, film and other forms of moving image work
  • Narratology and storytelling
  • Performance

The Research Group welcomes collaborations and critical dialogue with likeminded groups and individuals. We also encourage applications from research students who align with our areas of expertise.

Membership

Rob Amey Progression Leader - Media

MA, BA (hons), FHEA, PGCert

Email me ramey@aub.ac.uk
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Associate Professor Romana Turina Associate Professor – BA (Hons) Film Production

PhD, MA, PGCE, FHEA, SEDA

Email me rturina@aub.ac.uk
Professor Paul Ward Course Leader – MA Animation Production

BA, PGCE, MA, PhD

Email me pward@aub.ac.uk
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Dr Will Kitchen Visiting Tutor, Bournemouth Film School | Online Tutor, MA Creative Writing

MA, PhD, FHEA

Email me wkitchen@aub.ac.uk

PhD candidates

  • Charlotte Blacker
  • Marc Bosward
  • Sophie Fretwell
  • Carla Mackinnon
  • Ben Oakley
  • Joe Sheehan

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