Colour and the moving image 10th -12th July

History, Theory, Aesthetics, Archive

Conference

Bristol

10th -12th July 2009

Keynote speakers:

Tom Gunning Chicago

Laura Mulvey Birkbeck

Al Rees RCA

Venue:
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA, UK

Contact:
Dept. Drama: Theatre, Film, Television
University of Bristol
Bristol
BS8 1UP, UK

Tom Gunning Chicago, Laura Mulvey Birkbeck, Al Rees Royal College of Art

'An inquiry into colour can take you just about anywhere' (David Batchelor, Chromophobia, 2000)

Questions emerging through a renewed interest in colour film are an interdisciplinary subject. While colour is a fundamental element of film forms, technologies and aesthetics it is rarely singled-out for analysis. The conference aims to extend previous work on colour and to consider its form and functions from a range of perspectives within four major strands: histories and technologies; film theory; philosophies and aesthetics of colour; the ethics, practices and theories surrounding the deterioration and conservation of colour film.
The conference is part of an AHRC-funded project on colour film, led by Professor Sarah Street and hosted by the University of Bristol in association with Kingston University and with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA).Screenings in co-operation with the BFI National Film Archive and Supported by Screen as one of its 50th Anniversary events. The conference will be held in the Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA, U.K.

Conference Organisers: Prof. Sarah Street, Dr Liz Watkins , Dr Simon Brown, Vicky Jackson , Deborah Gibbs

Further information on the conference venue, accommodation in Bristol, travel and maps.

University of Bristol Alumni Foundation Bursaries.

Conference abstracts(pdf) Conference schedule (pdf) Conference poster (pdf)

"All the Hues of Nature" a screening of rare colour films from the first 50 years of Cinema, Friday 10th July 2009, Arnolfini, Bristol. A Screen 50th Anniversary event in collaboration with the British Film Institute National Archive. Screenings notes

Conference Registration
Delegate fees:
Full price: £150.00
Concession: £95.00

Conference registration is now closed. Additional tickets for the 'All the Hues of Nature' screening are available from the Arnolfini box office

We ask that all speakers register no later than 1st May 2009. Payment can be made by: cheque (made payable to ‘University of Bristol’) or by credit card (Master Card or Visa only)
Please return your registration form to the address below.
E-mail: dram-colourconference@bristol.ac.uk
Postal address: Dr Liz Watkins, Colour and the Moving Image, Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UP, UK.