• Timothy Asch (1932–1994)

    Published on: 26 August 2014

    Professor of Anthropology, Timothy Asch made several groundbreaking documentaries and was a champion for the use of ethnographic films in the teaching of anthropology. Susanne Hammacher of the RAI looks at his life and work.… continue reading.

  • From the Midlands to Mongolia

    Published on: 12 August 2014

    NationalRural was established in 2004 as a Knowledge Exchange - a service provided by universities and colleges for rural businesses and organisations. The project was set up with funding from HEFCE as one of 22 Centres for Knowledge Exchange activity in the country. … continue reading.

  • Restoring 'The Battle of the Somme'

    Published on: 28 July 2014

    Filmed warfare was a new phenomenon at the time of the First World War and it was months before the British authorities allowed cameramen up to the front line. David Walsh of the Imperial War Museum discusses the restoration of THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (1916).… continue reading.

  • Preserving audiovisual content in education

    Published on: 15 July 2014

    As the amount of digital material generated by universities increases every year, what can be done to preserve them for the future? Linda Ligios and Karen Colbron, King's College London, are looking for solutions with Presto4U. … continue reading.

  • The Tribe that Hid from Man

    Published on: 25 June 2014

    Adrian Cowell’s award-winning 1970 documentary The Tribe That Hides From Man about the Kreen-Akrore Indians is now available on DVD. Dr Elizabeth Ewart of the University of Oxford has gone to Brazil to watch the film with the original tribe and examines its complex legacy.… continue reading.

  • Hear the Future of British Music

    Published on: 12 June 2014

    Sound and Music promotes challenging contemporary music and sound art through a range of projects, incorporating live events, learning, artist development, and digital platforms. Kealy Cozens gives an overview.… continue reading.

  • British Social Realism at the Movies

    Published on: 2 June 2014

    Social realism has a privileged place in British cinema and has generally been the most critically venerated tradition in domestic filmmaking. Dr Sheldon Hall pvovides an overview.… continue reading.

  • Studying Experimental Film and Video

    Published on: 20 May 2014

    William Fowler, Curator of Artists’ Moving Image for the BFI, looks at some of the wide variety of resources available to those studying the moving image work of British artists.… continue reading.

  • Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé

    Published on: 6 May 2014

    Jean Painlevé (1902-1989) was one of the pioneers in the development of scientific cinema and was one of its great popularisers. Oliver Gaycken, looks at his life and work… continue reading.

  • UPITN - September 1973: A Month in the Life

    Published on: 16 April 2014

    A new digital resource from BUFVC examines the entire output of the global television news agency UPITN for one month. Linda Kaye, BUFVC Research Executive, explores the significance of the agency in our understanding of television news and the value of its content.… continue reading.