Film Studies: Experimental Hollywood? With Dr Gregory Frame From University of Nottingham
March 13 @ 11:15 - 12:00
In this Film Studies session, Dr Gregory Frame, Teaching Associate in Film and Television Studies in the Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies at University of Nottingham, will run an interactive talk for students entitled Experimental Hollywood?
Though its focus on big stars, popular genres and feelgood narrative formulas had proved vital to its financial success, by the 1960s Hollywood was struggling financially. Young audiences were turning away from their films, and looking for art and culture that reflected changing social values. In this period of upheaval, a new kind of Hollywood cinema emerged, influenced by the unconventional visual and narrative approaches of European art cinema and the experimental film work of visual artists like Andy Warhol.
In this session, we will explore how this usually very conservative industry began to experiment with challenging subject matter, new visual styles, non-linear narratives and downbeat endings and, crucially, why it didn’t last.
Lecturer Profile: Dr Gregory Frame
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Film, Media and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
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