Great British Heroes Summer Programme 26 July – 9 August 2014
Interested in the heroes of Britain? Whether you’re passionate about heroes and celebrities of British film, television, sport, music or culture, this innovative two-week UK programme will ask you to think about our National treasures and showcase your creativity in the production of a short British-influenced film clip. Delivered by the University of East Anglia’s School of Film, Television and Media Studies (FTM) in Norwich with our partners at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, this attractive split site delivery
will allow Beijing Film Academy participants to explore popular Brits and embrace the influences and impact of: • National identity, heritage and ideology • British celebrity, culture and gender • British television comedy • National sporting heroes The course blends the analysis of British heroes with opportunities to meet and learn from industry experts and get involved in production with specialist equipment. Film and TV
screenings, production studios and academic excursions play an integral part in this programme. Participants will live and learn in both London and Norwich. The School of FTM was one of the first British university departments to develop the study of television and film, with an excellent teaching level (with a score of 23 out of a possible 24) in the most recent quality assessments by the Higher Education Funding Council, and a top rating of 5★ for research in the sector.
Find out more!: www.uea.ac.uk/cipo/heroes
Great British Heroes: Theory and Practice University of East Anglia Norwich Summer Study Programme, 26 July-9 August 2014 Hosted by the School of Film, Television & Media Studies, Norwich & Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London The University reserves the right to amend programme content and structure without prior notice if necessary due to external bookings and availability.
Date Saturday 26 July Sunday 27 July Monday 28 July Tuesday 29 July Wednesday 30 July Thursday 31 July
Week 1 – University of East Anglia, Norwich Morning classes Afternoon classes (after break) Collections from London airport by coach Check in to accommodation and settle in. Subject to arrivals time, transfer to the University’s Norwich campus. tours of campus and on campus eateries will be provided. Welcome to UEA: Introductions and Expectations. Social activity: Trip into Norwich City Centre for guided tours and shopping for essentials Programme and Project overview. Orientation
Evening Informal welcome and trips to local supermarkets Free time to settle in and explore
Academic Workshop: National Identity, Heritage and Ideology Screening Workshop: James Bond
Academic Excursion: Holkham Hall and beaches; location of Hollywood movies
Academic Workshop: British Celebrity Culture and Femininity Screening Workshop: British Television Comedy
Social Activity: Trip to famed local Woodfords’ Brewery for guided tour and tasting session.
Academic Workshop: James Bond
Academic Workshop: Mr Bean and Monty Python, Heroes of British Comedy Project Workshop: Project Discussion. Preparations for practical work
Independent study/free time
Preparation for project discussion
Friday 1 August
Academic Workshop: David Beckham, National Sporting Heroes
Saturday 2 August
Week 2 – Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London Transfer to London by Check in to London accommodation. London orientation incl. Academic Excursion: Pinewood Studios tour; coach (provided) underground home of the British Film Industry Free time to explore London. A guide to local areas of interest will be provided.
Sunday 3 August Monday 4 August Tuesday 5 August Wednesday 6 August Thursday 7 August
Welcome to Mountview: Introductions and Expectations. Project discussion. Studio tours Academic Workshop: Screen –vs- Theatre Acting Academic Workshop: Script Preparation, with information and group discussion Project Workshop: Scene Rehearsal, with playback and discussion Project Workshop: Looking at a new script
Project Workshop: Exploring Duologue Script
Farewell Norwich party and UEA Quiz with Student Ambassadors
Independent study/free time
Independent study: learning the Project Workshop: Scene Rehearsal, with script playback and discussion Social Activity: Trip on the London Eye Academic Workshop: Industry Masterclass Project Workshop: Blocking and rehearsing for Preparation for showcase camera Farewell Celebration with staff and Playback and Feedback Discussion. networking buffet dinner. Time to pack Presentation of Completion Certificates
Friday 8 August
Project Shooting
Saturday 9 August
Check out of accommodation and transfer to outbound location (London underground travel ticket provided with adult staff to accompany group)
Prepared by University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ
Bri sh Film, Television and Media Studies Factsheet
Great Bri sh Heroes Summer Conference
The School of Film, Television and Media Studies is one of the best and well established film and television departments in the country, renowned for its high quality teaching and research excellence. With an interna onal reputa on for research and scholarship, staff in the School publish extensively and are at the forefront of their field, making it one of the best places to study film, television and media interna onally. The School encourages students to explore diverse aspects of our intensely mediated society. It encourages students to ask ques ons about the history, poli cal significance and formal quali es of sound and image. Whether the priority is to learn about the social and cultural significance of moving images, to engage in the crea ve ac vity of making them, or to preserve them, the School offers a s mula ng environment within which to explore the development and character of these important audio-visual cultures.
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The University of East Anglia was one of the first Bri sh universi es to study the rich culture of film, television and drama.
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The School’s main research focus is upon the rela onships between popular film, television and other media, and the cultural and crea ve contexts in which they are produced and consumed.
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A major asset to the department is its close link to the East Anglian Film Archive, a unique resource for studying Bri sh drama.
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The School boasts strong es with the Bri sh Film Ins tute in London, with whom the School has collaborated on major research projects and the programming of seasons of films.
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Two of the School’s significant AHRCfunded research projects include Dr Bre( Mills’ Make Me Laugh (makemelaugh.org.uk), which explores the crea ve process with television comedy professionals, and Dr Rayna Denison’s Manga Movies Project (mangamoviesproject.com), which considers the transna onal movements of culture with industry professionals.
Ranked #2 for Communica ons and Media Studies in the UK
Bri sh Film, Television and Media Studies Factsheet
Great Bri sh Heroes Summer Conference A Top University for Media The University of East Anglia is ranked #2 in the country for Communica on and Media Studies by the 2013 Complete University Guide. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, 90 per cent of the School’s research was graded as ‘world-leading’ or ‘interna onally excellent’; its research-led teaching delivers students innova ve and contemporary topics through cu@ng-edge teaching methods. It’s reputa on as one of the best departments in the country is deserving, with an overall student
sa sfac on ra ng of 92%.
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Dr Melanie Williams and Dr Keith Johnston’s new Ealing Revisited book has been chosen as one of the Independent’s Books of the Year 2012.
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The Head of Film, Television and Drama Dr Bre6 Mills’ recent paper, published in the European Journal of Cultural Studies, has been featured in many na onal newspapers, including The Independent and The Daily Telegraph.
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Around the world, Dr Eylem Atakav's new module on Women, Islam and the Media has been gaining considerable interest. She is also a contributor to the Huffington Post, a co -editor of online film studies journal Cinemascope and a member of the advisory board of Sine/Cine.
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Dr Keith Johnston’s project with London’s Ealing Film Studios has been featured in The Independent, on the Huffington Post and recently discussed in a special feature on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
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Amongst its academic staff are many industry professionals, working closely with Norwich’s interna onally recognised Writers’ Centre.
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is one of the UK’s leading drama schools, with a long-standing international reputation for providing the highest quality training to actors, musical theatre performers, directors and theatre technicians. Courses are designed to develop technical skills through classes and performance opportunities, and to inspire imaginative engagement and develop intellectual curiosity.
Mountview believes in intensive, prac cal training so that students develop a high level of skills which will bring thought, energy and commitment to their professional work. The Academy runs short courses that are focused on providing the opportunity for everyone, regardless of age or background, to experience professional training in one of the leading drama schools in the country.
Students work not only with the experienced teaching sta but also with current theatre prac oners such as directors, actors and set designers.
Mountview is dynamic and engaging, and has a strong commitment to training in the specialised requirement of TV ďŹ lm and radio produc on.
Thorough training in theatre produc on is vital to provide the industry with imagina ve, professional produc on and stage managers, ligh ng, sound and digital crea ve, and set, prop and theatre designers.
Beijing Film Academy with Mountview and the University of East Anglia Great British Heroes Summer Programme
The University of East Anglia (UEA), was founded in 1963 (so has just celebrated its exciting milestone 50th year!), and has around 15,000 students. UEA is one of Britain’s premier research and teaching universities and a leading member of the Norwich Research Park, one of Europe’s biggest concentrations of researchers in the fields of environment, health and plant science. We are an internationally renowned university based on a distinctive and attractive campus set within 320 acres of rolling grassland and a beautiful lake, UEA Broad. We provide top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students, and the quality of our research has earned us a reputation as one of the top research universities, ranked in the top one per cent of universities in the world. The 2013 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey ranks the University of East Anglia first in the UK for student satisfaction. The programme will give students an insight into these findings and provide a fantastic example of university life in the UK.
Norwich and the surrounding area in the county of Norfolk Norwich has many historic buildings including two cathedrals, a Norman Castle and well preserved city walls. Located in the beautiful East Anglian region, with its own international airport and easy access to London, the city has a lively and cosmopolitan atmosphere; it's also a safe and friendly place to live. The city centre is just three miles from the University campus and frequent buses ensure easy access, and special taxi rates offered between campus and the city centre. The Forum, which houses the finest regional public library, also hosts regular concerts, jazz brunches and comedy nights. Classical music is well represented with internationally acclaimed orchestras and musicians visiting the city's main concert halls. From mainstream pop, rock and R&B, to more alternative indie and electro styles, the wide range of venues in Norwich means every musical taste is catered for. Norwich has its fair share of cheap and cheerful eateries and gourmet restaurants. Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Indian, Moroccan and Thai are just some of the international cuisines which the city offers. There are also independent coffee houses and vegetarian and vegan restaurants are easy to find.
Norwich is situated near to many of the most popular tourist areas in the country, in the beautiful and picturesque county of Norfolk. The very different seaside resorts of Southwold and Great Yarmouth to the east and the wild perfection and solitude of Blakeney, Holkham and Wells-next-the-sea to the north can be accessed via bus or by frequent trains. The unique Norfolk Broads can be toured by boat from Norwich city centre before sampling half-time cuisine by cookery writer Delia Smith at the Premier League’s Norwich City Football Club, dining at Jaime Oliver’s Norwich city centre restaurant, or enjoying famed fish and chips on the seafront at Cromer. North Norfolk is home to a traditional steam train from Aylsham to Wroxham and from Sheringham to Holt, and many Stately Homes including The Queen’s Royal Sandringham residence. Beautiful sandy beaches cover the coastline and the rural countryside provides a perfect setting for a British barbeque in one of Norfolk’s beautiful rural parks, or nature reserves.
Further afield in England England can be explored with relative ease across the many motorways and public transport facilities, and with so many historic sites and places of international interest it is difficult to select where to visit within one short trip. A visit to London is essential, taking in the sights of Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and Westminster Abbey, with visit to the Tate Modern Gallery, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, before an evening flight on the London Eye. Cambridge city, also within East Anglia and just over an hour’s drive from Norwich, has many famous colleges, some of which can be visited free of charge. This programme includes a sight-seeing tour of the city with time to visit the colleges, shop and take an optional punt on the River Cam, a great sight to see for non-participants too! No cultural, literature visit to the UK could be complete without a visit to Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire, birthplace of playright and poet William Shakespeare. The setting for the weekend residential trip is to a traditional market town with more than 800 years of history and buildings that would have been familiar to Shakespeare. Visit the Shakespeare Centre with a sightseeing ticket from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust tour including pre-paid entry into other famous landmarks including Anne Hathaway’s Cottage & Gardens, Hall’s Croft, Nash’s House & New Place and Shakespeare’s Birthplace. During the evening the trip alos includes tickets to enjoy a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, one of England’s most important cultural venues, this summer peforming As You Like It. When Rosalind and Orlando are banished from the oppressive court, they are forced to run for their lives into the wild depths of the Forest of Arden. However, in that harsh, lyrical wilderness, they discover an unexpected freedom, and as their anarchic love story unfolds, Arden bursts into summer. Maria Aberg directs following her riotous production of King John in the Swan Theatre as part of the World Shakespeare Festival.