16 December 2025 - 16 December 2025
9:30AM - 4:30PM
Room TLC040, Teaching and Learning Centre, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LS
Fully funded (no cost to participants)
with film journalist and video essayist Leigh Singer. Join CVAC for another BFI Video Essay Training session! Event is limited to Durham staff and Postgraduates.
16 December 2025, 09.30 – 16.30, in person
Do you watch video essays?
Do you want to make your own, bringing your research to a wide online audience?
The moving image is a powerful tool for communication, offering a unique toolkit to disseminate ideas and engage with audiences. This hands-on interactive workshop by the BFI (British Film Institute) is for staff and postgraduates who are interested in using video essays to communicate their research.
Places on the course are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis via this sign-up form: BFI Video Essay Training for Staff and Postgraduates
Leigh Singer is a film Journalist, programmer and video essayist. He graduated from Warwick University with a B.A (First Class) Honours Degree in Film and Literature. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and online outlets including the BFI, The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, Empire, Total Film, The Big Issue and Dazed & Confused.
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