SCMP News: October 2005
The Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy invites you to our first Media Department Reunion.
The evening will provide a wonderful opportunity for:
- Catching up with past and present staff from your old department
- Renewing contact with old friends and former colleagues
- Networking
(Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights' 1931)
Wednesday November 9th 2005
Macquarie University SAM Level 3 (Union Building)
5.30pm for 6pm
The evening includes:
- Cocktail food and beverages
- Introduction to film screening followed by screening
Associate Professor Kathryn Millard introduces Charlie Chaplin's 'City Lights' 1931. Screening time 89 minutes.
As Paris based rapper J Five sings in 2004's chart topping 'Modern Times' 'People have to yell these days to get heard, but Charlie is the man, Charlie is the man.' 'City Lights' is perhaps Chaplin's most popular film. How did his Tramp come to be a global icon; across eras, cultures and geographical zones?
The recently restored DVD version of City Lights (1937, 87 minutes) will be screened.
Kathryn Millard is an academic in the Department of Media with more than 20 years' experience in the film and television industries as a Writer and Director. Her award winning feature films and documentaries include Travelling Light, Parklands and Light Years.
Kathryn is working on a project about the global appeal of Charlie Chaplin's tramp.
There is no charge for this function but for catering purposes Bookings are essential
Whose Voices: The Responsibility of the Storyteller in Cinema
Writer and filmmaker Richard Frankland (No Way To Forget, Harry's War, After Mabo) will screen and dicuss excerpts from his films. Topics under dicussion will include both the creative practices involved in Richard's filmmaking :
- Researching screen stories
- The rhythms of stories
- Discovering and owning characters
- The relationship between writing and directing
And broader questions of the cinema as an agent for social change.
- The responsibilities of the storyteller
- 'After Mabo' and the United Nations
Venue: W6A 107
Time: Tuesday 25th October 2005 1.00-3.00
Chair: Filmmaker and Academic, Kathryn Millard
A light lunch will be provided.
Presented by the Department of Media in association with Warawara Dept of Indigenous Studies
HDR Conference Presentation Skills Program
| When | Friday, 4 November 2005 |
| Where | Meeting Room 167, Building E12A MGSM Executive Hotel & Conference Centre Macquarie University Campus |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Tips on PowerPoint Presentations Bronte Somerset (Library) (TBC) |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Live Presentation - Simple ways to centre yourself, focus and relax David Ritchie (Critical & Cultural Studies) |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Presenting with Impact Laura Fragiacomo (Media) |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Getting the Best out of Conferences John Lechte (Sociology) |
| 12.00 - 1.00 | Discussion groups Practice presentations |
| 1.00 - 2.00 | Lunch (Lounge Bar E14A) |