Global Colour and the Moving Image
University of Bristol, 10-12 July 2019
Keynote speakers
Professor Barbara Flueckiger, University of Zurich
Professor Ranjani Mazumdar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Screening of ‘Point Blank’ (1967) and Q&A with the director John Boorman CBE at the Bristol Watershed
Ten years on from the ‘Colour and the Moving Image’ conference in Bristol, the study of film colour has grown impressively. While the majority of research has been undertaken on early 20th century colour processes, far less is known about the introduction and application of colour technologies from the second half of the 20th century onwards. As stocks such as Eastmancolor, Agfacolor, and Fujicolor became cheaper, national film industries increasingly converted to colour, exhibiting a variety of aesthetic, cultural, economic and intermedial approaches to its application.
This conference will explore how colour film has operated in relation to different countries and contexts since the 1950s with papers covering a wide range of national and international perspectives. The event is hosted by ‘The Eastmancolor Revolution and British Cinema’ project team in an attempt to reach a greater understanding of the multiple, comparative complexities of global colour and the moving image.
We are very pleased to welcome our keynote speakers Professor Barbara Flueckiger (University of Zurich) and Professor Ranjani Mazumdar (Jawaharlal Nehru University). Both speakers have contributed to the study of colour through research into technology, aesthetics and screen histories, and their papers address these conference themes.
Please see the link below for the conference schedule (please note this is subject to change)
Conference registration can be found here and will remain open until 1st June.
Tickets for the screening of Point Blank on Wednesday 10th July can now be purchased separately from the Watershed website.
Please note that we will not be organising accommodation however there are a number of hotel, B&B and guest house options close to the venue:
The conference will take place in the Department for Film and Television, Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor, Richmond Building, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1LN.
The University of Bristol is highly accessible by various transport links. You can find campus maps and directions for getting to the university here.
Should you have any questions relating to the conference please do not hesitate to contact the team at colour-conference2019@bristol.ac.uk
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