Opening powerpoint slide for 'reel to real' talk
I am very excited to be giving the BSFA Lecture at #eastercon2026 tomorrow! I will be talking about film locations and what happens after the cameras leave....
The front slide of the presentation, it shows the opening credits for sanditon and says 'Adapting Austen's unfinished buildings in ITV's Sanditon' followed by the name of the speaker.
I had a great time talking about my Sanditon research at the BAFTSS Adaptation SIG recently, the full work was published in Film, Fashion and Consumption last year.
A poster for ‘what’s class got to do with it?’ A one day symposium, then a picture of a vintage tv set
I attended a really fascinating symposium today about class in the British TV industry at Leeds University. Great to hear from academics, screenwriters and folks from the BBC!
Left to right, a damsel in distress, lilo and stitch (2025), royal wedding and Clue
#LastFourWatched bit of a mix this week
A photo collage of Rosy standing next to a screen showing her powerpoint.
In July I organised and co-led my department's Teaching Showcase, celebrating the incredible teaching and pedagogical research taking place in the department. I gave a presentation about my media production assessment, detailing how to teach editing with no budget and minimal equipment. #teaching
Left to right: A Single Life (3 stars), The Fire Within (4 stars), Turning Red (4 stars) and Abstract (3 stars)
The twin domes and lawns of Old Royal Naval College bathed in golden light from the sunset
I had a wonderful time at AMPS London Heritage Conference at the University of Greenwich last week, discussing how Old Royal Naval College is used as a film location and engages with screen tourism. #filmlocations #academicsky #heritage
Two speakers in front of their presentation
Speaker in front of presentation
Presenter in front of her presentaion
Three great papers to start of AMPS London Heritages Conference: Z. Krzyzanowska & K. Kintrea: A Long-Term Approach to Conservation at the ORNC, Marianne McAra: Cultural Assets and Vernacular Materials and Yuyang Tian: An analysis of Yangjiabu woodblock prints 1950-2020.
Had a fantastic day talking about adaptation ideas at UoB today - I structured it as a series of workshops so we had space for thought and curiosity. Some great discussions with @faywinfield.bsky.social @huntressleine.bsky.social @iriskb.bsky.social @rosemaryaj.bsky.social among others!
Left to right Harold Lloyd ‘I do’, Harold Lloyd ‘Spring Fever’, Charlie Chaplin ‘The Vagabond’, the Hayao Miyazaki‘s music video ‘On your Mark’.
#filmsky #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
This week I taught my class about loading and working film with 8mm film and we looked at some Harold Lloyd films and an early Chaplin.
A series of conference boards with research posters on them
I had an amazing time organising the student research for my department, today we had 120 international foundation students present their work in the Faculty of Arts Building at Warwick University.
Left to right Hotel Transylvania 3, hotel Transylvania 2, Lightyear and Conclave
It’s been a stressful week #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Filmsky
A screencap of the last four films watched, left to right is Grease 2, Morris, The Sunshine Makers and Hot Fuzz
It’s #LetterboxdFriday again, another mix based on visiting Wells, seeing Morris Dancers and wanting to watch a musical.
A screencap showing the last four watched most recent is the nanny diaries with three stars then terminator two with four stars then Oliver! With four stars and then the silly Symphony short funny little bunnies with three stars
Quite a mix this week… #lastfourwatched
A shelf in a gift shop showing merchandise that says ‘pemberley’ but shows the image of Chatsworth house
Brilliant site visit to Chatsworth House today to see how they conflate their image with #JaneAusten ‘s Pemberley (it was the filming location for Pemberley in the 2005 Pride & Prejudice).
I had a really great time presenting my paper at #BAFTSS2025 today, lots of discussion about authenticity and heaps of great questions from the audience.
Very excited to be discussing the aesthetics of heritage media at #BAFTSS2025 Come see me tomorrow at 11:45 am in panel 2B.1 in room OC0.01
Looking forward to the keynote at #BAFTSS2025
Opening title of Sanditon TV Series, an illustration of the facade of Sanditon House is against a blue sky, three figures, two women wearing Jane Austen bonnets and a man with a cane stand in front of it, their backs to the viewer. In one corner a title in white reads 'Directed by Olly Blackburn'. There are some graphics overlays that look like blueprints.
Very excited to have just completed the page proofs for my first journal article ~ Legitimizing And Authenticating a Post-Heritage Austen Diegesis Through Filming Locations ~ #sanditon #janeausten #filminglocations