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From a leap of faith to lift off - Arts, Environment and Technology students end year on a high
Work by our Photographic Journalism, Computing and Creative Technologies, Art, Architecture and Design, and Film, Music and Performing Arts undergraduates was displayed to members of the public and industry experts throughout May and June at a series of four exhibitions.
Photographic Journalism
Hosted at Hilton Court, Headingley, ‘Collection Seventeen’ showcased work by 17 BSc (Hons) Photographic Journalism students.
The event, which took place from Friday 13 May to Friday 20 May, included images of endangered species, people who work night shifts, and shots of metropolitan cities that have been the target of terror attacks.
Sian Goodwin, third year student and one of the event organisers, said: "The launch night was a huge success for all involved, providing a fantastic experience for the third years. I am very proud of the show we put on."
Lift off
This year’s festival, which celebrated and showcased the creative talent of students in the University’s School of Film, Music and Performing Arts, took place in and around both the City and Headingley campuses from Monday 9 May to Friday 13 May.
Highlights included an opportunity to visit Leeds Beckett’s 10 recording studios, a mixed programme of films by Northern Film School students, and a full programme of performance and dance events featuring theatre pieces, durational performances, and one-to-one performance encounters and conversations.
Speaking on behalf of the film school, Anna Zaluczkowska, Senior Lecturer, said: “The BA (Hons) Filmmaking degree show was held on Thursday 12th June. It was a full but enjoyable day which included a range of drama and documentary productions and script readings from feature films and TV series written by the students. The range of work on display was incredible - I hope the students’ films and scripts will contribute to future successes for all of them.”
Computer and Creative Technologies
The eighth annual programme, which included a keynote speech by Bob Crooks, Chair of the British Computer Society’s (BCS) Green ICT Specialist Group, took place on Monday 23 May at the University’s Rose Bowl.
Dr Maurice Calvert, Principal Lecturer in the School of Computing, Creative Technologies and Engineering, said: “The showcase provided an opportunity for our very best students to display the work that they have created – it is the capstone of their course.”
The showcase featured work by games designers, computer animators and programmers and was been drawn from a variety of subject specialisms, with topics derived from the School’s research activities, industry sources and from the personal interest and enthusiasm of staff and students.
Projects included ‘using Android forensic artefacts to predict a user’s location’ by BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics student Jordan Brear and ‘Underground’, a tense, visceral action horror game set in the London underground by BSc (Hons) Game Design undergraduates Charles Clark, Nathan Duke, Gregg Perry, Reece Sherwood and Hayden Young.
The week-long event, which was held from Friday 3 June to Friday 10 June at Broadcasting Place, provided an opportunity for members of the public and industry professionals to view the work of students from: Architecture; Design Product, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Arts and Design, Interior Architecture and Design, and Landscape Architecture and Design courses.
Head of the School of Art, Architecture and Design, and former Leeds Beckett student, Lisa Stansbie, said: “The School has always been known as a place where radical experimentation in art, design and architectural practice takes place, and where challenge and risk taking is crucial.”