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The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
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Chrome

Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences.

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Internet Explorer

To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of animated GIF images, open Internet Options > Advanced tab. Under the Multimedia section, uncheck the Play animations in webpage check-box, click Apply and Exit and then restart your computer.

Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

Dr Paul Thompson

Reader

Paul has worked as a professional recording engineer for over 15 years and his work has been played on BBC6 Music, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and on independent radio stations across Europe and the USA. He has worked with local, national and international artists including Sam Airey, Stereo Mike, Marcus Bonfanti, The Medieval Baebes, Ian Prowse, Utah Saints and The Wedding Present.

Paul is the programme leader for MA Music Production and teaches on the MA Popular Music and Culture, the BSc Music Technology, BSc Audio Engineering and BA Music Production programmes. He is currently part of six doctoral supervision teams on various topics around music and sound.

Paul is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Associate Member of the Institute of Acoustics and a member of the Music Producer’s Guild.

Current Teaching

Creative Studio Practice
Creative Music Production
Doctoral Supervision
Popular Music Culture, History and Heritage
Research Practice
Studio Production Skills
Final Individual Project

Research Interests

Paul is the author of Creativity in the Recording Studio: Alternative Takes (2019), co-author of Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice: The Beatles and Beyond (2021) and co-editor of Popular Music in Leeds: History, Heritage, People and Places (2023). His on-going research interests include music and audio education, popular music history, creativity and cultural production in popular music.