Film and Media Studies has long been one of the strengths of the University of Stirling, so it is not surprising that the Library’s collections reflect this. We are fortunate to hold the papers of three filmmakers: Lindsay Anderson, one of the most important film directors of the 20th century; John Grierson, who founded the Documentary Film Movement; and the animator and experimental filmmaker, Norman McLaren.
The Lindsay Anderson collection includes material relating to all of Anderson’s films, including If.... , This Sporting Life , O Lucky Man! and Britannia Hospital, as well as 40 theatre productions directed by Anderson. A large amount of personal material collected and kept by Anderson is also in the collection.
The John Grierson Archive provides a comprehensive account of the career of one of the key figures in the history of documentary filmmaking. The archive contains a wealth of material, including papers relating to the various organisations for which Grierson worked ‐ the Empire Marketing Board, the GPO Film Unit, the Imperial Relations Trust, the National Film Board of Canada, Group 3 Film Company, UNESCO,the Association Internationale des Documentaristes; Films of Scotland Committee and Scottish Television.
Norman McLaren was born in Stirling in April 1914. It was while a student at Glasgow School of Art that he started making short experimental films. His work came to the attention of John Grierson, who offered him a job with the GPO Film Unit. When Grierson moved to Canada in 1939 to set up their National Film Board, he invited McLaren to join him. In Canada Grierson gave McLaren the freedom to experiment.
McLaren's genius was recognised worldwide with a string of awards for his work,including an Oscar in 1953 for his short film Neighbours. Our collection includes material relating to McLaren’s films, as well as his correspondence, press cuttings and photographs.
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Tommy Smith has been away from the club circuit for many years building up the amazing jazz scene in Scotland. He is the driving force behind the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, his youth orchestra and the new jazz course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has only played outside his homeland with the European super-group of Arild Anderson and Paolo Vinaccia with whom he has travelled world-wide.
He has now put together a suite of music and a band comprising the cream of Scottish musicians which has been described as the toughest and most creative of his career. Best of all he has arranged a UK tour for them.
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Sir Walter Scott died in Abbotsford on 21st September, 1832. No writer before or since has had so much influence on a nation's cultural identity.In this issue
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15 September 2011
When Jorge Cham adapted his hugely popular PhD cartoon for film, he eschewed animation and hired real Caltech students and academics for his comically true-to-life doctoral tales. Paul Jump reports.
Absent-minded academics and scientists who are a few base pairs short of a double helix are as much a cinema staple as maverick cops and superheroes with a troubled past. For all the recent rise in 3D film, Jorge Cham believes that researchers are rarely portrayed in ways that transcend that stereotypical dimension. Read the whole article online here.
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| Benjamin Zephaniah being interviewed for Guardian |
Greentrax Recordings will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a Showcase Concert, Saturday 15th October 2011, 7.30pm at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh.
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| Halle Berry on Wikipedia |
So Cloud Atlas starts filming in Glasgow this week, Halle Berry will be in town, filming scenes in 'San Fransisco' in the 1970s.
The Britten–Pears Foundation, based in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, is a Designated collection holding the archives of composer Benjamin Britten. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, we have initiated an exciting project based around Britten’s centenary celebrations in 2013.
The role of this HLF Graduate Trainee post is to support the front line work of the current archive/library staff and to assist in preparing the collections for a major move. The post will include overseeing our Reading Room and dealing with enquiries from researchers, as well as project work in preservation, digitisation and description of our collections.
This fixed term post would ideally suit a graduate wishing to gain work experience before applying for a postgraduate qualification in either Archives and Records Management or Library and Information Management. Training from our qualified Archivists and Librarian in the use of CALM, the archive management system, and in the many aspects of work in a specialist music archive and research library will be provided. The successful applicant will be motivated and happy to work on their own initiative, confident in dealing with the public, have strong communication and time management skills and be committed to archives or librarianship as a career. An interest in twentieth-century music would also be an advantage.
- For more information about the Britten-Pears Foundation and to download an application form please visit our website www.brittenpears.org .
- To request an application pack in hard copy please contact Anna Hunter on 01728 451700 or a.hunter@brittenpears.org
- For an informal chat about the post please contact librarian Nicholas Clark or archivist Judith Ratcliffe on 01728 451700, or email n.clark@brittenpears.org or j.ratcliffe@brittenpears.org.
The closing date for applications is Fri 30 Sep 2011
Interviews will be held week commencing 10 Oct 2011
Nicholas Clark
Librarian
Britten–Pears Foundation
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| William Tytler (image from ElectricScotland) |
Friday 16 September 2011 12.30 - 14.00
British Library Summer Scholars Seminar Series: Digital Storytelling: Inventing a New Cinematic Language for Documentary
5th September, Amy-Beth Jordan reports that the Royal Conservatoire tour has made it to Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye. As you see ...!  |
| Caught rehearsing in a 16th century castle, 4th September 2011 |
WhittakerLive has posted friendly and informative postings since 1999. We showcase performing arts websites, and higher education links that will interest our staff and student performers.It's a wide remit, which is why the postings might seem rather random at first glance. However, this week's postings are pretty representative of what we aim to achieve. So, what have we got? Obituaries for Ray Fisher (Scottish ballad singer) and Alasdair Gillies (bagpiper extraordinaire). An 'on this day' posting for Joseph Ritson, an influential 18th century antiquarian. The name-change from RSAMD to Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Digitised Beethoven. The first call for papers, for Musica Scotica 2012 conference.
Current awareness: useful weblinks, publications, recordings, events etc. Also postings on learning skills, research support and information literacy.
Ray Fisher has died in the morning of 31 August 2011, after a long battle with cancer. Her contribution to Scots song and balladry has been immense. An obituary by Sheila Miller has appeared today in Guardian Online. A date for the funeral has not yet been arranged.Staff and students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - See which Ray Fisher recordings we have in the Whittaker Library - click here. Additionally, the English Dance & Song magazine for Spring 2009 had some coverage of Ray's activities, so the relevant articles will be added to our Scottish Ephemera file.
Guardian obituary
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| Joseph Ritson at work |
