Dr Jem Mackay
Senior Technician, The School of Film & Television
Dr Jem Mackay is a filmmaker/artist who has been exploring collaborative systems within creative projects for the last eighteen years. He is course leader for MA Film & Television (Online). He studied audio-visual communication at St Martins School of Art; and completed his PhD at Falmouth University, looking at non-hierarchy through open-source approaches to distributed filmmaking. He was previously awarded a distinction for his MA in Digital Art from the University of the Arts London and has experimented with group art events in non-art public venues. He initiated several art collectives including Explosure and the House Art Gallery in London, which was an artist-led exhibition space that showed works by Sir Terry Frost and Anthony Gormley alongside local artists. He has also written a chapter entitled The Philosophical Importance of Collaboration in a collection of writings by artists entitled Philosophy of Art.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | PhD | University of the Arts London |
| 2011 | PGCHE | Falmouth University |
| 2006 | MA in Digital Arts (Distinction) | University of the Arts London |
| 1985 | BA Hons in Graphic Design(2.1) | St Martin's School of Art |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Open, Collaborative and Non-hierarchical filmmaking structures. Also self-organisation, emergence and group dynamics. Online community development.
Research centre and group affiliations
Pedare: Centre for Pedagogic Arts-based ResearchResearch Topics
- Group Thinking
- Augmented Intelligence
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Thesis
| Mackay, Jem (2014) www.swarmtv.net : Non-hierarchy Through Open Source Approaches To Distributed Filmmaking. Doctoral thesis, University of the Arts London in collaboration with Falmouth University. | |
Media
Fox, Neil  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2959-2877 (2017) 'Wilderness'. [Media] | ![[img]](/style/images/fileicons/video.png) ![[img]](/style/images/fileicons/slideshow.png) |
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | BT | 13 Other sources | ISEA Swarm | 1000 | 2013 | 2013 |
Research Students
Current research students
Patrick Campbell (MFA part-time student in Photography).
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Audio for Film & Television
Courses taught
- Film
- Animation
- Television
- Journalism
- Digital Media
- Photography
- Pop Music
