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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 sixteen years. He studied audio-visual communication at St Martins School of Art; and has just 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. He is the senior technician for the School of Film & Television at Falmouth University.
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Emailjem.mackay@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone01326 370456 (ext 1456)
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    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    YearQualificationAwarding 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 Research

    Research topics

    • Group Thinking
    • Augmented Intelligence

    Research Outputs

    Externally funded research grants information

    Year startingYear endingProject titleFunderCurrencyValueCollaboratorsHESA Category
    2013
    2013
    ISEA Swarm
    BT
    GBP
    1000
    No data
    13 Other sources

    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

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