Film, Animation and Photography staff
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Shaun Magher
Course Director BA (Hons) Digital Animation, MA Feature Film Development
Shaun has spent 30 years working as a Director, Creative Director and Animation Director within the UK and International Film and Television industries. A graduate from St Martins school of Art (1985) and the National Film and Television school (1989). Shaun鈥檚 work spans Feature films, TV series, commercials, station branding...
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Frank Mannion
Senior Lecturer Film Distribution and Marketing / Movie Producer, Swipe Films
Frank Mannion runs the award-winning production, sales and distribution company, Swipe Films. The company has built up a valuable library of over 25 films, winning over 100 awards at major festivals around the world, including the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. Frank Mannion's movies include: 'Get Lucky' starring...
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Professor Xavier Mendik
Institutional Lead for the BCU Film Futures/BFI Partnership | Director of BCU Film Futures | Professor of Cult Cinema Studies
Xavier Mendik 聽is a Professor of Cult Cinema Studies at 探花直播, where he also runs the annual聽 Cine-Excess 聽International Film Festival ( www.cine-excess.co.uk ). He is the author, editor and co-editor of nine volumes on cult cinema traditions, including聽 Bodies of Desire and Bodies in Distress:...
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Joe Miles
Course Leader BA (Hons) Photography, Interim Course Director of Filmmaking
Joe has extensive experience as a freelance photographer, specialising in commercial and editorial photography for national and international clients. He has worked with models, politicians, sportspeople and celebrities for clients including the BBC, British Telecom, The Cond茅 Nast Publications, The Daily Telegraph, Fulham FC...
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Nosa Obayiuwana
Course Director BSc (Hons) Digital Film Production
Nosa is an active film producer, researcher, and educator whose career bridges academia and practice. His film credits include Lodgers (FESPACO), Blackmail (The Nollywood Factory, Cineworld), Crazy, Lovely, Cool (Netflix), and The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (TIFF, Netflix). He has served in roles ranging from associate...
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Koray Pezukoglu
Senior Animation Technician
Koray is experienced in the fields of motion graphics design, 3D modelling, animation, filmmaking and advertisement. He is a serious Cinema 4D enthusiast, researching Unity integration into Cinema 4D and live motion capture technologies. Koray provides daily or weekly software demonstrations and assists staff and students with...
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Andy Pilsbury
Senior Technician
Andy has worked at BCU as a Senior Technician within Photography since 2012. He oversees the running of the Photographic Studios, Processing Room, and Analogue Darkroom along with providing workshops and training for BA and MA students. He has a broad and varied skillset ranging from studio practice, camera and lighting...
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Nick Priest
Lecturer in Photography
Nick is the Level 5 Coordinator and Level 4 Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Photography course. He has a passion for all areas of photography and his practice has led him into documentary and portrait photography, shooting communities, people, places, and readings in psychogeography and sense of place, which is now where his...
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Robert Sharl
Senior Lecturer
Robert Sharl is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communications at 探花直播鈥檚 Faculty聽of Art, Design and Media. He joined the University in 1999. Robert Sharl is changing the way that industry and聽BCU聽collaborate. Instead of having external businesses being a plug-in part to the students鈥� time table, he wants the...
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Aimee Sills
Technician
Aimee joined BCU in March 2023 as a photography technician, supporting students across the photographic studios, processing room and darkroom. Her skillset and main areas of interest encompassing analogue practices including large and medium format, darkroom printing and bookbinding as well as studio practices and digital...