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'Clearer Is Not Always Louder’. Deafness, Language & Sound.

Posted on Tue 18 Sep 2018

Jonny Cotsen is an Artist, Teacher, Father and Deaf man. He joined the Studio earlier in the year as part of the New Talent Residency Programme. In this talk he will talk about his previous solo-show, ‘Louder Is Not Always Clearer’ which illustrated his struggles, in a hearing world. 'Louder is…

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Facebook for Sceptics

Posted on Thu 16 Aug 2018

Marcus Gilroy Ware is a lecturer of Journalism at UWE, has published a book on social media called Filling the Void: Social Media and The Continuation of Capitalism and has been a Studio resident for the past two years. Tim Kindberg is a Studio resident, computer engineer and develops software, but…

Verity holding two speaker boxes from Duncan Speakman's 'A Folded Path' up to her ears
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Virtually Useful: Step Five - Sound

Posted on Sat 4 Aug 2018

Great sound design can elevate immersive experiences, whilst poorly handled audio can feel clumsy, uncomfortable and disjointed. But what is it that actually makes the difference when using audio in VR/XR?

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In Conversation with Emma Bettridge

Posted on Wed 25 Jul 2018

Emma Bettridge is Bristol Old Vic Ferment Producer and for the last 8 years has been the driving force behind Ferment, an extraordinary testing ground supporting artists to develop and share experimental work at an early stage. We have known Emma for many years, and are endlessly inspired by her…

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i-docs 2018

Posted on Wed 11 Jul 2018

Nadav Assor was a keynote speaker and exhibitor at this year’s i-docs. We were very lucky to be joined by him for this week’s Lunchtime Talk.

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Confessions Corner

Posted on Tue 3 Jul 2018

I’m writing this deep in the nook of confessions corner. I’m going to admit to something you probably don’t know about me.

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Epic Games with No Code – Platforms for Designing Story Worlds

Posted on Tue 3 Jul 2018

Resident Vincent Baidoo has been exploring the expanding universe of software & apps, asking the question - can games creation become more like AV, where tools for production & design are in the hands of the many, not the few?Five Things I Learned:1. Vincent’s favourite companies are manga…

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No Bindings: A New Approach to Publishing

Posted on Mon 2 Jul 2018

No Bindings is re-inventing social publishing with hybrid books, combining sound recordings, art, text and most importantly putting people at the forefront of everything it does. We heard Lily Green, No Bindings founder and assistant producer Will Taylor discuss pivotal projects, lessons learnt and…

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Building a Martian House

Posted on Mon 2 Jul 2018

Ella Good and Nicki Kent collaborate together to create work all about the future. They are currently in the midst of a ten-year project called A Decade of Mars.