Identities and Methodologies of Doctoral Candidates Undertaking Audiovisual Research-by-Practice

Abstract

“Identities and Methodologies of Doctoral Candidates Undertaking Audiovisual Research-by-Practice” comprises a triptych of video essays, crafted by the co-organisers of the inaugural B-Film Creative Practice Colloquium at the University of Birmingham. In each video, the creators reflect upon data collected during this event (including a videographic exercise, digital questionnaires, and filmed interviews). Through analysing how attendees described and executed their practice and methods, the three videos jointly and separately interrogate: • relationships of process and product in audiovisual research-by-practice; • the place of experimental filmmaking in academia; • opportunities for, and impediments to, the adoption and development of filmmaking in the academy. These works have a specific focus on postgraduate researchers and thus may provide guidance for both supervisors and future students working in creative practice research.

Keywords

• audiovisual methodology, doctoral students, creative practice, practice research, filmmaking, academic identity.