Music for Audio-Visual Media II Conference

20-22 juin 2016, Leeds

CFP Deadline: Monday 18 January 2015
https://www.trevorjonesfilm.leeds.ac.uk/mavim-ii-conference
School of Music, University of Leeds, UK

This is the second Music for Audio-Visual Media (MAViM) conference, part of the Research Council UK-funded project 'The Professional Career and Output of Trevor Jones', and in association with the British Audio-Visual Research Network (BARN). We welcome and encourage submissions relating to all aspects of music and sound in and for audio-visual media including but not limited to film, television, games, music video, screen advertising, the internet and interactive media, and have particular interest in proposals in the following areas:

* The screen music of Trevor Jones

* Audio-visual archives and documentation

* The technology of music for audio-visual media

* Creative practice in screen music

* Pre-existing music in film, television and other screen media, and its afterlife

* Music in television and screen advertising

Papers: 250-word abstracts for papers of 20 minutes' duration, followed by 10 minutes' discussion.

Themed Panel Sessions (2 or 3 papers): 250-word introduction and a 200-word abstract per paper for a 60- or 90-minute session, including time for discussion.

Screen Compositions and Films: 250-word abstracts for screen scores or short films with sound/music (complete or extract) lasting no more than 20 minutes, followed by discussion.

All proposals should be emailed to trevorjonesfilm -at- leeds.ac.uk by Monday 18 January 2015. All enquiries should be sent to the same email address. The programme will be announced in February 2016.

Conference Commitee: Prof. David Cooper (University of Leeds, Chair), Dr Laura Anderson (University of Leeds), Dr Kevin J. Donnelly (University of Southampton), Ms Sarah Hall (University of Leeds), Dr Catherine Haworth (University of Huddersfield), Dr Vasco Hexel (Royal College of Music), Mr Alex King (Leeds International Film Festival), Dr Ian Sapiro (University of Leeds)