Research Student Profiles

Artificially Intelligent Theatre: The application of machine learning ideas to the creation of a theatre play
Dr Anna Bramwell-Dicks and Dr Louise Lepage

Experimentation of a new grammar for telling narratives in Cinematic Virtual Reality
Dr Guy Schofield and Professor John Mateer

MA (by Research) in Theatre

‘I Still Believe in Heroes’: Creating a Contemporary Mythology in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Mr Simon Van Der Borgh and Dr Fiona Keenan

Music and the machine: Exploring methods by which musical empathy establishes an immersive video game experience
Dr Anna Bramwell-Dicks and Dr Jonathan Hook

Dual Carriageway - Live performance and digital storytelling linking communities along the Great North Road
Dr Debbie Maxwell and Dr Mark Smith

Storytelling and ADHD: Adapting fairy tale films for neurodiverse audiences.
Dr Mariana Lopez

Neoliberal Feminism and TV Mysteries
Dr Kristyn Gorton

Generating real-time audio description for live streamed gaming
Dr Mariana Lopez and Dr Guy Schofield

Coordination and Storytelling: Developing Interactive Media Narrative Experiences for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Dr Debbie Maxwell

Functional enhancement: Redefinition of sports commentary in the era of digital media
Dr Jenna Ng

Historical Buildings in Heritage Cinema and Their Effect on the Visitor Experience
Dr Emma Pett

The application and relevance of Stanislavsky, and later exponents of his theories, in rehearsal and performance with specific focus on the portrayal of obsessive-compulsive disorder on the stage.
Dr Tom Cantrell

To what extent is the work of Nathan Field distinctive in its use of instructional content?
Professor Michael Cordner

What is the cultural value of outdoor/experiential film screenings?
Dr Jenna Ng

Immersive Continuity: Long Takes, 3-D Sound, and the Impression of Reality in the Cinema of Alfonso Cuarón
Dr Sandra Pauletto

The comic nature of character and narrative in related TV and film comedy.
Mr Simon Van Der Borgh and Dr Kristyn Gorton

Chinese Audiences’ Reception of and Attitudes towards Hollywood Films with Chinese Elements
Professor Andrew Higson

Investigating Emotional Audience Responses to Theatre and Music
Dr Lisa Peschel and Dr Nick Barraclough

Hands-off Interactive Narrative: Exploring a Language for Post-Television
Dr Guy Schofield and Dr Kristyn Gorton

Responsive media and non-linear participatory narratives of mental health
Dr Jonathan Hook and Professor Mariana Ursu

Mental Illness and Dramatising Symptoms: A Playwright’s Perspective
Dr Lisa Peschel

Ether-Realism: evolving new cinematic form by speaking the old language of our native psyche
Dr Ed Braman and Mr Andrew Vickers

Aljazeera Channel's Effect on the Political Consciousness of the Arab Youth since 2000
Dr Ed Braman and Dr Kirstyn Gorton

The Context and Practice of Museum Games Production in the UK and China
Dr Jenna Ng

ASMR: Sound interventions for mental health and wellbeing in adolescents
Dr Mariana Lopez

Magic Circles: Generating collaborative queer utopias via tabletop roleplaying games and the “Fantastic Genres”
Dr Louise LePage and Dr Ben Kirkman

Mind over Matter: Trauma, Identity, and Anxiety in the age of the Networked Neoliberal Superhero
Dr Kristyn Gorton

Transitions from Chinese Ink Paintings into Interactive media
Dr Guy Schofield and Professor Marian Ursu

Audio Describing gestures and facial expressions in Thai serials
Dr Mariana Lopez

The player as antagonist. Can the reframing of narrative terms lead to a more immersive and engaging experience in interactive storytelling?
Dr Guy Schofield and Dr Jenna Ng

Television's Lost Archives of Knowledge
Dr Kristyn Gorton 

How does shifting from a horizontal aspect ratio to a vertical aspect ratio in long-form film production affect the filmmaking process and resulting narratives?
Dr Nick Jones and Dr Ed Braman

The Role of Metaphor in Documentary Film and Television
Dr Ed Braman

The Interplay of Place and Nostalgia in Contemporary Migratory European Cinema
Professor Duncan Petrie

Thesis title in develpment
Dr Mariana Lopez