Dr Jem Mackay
Course Leader, Film & Television MA (Online)
Dr Jem Mackay is a filmmaker/artist who has been exploring collaborative systems within creative projects for the last eighteen years. He is course leader for MA Film & Television (Online). He studied audio-visual communication at St Martins School of Art; and completed his PhD at Falmouth University, looking at non-hierarchy through open-source approaches to distributed filmmaking. He was previously awarded a distinction for his MA in Digital Art from the University of the Arts London and has experimented with group art events in non-art public venues. He initiated several art collectives including Explosure and the House Art Gallery in London, which was an artist-led exhibition space that showed works by Sir Terry Frost and Anthony Gormley alongside local artists. He has also written a chapter entitled The Philosophical Importance of Collaboration in a collection of writings by artists entitled Philosophy of Art.
Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | PhD | University of the Arts London |
| 2011 | PGCHE | Falmouth University |
| 2006 | MA in Digital Arts (Distinction) | University of the Arts London |
| 1985 | BA Hons in Graphic Design(2.1) | St Martin's School of Art |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Open, Collaborative and Non-hierarchical filmmaking structures. Also self-organisation, emergence and group dynamics. Online community development.
Research centre and group affiliations
Pedare: Centre for Pedagogic Arts-based ResearchResearch Topics
- Group Thinking
- Augmented Intelligence
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
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Fox, Neil
(2017), 'Wilderness'
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Mackay, Jem
(2014), www.swarmtv.net : Non-hierarchy Through Open Source Approaches To Distributed Filmmaking., (Submitted)
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Mackay, Jem
(2023), Movie Maths, In: MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture, MAI, Online, 1 (11), ISSN: 2003-167x
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | BT | 13 Other sources | ISEA Swarm | 1000 | 2013 | 2013 |
Research Students
Current research students
Patrick Campbell (MFA part-time student in Photography).
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Audio for Film & Television
Courses taught
- Film
- Animation
- Television
- Journalism
- Digital Media
- Photography
- Pop Music
