Past Present.

Welcome to our shows from 2020-2023.

This is a showcase of work by students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, who graduated from 2020 to 2022.

It's all of us, together, in a digital show you curate for yourself - not pre-arranged into rooms, courses or disciplines. You do the arranging. Want to see all the red things we made? Or all the work about identity, nature or isolation? Look at what you want to, when you want to, whether it's all the illustration, all the writing, all the movies or performance. You get the idea.

This exhibition is yours for the making. Go explore.

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Whilst Anglia Ruskin University remains committed to freedom of speech for individuals, the views and opinions included in this showcase belong to their authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Anglia Ruskin University. If you've got any concerns please contact us.

Francesco Bavetta

Film and Television Production - BA (Hons)

From a young age the discovery of the visual power of film has helped me to escape and to channel my emotions. It entertained and excited me. I live with my brother who has severe autism, which has shaped me as a person and inspired me to make films that are real and tell a story that needs to be heard. In my films, I want the audience to feel, empathise, question and reflect. Ed Perkins with his creativity, brings out a raw emotion in his documentaries. Screenwriters such as John Hughes have inspired me. His ability to build characters in his brilliant dialogue has influenced my thinking. The genius of actors such as Robert De Nero and the passion and knowledge of directors, such as Scorsese and Tarantino, helped me to produce a first on my dissertation. I have directed two powerful documentaries and taken on all major roles.

I have produced short promotional videos for a company website both through university and privately. My course has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and to learn how to work both alone and in a team. I also have a solid understanding of equipment and software that are industry standard. My degree has given me a platform to move into an entry level runner or Development Assistant role. The longer term ambition is to combine acting and eventually direct my own passion projects.

Filming on location for the documentary film ‘He Ain’t Heavy’ with the main contributor of the film Joey

Working as the Sound designer and boom operator for an independent short film production outside of University

Adjusting the lights in the TV Studio at University

Documentary film ‘He Ain’t Heavy’

Documentary film ‘A Covid Education’

I had to decide which style of documentary I wanted to make and researched all genres of documentary

Initial ideas for my film: I Initially wanted to do a mockumentary - it was going to be a story of me checking up on a series of ‘characters’ (my family members) and asking them how their home learning experiences have been. However, I decided to make a straight documentary instead with comical elements.

Trying to find archival footage on Prelinger - I wanted to find footage of children being taught in classrooms or at home. My idea was that in the edit I wanted to show a comparison of education in schools and home learning in the current lockdown. This process was good for me as I learned more about the subject matter.

How I wanted the poem to be expressed visually.

Some ideas on how I wanted to film Shella’s interview, and for the film itself

In the pre-production stage, my two major responsibilities were to complete all documents and to carry out necessary research. Completing contributor forms to gain filming permission was a vital part of this project, as many of my contributors were under the age of 18. In this stage of the process I had to draw up a list of all contributors I wanted to contact.

One area of research that I had to attend to involved learning how to record via Zoom (see picture on next slide). It was vital for me to effectively record on Zoom whilst my contributor and I were both recording independently on our own external devices.