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<p><span style="font-family:GillSans"><font size="6"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold">2013 ASPERA Conference. </span><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">The 10th Annual Conference of the Australian Screen Production Education &
Research Association (ASPERA), Melbourne, </span><b style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">8th-10th July 2013</b><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Jointly presented by Swinburne University’s School of Film and Television, Deakin
University’s School of Communication and Creative Arts & RMIT University’s
School of Media and Communication.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">The ASPERA conference is an annual opportunity for academics, filmmakers and
postgraduate students to present and discuss their ideas, projects, teaching &
research as they relate to the field of contemporary screen production.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">The conference convenors invite papers, panels and topics for roundtable discussion,
interactive workshops and poster presentations that address the following theme (with other ideas also being considered):
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700;color:rgb(0.000000%,0.000000%,56.470590%)">“Back to the Future: re-framing new & old screen production
practices”
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">It is now well over a decade since the digital era began its radical transformation of
the media industries. As online content proliferates, the social and participatory
nature of Web 2.0 expands the way in which ‘content producers’ access support,
reach audiences & distribute content. Wholesale disruption to modes of production
is now broadly accepted ... or is it? While it is easy to be seduced by the discourse
of change, our disciplines are uniquely positioned within educational, professional
and cultural contexts to navigate the digital domain and to explore, exemplify and
support innovative practice within it. This year’s conference provides an
opportunity to reflect on the impact of the digital era on our teaching and research,
the many new possibilities and challenges it offers but also the continuing relevance
of established modes of creative screen production.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Topics you may wish to address include:
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">New distribution practices
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Teaching screen production within the digital classroom & e-learning/online </span><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">learning environments</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">The changing nature of the professional/non-professional
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Social media as a production platform
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Participatory content production
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Access & development
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Digital activism & advocacy
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Transmedia storytelling
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Emerging funding models
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Digital workflows
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Mobile screens
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<li style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">New forms of creative collaboration</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">Participants are also encouraged to propose <b>exhibits, practical workshops or
demonstrations.</b> A range of digital studio and networking facilities can be made
available to support such activities. So talk with us about your requirements.</span></p><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700;color:rgb(0.000000%,0.000000%,56.470590%)">Important Deadlines:
</span></p><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Abstracts to be submitted by </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700">Friday 26th April 2013
</span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Successful submissions will be notified by </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700">Friday 24th May
</span></p><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700;color:rgb(0.000000%,0.000000%,56.470590%)">Submission guidelines:
</span></p><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">All proposals must include the following information:
</span></p><ul style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt;list-style-type:none"><li><p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">- Name, title and affiliation of each author (please indicate student authors)
</span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">- An extended abstract (500 words) describing the presentation, including </span><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">illustrations or diagrams for installation as needed</span></p>
</li><li><p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">- Requirements for technical support (e.g. AV, space, electrical)
</span></p></li></ul></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">- First author’s name and page numbers on all proposal pages
</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><i style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">*Postgraduate student submissions are strongly encouraged.</i><br><span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">*Proposals should be submitted to <a href="mailto:asperaconference@gmail.com">asperaconference@gmail.com</a> as attachments. </span><div>
<span style="font-family:GillSans;font-size:12pt">*Please send proposals and other inquiries to: <a href="mailto:asperaconference@gmail.com">asperaconference@gmail.com</a></span><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column"><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans';font-weight:700;color:rgb(0.000000%,0.000000%,56.470590%)">Other Information:
</span></p><p style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'GillSans'">Upon completion of the conference presenters will be invited to submit their papers
to be considered for publication in a peer reviewed journal. </span></p><ul>
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</div><div><br></div>-- <br><br>Rachel Wilson <br>Program Director - Bachelor of Communication (Media)<br><br>School of Media & Communication <br>RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia<br>CRICOS provider code: 00122A<br>
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