BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts

<p dir="ltr">Neil Rose is a sound designer and academic who specialises in electroacoustic/acousmatic music, live performance, film, animation and design. He studied sonic arts at Middlesex University, and lectures in Film &amp; Screen Arts here at the university.</p> <p dir="ltr">Neil undertakes frequent collaborations with film and performance/live artists as well as being a successful recording artist, publishing on One C, Café Concrete and Prima Rosa records, and has had work internationally distributed and reviewed by The Wire magazine.</p> <p dir="ltr">Specialising in sound, Neil also has a wealth of experience in post production, visual effects and film editing. His deep technical knowledge of the industry, from conception right the way through to the output of films, makes him a fantastic addition to the Film &amp; Screen Arts courses.</p> <p dir="ltr">Click here to visit Neil's <a href="https://soundcloud.com/neilrose2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Soundcloud</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/NeilRose/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mixcloud</a>.<br /></p>

<p dir="ltr">Russell “Rusty” Cleave is a light and sound practitioner, having been a collaborative writer and cinematographer on award winning short film <em><a href="https://vimeo.com/164107727" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Je ne suis pas Charlie</a>,</em> screened by the BFI as the winner of the Audience Special Award for Filmmaking at NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts, and was also screened at the 'Conflict and Culture' conference in Luton. He has also directed numerous music videos premiered in mainstream and independent music publications, Kerrang, Metal Hammer, The Independent, The Guardian and Vevo. </p> <p dir="ltr">Rusty is a published academic researcher with the paper <em>A Spirit in Place </em>(2018) in collaboration with Tilly Craig. <a href="https://vimeo.com/605483548" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Watch the film here.</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Rusty is a multi instrumentalist who has written and recorded music with bands such as Brotherhood of the Lake, Helpless and Death Parish, releasing music on various record labels both digitally and physically (Thirty Days of Night Records/ Atticus Black, Holy Roar, Virgin Records). As a part of touring bands he has gained a wealth of experience in live performance across the UK and Europe, performing at a number of mainstream music festivals from Download in the UK to various European and UK punk and noise fests. </p> <p dir="ltr">In addition to working as a recording artist, Rusty is currently involved in composing music commercially for film and television.</p> <p dir="ltr">Throughout his career in music and film he has developed a depth of knowledge as a recording engineer, recording and producing personal and client work from his home studio.<br /><br />In his role as Technical Tutor at Arts University Plymouth, Rusty teaches and supports students on our Photography, Commercial Photography, Fashion Media &amp; Marketing and Film &amp; Screen Arts degrees, and supports students from across the university through specialist teaching and technical guidance.<br /></p>