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In search of a framework for academic-industry collaborations with archival institutions: Experiences from a partnership with the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Correia, N., & Foubister, K. (2023, June). In search of a framework for academic-industry collaborations with archival institutions: Experiences from a partnership with the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive. Paper presented at Shaking the Archive - Reconsidering the Role of Archives in Contemporary Society, Edinburgh

The paper explores models for collaborative work between academia and public archival institutions, based on the authors’ experiences as PhD researcher and industry supervisor in the 'Film Bang' research project on the history of the Scottish screen... Read More about In search of a framework for academic-industry collaborations with archival institutions: Experiences from a partnership with the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Community-led Television, Local Voice and Climate Change (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A. (2022, December). Community-led Television, Local Voice and Climate Change

Monday 12 December 2022 Invited to lead a round table discussion for the University of Edgehill - part of their research project 'Community-led television, local voice and climate change' in partnership with the University of Liverpool, Love Wavertr... Read More about Community-led Television, Local Voice and Climate Change.

The Activist Filmmaker in the Archive (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A., & Munro, E. (2022, October). The Activist Filmmaker in the Archive. Paper presented at FIAT/IFTA International Federation of Television Archives, Cape Town, South Africa

This paper examines how a non-professional, environmental campaign film On Site, Torness (29 mins 1979) gained a new life as part of the feature documentary Living Proof: a climate story (90 mins 2021). We will explore how activist films provide an a... Read More about The Activist Filmmaker in the Archive.

Channel 4 - then and now - the view from Scotland: the evolution of the Channel’s relationship with the Scottish production sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A., & Correia, N. (2022, September). Channel 4 - then and now - the view from Scotland: the evolution of the Channel’s relationship with the Scottish production sector. Paper presented at Channel 4: Then and Now, BFI Southbank, London

This paper examines the historic relationship between Channel 4 and the Scottish independent production sector over four decades and investigate how the opportunities and support for Scotland’s producers and freelance workforce today compares with th... Read More about Channel 4 - then and now - the view from Scotland: the evolution of the Channel’s relationship with the Scottish production sector.

Film Bang 1976-2020 – resilience and sustainability for freelance careers in the screen industries (2021)
Report
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021). Film Bang 1976-2020 – resilience and sustainability for freelance careers in the screen industries. Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre

This Report gathers the evidence from our 2020 research project investigating freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector over the past four decades. The Industrial Strategy (UK Government, 2017) and the Bazalgette Report into the Cr... Read More about Film Bang 1976-2020 – resilience and sustainability for freelance careers in the screen industries.

Film Bang Analysis (2021)
Digital Artefact
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021). Film Bang Analysis. [Website]

A webslides presentation covering the main points emerging from analysis of the Film Bang directory 1976 - 2020. This study investigates freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector. The Industrial Strategy and the Bazalgette Repo... Read More about Film Bang Analysis.

The challenges facing freelancers in Scottish Film and TV: an analysis of 45 years of data from the Film Bang directory 1976-2020 (2021)
Report
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021). The challenges facing freelancers in Scottish Film and TV: an analysis of 45 years of data from the Film Bang directory 1976-2020. London: Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre

This Discussion Paper investigates freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector. The Industrial Strategy and the Bazalgette Report into the Creative Industries (2017) have identified the need to support the development of creative clu... Read More about The challenges facing freelancers in Scottish Film and TV: an analysis of 45 years of data from the Film Bang directory 1976-2020.

The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production (2019)
Presentation / Conference
MacLeod, K., & Scott, A. (2019, January). The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production. Paper presented at Meccsa Practice Research Network Annual Conference 2019, University of Stirling

This paper will examine ways in which processes of documenting the past in community-based media are informed by the present. Through collaborative and participatory approaches to production which validate local knowledge and experience, individuals... Read More about The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production.

STV At 60 (2018)
Journal Article
Scott, A. (2018). STV At 60. International Journal of Scottish Theatre and Screen, 11(1), 29-50

This article traces the history of Scottish Television (STV) since it was first established as the independent television channel serving central Scotland in 1957 by charting the company’s landmark productions across a range of genres made for both S... Read More about STV At 60.

Observing Women at Work - Franki Raffles (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A., & Brownrigg, J. (2017, November). Observing Women at Work - Franki Raffles. Paper presented at Fast Forward: Women in Photography, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paper reflecting on the photographs of Franki Raffles (1955-94) from her two project 'To Let You Understand...' (1988) and 'Soviet Women Workers' (1989) shown in the exhibition at The Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art, March-April 2017

Representing Scottish Communities on Screen (2017)
Book Chapter
Scott, A. (2017). Representing Scottish Communities on Screen. In S. Malik, C. Chapain, & R. Comunian (Eds.), Community Filmmaking : Diversity, Practices and Places (60-75). Routledge

No abstract available.

Franki Raffles at the 1st St Andrews Photography Festival (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Scott, A. Franki Raffles at the 1st St Andrews Photography Festival. 1 August 2016 - 11 September 2016. (Unpublished)

An exhibition of selected images from the Franki Raffles Archive Research project curated by Alistair Scott.

Franki Raffles Archive (2016)
Digital Artefact
Scott, A. J. (2016). Franki Raffles Archive

Franki Raffles (1955-94) was a feminist social documentary photographer. She was based in Edinburgh but travelled widely, photographing women at work and in their everyday lives, in Scotland, and across the world. Her tragic early death, at the... Read More about Franki Raffles Archive.

Is Local TV in Scotland different? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A. J. (2015, November). Is Local TV in Scotland different?. Paper presented at Nations and Regions Conference: Challenging Media Landscapes, Salford, UK

Raploch Stories: continuity and innovation for television documentary production (2013)
Thesis
Scott, A. J. Raploch Stories: continuity and innovation for television documentary production. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7245

This thesis provides an ‘insider account’ of the process of making contemporary ‘observational’ documentaries from within the broadcasting industry. Raploch Stories (2002) and Raploch Stories Revisited (2007) are seven television documentary program... Read More about Raploch Stories: continuity and innovation for television documentary production.