National Media Museum blog
From Bradford, UNESCO City of Film, we write about film, photography, television, animation, gaming and the web.
Author Archives: Emma Thom
We pay tribute to Ray Harryhausen, a giant of animation (1920 – 2013)
Following the sad news of Ray Harryhausen’s death, we would like to pay tribute to a true animation pioneer whose creativity, innovation and vision influenced many of the leading lights in film.
Animating antiquity: Ray Harryhausen and the classical tradition
Listen to podcasts from our conference with Leeds University which explored the ways in which Ray Harryhausen has shaped our perception of the classical world in modern cultures such as television, cinema and video gaming.
The Science of Star Trek Into Darkness – plus limited edition IMAX Star Trek giveaway
Charlotte Connelly from the Science Museum spoke to Sky News about whether science has inspired Star Trek, or whether Star Trek has inspired science. Plus, limited edition giveaway TONIGHT!
Bollywood superstar Jackie Schroff in conversation with Noreen Khan
When I arrived at the Museum and met a couple who had driven up specially from Nottingham who were anxiously waiting for our star to arrive, I knew it was going to be a good day.
Flickr Favourites #3 – the best of The Commons (and you could become a member)
Well, I say ‘you’, but what I really mean is our cherished museums, libraries and institutions who care for the world’s visual collections. Bring out your photographs…
Paul Salveson is the winner of this year’s First Book Award
Paul Salveson’s work, Between the Shell, uses commonplace items and objects within domestic environments to construct absurdist images.
And the winners of this year’s Shine Short Film and European Features Awards are…
The European Features award is given to an outstanding fictional feature film currently without UK distribution, and the Shine Short Film Competition honours the best short film by an emerging director.
“Bradford better than New York” – opening weekend at Bradford International Film Festival in partnership with Virgin Media 2013
What an opening weekend! Festival guests and attendees you did not disappoint. We began with a glittering opening night, and followed suit with some magnificent special guests over the weekend. How will it all end?
Do you spend a lot of time screen watching? Collaborate with Robbie Cooper on his Immersion project
Robbie Cooper’s Immersion project captures images of people as they become immersed in different types of media. Having toured the world with his project and exhibition, now Cooper wants to take it to the next level.
And the best photograph from the Capital One Cup Final is…
A few weeks ago we asked you to submit your photographs of the Capital One Cup Final match between Bradford City FC and Swansea City FC to our BCFC Flickr group. Our Curator of Photography, Greg Hobson, chose this black and white photograph.
Flickr Favourites #2 – the best of The Commons
Our curators have chosen their favourite photographs from the latest additions to The Commons on Flickr – wheels at sea, an early colour photographer, and an intriguing photograph of a dog and his best friend.
