School of Creative Arts, Film and Media (SCAFM)

Karen Savage

Dr Karen Savage

Principal Lecturer + Subject Leader - Drama

Creative Arts, Film and Media

Wiltshire Building
Hampshire Terrace
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2ED

karen.savage@port.ac.uk

Profile

 

BA (Hons) (Portsmouth) MA (Portsmouth) PGCertLTHE (Portsmouth)



 

I work as Principal Lecturer and Subject Leader for Performing Arts, and Producer/Director of Red Monk Productions. I am currently completing a PhD by practice, researching intermediality and the feminist space. I am a member of the Intermediality Working Group of the International Federation for Theatre Research and am currently working towards the group’s second publication.

My work has been seen at several film festivals, including the Bath Film Festival, Girls on Film, Hyp TV, Bilgi cinema (Istanbul) and the One Minute Film Festival in Toronto, where it won an award.

Current Research

PhD Thesis[Back to top]


Savage, K. (In preparation). Fading: Feminism Practice: Process.


Articles[Back to top]


Symonds, D. & Savage, K. (In preparation). Sweet F.A. Paper to support the 2009 project.

Savage, K. (In preparation). Voice in intermedial performance. Studies in Musical Theatre.


Publications

Journal Articles[Back to top]


Savage, K. (2009). Black to white: the fading process of intermediality in the gallery space. Cultura, Lenguaje y Representación/Culture, Language and Representation: Revista de Estudios Culturalesde la Universitat Jaume I, 6, 159-170.


Book Chapters[Back to top]


Pank, D. & Savage, K. (2009). Practical film-making. In R. Doughty & D. Shaw (Eds.), Film: The Essential Study Guide (pp. 199-216). London: Routledge.


Conference Papers[Back to top]


Savage, K. (2007). Space for the intermedial: when moving image and performer collide. At the Sharp End, University of Portsmouth, 15 September 2007.


Performance Outputs[Back to top]


Savage, K. (Producer and Multimedia). (2009). Sweet F.A. Portsmouth, New Theatre Royal, 30 September-3 October 2009.

Savage, K. (2007). In-Dust. (Video and performance). Intermédialité, Théâtralite, (Re)-Présentation et Nouveaux Médias: An International Conference of CRI and Lantiss. Montreal 24-27 May and Quebec City 28-30 May.

Savage, K. (Curator). (2006). Artists curators and the screen. Portsmouth, New Theatre Royal.


Filmography[Back to top]


Savage, K. (Shadow Dir. Of Photography and Spark), (2008). Coulda Woulda Shoulda. 35mm Feature.

Savage, K. (Camera Assistant) (2007/8). Jack Says. (Lucky Strike Productions). Feature length HD. London Independent Film Festival.

Savage, K. (Director). (2006). Plink Plonk Whirly Whirly zzzzzz Phttt! The Sixty Second Film and Video Festival (Funded by Arts Council England). Portsmouth, New Theatre Royal.

Savage, K. (Production Assistant) (1997). Get Real. (Graphite Film Production). 35mm Feature.


Professional Practices[Back to top]

I constantly reflect on my practice, and undertook the following CPD courses:

  • Cinematography Training with Mike Muschamp DP (2008)
  • Avid Educators Workshop (1:01 and 1:10)
  • National Film and Television School 35mm and 16mm Camera Familiarisation.