10/15&16/24
On October 15th & 16th 2024, the CATNEMI project gave its first workshop on the topic of Atmosphere and Mediality at Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Among the guests, discussing various aspects of the field, were Inga Pollmann (UNC Chapel Hill), who gave insights in the atmospheric qualities of early hunting photography, Daniel Yacavone (Phillips-Universität Marburg), discussing Mikel Dufrenes‘ theory of the expressed and the represented world and comparing it to cinematic worldmaking, and also Tomáš Jirsa (Palacký University Olomouc), showing and discussing atmospheric spaces of certain music videos with the workshop participants.
The CATNEMI team was also very happy to welcome our upcoming doctoral candidate, Jamie Lee Moser, as a presenter at the workshop with her presentation on „The Political Dimensions of Contemporary Cinematic and Media Art Spaces as Dividual Atmospheres.“
CATNEMI postdoctoral researcher Daniel D’Amore introduced us to the concept of Dwelling time and its atmospheric impact, emanated by TV screens in various forms. Finally, CATNEMI’s PI, Steffen Hven, gave an input on Walter Benjamin’s concept of the medium of perception (Medium der Wahrnehmung) and how we can rethink it in a cinematic context.
All presentations and inputs were followed by productive discussions, including thoughts from our guests at the table, Michael Wedel and Jens Eder from the Filmuniversität among them.
The Workshop came to an end on October 16th with a screening of VINTERBRØDRE (DK 2017; Hlynur Pálmason) and a final discussion, touching on the snow- and chalk-white pictures of the film and also on future projects and publications. Stay tuned!
05/22/24: Prof. Tomáš Jirsa (Palacký University Olomouc) visited a course on Media-Aesthetics, joint-venture between Dr. Maike Reinerth and CATNEMI, at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and gave a guest lecture on the atmosphere of music videos. Find a detailed event report here: www.filmuniversitaet.de
03/18/24: CATNEMI’s PI Steffen Hven presents the project at the SCMS conference in Boston with his presentation on „Sh*thole Color Grading and the Critique of Cinema’s Atmospheric Operations“, in which he lays focus on Hollywood stereotypes in atmospheric operations www.filmuniversitaet.de
12/07/23: Lecture: Professor Robert Sinnerbrink on the topic of “Affect, Mood, and Atmosphere: A Contribution to Cinematic Aesthetics” @ZeM Potsdam – see a recording of the full event here
more information on the event (in German): www.filmuniversitaet.de
