Michael Wilcox will be joining us from April 2015 as Atelier archivist and researcher. A retired archivist with a background in archaeology, he has been involved in several previous productions in the background but will now take on occasional research assignments relating to new productions.
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Rio Sonora Fieldschool
Michael and I were delighted to be able to join in as participants in the Southwest Folklife Alliance’s Rio Sonora Fieldschool based in Banamichi Mexico this past June. The idea of filming the field program and its visits on a casual basis soon turned into a more serious project to carefully record each local visit …
Refining a Pilot Film
Archaeology from the Ashes is a film short about wildfire and archaeology in California. It focuses on the San Diego back country, where a complex topography and a convoluted wildland/urban interface together with older fire suppression practices which are now widely questioned contributed to the ferocity of a string of wildfires between 2000 and 2010. One …
West of the Taff
I have a little book project focused on Cardiff archaeology, legend and folklore. It is going more slowly than originally planned but working on the sections is giving me a chance to re-explore all sorts of archaeological legends and the odd corners of Cardiff folklore run into since first moving here in 1978. Some of …
Ye Sygne of Swanne
Off to the North Country I went to help produce an episode of archaeological television. So, what would be my line? One of the decisions interns have to make is what aspect of the production they most want to work on. A few months ago I might have said camerawork, but I am firmly moving …
In the Courtyard
Last week I participated in the Mini Masterpieces programme being run during summer session at Bristol University. My challenge was to complete a short video, from pitch to final edit in just over two weeks, with the assistance of a professional team. I would direct, something I was a little better prepared for than a …
A Visit with Lucy, Darwin and Michele Guieu
Michele Guieu is a French artist who recently created a largely ephemeral installation contemplating her own relationship with and influences from palaeontology, Darwinian evolutionary theory and her experiences living in Africa with her parents as a child. The Art Produce Gallery is a small space adjacent to an excellent coffee bar in San Diego. It’s …
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Screen Media Commentary: Six Generations
RESEARCHER GAVE CHUMASH THEIR HERITAGE??????? This article (and film clip) appeared in the LA Times today. The headline is problematic, since Harrington’s handling of his fieldnotes meant that the information only came back to the Chumash through the hard work of many who searched out the fieldnotes and deciphered them rather than through some generosity …
Visiting the Purton Hulks
Last week’s field trip involved the reconnoitre of the Severn foreshore between Sharpness and Gloucester on the eastern side, and then down to Lydney on the west bank. This means we largely looked at maritime and industrial sites, and of those we saw, the most spectacular was the “Purton Hulks”. Also the most interesting in …
Bonekickers
Here’s the problem: They make TV dramas about all sorts of occupations; crab fishermen, lawyers, doctors, ice-truckers. The excellent A Very Peculiar Practice even made academic environments look intriguing and Third Rock from the Sun had some fun with anthropology. So why can’t they make a good dramatic or humorous series about archaeologists then? Bonekickers, a 6 part series shown in …