Professor Chris White
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Job title: Head of School of Art and Design, Assistant Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology
Email: c.white@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 593177
Room: MS004b
Recent publications
Published Works
Books
- White, C.A., 2009, Directors and Designers, Intellect Books.
- White, C.A., & Oddey, A., co-editors, 2009, Modes of Spectating, Intellect Books.
- White, C.A., & Oddey, A., co-editors, 2006, The Potentials of Spaces: International Scenography and Performance for the 21st Century, Intellect Books.
- White, C.A., & Carver, G.P., 2003, Computer Visualisations: 3D Modelling for Theatre Designers, Focal Press.
White, C.A., 2001, Technical Theatre, Arnold Press.
Chapters
- White, C.A., "Back and Forth to Russia: Scenography as an Academic Study from Moscow 194-St Petersburg 2004", in Directors & Designers, Intellect 2009.
- White, C.A., "Methodological Practices for Directing and Designing", in Directors & Designers, Intellect 2009.
- White, C.A., "The Seductive Scene or Reclaiming Spectacle", in Directors & Designers, Intellect 2009.
- White, C.A., "Altered States" in Modes of Spectating, Intellect, 2009.
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Art and Design
Curriculum and research development for the subject area of Art and Design which includes Fine Art, Fashion and Textiles, Film and Photography, Graphics, Illustration, Animation and Interactive Arts.
PhD and international liaisons.
Teaching responsibilities
- External Examiner, Birmingham City University, MA in Digital Arts for Performance, 2008 - present.
- External Examiner, for 3D Animation, Visual Effects, Game Design and Game Development, Image College of Arts, Animation and Technology (ICAT), ICAT Chennai, India 2009 - present.
- External Examiner, for British Institute of Technology & E-commerce, (BITE), 2010 - present, for MA Computer Games.
Research interests
I am currently working on:
- Ecologies within the entertainment industries
- Lighting technology development for the entertainment industries
- Product designs for entertainment technologies, lighting design and sustainable technologies.
- Interactive Arts and Integrated Health
- Lighting research in environments for health and well being and urban development
- Changing Cinematic Spaces
- Projection Art
International Experience
- £25,000 Prime Ministers Initiative - Employability and Entrepreneurship project with Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Fudan University, Shanghai, - January 2010-Jaunary 2011.
- £17,000 Continuation funding Prime Ministers Initiative January 2011-December 2011, Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Fudan University, Shanghai.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- 2011 - Arts and Humanities Research council - Peer Review Panel member for Research Grants Creative & Performing Arts
- Reference group for the Benchmark Committee for Dance, Drama and Performance Studies for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
- 2003 - present, Member of Arts and Humanties Research Council Peer Review College for Scenography, New Media, Multi-media and Performance, 20th Century Contemporary, UK, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, North America.
Recent Conferences
- White, C.A., 2011, Health Wellness & Society, International Conference, University of California, San Francisco, 'Technologies for Promoting Public Health'.
Additional Interests and Activities
- 2011 - Scene, peer-reviewed journal explores all aspects of design contexts for live and recorded performance, giving special attention to the shaping of artistic vision, aesthetic sophistication, critical thinking and craft. The journal covers the following: Cinema, Television, Commercials, Theatre, Opera, Musical, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Theme Parks, Scenography, Architecture, Visual Special Effects, Visual Arts, Virtual Sets, Multivision, Location sets, Games Design and Virtual Environments, Modes of Spectating. Published by Intellect.
