Academic Profile : Faculty
Mr Benjamin Alexander Slater
Senior Lecturer, School of Art, Design and Media
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Journal Articles
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Slater, B (2023) "Sound-conscious Screenwriting: Considering sound as storytelling tool in the screenplay", International Journal Film & Media Arts, Vol 8, No 3.
Ho. T.Z. and Slater, B (2023). "Honest in the Digging: An Interview with Ho Tzu Nyen." Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia, vol. 7 no. 2, p. 135-149. Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/916550.
Seide B., Slater B. (2020) Virtual Cinematic Heritage for the Lost Singaporean Film Pontianak(1957). In: Rauterberg M. (eds) Culture and Computing. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12215. Springer, Cham. http://doi-org-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/10.1007/978-3-030-50267-6_30
Slater B., Cazzaro, D (Eds) (2019), NANG: TEN YEARS LATER, Cinemasias Editions, Online Special Edition. https://www.nangmagazine.com/ten-years-after/
Ho. T.Z. and Slater, B (2023). "Honest in the Digging: An Interview with Ho Tzu Nyen." Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia, vol. 7 no. 2, p. 135-149. Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/916550.
Seide B., Slater B. (2020) Virtual Cinematic Heritage for the Lost Singaporean Film Pontianak(1957). In: Rauterberg M. (eds) Culture and Computing. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12215. Springer, Cham. http://doi-org-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/10.1007/978-3-030-50267-6_30
Slater B., Cazzaro, D (Eds) (2019), NANG: TEN YEARS LATER, Cinemasias Editions, Online Special Edition. https://www.nangmagazine.com/ten-years-after/
Books
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Slater, B (Editor) 25: Histories & Memories of the Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, 2014 ISBN 9789810933234
Slater B. (2006). Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore. Marshall Cavendish.
Slater B. (2006). Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore. Marshall Cavendish.
Book Chapters
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Slater, B, (2012) ‘Stealing Moments: A History of the Forgotten in recent Singaporean Cinema’ in Southeast Asian Independent Cinema, Baumgartel, T (Ed), Hong Kong University Press, Feb 2012, ISBN 9789888083619
Conference Papers
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"Cities of Possibility: Touristic Encounters with Singapore Spaces", Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference 2023, 2023-04-15, Denver, Colorado, USA.
“The Lost Vampire of Malaya: Researching and re-imagining Pontianak (1957)”, presented at Shadow Screens: Unmade, Unseen, Unreleased Film & TV Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, 24 May, 2022 (With Ben Seide)
“Writing Sound: Considering Sound as a Storytelling Tool for Screenwriters”, presented at Sound & Screen CAPA Conference 2022, NTU, Singapore.
“Exploring Realistic CG Characters for a Virtual Heritage Application: Virtual Re-enactment for the Lost Film Pontianak (1957)”, EVA London – Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Conference, 5-9 July 2022, UK (With Ben Seide)
“Odd One Out: Challenges and tensions in teaching screenwriting for production and as creative writing”, presented at the 12th Screenwriting Research Network International Conference, Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal, 13 September, 2019
‘We Are Almost Hidden: Screenwriting in Asia’ at 2018 Screenwriting Research Network International Conference at University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy, September 14th, 2018
“The Lost Vampire of Malaya: Researching and re-imagining Pontianak (1957)”, presented at Shadow Screens: Unmade, Unseen, Unreleased Film & TV Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, 24 May, 2022 (With Ben Seide)
“Writing Sound: Considering Sound as a Storytelling Tool for Screenwriters”, presented at Sound & Screen CAPA Conference 2022, NTU, Singapore.
“Exploring Realistic CG Characters for a Virtual Heritage Application: Virtual Re-enactment for the Lost Film Pontianak (1957)”, EVA London – Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Conference, 5-9 July 2022, UK (With Ben Seide)
“Odd One Out: Challenges and tensions in teaching screenwriting for production and as creative writing”, presented at the 12th Screenwriting Research Network International Conference, Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal, 13 September, 2019
‘We Are Almost Hidden: Screenwriting in Asia’ at 2018 Screenwriting Research Network International Conference at University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy, September 14th, 2018
Creative Works
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Come Closer, TV Series, Akanga Films, 2023 (Co-Writer)
Malam, Feature FIlm, M'GO Films, 2021 (Writer)
Rose Plays Julie, Feature Film, Samson Films, 2019 (Script Editor)
Under The Five Trees, Public Art Installation, 2019 (Co-Producer, director, writer)
Malam, Feature FIlm, M'GO Films, 2021 (Writer)
Rose Plays Julie, Feature Film, Samson Films, 2019 (Script Editor)
Under The Five Trees, Public Art Installation, 2019 (Co-Producer, director, writer)
Keynote Speeches & Editorship of Special Issues
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Slater, B. "Back to the Future: Reflections on the ‘site’ of contemporary digital film culture through the Year 2000" International Moving Image Cultures Conference 2021 Keynote Address, https://ojs.uph.edu/index.php/IMOVICCON/article/view/7236
Slater, B Editor of NANG ISSUE ONE: SCREENWRITING (Cinemasias Editions, 2016), ISSN: 2531-4912. https://www.nangmagazine.com/issues/1
Slater, B Editor of Cinematheque Quarterly: Lost Films of Southeast Asia Part 1: Mysterious Objects, Apr-Jun 2013 Vol 1, No 9, National Heritage Board of Singapore, ISSN22512994
Slater, B Editor of Cinematheque Quarterly: Lost Films of Southeast Asia Part 2: Buried Treasures, Jul-Sep 2013 Vol 1, No 10, National Heritage Board of Singapore, ISSN22512994
Slater, B Editor of NANG ISSUE ONE: SCREENWRITING (Cinemasias Editions, 2016), ISSN: 2531-4912. https://www.nangmagazine.com/issues/1
Slater, B Editor of Cinematheque Quarterly: Lost Films of Southeast Asia Part 1: Mysterious Objects, Apr-Jun 2013 Vol 1, No 9, National Heritage Board of Singapore, ISSN22512994
Slater, B Editor of Cinematheque Quarterly: Lost Films of Southeast Asia Part 2: Buried Treasures, Jul-Sep 2013 Vol 1, No 10, National Heritage Board of Singapore, ISSN22512994
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