Mentoring programme with Rebecca Salvadori - Collaborative Filmmaking Module

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Subject guarantor

Jennifer Ann HELIA DE FELICE

Name of lecturer(s)

Jennifer Ann HELIA DE FELICE

Department

The subject provides Department of Audiovisual Studies

Contents

Constructing a sequence for A London Music Scene in Prague with Rebecca Salvadori

This modular, practice-oriented course is conceived as a collaborative production laboratory embedded within the development of the feature-length film A London Music Scene, directed by Rebecca Salvadori and commissioned by PAF Olomouc for the collection of Museion in Bolzano (Italian Council Fund 2025).

The module focuses on the collective development and production of a newly constructed scene to be filmed in Prague in April 2026 as part of the broader film project, which should be completed by December 2026 and subsequently presented in collaboration with international partners including ATONAL (Berlin), PAF Olomouc, Pioneer Works (New York), Museion (Bolzano), Gartenhaus Kunstverein, Hangar (Barcelona), and PLATO (Ostrava).

Working directly with Salvadori’s long-term archival practice documenting London’s underground music scenes (2010–2025), students will engage with questions of archive, reenactment, constructed documentary, and collective authorship. The Prague shoot will serve as both a practical production exercise and a critical reflection on how a local context can enter into dialogue with a film rooted in a specific music ecology.

The module combines:

•Concept development and scene construction

•Research into London’s underground music scene and its socio-political context

•Collaborative pre-production and production work

•Practical filming during an intensive shooting week

•Collective reflection and presentation of outcomes

Students will work closely with the director and tutors across conceptual, technical, and organizational aspects of the shoot. The course emphasizes filmmaking as a relational and collaborative process, foregrounding responsibility, sensitivity to context, and critical engagement with moving image practice.

Schedule (Module Timeline)

•17 March 2026 – Introductory session and project confirmation

Presentation of A London Music Scene, context of PAF and the Italian Council Fund 2025, conceptual framework, and working groups formation.

•Late March – April 2026 – Development Phase

Research, scene development, production planning, role distribution, technical preparation.

•Week of 27 April 2026 – Shooting in Prague

Intensive production week: filming of the newly constructed scene.

•12 May 2026 – Wrap-up Session

Reflection on the shoot, review of material, discussion

•June (TBA): Final Presentation

Public presentation of the module’s outcomes (format to be confirmed: screening, lecture-performance, or discussion).

Mentor: Rebecca Salvadori

Coordination: Jennifer Helia DeFelice, Sara Pinheiro

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

•Understand the relationship between archival material and newly constructed scenes within a feature-length film

•Contribute to the conceptual development of a film sequence within an ongoing international production

•Collaborate on the preparation and realization of a professional film shoot

•Reflect critically on the ethics and aesthetics of documenting music and subcultural scenes

•Navigate the dynamics between local production (Prague) and transnational artistic contexts

•Present and articulate their creative and production contributions in a public format

Prerequisites and other requirements

The course is intended for students interested in filmmaking, moving image art, documentary practices, and music-related audiovisual work.

No specific prior knowledge is required; however:

•Active participation in all phases (concept, shoot, wrap-up) is essential

•Availability during the intensive shooting week (week of April 27) is mandatory

•Willingness to work collaboratively in a production environment is required

Literature

Selected readings and viewings will be provided

Evaluation methods and criteria

•Continuous active participation in all sessions

•Active contribution to concept development and production

•Participation in the shooting week

•Engagement in the final presentation

•Fulfillment of assigned roles and responsibilities within the collective process

Note

Communication will be in English.

Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Audiovisual Studies - Bachelor_2020 (Elective subjects)
• Audiovisual Studies - master_2021 (Elective subjects)
• Audiovisual Studies - Master 2024 (Elective subjects)