Anne Elizabeth Doncaster MArt FHEA
Lecturer in Digital Media Production
Summary
Lecturer BA/MArt Digital Media Production within the Media Arts and Communication Department. Main subjects areas, Interactive Design, Interactive Documentaries, 360 VR Video, Online Portfolios, Social Media. Industry background in 360/Virtual tour photography with interactive design. Industry experience includes Google and Doc Fest/Crossover labs.
About
My main area of expertise is in within Interactive Design. I module lead Interactive Design, Graphic Design for Digital Media, Distribution Methods and Practices and Integrated Projects Level 2. I also teach on Digital Media Technologies and Cross Media Project.
I continue to research into the area of Interactive design and the new developments that are taking place within the industry. I have recently taught the development of Interactive Documentaries to students within the MAC department. In 2015 I conducted a workshop for delegates at the Doc/Fest/Crossover Lab – Sheffield Documentary Festival on the development of Interactive documentaries. My current research is into 360 VR video – the technique itself and the development of projects using this technique and am collaborating with a Sheffield based VR company to develop projects within this area.
I am an avid networker and attend many networking events in and around Sheffield. This enables me to connect with industry and bring in industry speakers and guest lecturers to my modules giving students an industry focus.
I am also the co-creator of the POP Initiatives set up with Melvyn Ternan, working towards enhancing student ownership of their courses, staff collaboration and industry awareness of the MAC departments course output
Interactive Design, Interactive Documentaries, 360 VR Video, Interactive documents, Online Portfolios, Social Media
Teaching
Department of Media Arts and Communication
2015 collaborated with a Sheffield Based VR company on a experimental 360 VR Video funded by the Arts Council
Digital Media Production
Digital Medication Production, Animation, Film and Media Production
Interactive Design, Graphic Design for Digital Media, Distribution Methods and Practices, Cross Media Project, Integrated Project Level 2
Research
Currently collaborating with a Sheffield Based VR company working on a local heritage project using 360 VR Video technology.
Publications
Exhibitions
Doncaster, A. (2024). 360 VR film of Phlegm's Mausoleum of the Giants exhibition. [360 virtual reality film]. Sheffield Museums - Millennium Gallery. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vr-experience-phlegms-mausoleum-of-the-giants-tickets-902276582547?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Media
Jones, M., & Doncaster, A. (2017). Sheffield VeRSe - Directional Techniques in 360 video for poetry performance. [Video]. Anne Doncaster: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjdQRTbk00yCWIcxy8m9mAoGPxkoVHTpO
Presentations
Ternan, M., Doncaster, A., Powell, A., & Jones, M. (2016). When these university staff utilised Facebook for an entire year - no one expected what happened next. Presented at: 2016 Learning and Teaching Conference, Sheffield, UK, 2016