AMES Conference 2025
14th June, Radisson Blu, Perth
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Workshops
WORKSHOP 1 - 11.00 to 12.00
A - Exam Advice - Kirsty Brown
Kirsty is an experienced media teacher who will answer any questions about the SQA National 5 or Higher qualifications.
B - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Barbie - Sam de Smith
Sam will examine the 2023 Greta Gerwig film "Barbie" and provide ideas for analysing and teaching.
C - Production: Pick a Scene - Louise Sedgewick
Louise will lead you through a task designed to encourage students to analyse and recreate their favourite film scenes. Please bring a device (phone, tablet) that you can film on.
WORKSHOP 2 - 13:00 to 14:00
A - Media and Critical Literacy - Mhairi Johnstone
Mhairi will explore the latest research and classroom practice surrounding the exciting area of critical literacy and how media is used to develop this.
B - The Eagle Huntress - Isabel Sarran
Isabel will help develop documentary analysis and teaching ideas surrounding the 2016 documentary which follows Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl from Mongolia, as she attempts to become the first female eagle hunter to compete.
C - Film Making - Screen Education Edinburgh (SEE)
SEE will introduce their exciting film projects and discuss their ongoing work to support educators and learners, as well as demonstrating some practical production ideas.
WORKSHOP 3 - 14:15 - 15:15
A - K-Pop: Teaching Music Videos - Wendy Elrick
Music videos are an effective way of exploring the Society key aspect. Here Wendy introduces you to the background and analysis of the phenomenon of Korean Pop.
B - Making Documentaries - Katie Paterson (SHMU)
Katie from SHMU (Station House Media Unit) in Aberdeen will show you how to develop, film, edit and evaluate documentary projects.
C - Teach-Meet - SQA/Qualifications Focus
Teach-Meets are a powerful collaboration tool amongst educators. In this session, we will focus on discussions and resource sharing for qualification courses. The session is supported by members of AMES.
Documentaries have always been part of moving image from the earliest days of film. The fascination with the world and its people is, however, complicated by the bias, point of view and background of the creators.
Our keynote is Sana Bilgrami. Over the last 25 years, Sana Bilgrami has explored diasporic and cross-cultural identity, memory and 'place' in documentary films about the experiences of immigrants in Scotland. More recently, she turned the camera towards her own migratory family history. Sana will speak about the challenges of documentary representation and the potential of a poetic practice.