Great Cinematic Expectations - Free Hybrid Talk
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 In his talk, “Great Cinematic Expectations” James Clarke will explore how the British filmmaker David Lean found so much creative potential in adapting the Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations, for the cinema screen. James’s talk will discuss Lean’s filmmaking sensibility and look at highlights from the movie and its legacy as an enduring classic in the tradition of bringing Dickens’s work to the screen.
James Clarke is a writer and educator with a focus on cinema.
Educated at the University of Warwick and at the University of Bristol, James has long held an interest in how movies adapt literature.
James has taught on the MA Screenwriting course at London Film School and has taught Film Studies at the University of Sussex amongst other institutions.
James serves a member of the Society of Authors’ Scriptwriters Committee and has worked as a Script Reader for the British Film Institute.
In 2012, James was commissioned by the British Council to write and produce a series of short film documentaries about Charles Dickens.
James’s books include: Bond: Photographed by Terry O’Neill and guidebooks to the cinema of Francis Coppola and Ridley Scott. James has also written a range of film education resources for young people. As a film journalist, he has specialised in writing about the animation film industry.
In 2002, James was longlisted for a BAFTA nomination in the Best Short Film category.
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Free Hybrid Talk - 19th November at 2pm.