Rachael Jones

Dr Rachael Jones is a filmmaker-researcher whose practice explores the use of tools and material objects for active looking and creative engagement. Often extending her practice to involve others in the filmmaking process, her films and writings are made up of multiple playful assemblages that rely on collaboration. Rachael’s recent work aims at demystifying the filmmaking process using experimental filmmaking and animation techniques to creatively connect participants with landscape and place. Her AHRC-funded practice-based PhD interrogated the filmmaking process using emergent mixed methods that call attention to the value of participation and process. Rachael has worked as a Research Associate at Falmouth University, alongside filmmaker Scott Barley and principal investigator Kingsley Marshall, for the Innovate UK £1.04m funded R&D project Charismatic, partnered with CharismaAI, UAL’s Creative Computing Institute, Channel 4, and Aardman, exploring the use of AI in the creative industries.