Mr Billy Glew

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies

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Current positions

Lecturer in Film Production

Biography

Billy works in the areas of digital film, sound and music as a filmmaker and musician. He produces, directs, edits and sound designs independent films. Billy’s short film Keith’s Crash (Billy Glew, 2023) was selected for Lancaster International Film Festival 2024. He recently completed sound design and mixing for independent feature film Goodwin’s Island (Erik Knudsen, 2024) which is currently showing at cinemas and on Amazon Prime.
He recorded and mixed sound for feature film True Calling (Erik Knudsen, 2021) which was selected for two international festivals, the Toronto Independent Film Festival and the Lebanon Independent Film Festival. Billy's PhD was practice-research based and focused on dream sequences in film. The films made as part of his PhD research were selected for several independent international film festivals. Billy’s day job is teaching film sound at University of Salford. He also runs a sound / film / rehearsal studio based in West Yorkshire.

Areas of Research

Film sound.
Dream sequences in film.
Independent filmmaking.

Areas of Supervision

Film sound.
Sound design in film.
Dream sequences in film.
Independent and micro-budget filmmaking.
Practice-research in relation to the topics above.

Qualifications and Recognitions

Qualifications
  • PhD in Film

    2014 - 2020
  • MA Digital Film-making

    2012 - 2014
  • BA hons Contemporary Music

    1999 - 2001
  • Certificate in Education

    1997 - 1999