Stephen Murphy

Current positions

Lecturer, Head of year 2

Biography

I am Head of Year 2, an experienced HE Lecturer with a master’s degree and a PGCE teaching qualification. I am festival director for the Pennine Film Festival which began in 2006, I have written and directed several award-winning shorts and a feature drama. I have written 3 books including 'Keeping it Long: Why filmmakers use the long-take and its relevance to a modern cinema audience' and spent nearly eleven years as a freelance broadcast camera operator working on live OB’s for Sky, BBC and ITV.