Ms Vron Harris


Ms Vron Harris
NameMs Vron Harris
Job titleLecturer in Film Production (Cinematography)
Research institute
Primary appointmentSchool of Film
Email addressv.harris@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-3054
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

Vron Harris FHEA is an award-winning, internationally exhibited filmmaker. Vron’s practice is interested in the construction of film and the representation of time, space and emotion. There’s an interest in collaboration, and in creating film, particularly via the use of static camera and offscreen space. There’s an interest in the possibility of using still images to create a sense of movement and moving images to create a sense of stillness.

From 2016 to date, Vron is a Lecturer in Film Production at Middlesex University, teaching BA Film, specialising in cinematography and leading on the Screencraft and Short Film modules.

Prior to academia, Vron has over twenty years of experience as a freelance Producer/Director, Director of Photography, Editor and Artist. Vron has worked on a very wide range of projects in film, television, documentary and light entertainment, theatre, opera and art. Some highlights include multiple projects on Super 16mm as DP with Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing, work as a Producer / Director / DP / Editor for multiple branded film content and corporate shorts, Lighting Camerawoman on many television programmes including Scrap Heap Challenge and Junk Yard Wars, documentaries and live news and work as camera operator, photosonics technician, focus puller and clapper loader on various large budget commercials, promos and feature films.

Vron completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography at the National Film and Television School and holds an MA in Photography from the London College of Communication and BA in Film, Television and Photographic Arts from the University of Westminster.

Supervision

Employment

Lecturer in Film Production - Cinematography
Middlesex University
19 Sept 2016
Director, Producer, DP, Editor, Filmmaker, Artist
Freelance
01 Jul 1993
19 Sept 2016

Education and qualifications

FHEA

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

01 Oct 2016
Higher Education Academy
2016 - Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
30 Sept 2016
Kingston University
MA in Photography
31 Dec 2007
London College of Communication,
NFTS Post Graduate Diploma in Screen Arts and Sciences - Cinematography
31 Jul 1997
The National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield
BA(Hons) Degree in Film, Video and Photographic Arts
31 Jul 1992
The University of Westminster, London
Foundation in Media Studies
31 Jul 1989
London College of Printing, London.

Grants

Prizes and Awards

2018 Earth Photo Moving Image Award

2018-06-01

Forestry Commission England and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG),

Long listed for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019

2019-03-08

Aesthetica

Long listed for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2025

2025-07-01

Aesthetica

External activities

Judge on the panel for the Earth Photo Moving Image Award
Judge on the panel for the Earth Photo Moving Image Award
Forestry Commission England, Royal Geographic Society, (IBG)

One of the judges on the panel for this yearly exhibition at the Royal Geographic Society and Forestry Commission England sites.

01 Apr 2019
31 Jul 2025
David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Awards Moving Image Mentor
David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Awards Moving Image Mentor
Forestry Commission England, Royal Geographic Society, (IBG)

Winner mentoring

01 Apr 2024
31 Jul 2025

Research outputs

The Staircase

Harris, V. 2025. The Staircase. Screenworks. 15 (1).

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Harris, V. 2018. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.
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