Victoria Baltag

Research Focus

My research focuses on media specifications (sound, music, times) and the language of cinema as a product of modernism movement in the interbellum era, analysing the work of Benjamin Fondane.

My aim is to examine the cinematic vision of Benjamin Fondane, looking in particular at the role assigned to sound in Fondane's experimental concept of film. The research study has two primary objectives. Firstly, the research study will aim to address the significant lacuna in the academic literature that has been published on French avant-garde cinema in the interwar period by providing a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and ideological foundations of Fondane's cinematic vision. Secondly, the proposed research study will endeavour to demonstrate that Fondane's poetics of sound represent a unique cinematic 'picture of the mind' which redefines the relationship between image and sound, and film and spectator alike.

Education

• Master of Arts (M.A.) The University of Birmingham (2009 — 2011)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Queen's University Belfast (2020 — 2023)
• Master of Science (MSc) Academia de Studii Economice din București (2009 — 2010)
• Bachelor's degree University of Bucharest (2004 — 2008)
• Graduate Certificate University of Bucharest (2004 — 2008)

Companies

• Lecturer, Trainer, Mentor Connections Association (2016)
• Film Producer, Film Director Victoria Baltag Production (2012)
• Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA) UCL (2018 — 2018)
• Erasmus Plus Research Exchange between University College London and University of Bucuharest University of Bucharest (2017 — 2017)
• Postgraduate Teaching Assistant UCL (2017 — 2017)
• Youth Entrepreneur Interim European Commission (2014 — 2014)
• Research Film Festival LSE (2013 — 2013)
• Trainee European Commission (2011 — 2011)
• Master in "Film, History and Television" University of Birmingham (2009 — 2011)

Skills

The most important

• Nonprofits
• Data Analysis
• Organizational Development

Other

Time Management, Qualitative Research, Project Planning, Training, Coaching, Strategic Communications, Higher Education, Online Marketing, Leadership Development, Media Relations, Blogging, Marketing Strategy, Management Consulting, Negotiation, Corporate Communications, Market Research, Team Leadership, Event Planning, Social Media Marketing, Editing, Fundraising, New Media, Marketing Communications, French, Leadership, Film, Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Project Management, Teaching, Social Networking, Analysis, International Relations, Business Strategy, Journalism, Teamwork, Television, Strategy, English, Event Management, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Research, Social Media, Public Relations