Abtin Esfandabadi

Profile

My name is Abtin Eslahpazir Esfandabadi, and I am a Ph.D. Student in the field of Film Studies. Before I entered the field of cinema, I finished my bachelor's in Archaeology. After that, I graduated with a master's degree from Tehran University of Art. My thesis was under the title of Point of View & Narration in Plan-Séquence Cinema. Later on, I decided to further my studies at the Queen Mary University of London as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Mario Slugan and Dr Rosa Vidal Doval. The thesis that I am working on right now is about Iranian cinema and its relation to ancient Iranian literature.  

Research

Research Interests:

• Film Studies 
• Literature 
• Narration 
• Semiotics 
• Iranian Cinema 
• Experimental Films 

Examples of research funding:

One-year grant for researching and writing screenplays based on The Sonnets of Shamsedin Mohammad Hafez Shirazi from Hafez Studies A Research Center 

Publications

Adaptation of The Sonnets of Shamsedin Mohammad Hafez Shirazi for Writing Animation Screenplay, Journal of Hafez Pajouhi, Hafez Studies A Research Center, authors: Abtin Eslahpazir Esfandabadi, Kayvan Eslahpazir Esfandabadi 

Narratology of Sequence Shot in Digital Era with Emphasis on the Concepts of the Time Order and Duration. Case Study: Russian Ark, Journal of Dramatic Arts and Music, Tehran University of Art, authors: Abtin Eslahpazir, Ali Rouhani, extracted from my thesis.