What’s the point of research?
In my experience, there is a fairly widespread degree of scepticism amongst the general public (and even amongst some university academics) about the value of research. It is rarely directed at...
View ArticleScreenwriting Conference
The 5th Screenwriting Research Network International Conference is being held in Sydney from 13-16 September, at Macquarie University and UTS. I’m giving a paper titled ‘Screenplays: what are they...
View Article‘Words & Images’ Conference
The Screenwriting Conference ‘Words & Images’ wound up in Sydney last weekend. Held at UTS and Macquarie University, the conference was an international gathering of academics and practitioners...
View ArticleReflections on a research career in film-making – part 1
I completed my PhD earlier this year and, since then, have been giving a lot of thought to what I should do now. My doctorate involved the production of a feature-length drama and the writing of a...
View ArticleProducing – Jack Binder & Antony I. Ginnane
I went to a public talk last week by Jack Binder, Hollywood film and TV producer, and Antony I. Ginnane, prolific Australian film producer. The talk was hosted by RMIT School of Media &...
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The Couches of my Neighbourhood
I’m planning a short video essay on hard rubbish, which focuses on a personal experience I had trying to get rid of an old couch. Whenever I put it out for hard rubbish collection, someone would take...
View Articlethe 57
‘The 57′ is a short essay film about my experience of the Melbourne tram route I often use for transport in and out of the city. The film is 15 minutes long and was shot entirely on an IPhone. What...
View ArticleNarrating Place
Narrating Place is an international creative collaboration where about twenty people made a series of 45 second videos about their experience of a particular place. The resulting videos can be found...
View ArticleFeral
Feral is a fun and interesting video essay made by Nick Moore. It has been published in the ‘Unlikely’ issue of the Centre for Creative Arts Livejournal. A compilation of film and TV clips that...
View ArticleThe Australian Screen Production PhD
Four colleagues and I, who have all recently completed our doctorates involving the production of a film, have got together to compare our experiences. We decided to write about our PhDs/DCAs in...
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