clients
/ projects
ACARA - Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
Six information / briefing videos, aimed at school teachers, to introduce the National Curriculum in the Arts. Specific videos look at Music, Media Arts, Fine Arts, Drama and Dance, plus an overview video explains the philosophy behind the new curriculum.
Dr Ross Thorne / RHT Films
Around a dozen short films as lighting camerman. Many exploring the social, architectural and historical cross overs of cinemas, transport and changing communities in rural areas.
University
of Western Sydney
22 promotional videos for the School of Education.
Created for distribution on DVD video discs and for use on the University's web site.
Independent
Education Union - video productions
Two video DVDs, with accompanying training materials - 'Safe OH&S'
and 'Manual Handling' for teachers and early child care professionals.
Independent
Education Union - staff training
Small group tutorial sessions on video production skills
for experienced print journalists making the switch from one medium
to another.
Newtown
Flicks Short Film Festival
MC / host /
interviewer for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 festivals and pre recorded
video segments.
In 2011
I also helped establish and manage their community outreach program,
compiling, authoring and distributing two DVD collections of independently
made short, Australian films.
Powerhouse
Museum, Sydney
Multimedia briefing tool on 20th century designer chairs and their
creators. To be used as a means of focusing tour groups on particular
exhibits and concepts before visiting the museum.
Centrelink
'Working With Interpreters' - 22 actors speaking nine languages in a
training video for all Centrelink staff involved in face-to-face
interviews with non English speaking clients. The video was later
distriuted to other Government agencies. Winner of the Commonwealth
Government Workplace Diversity Award.
Australian
Taxation Office
Video reports on 'Consolidations National Touring Exhibition' and 'User
Research Methods'. Used as briefing / training tools for ATO staff.
Video productions on User Based design (of information products) and Usability Testing methods.
Westmead
Hospital
Advisor and coordinator for equipment
and facilities fit-out of their television studio and portable video
recording equipment. Producer and Director of around ten training videos
for the Dental Audio Visual Unit.
University
of Sydney
Five years creating educational media to
support undergraduate teaching and general University promotions.
Departments
/ faculties included...
Faculty
of Architecture
Faculty
of Arts
Graduate
and Community Relations
Key Centre
for Design Computing
Conservatorium
of Music
Architectural
Research Centre
Dept. Performance
Studies
Dept. English
Faculty
of Medicine
Sydney
Dental Hospital
Mathematics
Learning Centre
Dept. of
Social Work / Social Policy
Later
returned to the Univeristy to work on several one-off productions
for the Faculty of Arts, Architecture, Graduate and Community Relations.
University
of NSW
A short term contracts writing / directing /
editing two projects on environmental issues.
Carlson
Marketing Group
Compilation and re edits of existing materials for corporate promotions
and international travel incentives.
Dept.
of Community Services (DOCS)
Video documentary briefing video for staff on developing better coaching
relationships between case workers and their supervisors.
SKII
cosmetics
Video documentation of the official Sydney launch of the product range with
Cate Blanchette.
Dept
of Environment and Conservation
Two video productions, accompanying tutor notes and study
guides on 'Total Catchment Management'.
Environmentrics
A variety of qualitative research projects on museum design, museum
archival resources and the cultural impact of the British Council in Australia.
Australia
Council
'Dancing in the Snow' - a video documentary about a performance
workshop incorporating dance, poetry and music.
AIDS
Council
Segment director on a half hour video documentary 'Shop 'till you drop'.
Writer of program notes for fundraiser concerts.
Sydney
Water
Around a dozen video, DVD and multimedia projects for promotional
purposes, press releases, documentation of events, archival
compilations, internal staff training and general public release.
As cameraman, editor and sometimes writer and driector.
Rail
Access Corporation
'Metronet Hand-portable Radio System' - a training video for locomotive
crews on the uses of a new, portable, radio system to improve communications
across the Sydney network.
University
of Western Sydney
'The Sky's' the Limit' a training video on the use of educational
technology for teachers / instructors.
Association
of Independent Schools
'Teaching Learning Cycle' a training kit with video and print components
on methods for modeling student driven
projects. Aimed
at secondary school teachers across multiple key learning areas.
Bourke
Street Public School
Cine literacy workshops for K-6. Taking student inspired drama
activities and reinterpreting them for the video medium.
Bondi
Public School
Teacher and student training sessions in basic computer skills.
Wirriimbi
Designs
Web site design and construction.
Just
Add Music
Web site design and construction.
Legrand / Minitronics
Corporate promotional video on Legrand's Australian operations.
Parammatta
Rail Link
Two staff training videos on issues of safety in the workplace.
Endometriosis
Association of Qld
Fundraiser TVC with Paula Duncan.
Opera
Ont'rack
Director / production manager of two opera concerts presented on
Cronulla Beach on Australia Day 2000 and 2002.
‘e’ TV - Los Angeles
Interviewer on Sydney segments for this USA based TV show.
Planet
Ark
'Just Do It' an environmental video featuring a number of Australian
comedians in an exploration of simple modifications that can be made
to your home to reduce waste, power and water consumption.
Building
Designers’ Association
Video replay segments for their national awards event.
SGS
/ ICS International Certification Services
A corporate promotional video. Later translated and used across
Asia and Europe.
Theatre
Historical Society
Live performance segments as part of a national
seminar.
South
Western Sydney Area Health Service
'Better
Waste Management in Hospitals' - a training video and study guide
aimed at staff of all levels to reduce waste by expanding on recycling
and reuse methods.
Made
in conjunction with the University of Western Sydney. Award winner
- 'Best integrated print / video package' - Australian Society
of Educational Media.
Ansvar
Insurance
'The Choice is Yours' - a dramatized information video about the
consequences of teenage drinking and drink driving.
Lyric
Theatre Company
Multi media installation for a musical theatre production, 'Sunday
in the Park with George'.
Focus
Theatre
Audio / visual design for a play, 'Blowing Whistles'.
Take-Away
Theatre
Stage manager for a new Australian play, 'Grounds for Marriage'.
New
Theatre
Production manager on three plays. Sound designer for
three others. Assisted with numerous bump-ins and lighting rigging.
Wesley
Mission
Around thirty video project,s scattered over 10 years – broadcast
television, corporate promotional uses, sponsorship drives, documentation
and staff training. Included projects for Lifeline, Dalmar
Child and Family Care and Wesley
Institute.
Workventures
A
celebration of the first 20 years of Workventures incorporating
archival video, photographs and new interviews with prominent politicians,
media personalities and present and past staff and clients. |