Film
Where analysis is what I do best…
It’s often misunderstood that my ‘Film and TV Studies’ major means I can make films… while I can try to make a film, that wasn’t the purpose of the major. I spent countless hours watching and dissecting films and TV series to understand their purpose, to see the artistry behind the tiny details, and to find new ways to enjoy watching something that’s become so mainstream in our lives. I also spent just a few hundred more hours writing analysis essays and research essays; I even developed a fake film festival program.
The Film Works.
Who Dunnit?
The Investigation of Film and Television Art Evaluation
An investigation into the ongoing discussion of how we evaluate television art compared to film art. An analysis of Knives Out (2019) & Only Murders in the Building (2021-present) and comparison of how these works of crime fiction are evaluated due to their different art forms.
Lifting the Red Curtain
How Baz Luhrmann Danced and Sang Australia into Contemporary Global Hollywood
An investigation into Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Red Curtain Trilogy’ break into the international film industry and its effect on Australia’s influence in global Hollywood. Strictly Ballroom (1992), William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Bringing Art to Life: The Magic of Animation
An analysis of how the aesthetic capabilities of animation allow animated films to extend beyond photorealism and create unique realities and narratives that photorealistic films cannot recreate.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) & Loving Vincent (2017)
The True Force Within Star Wars
A deep dive into the innovative VFX of the Star Wars saga and analysis of the trilogies and the difference between the impact of practical or digital VFX on the films’ narrative expression.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015).
“When the World Becomes a Fantasy”
The Incorporation of Musical Fantasy within Musical Biopic.
A development of understanding of how stage musical techniques can be incorporated into biopic storytelling, with or without deterring from the story’s truth.
Tick, Tick… BOOM! (2021), Rocketman (2018), The Greatest Showman (2017)
A World of Jazz, Ballet, and Love: ‘Who Could Ask for Anything More?’
An exploration into how movie musicals blur the boundaries between a narrative’s reality and fantasy. An analysis of An American in Paris (1951) and how the inclusion of musical sequences assists in the successful storytelling and composition of the film narrative world.
I Think, Therefore, I am
An exploration into how Science Fiction films navigate the concept of technical life and the boundaries between humanity and robotic, artificial intelligence. An analysis of how Blade Runner (1982), I, Robot (2004), and Ex Machina (2014) portray this contrasting dynamic.
Rain, Dancing & Murder?
A Film Festival Program that takes viewers on a journey through musical movies throughout time, and their development into contemporary musical story worlds, reminiscent of stage productions.
Singin’ In the Rain (1952), Chicago (2002), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)