Bio
James Thompson is a student-focused lecturer and instructor with 12 years experience teaching undergraduate courses in cinema studies, media studies and film production; RMIT University (School of Media & Communication), Monash University (Art, Design, Architecture), SAE Creative Institute (Film Department & Unit Coordinator). Committed to delivering an exceptional student experience along with high level student engagement and educational outcomes. Hands-on producer, director, writer, and editor with work exhibited in film festivals across the globe and publications in major international academic journals passing peer review.
PUBLICATIONS
“Alternative Treasures: The Fall of the House of Usher and The Terror within Roger Corman’s Poe Cycle.” Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture 6, no. 1 Penn State University Press (2021): 168-90.
“Photogénie: The Heuretic Method and the Sketching Process.” Sightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy, issue 3 (2021) Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association ISSN: 2653-1801
“Neither Head nor Tail: Photogénie, Figuration, Sensation.” Screening the Past, issue 46 (December 2022).
“Gazing or Glancing: Film Theory in the Age of Online Learning.” Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. Sage Journals 2022
NB: published with multiple authors: J Douglas (RMIT), A Kannas (RMIT)
“This Magic Moment: The Aesthetics of Jean Epstein and Edgar Allan Poe.” Screenworks; Online Publication of Practice Research in Screen Media. 2022. ISSN 2514-3123
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
Letters of Commendation (Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University) 2019, 2020, 2021
Vice-Chancellor’s List Award
Candidate finished in the top 2% of RMIT Higher Education Students 2010
CONFERENCES
PopCAANZ (2019) RMIT University
Conference Paper
Premature Burial: B-Movies, Hidden Treasures, and Corman’s Deviations
ASPERA (2019) AFTRS Sydney
Panel Discussion
Ticking All the Boxes; Screen Production Research, Academic Rigor and Audience
w/ Dr Patrick Kelly, Prof. Marsha Berry (RMIT)
PopCAANZ (2018) Auckland University of Technology
Conference Paper
Jean Epstein’s Photogénie: A Heuretic Theory of Film
SSAAANZ The Uses of Cinema (2018) Monash University
Conference Paper
The Cinema of Jean Epstein: Sensational, Transcendental, Material, Forceful
Qualifications
James Thompson has completed the following qualifications:
