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Diane Charleson

Diane Charleson

Filmmaker/Film reviewer/Academic
St Kilda,Melbourne Victoria

Summary

Diane Charleson is a Senior lecturer in Media at Australian Catholic University Melbourne, Australia, and previously at RMIT University. She is a filmmaking researcher who began her career as a documentary maker. Her research explores a variety of visual methods to revision memories that elicit memory recall and personal storytelling. She has recently had two poetry videos screened at International film festivals and is presently a film reviewer and content creator @dianeandjenny on TikTok. Diane is highly skilled in all aspects of Film/Video Production and Film History and Genre and has great success in fostering strong student outcomes in these fields. She is also experienced in course design and online teaching.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Lecturer Media

Australian Catholic University
01.2013 - Current
  • Delivered higher-level undergraduate courses via classroom, online and hybrid methodologies to satisfy course curricula and meet student needs.
  • Conducted research in Media, integrating findings into course content and enriching student understanding of subject matter.
  • Employed advanced knowledge of Media to teach challenging high-level courses to graduate students.
  • Coordinated and taught study abroad programs, broadening student horizons through international exposure.
  • Managed undergraduate internship programs to enable participants to gain exposure to the Media discipline

Lecturer, Film and Television

RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus
01.2000 - 12.2009

Coordinated and Designed the Screen Production course.

  • Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
  • Collaborated with faculty and staff to create meaningful learning experiences.
  • Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
  • Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.

Taught various industry units across many year levels mainly in video production, directing, Genre studies and scriptwriting .

Education

Bachelor of Creative Arts - Film@Television/ Drama

Melbourne University
Melbourne VIC

Bachelor Arts Hons - Film Theory/Fine Arts

Melbourne University
Melbourne VIC

Masters of Education - Education

Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC

Ph.D. - Media

RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC
05.2007

Skills

  • Subject Expertise:
  • Filmmaking Camera/ Lighting/audio
  • Film Editing
  • Scriptwriting
  • Film Producing
  • Major Production supervision
  • Academic Research
  • Academic Publication
  • Course design
  • Student advisement
  • Interpersonal abilities
  • Online Teaching

Accomplishments



Research Output.


www.researchgate.net/profile/Diane-Charleson.











Work Preference

Work Type

Part TimeContract WorkGig Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Company Culture

Timeline

Senior Lecturer Media

Australian Catholic University
01.2013 - Current

Lecturer, Film and Television

RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus
01.2000 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Creative Arts - Film@Television/ Drama

Melbourne University

Bachelor Arts Hons - Film Theory/Fine Arts

Melbourne University

Masters of Education - Education

Deakin University

Ph.D. - Media

RMIT University
Diane CharlesonFilmmaker/Film reviewer/Academic