Screen Literacy
Reading film language deliberately: framing, mise-en-scène, editing rhythm and sound as arguments rather than decoration.
About
From the studio floor to the classroom
Before teaching, I built a career in media and writing. I studied Digital Film Production at the University of Greenwich, wrote film features for Collider, and worked as an Assistant Producer, Floor Manager and Camera Operator in live television.
Today I'm a Learning Support Assistant at Narrabundah College, where I was named ACT State Finalist for Australian Teacher Aide of the Year 2024, while completing my Master of Teaching.
Alongside my work in screen media, I hold a Master's in Creative Writing & Publishing. I was longlisted for The Ritchell Prize in 2023, and in 2025 I received an arts grant from Arts ACT to finish my novel-in-the-making, Birds of Paradise. My writing practice shapes how I teach narrative, voice and craft in the Media classroom.
What I'm most passionate about in Media is storytelling. Whether we're analysing narrative devices in a graphic novel or storyboarding a short film, the goal is the same: think critically, create confidently, and use your own voice to tell your truth.
Teaching Philosophy
Four threads that run through every unit
Narrative Analysis
From graphic novels to features, unpacking narrative devices, point of view and structure with a shared critical vocabulary.
Practical Production
Storyboard to final cut. Students plan, shoot and edit short films with industry workflow and realistic constraints.
Voice & Truth
Every unit ends with students using the craft to say something of their own, confidently and with evidence.
Experience
Credentials & practice
2025
Arts ACT Grant Recipient
Arts ACT
Awarded an arts grant by Arts ACT to finish my novel-in-the-making, Birds of Paradise.
2023
MA Creative Writing & Publishing
Longlisted, The Ritchell Prize
Completed a Master's in Creative Writing & Publishing and was longlisted for The Ritchell Prize in 2023 for my fiction.
2023 to Present
Learning Support Assistant
Narrabundah College, ACT
ACT State Finalist, Australian Teacher Aide of the Year 2024. Supporting senior students across literacy, media and inclusive classroom practice.
Current
Master of Teaching (Pre-service)
Secondary Media & English
Building a pedagogy that treats every shot, edit and frame as an act of storytelling and critical analysis.
Industry
Assistant Producer · Floor Manager · Camera Operator
Live television
Studio gallery and floor experience under live conditions: the discipline behind every practical production task I set.
Industry
Film Features Writer
Collider
Published film criticism and analysis, translated into classroom models for argument, evidence and voice.
BA
Digital Film Production
University of Greenwich
Cinematography, editing and narrative craft: the technical grounding behind LitFrame's production units.