Hi everyone,
I've been lurking on the list for most of last year, and thought now
would be an appropriate time to introduce myself.
My name is Andrew McKenzie and I'm a Lecturer in Digital Media in the
School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology
in New Zealand. I'm just about to undertake my PHD in Creative Media
through RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
My background prior to academia is as a screenwriter for film and
television and digital media. My research is into areas of narrative
structure and content creation. For my PHD I'm going to be devising
theories surrounding the way that narrative and content must adapt for
3g Mobile Video technology. I'm using my thesis screenplay from my MA
in Creative Writing as a foundation and template to producing content
for Mobile Video.
As a case study I intend to examine Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide to
the Galaxy series in various forms including radio plays, novel,
computer games, stage play, television series, and feature film and
devise theories surrounding the relationship of character to narrative
and exposition.
I look forward to using this list to network and develop alliances.
It does feel very lonely over this side of the world especially when
you factor the reactive mindset of the New Zealand population in terms
of technology uptake. For example the state broadcaster still thinks
teletext is a pretty neat thing...
Anyway best wishes to one and all, and may this be the beginning of a
beautiful friendship.
warmest regards
Andrew
Andrew McKenzie
Lecturer in Digital Media
Time-Based Media and Hypermedia
School of Communication Studies
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1020
New Zealand
Phone 921-9999 extn: 7394
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