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Mr Ron Elliott

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    • Role:
    • Lecturer
    • Department:
    • Department of Film & Television
    • Location:
    • Building 208 305B
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 3339

Ron’s extensive experience in production, post production and in screenwriting has enabled him to teach a broad cross section of FTV units at Curtin including Documentary Production, Drama Workshop, Script Writing and Screen Performance. His recent novel, Spinner adds a new writing dimension to his teaching.

He regularly teaches in the Third Year Major Production unit and supervises Honours Students in Creative Research.

Ron has directed a wide range of programs for the ABC around Australia, including episodes of Australia, You’re Standing In It, The Gillies Report, Dancing Daze, Studio 86 and The Last Resort. As a freelance director, he directed episodes of Ship to Shore, Bush Patrol Corporate Videos, television and a number of Drama Specials.

In 1997, he directed the feature film, Justice.

Ron’s professional writing credits include a number of feature scripts, corporate work, script editing and television program development. His broadcast work includes The Icarus Principle and Hypothermia and episodes of Home and Away.

In 2001 he wrote the telemovie Southern Cross, which was nominated for an AFI award in 2002.

In Children’s Television, Ron has written episodes for Ship to Shore, series II and III; and a number of episodes of Bush Patrol; The Gift; series I and II of Fast Tracks (also Script Consultant); Minty (also Story Editor); Ginger Meggs; and Chuck Finn. He played an important part in the development of Wild Kat, also writing five episodes, and wrote episodes for Ocean Star and the first five episodes of Parallax.

At the moment Ron is developing a number of feature scripts and continues to write and script edit for drama and documentary. He is currently developing a number of Children’s series, and writing episodes for Time Hackers. He  script edited the SBS series Venus and Marx.

In 2010, his first novel, Spinner was published by Fremantle Press.

He is currently working on two more works of fiction and developing feature and television projects.

He was a Member of the Board of Screen West for three years and continues to contribute to a number of assessment panels, awards judging and industry and educational consultation. 

 

Publications

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

  • Elliott, R. 2011. Painting Monkey or Painting Elephant? Some comments on measuring research in the creative arts.. Australian Universities Review 53(2): 103-109.

Major Creative Works

  • Elliott, R. 2010. Spinner. Western Australia: Fremantle Press.

Minor Creative Works

  • Elliott, R, and Johnston, M. 2011. The Human Canvas. Darkhorse Printing Fremantle: Edith Cowan University.

Group Exhibition of Creative Works

  • Elliott, R. 2008. Time Hackers. Wellington, New Zealand and Mt Lawley, Australia: The Gibson Group & Taylor Media.
  • Elliott, R. 2006. Marx and Venus. Mt Lawley, Australia: Taylor Media.
  • Elliott, R. 2004. Parallax. Australia: Great Western Entertainment.
  • Elliott, R. 2004. Streetsmartz. Australia: Great Western Entertainment.
  • Elliott, R. 2003. Home and Away. Australia: Channel 7.
  • Elliott, R. 2003. Ocean Star. Australia: BBHTV Pty. Ltd. and Northway Productions.
  • Elliott, R. 2002. Home and Away episode. Australia: Channel 7.