Dr Tom Young

“I am an experienced Screen Production lecturer, a filmmaker, and a business owner. Through my broad industry experience, I know that it is not enough anymore to only do one thing, so I don’t just teach filmmaking, I endeavour to inspire students to start businesses, create their own opportunities, promote achievement, give back, mentor others, and enjoy the journey.”

Dr Tom Young’s extensive experience in documentary, television commercial and client video production has given him a highly practical approach to his teaching. Tom understands exactly what the industry requires of graduates, and as head of video production company Frankie Films, he practices exactly what he preaches.

As Lecturer in Screen Production at Flinders, Tom brings together industry and education, the long running and highly successful Community Voices Program being a prime example. In this program students collaborate with not-for-profit organisations to produce online video ads and short documentaries that promote, celebrate and recruit volunteers in South Australia. Since commencement, more than 250 students have participated in the program, producing over 125 videos.

Tom’s passion for filmmaking and engaging presentation skills have made him a popular fixture at Flinders. 

Dr Nicholas Godfrey

“I'm currently doing research on women in 1970s Hollywood, which extends on my existing research on Hollywood and film authorship. I'm also doing research on the use of video essays for assessment. My other interests include film festivals, and contemporary Australian and Asian cinema.”

Dr Nicholas Godfrey’s research and teaching interests are comprehensive, including Hollywood cinema, film aesthetics, the history of film distribution, Australian national cinema and Asian cinema.

Nic is a Lecturer (Scholarly Fellow Academic) in Screen and Media at Flinders University. He is the author of The Limits of Auteurism: Case Studies in the Critically Constructed New Hollywood (Rutgers University Press, 2018).

He is a contributor to Metro and Senses of Cinema, and has been involved with curating films for the Adelaide Film Festival and the Mercury Cinema. Nic has also been a judge for the South Australian Screen Awards and the Australian Teachers of Media Awards.

Helen Carter

“I began my film career as a clapper loader on television series and went on to work on many documentaries, commercials, short dramas and feature length films. My true passion is in documentary film-making.”

Helen Carter is an award-winning, masters-educated, cinematographer with 20 years' experience in the film and television industry. She is a graduate from the AFTRS, receiving the highest achievement in her year, and has since been recognised by her peers, winning eight awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society as well as numerous awards from the AFTRS, Kodak and the Sydney Film Critics Circle.

As Lecturer in Screen Production, Helen is responsible for writing and teaching curriculum to undergraduate, honours and post graduate students with a particular emphasis in skill acquisition.

Helen is currently researching a PhD on cinematography in Australia.