
Dr Daniel Maddock FHEA
Cinematographer/Photographer

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About me
Digital Learning Specialist, Academic, Researcher, Award-Winning Media Production Expert
Education

University of Southern Queensland
2003 - 2007Bachelor of Mass CommunicationActivities and Societies: President of the Amnesty International USQ Student Branch Majoring in Film and Television Production as well as Journalism Daniel began working part-time at WIN Television Toowoomba in the last year of the degree.

Griffith University
2014 - 2018Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionDaniel was nominated for the Chancellor's Medal for Excellence in PhD Research at Griffith University for his thesis which passed without revision. His doctorate researched the emerging field of virtual cinematography which is cinematography constructed through the use of a virtual camera and with virtual lighting to produce computer-generated-imagery. Daniel has explored this idea through several projects including his most recent independent feature-film Space/Time (www.spacetimemovie.com) as… Show more Daniel was nominated for the Chancellor's Medal for Excellence in PhD Research at Griffith University for his thesis which passed without revision. His doctorate researched the emerging field of virtual cinematography which is cinematography constructed through the use of a virtual camera and with virtual lighting to produce computer-generated-imagery. Daniel has explored this idea through several projects including his most recent independent feature-film Space/Time (www.spacetimemovie.com) as well as in the multi-award winning concept trailer Break The Rock (www.breaktherock.com). Daniel has recently explored applying a virtual cinematography methodology to a documentary concerning the life of Brisbane sculptor Daphne Mayo; this project has won grants, produced published papers and a concept trailer... vimeo.com/277907621. A journal article summarising Daniel's research was published in Media Practice and Education https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25741136.2018.1464735. Show less

University of Southern Queensland
2018 - 2020Graduate Diploma of Education Secondary Education and Teaching
Experience

Self-employed
Mar 2007 - nowCinematographer/PhotographerDaniel has shot television commercials, music videos, broadcasted documentaries, television drama series, branded content and, recently, a feature film (www.spacetimemovie.com). Daniel has also shot stills published in magazines, on billboards and busses and online. Including interior design, architecture, fashion, food, and commercial photography. vimeo.com/danielmaddock and instagram.com/dr_danielmaddockNotable Productions: - Love Patrol [Television Series Drama - SBS] - ACS Award Winning - Artscape: APT7 - Our Century, Our Art [Television Documentary – ABC] - The Battle of Fire Support Base Coral [Television Documentary – History Channel] - Calais 'Seeing it All' [Music Video - ABC] - Ball Park Music 'You Only Want Me When I'm There' [Music Video - ABC] - University of Southern Queensland Website Home Page [Website Video Design] Show less

WIN NBN Television
Mar 2007 - Jun 2009DirectorWIN Television: Started as a trainee-director and then promoted to a director of live-television news. Directed and switched live-television news five days a week for Toowoomba, Wide-Bay and the Sunshine Coast stations. Managed a high-stress news environment with an extremely fast turnover and large crew. Also shot and directed regional television commercials on a daily basis. This included writing, directing, shooting and editing commercials with a high-rate of turnover.

University of Southern Queensland
Mar 2009 - Jun 2012Lecturer (Casual)University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba and Springfield Campus) - Taught numerous subjects including Location Production, Video Editing, Audio Production and Post-Production and Television Studio Production. Wrote an extensive and detailed course for Location Production (over five hundred pages in length) and for other courses including Video Editing.

Griffith University
Mar 2010 - Nov 2017Lecturer (Casual)Griffith University Film School (South Bank Campus) - Taught Television Studio Production, this involved instructing in use of the studio and its specialised gear for the production of interview, magazine and drama programs. Also taught Cinematography which included basic camera work, lens use, exposure, colour, lighting and cinematic theory. This course used 16mm film cameras with no video split. The film was processed, developed and scanned at FotoKem Los-Angeles, U.S.A.

JMC Academy
Mar 2013 - Jul 2013Lecturer (Casual)JMC Academy (Southbank Campus) - Taught ‘Technical Futures,’ a course aimed at exploring the technical process of image making and capture in relation to new cameras and methods. This included new high-resolution cameras (RED, ARRI, SONY) and their production pathways. Daniel has personally used the RED and ARRI cameras on productions and so has a first-hand understanding of new technology and new methods.

The Urban List
May 2013 - Feb 2015Freelance Photographer‘Urban List’ (Web Advertising): Shot stills for the Urban List (casually) through-out 2013. Clients included mostly Brisbane local business’ such as clothing stores, restaurants, cafes and bars. My position included photographing and editing the stills down to a refined selection with colour-grade applied for delivery. Client liaison and guidance through direction and interpretation of a creative and commercial brief.

Queensland School of Film and Television
Jul 2013 - Nov 2013Lecturer (Casual)Queensland School of Film and Television - Taught Cinematography and Lighting Practice. This school endeavours a more practical approach so Daniel taught the class with a seventy/thirty approach where seventy percent of the time was practical and the remaining theoretical.

SAE/QANTM College
Jun 2014 - Feb 2015Lecturer (Casual)SAE/QANTM College (Brisbane Campus) - Taught ‘Introduction to Cinematography’ and ‘Group Project’ (a course aimed at exploring the process of web-video production from corporates to commercials). This included basic cam- era work, lens use, exposure, colour, lighting and cinematic theory for cinematography. Group Project was a guided project from pitch to delivery aimed at producing a viable, budget conscious, quality web-ready commercial production.

University of Southern Queensland
Jan 2015 - Jan 2025Daniel leads the creation of high-end educational media for the University of Southern Queensland with a focus to excite, encourage and engage students on their learning journey whilst providing a robust pedagogical framework for the design and use of educational video.Feedback: "They’ve (podcast series) been so informative and the guests are great but they’re also just super easy to listen to! It’s been such a broad sample from the many professionals who can give us insight as students into those traits we are wanting to include in our own leadership journeys." Vearney (Student in the MBAL Program). Show less
Digital Curriculum Designer
Jul 2021 - Jan 2025Lead Digital Pedagogy and Curriculum
Nov 2019 - Jul 2021Producer/Director (Media Producer - Media Design and Development)
Jul 2019 - Nov 2019Lecturer
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019Producer/Director (Media Producer - Marketing and Student Attraction)
Sept 2018 - Mar 2019Producer/Director (Media Producer - Media Design and Development)
Jan 2015 - Sept 2018
Licenses & Certifications

Competent to Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Queensland Ambulance ServiceJun 2018
Positive Notice Blue Card
Department of Justice and Attorney-General QLDJun 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Dr Daniel Maddock FHEAGrant - New Colombo Plan Mobility Program Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Oct 2019 $33,000 awarded for a lecturer to accompany students on an education intensive in Vanuatu collaborating with Wan Smol Bag Theatre to create a short film project.
- Awarded to Dr Daniel Maddock FHEAChancellor’s Medal for Excellence in PhD Research (nominee) Griffith University Nov 2018 Nominated for the Chancellor’s Medal for Excellence in PhD Research following the examination of my thesis which was unanimously confirmed without revisions.
- Awarded to Dr Daniel Maddock FHEAGrant - Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research - ECR Grant Griffith University 2016 $6000 awarded for the production of a concept trailer video and research concerning the application of virtual cinematographic techniques to the docu-drama medium.Virtual Historical Reality: Verisimilitude and the History Documentary (Conference Proceedings): http://www.aspera.org.au/research/annual-conference-refereed-proceedings-2016virtual-historical-reality-verisimilitude-and-the-history-documentary/The Art Lovers: https://vimeo.com/277907621The Art Lovers Virtual… Show more $6000 awarded for the production of a concept trailer video and research concerning the application of virtual cinematographic techniques to the docu-drama medium.Virtual Historical Reality: Verisimilitude and the History Documentary (Conference Proceedings): http://www.aspera.org.au/research/annual-conference-refereed-proceedings-2016virtual-historical-reality-verisimilitude-and-the-history-documentary/The Art Lovers: https://vimeo.com/277907621The Art Lovers Virtual Breakdown: https://vimeo.com/277913574 Show less
- Awarded to Dr Daniel Maddock FHEABronze Award - Drama of Comedy Series and Telefeatures Australian Cinematographers Society Nov 2015 Awarded the Australian Cinematographers Society (Queensland Branch) Bronze Award for 'Love Patrol' a television drama series shot in Vanuatu and screened on SBS.
Volunteer Experience
Local President - University of Southern Queensland
Issued by Amnesty International Australia on Jan 2005
Associated with Dr Daniel Maddock FHEA
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