Academic Profile : Faculty

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Assoc Prof Ian Dixon
Associate Professor (Practice), Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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Journal Articles
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staff as info will be
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Dixon, I. (2020). Your Face is a Mess: Desecrating David Bowie’s Face-as-Commodity in ‘Diamond Dogs.’ Celebrity Studies, 11(1), 140-143. DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2020.1704394.

Dixon, I. (2019). Underbelly Inferno: Interfaces between Television and the Internet in Australian Dramatic Production. Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context, 12(1), 47–65.

Dixon, I. (2017). An Awkward Legacy: Screenwriting Adapted to Games. M/C Journal, 20(1). http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1225

Dixon, I. (2016). Resisting Globalization: Australian Horror at The Perimeter of Perception. Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context, 9(2), 25-46.

Dixon, I. (2015). Cassavetes Meets Chekhov: Improvisational Performance Technique for Digital Camera. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 11(1), 15-28.

Dixon, I. (2015). Deviance Under the Dome: Horror/Science-Fiction Hybridity as Uncanny in feature film The Perimeter. Deviation-Deletion, 9.

Dixon, I. (2013). Return of the Thin White Repressed: Narcissism in The Stars (Are Out Tonight). Celebrity Studies: Special Double Issue: Celebrity Ecologies/The Unearthly David Bowie, 4(3), 397-400.

Dixon, I. (2013). Mise-en-scene and Kinaesthetically Charged Atmosphere in John Cassavetes’ Faces. CEA Forum, 42(2), 157-168.

Dixon, I. (2016). Resisting Globalization: Australian Horror at The Perimeter of Perception.. Situations: Cultural Studies in the East Asian Context, 9(2), 25-46.
Books
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staff as info will be
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Dixon, I. & Black, B. (Eds.) (2022). I’m Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor, Bloomsbury Academic Press.
Book Chapters
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Dixon, I. & Black, B. Introduction, I’m Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor, Ian

Dixon & Brendan Black (eds.), Bloomsbury Academic Press. pp. 1-23.

Dixon, I. (2022). Bowie as Actor/Bowie as Icon: Authenticity versus Iconography in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, Ian Dixon & Brendan Black (eds.), Bloomsbury Academic Press. pp. 173-197.

Dixon, I. (2021). Screen Producing “Downunder”: The Media-Producing Landscape. In Australia. In Producing for the Screen. Amedeo D’Adamo (Ed). London: Routledge. pp. 126-131

Dixon, I. (2020). Always Crashing on the Same Synth: Voice/Synth Counterpoise in David Bowie’s ‘Low’. Interpreting the Synthesizer: Meaning Through Sonics. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 21-35.

Dixon, I. (2019). “Underbelly: Squizzy” The Producer/Fan Online Interface in Australian Television—Case Study”. In Aussie Fans: Uniquely Placed in Global Popular Culture. Celia Lam & Jackie Raphael (Eds.). Paul Booth & Katherine Larsen, series editors). Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. pp. 121-133. https://www.amazon.com/Aussie-Fans-Uniquely-Popular-Culture/dp/1609386574

Dixon, I. (2019). Twisting Fate in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’: Cassavetes/Polanski Interface as Hollywood Influence. Popular Culture and the Intellectual: Media Trends and Social Change. William P. Huddy and Andrea Marshall (Eds). Waterhill Publishing. Toronto & New York. pp. 35-50. http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html
Conference Papers
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staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Dixon, I. (2021). Southeast Asian Inferno: Evolutions of Dante in Mee Pok Man, Schermi Oscuri Conference, Dante’s Inferno in Cinema and Audio-Visual Media, Università Degli Studi Di Torino Torino, Italy.

Dixon, I. (2021). Singapore: Identity on Film Symposium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dixon, I. (2022). Alternatives to Love: Indian Cinema Reinvented in Greater Asia, Universidad Miguel Hernández Communication Communication Journal, 13. WOCICO, Cinema and the Cinemas of India, Madrid, Spain.

Liu, C. Yu, H. Dong, Y. Shen, Z. Yu, Y. Dixon, I. Gao, Z. Wang, P. Ren, P. Xie, X. Cui, L. & Miao, C. (2021, July). Enhancing Viewing Experience of Generated Visual Storylines for Promotional Videos. IEEE ICME Conference. Shenzhen, China.

Dixon, I. & Perera, S. (2019). Immoral Spectacle: Revisioning and Invisiblisation in Sri Lankan Female Puberty Rituals through Film. CEA Conference. New Orleans.

Dixon, I. (2018, June). Fame Rotting on The Slimy Thoroughfare: David Bowie’s Desecrating Celebritization in ‘Diamond Dogs’. Paper presented at Sapienza, University of Rome for Routledge and Celebrity Studies Journal.

Dixon, I. (2017, March). Twisting Fate in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’: Cassavetes/Polanski Interface as Hollywood Influence. Paper presented at Bridging Gaps Academic Conference, University of Southern California.

Dixon, I. (2017, February). Squizzy Taylor vs. God: ‘Betwixt and Between’ Melbourne’s Actor/Director Paradigm. Paper presented at Screening Melbourne Symposium, RMIT University, Melbourne.

Dixon, I. (2017) Distribution Pathways under (and beyond) the Influence of John Cassavetes. Paper presented at Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities, Scopus / ISI Indexed Journal, New Delhi, India.

Dixon, I. (2016, November). Have the Monsters Stopped Screaming: Hauntological Sensoria of Performance in Anthony Hopkins’ and Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal. Paper presented at Feasting on Hannibal Conference, University of Melbourne.

Dixon, I. (2016, October). Always Crashing on the Same Synth: Voice/Synth Counterpoise in David Bowie’s ‘Low’. Paper presented at Melbourne Synthposium, SAE Institute, Melbourne.

Dixon, I. (2016, April). Frankenstein’s Womb: Creation and Creationism within The Perimeter. Paper presented at Revelation Academic Conference, Perth.

Dixon, I. (2016, April). An Awkward Legacy: Screenwriting Adapted to Games. Paper presented at Revelation Academic Conference, Perth.

Dixon, I. (2016, November). Inhabiting the Monster: How the Performances of Mikkelsen and Hopkins Sign their Times. Paper presented at University of Melbourne, Hannibal Feasting Conference, Melbourne.

Dixon, I. (2015, November). Dangerous Reflections: Trauma, Eroticism and the disguises of Imperialism in Loving the Amazon. Paper presented at Flinders University, Victoria Square, Adelaide.

Dixon, I. (2015, July). Between Performance and Performativity: Bowie as Actor/Bowie as Icon. Paper presented at ACMI, Deakin Edge, Deakin University.

Dixon, I. (2014, June). Return of the Thin White Repressed: Narcissism in The Stars (Are Out Tonight). Paper presented at Celebrity Studies: Royal Holloway, University of London.

Dixon, I. (2014, July). Cassavetes Meets Chekhov: Improvisational Performance Technique for Digital Camera. Paper presented at Arts in Society: Sapienza University, Rome.

Dixon, I. (2013, April). The Actor’s Nature in Mise-en-scène: Chekhovian Kinaesthesia and Cinematic Performance. Paper presented at College English Association: Savannah, Georgia, USA.

Dixon, I. (2012, April). Borders of the Soul: Internal Metaphor in ‘The Lonely Traveller by Night’. Paper presented at College English Association: Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Dixon, I. (2011, September). Contemporary Legacies: The Films of John Cassavetes and Theatre of Michael Chekhov. Paper presented at World Cinema Now: Monash University, Victoria.
 
Creative Works
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staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
MAJOR ACTING ROLES

2013 Ted Whiting in Underbelly: Squizzy

2009 Sgt. William Carwin in In Her Eyes

2009 John Welsh in Rush (Southern Star Television)

2008 John Cassidy in City Homicide (Global TV)

2006 Various roles in Quilting the Armour

2005 Colin McReady in Blue Heelers (Channel Seven)

2004 Martin Salenger in Cold (feature film)

2003 Matthew Lokan in Stingers (Simpson LeMesurier)
2002 De Flores in The Changeling (La Mama)
Gadowain regular role in Guinevere Jones
(Crawfords Australia/Ibis Films Canada)

1997 Caliban in The Tempest (Playbox Theatre Co.)

1996 Hyde in Cryptic (Zero Theatre Productions)
Twin in Peter Pan (Kerry Jewell & Associates)
Michael in My Blessings (Innersense Productions)
Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Up North Theatre Co.)

1995 Danny (Lead) in Grease (Gordon Frost)

1994 Rod in Heartbreak High (Gannon Films)
Moose in West Side Story (Victorian State Opera)

1993 Chris (Lead) in Sir (Griffin Theatre Company)
Chang (Lead) in Fortune (Griffin Theatre)
Dorian Gray (Lead) in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Waxy in Jonah (State Theatre Company)
Hänschen in Spring Awakening (S.T.C. of S.A.)

1990 Birdman in Sabat Jesus (Playbox Theatre Company)
Stan Fargo in Shadows of the Heart (SA Film Corporation)
Andrew (Lead) in Space Demons (Patch Theatre Company)

1989 Downie in Struck by Lightning (SA Film Corporation)
Nicki (Lead) in The Heartbreak Kid (Theatre 62)

Filmography: FILM & TV DIRECTING

2022 Project Reve:
Short Film (Director/Co-Writer)

2016 The Perimeter
Feature Film (Director/Producer) In Pre-production

2014 Interference
Short Film (Director/Producer/Writer)
Selected into SaMo Indie Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2016
Selected into Mindscape Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2016

2009 Australian Industrial Systems Institute Corporate Film

2008 When I Grow Up I Want to be White
(Director/Producer)
2007 Crushed
Feature film (Director/Producer/Writer) Cinema Nova

2005 Dark and Dark and Silent
Dance film with choreographer Delia Silvan

2004 Family Business
50 minute film

2002 Blue Heelers
(AFC funded Trainee Director with Steve Mann)
Directed significant portion of the episodes

2001 Neighbours
(Film Vic funded Trainee with Tony Osicka)
Directed full episodes

2000 Horace and Tina (Film Victoria funded attachment)
Jonathan M. Shiff Productions

2000 Wee Jimmy (26 min film drama for SBS)
Selected into 44th San Francisco Film Festival
Certificate of Merit Winner at Golden Gate Awards
Selected into 2001 St Kilda Film Festival

1999 The Raptor Detail
Awarded draft funding AFC
Directed test scenes

1998 Cut (VCA major film – 16mm)
Selected 1999 Cork International Film Festival (Ireland)
Won Gold at 1999 Australian Cinematographers Society
His Dark Secret Love (VCA short film – 16mm)

Filmography: SCREENWRITING

2018 Big Girl (feature) Co-writer and Executive Producer

2016 Game of God (feature) (Hipwell TV)

Love Parade (feature) (SAE research funding)

2008 Aquarium (feature) (Melbourne Uni scholarship)

2006 Birth Rites (feature)

2005 Captivity Captive (feature)
Film Victoria draft funding – to third draft

2002 Creep Station (feature)
(Melbourne Uni scholarship)

2000 The Raptor Detail (50 mins short feature)
(AFC draft funding)
Keynote Speeches & Editorship of Special Issues
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staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
The Eduk Circle (Philippines): Distinguished Speaker (2022)
Keynote Address: Laguna State Polytechnic University (2022)
Plenary Address for the College English Association (CEA) in America (2013)
Keynote address for New Delhi, India’s 5th International Conference on “Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities” (BESSH 2016).
Opinions & Commentaries
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Dixon, I. (2020). Commentary: The Rise and Rise of Netflix in a Time of Coronavirus. 9 May 2020 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/netflix-television-coronavirus-covid-19-quarantine-lockdown-tv-12714118
Dixon, I. (2020). Commentary: Nowhere but up for Netflix after huge Oscar nomination nods. 19 Jan 2020. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/netflix-subscription-rates-oscar-results-nominations-wins-12267538?fbclid=IwAR3vVvIwnATksKm9kaFysER2MOxixBYSG0rhzaVBeOzhiT-BZllcTrM46uw
Dixon, I. (2020). Commentary: Why is there Best Actress and Best Actor categories at Oscar’s but only one Best Director? 15 Feb 2020 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/oscars-diversity-gender-best-actress-actor-director-categories-12434246?fbclid=IwAR3tj_DZhpjqoX5NwrfzaIY3wSWL_2JujKu5d7IUfxXBShUfTXw64dYqVuA#.Xl3QOEr1274.facebook
Other Research Outputs/Projects
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Reviews
Dixon, I. (2015). Aerial. Album Rescue Series. Dalton-Koss, 1(1), 33-38.
Dixon, I. (2015). Tin Machine II. Album Rescue Series. Dalton-Koss, 1(1), 74-79.
Dixon, I. (2015). Tonight. Album Rescue Series. Dalton-Koss, 1(1), 134-142.
Dixon, I. (2014). Review/The Ned Kelly Films: A Cultural History of Kelly History. Metro Magazine, Australian Teachers of Media. Adolfo Aranjuez (Ed). No. 181. August. pp. 118-121.
Dixon, I. (2013). Review/Hitchcock’s America. Rethinking Digital Ethnography for Media International Australia. The University of Queensland Press. Heather Horst, Larissa Hjorth and Jo Tacchi (Ed). No. 151. June. pp. 207-208.
Dixon, I. (2013). Review/Spike Lee’s America. Rethinking Digital Ethnography for Media International Australia. The University of Queensland Press. Heather Horst, Larissa Hjorth and Jo Tacchi (Ed). No. 150. March. pp. 196-197.
Dixon, I. (2012). Review/International Journalism. Rethinking Digital Ethnography for Media International Australia. The University of Queensland Press. Heather Horst, Larissa Hjorth and Jo Tacchi (Ed). No. 145. November. pp. 174-175.

Other Essays
Dixon, I. (2013). The Trials and Tribulations of Taking Captivity Captive from Book to Screen. SAE Magazine: The Magazine of SAE Institute and SAE Alumni Association. September.
Dixon, I. (2012). The Art of Kinaesthetic. SAE Magazine: The Magazine of SAE Institute and SAE Alumni Association. February. pp. 112/3.
Dixon, I. (2012). The Industry, New Opportunities and the Universal Strength of Writing. Screen Hub. August. [Online]. Available at:
http://gndcc2012.blogspot.com.au/
Dixon, I. (2012). The Industry, New Opportunities and the Universal Strength of Writing. Screen Hub. Cinema Nova, August. [Online]. Available at: http://gndcc2012.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/screenhub-article-part-1.html#!/2012/09/screenhub-article-part-1.html
Dixon, I. (2011). John Cassavetes: Still Challenging the Modern Filmmaker. SAE Magazine: The Magazine of SAE Institute and SAE Alumni Association. August. pp. 108–110.