I am a practising urban planner with research interests in both urban planning and cinema; I am currently working on a PhD in cinema studies at the University of Melbourne, looking at the links between idealised communities in Hollywood films and the conceptions of urban planners.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), and a Bachelor of Planning and Design. My BA honours research was on conventions of realism in classical era Warner and Disney cartoons. A shortened version of this material appeared in the 2005 Animation Journal.

I also contributed a chapter to the book The Blade Runner Experience, and a career profile of Steven Spielberg to the Great Directors series at the online journal Senses of Cinema. My writing has also appeared in The Age, and at CommanderBond.net. Until its change of format, I was a regular contributor to In Film Australia. I am a member of the Australian Film Critics Association.

I was co-editor of the magazine Planning News, Australia's only monthly urban planning publication, form July 2007 to December 2010. I was also a judge in the Media Category of the Victorian Planning Institute's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Awards for Excellence.

Location

Melbourne

Disciplines

• Film Studies
• Cultural Studies and Ethnic Studies
• Sociology
• Urban Studies
• Transportation
• Architecture and Design
• Journalism, Media, and Communication

Website

http://www.sterow.com