Draft:Daniel Binns

Daniel Binns
Daniel Binns is an Australian media theorist, author, and filmmaker. He is known for his work on screen cultures, war films, and digital media-making. Binns is currently a Senior Lecturer in Media at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life and education
Binns was born in 1987 in Box Hill, Victoria. He attended multiple primary schools across Victoria and New South Wales, before graduating from Bede Polding College in 2005. Binns completed his Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts Production) with Honours at Western Sydney University (WSU). He later obtained his PhD from WSU in 2014, with a film studies thesis titled "Theatres of Representation: Discourses of War and Cinema".

Academic career
Binns began his academic career as a sessional lecturer at the University of Sydney and Western Sydney University from 2011 to 2014. In 2015, he joined RMIT University as a Senior Lecturer in Media, where he currently teaches creative media studios in transmedia production, media archaeology and philosophy, and creative computation and generative AI.

From 2017 to 2021, Binns served as the Program Director for the Bachelor of Communication (Media) at RMIT. For four years from 2019 to 2022, he convened a symposium called eco_media, that explored the nexus of media, communication, humanities, art, and environmental issues.

Research and publications
Binns is the author of two books:
 * The Hollywood War Film: Critical Observations from World War I to Iraq (2017)
 * Material Media-Making in the Digital Age (2021)

Binns has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as Netflix documentaries,, drone cinematography audiovisual adaptations of graphic novels and comics, and his own creative practice as a screenwriter, producer, and director.

Filmography
As a filmmaker, Binns has produced several short films and installations, including:
 * The Debrief (2022)
 * Entanglement (2020)
 * number_station (2018, with Darrin Verhagen)
 * stuff (2018)
 * It's Not You (2011)
 * Unravel Me (2010)
 * The Writers (2008)

His films have been selected for international film festivals and streaming services.

Awards and recognition
Binns received the Dean's Award for Engagement and Impact from RMIT University in 2022 for his work in convening the eco_media symposium from 2019 to 2022.

Professional affiliations
Binns is an Affiliate Member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, where he contributed to the News & Media section of the 2022 white paper on Social Issues in Automated Decision-Making.

Binns serves on the editorial boards of:
 * New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film (2022-present)
 * Frames Cinema Journal (2019-present)