Dr Josh McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia, and is the Program Director for the Bachelor of Visual Effects. He also teaches into the Bachelor of Film and Television, the Graduate Certificate in Compositing and Tracking and the Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting, the Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation, and the Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects.
Josh teaches across a diverse array of disciplines, including visual effects, film, photography, and digital media, and has a particular interest in the cinematic language of contemporary film directors, and more broadly, the role design language plays across different creative fields.
Josh has published more than 30 papers exploring... Read more
About me
Dr Josh McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia, and is the Program Director for the Bachelor of Visual Effects. He also teaches into the Bachelor of Film and Television, the Graduate Certificate in Compositing and Tracking and the Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting, the Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation, and the Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects.
Josh teaches across a diverse array of disciplines, including visual effects, film, photography, and digital media, and has a particular interest in the cinematic language of contemporary film directors, and more broadly, the role design language plays across different creative fields.
Josh has published more than 30 papers exploring emerging technologies in learning and teaching, and has exhibited his photography work at various South Australian art galleries. Josh is also the director of Electricityscape, an Adelaide-based company delivering design, media and photography services to local and international clients.
Josh was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE in 2023.
Teaching Awards:
2023 Teaching Fellowship, Advance HE
2022 UniSA Creative, Leading an External Partnership, University of South Australia
2019 School of Creative Industries Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning, University of South Australia
2015 Academic Excellence Award (Teaching), University of South Australia, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
2015 High Achievement in Student Evaluation Attainment, University of South Australia, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
2013 Academic Excellence Award, University of South Australia, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
2010 Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2009 The University of Adelaide, Excellence in Education Award
2009 The University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions, Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
About me
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH)
About me
Doctorate of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Master of Design Studies( Digital Media) The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Design Studies (Honours) The University of Adelaide
Emerging technologies in learning and teaching,Abstract expressionism in photography,Animation in tertiary education,Mentoring in design and digital media education
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2012 |
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| 2012 |
9
1
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
91
64
2
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| 2016 |
5
3
1
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| 2016 |
Open access
47
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| 2015 |
Open access
81
34
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| 2015 |
Open access
8
5
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
Open access
36
22
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| 2013 |
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| 2012 |
Open access
59
46
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| 2011 |
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| 2010 |
Open access
198
141
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| 2009 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2013 |
McCarthy, J 2013, Myles Mayo & the modern heart: album artwork, Mushroom Music.
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| 2012 |
McCarthy, JAR 2012, Lights of Tet, AP Bond Gallery, 2012-08-23. |
2016 ‘Dead Man Walking - Wine & Spirit Co’ – Artwork, branding and labelling for Australian wine company
2015 ‘Thinking Made Visual’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, Playhouse Theatre, CIL, University of South Australia, June 18 - 28, 2015
2014 ‘Milk was a bad choice’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, Playhouse Theatre, CIL, University of South Australia, June 20 - 30, 2014
2013 ‘Myles Mayo and the Modern Heart’ – Photography & Graphic Design, Myles Mayo Album Artwork
2013 ‘Design Language in Media Arts’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, Playhouse Theatre, CIL, University of South Australia, June 20 - 30, 2013
2012 ‘Lights of Tet’ – Solo Photography Exhibition, A.P.Bond Gallery, August 23 - September 13, 2012 Online Link
2011 ‘Imaging Our World’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, SALUD, June 8 – July 7, 2011
2011 ‘Light and Colour’ – Solo Photography Exhibition, Chapel Hill Winery, June 4 – July 17, 2011
2011 ‘Dancing Lights’ – Solo Photography Exhibition, The National Wine Centre of Australia, April 18 – May 28, 2011
2011 ‘Light and Colour’ –Solo Photography Exhibition, A.P.Bond Gallery, March 24 – April 9, 2011
2011 ‘Myles Mayo’ – Photography & Graphic Design, Myles Mayo Album Artwork
2010 ‘Life is in the Details’ – Solo Photography Exhibition, The National Wine Centre of Australia, October 30 – November 28, 2010
2010 ‘Imaging Our World’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, SALUD
2009 ‘The Stranger’s Dozen’ – Photography & Graphic Design, Special Patrol Album Artwork
2009 ‘Imaging Our World’ – Group Exhibition - Curator, SALUD
2006 ‘Handy Hints From The Undertaker’ – Photography & Graphic Design, Special Patrol Album Artwork
2005 ‘New Works’ – Group Photography Exhibition, SALUD
Research
Emerging technologies in learning and teaching,Abstract expressionism in photography,Animation in tertiary education,Mentoring in design and digital media education
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference |
2018 |
MemberSpecial Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH), Association for Computing Machinery |
2018 |
MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
2018 |
Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference |
2017 |
MemberSpecial Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH), Association for Computing Machinery |
2017 |
MemberAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
2017 |
Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference |
2016 |
Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference |
2015 |
Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference |
2014 |
Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student LearningThe University of Adelaide |
2010 |
Electricityscape
Peer Reviewer, Ascilite - Journal, (Professional organisation) , 2012 to present
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments - Journal, (Professional organisation) , 2013 to present
Peer Reviewer, Journal of International and Comparative Education - Journal, (Professional organisation) , 2014 to present
Animation
Visual Effects
Digital Design
Photography
Graphic Design
Digital Art
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Designing videogames for an embodied experience: developing an independent Virtual Reality horror videogame using Unreal Engine 5 | Current |
| The Ghost Writer in the Machine: Exploring a new model for Australian screenwriting development and education through the use of Artificial Intelligence tools | Current |
| Gamifying CGI: using game design techniques and technology to teach 3D polygonal modelling | Completed |
