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Dr Jon Silver

Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Film, TV and New media

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Name
Dr Jon Silver
Position(s)
Senior Lecturer
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Film, TV and New media
Discipline *
Film, Television and Digital Media
Phone
+61 7 3138 0273
Fax
+61 7 3138 8195
Email
Location
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Qualifications

PhD (Queensland University of Technology), PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Jon Silver is a Senior Lecturer (Film & TV Producing) in the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT.

His PhD, “Hollywood’s Dominance: How did it arise and how has it been maintained”, was completed at QUT in 2008. His research interests and publications focus on ‘big picture’ strategic issues facing the movie business ‘past, present and future, including

  • film business history
  • the impact of technology on distribution and exhibition
  • development of future scenarios for the movie business.

Jon is a feature film producer, his most recent film credit is Executive Producer of Bill Bennett’s thriller ‘Uninhabited’ currently in post-production with a release anticipated in 2010/2011.

Jon worked in film distribution and exhibition during the 1980s as General Manager, Marketing at Greater Union (GU) where he directed the marketing of movies released through GU’s film distribution company and he supervised the marketing of GU’s cinema chain. He has also worked as a Senior Consultant in the Strategic General Management Unit at Price Waterhouse Urwick and prior to that was a consultant with W.D. Scott & Co. Jon is a member of the Screen Economists Research Group.

This information has been contributed by Dr Jon Silver.

Publications

  • Silver JD, (2008) Spudmonkey, Exclusive Cinema Release, 30 October 2008, Blueroom Cinebar, Rosalie, Queensland
  • Plagens B, Rugimbana R, Silver JD, (2008) Toy stories - The strategic use of narratives in the branding of traditional toys, Proceedings of the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2008, Marketing: Shifting focus from the mainstream to offbeat p1-7
  • Silver JD, McDonnell JJ, (2007) Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Do Exhibitors See The Big Picture As Theaters Lose Their Competitive Advantage?, Business Horizons p491-501
  • Silver J, McDonnell JJ, (2006) Is The Imax MPX System a Solution For Multiplexes Under Pressure?, WACRA Conference Proceedings: Interactive Learning: The Next Generation p325-332
  • Mills MK, Silver J, (2004) Analysing the effect of digital technology on channel strategy, power and disintermediation in the home video market: The demise of the video store?, Proceedings of the 2004 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference p1-8
  • Silver J, Alpert F, (2003) Digital dawn: A revolution in movie distribution?, Business Horizons p57-66

For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.