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Darin Bradley

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of English

Email: Darin.Bradley@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2007
    Major: English
  • MA, University of North Texas, 2004
    Major: English
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2002
    Major: Composition and Language

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ENGL 3500 - Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design, 8 courses.
  • ENGL 4140 - Advanced Narrative Design for Gaming, 2 courses.
  • ENGL 4230 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, 2 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Bradley, D. (2023). Bloodmetal. 228. Portland, OR, Underland Press. underlandpress.com

    • Webpage

  • Bradley, D. (2022). Now and Then: A Filmmaker's Guide to the Period Piece. New York, NY, The Beat by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmakers-guide-to-the-period-piece/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Logline for Your Film or Video Project. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/writing-logline-for-film-video-project/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). How to Build a Starship — A Filmmaker's Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-build-a-starship-a-filmmakers-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Sound Effects: The Unsung Heroes of the Film Industry. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/sound-effects-film-industry/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Filmmaking with the Greats: Production Problem-Solving. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmaking-problem-solving/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Trope School: Time Travel in Film. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/time-travel-in-film/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). An Ode to Top Gun. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/an-ode-to-top-gun/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). In Praise of the Car Chase (and How to Make Your Own). New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-film-a-car-chase/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Life and Times of the Kung Fu Film. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/kung-fu-film-life-and-times/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Space Western — Genre's Unwanted, Weird Cousin. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/the-space-western-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Superhero Film: A Guide for Superfans. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/superhero-film-guide-for-superfans/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Indie Filmmaker's Guide to The Western. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/the-indie-filmmakers-guide-to-the-western/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Filmmaker's Guide to The Apocalypse. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/apocalypse-guide-for-filmmakers/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Making Your Own Fantasy Film: A Field Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/fantasy-film-field-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). How to Speak Science Fiction: A Field Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/science-fiction-field-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Developing Your Characters: Serial vs. Episodic. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/developing-characters-serial-vs-episodic/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Secrets of Peacemaker's Storytelling Success. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/peacemaker-storytelling-success/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). Revise, Revise, Revise — A Writer's Guide to Practical Editing. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/writers-guide-to-practical-editing/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 7 Must-Have Books for Every Screenwriter's Library. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/books-for-screenwriters/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). Top 6 Techniques on How to Write a Short Film Script. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/6-techniques-how-write-short-film-script/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 5 Tips for Taking Care of Your Lenses in Outer Space. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/taking-care-of-lenses-outer-space-english/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 7 Tips for Writing Good Dialogue in Your Screenplay. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/7-tips-for-good-dialogue-in-screenplay/

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Bradley, D. (Author & Presenter), Embodying Space in Hypertext Fiction Through Psychogeography, The Role of Cognitive Affordances in Worldbuilding for Video Games, National University of Malaysia, Remote, Malaysia. (2023 - 2023).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Bradley, D. (Panelist), Content, Content, Content, Content, Content, Content, Thin Line Film Festival, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Guest Speaker, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (2023 - 2023).
  • Guest Speaker, Department of English. (2023 - 2023).
  • Guest Speaker, Sigma Tau Delta. (2023 - 2023).
  • Guest Speaker, UNT Game Development Club. (2023 - 2023).

Professional Service

  • Editor, Book, Underland Press. Portland, OR. (October 2023 - October 2023).
  • Editor, Book, Underland Press. Portland, OR. (August 2023 - August 2023).
  • Manager, Dataquest. San Francisco, California. (September 1, 2020 - May 15, 2023).
  • Editor, Book, Underland Press. Portland, OR. (January 2023 - January 2023).
  • Editor, Book, Underland Press. Portland, OR. (September 2022 - September 2022).
  • Editor, Book, Underland Press. Portland, OR. (June 2022 - June 2022).
  • Editor, Book, Goliad Media Group. Denton, TX. (March 2022 - March 2022).