Education:

 

M.F.A. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, 1995

Filmmaking. Studied with Dan Eisenberg, Ericka Beckman, Mark Lapore, Saul Levine

 

B.A. HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, 1991

Film and Video Production, Critical Studies.  Studied with Abraham Ravett, Joan  Braderman, Abigail Child, Susan Douglas

 

Academic Work Experience:

 

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS

EMERSON COLLEGE (Fall 2006–Present)

Teaching courses in  intermediate sync sound narrative filmmaking, and introductory 16mm filmmaking, graduate film production courses.

 

VISITING FACULTY, ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS

PINE MANOR COLLEGE (Spring 2007)

Course in Digital Movie Making.

 

ADJUNCT FACULTY IN COMPUTER ANIMATION

ART INSTITUTE OF BOSTON (Fall 2004)

Courses in digital animation with Flash, AfterEffects, and Final Cut Pro for individual projects.

 

FULL TIME VISITING FILM FACULTY

SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Fall 2000–Fall 2005)

Courses in advanced sync sound, intermediate 16mm film production and digital post-production, optical printing, Super 8 filmmaking, critical screening seminars; graduate and undergraduate advising; Acting Area Coordinator and Representative.

 

FILM STUDIO MANAGER

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART (Summer 1996–Summer 2000)

Roles included maintaining and teaching all aspects of film, animation, video, and computer equipment; organizing department screenings and visiting artists; managing student workers. Administrative duties included budgetary management and curriculum development.

 

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FILM AND VIDEO

HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (Spring 1993–Spring 1998)

Taught introductory classes in 16mm film, video production, and film studies.

 

TEACHING ASSISTANT

TUFTS UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY (Fall 1997–Fall 1998)

Introduction to Mass Media courses, Professor Paul Lopes.

 

VISITING ARTIST, FACULTY

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, STUDIO FOR INTERELATED MEDIA, FILM DEPARTMENT (Spring 1996–Spring 1997)

Taught courses: “Fragments and Found Images: Collage, Assemblage, and Montage in the 20th Century Arts,” and “Introduction to Super 8 filmmaking.”

 

TEACHING FELLOW

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (Fall 1995–Spring 1996)

Masterpieces of World Cinema, Non-Fiction Film Form, Professor Charles Warren.

 

Grants:

 

-LEF Foundation, Pre-production Grant, Moving Image Fund, 2007

-Professional Development Fellowship, Flaherty Film Seminar, 2004

-Massachusetts Media Fellowship, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1999

 

Professional Experience:

 

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER

-Director, Producer, Olmstead Green, a Community of Sustainability, video documentary, for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 319 Grant, projected completion Spring 2009

-Director, Producer, Bookbinding at the Harcourt Bindery, a video documentary, January 2007

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY

-Lighting, Camera Operator, Krap, Anti-mercial, directed by Eric Liddel, January 2001

-Camera Operator, U.S., Back to LIFE, AMADEUS filmproduktion, Berlin and Hamburg

 Germany, Heiner Sylvester, Producer, July 1998

-Cinematographer, Shelter, narrative short, directed by Dave Crawford, January 1996

-Cinematographer, The Gift, narrative short, directed by Jeanette Bell, January 1995

-Assistant Camera, Robert Coles, documentary, directed by Buddy Squires, May to August 1993

-Videographer, Genius on the Wrong Coast, documentary on choreographer and dancer Lester Horton, Lelia Goldoni, Director, Producer, July 1992

 

ASSISTANT EDITOR, SOUND EDITOR

FLORENTINE FILMS, HAYDENVILLE, MA: (Winter1992–Winter1993)

-Assistant Editor, Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish, Larry Hott, Producer, for PBS American Experience

-Assistant Editor, Tell Me Something I Can’t Forget, Diane Garey, Producer

-2nd Assistant Editor, Sound Editor, Wild By Law, Larry Hott, Producer, for PBS American Experience

 

CO-FOUNDER, PRODUCER

NONOTUCK IMAGEWORKS, NORTHAMPTON, MA: (Fall 1991–Winter 1993)

-A video production collective that produced educational and promotional documentary work for community, social service, and not-for-profit organizations.

 

Curatorial and Programming:

 

GUEST CURATOR

-Installed Motion, exhibition of film installation work, Dead Space Gallery, Portland, ME, October 1996

-Allston Art Beat, local emerging artist showcase, 88 Room, Primal Plunge Galleries, Allston, MA, May 1994

 

FESTIVAL FOUNDER AND PROGRAMMER

-Pioneer Valley Young Filmmakers Festival, Northampton Center for the Arts and the Montague Book Mill, Northampton, MA., Fall 1992, 1993

 

Technical Skills:

 

All pre-production, production, and post production skills for making 16mm and Super 8 films, Digital Video, and High Definition formats:

 

-Sync sound production with Arriflex, Aaton, Éclair, CP16, and MOS Bolex cameras

-Digital cinematography with Mini DV and DVcam, Panasonic 24p, Canon and Sony pro-consumer, and professional and HD formats

-Computer animation with Flash, AfterEffects, Toon Boom, Photoshop and Adobe CS

-Optical printing, contact printing and Oxberry animation stand work, hand processing and alchemical filmmaking

-Sound recording with flash recorders, DAT, and Nagra; sound design, editing, and foley work

-Lighting for film and video, production planning, budgeting and shooting preparation

-Analog editing with Steenbeck, Kem, and Moviola

-Digital editing with Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Protools

-Sound mixing and mastering for film and video, finishing on film, video-to-film conversion

-EDL matchback with flex file, AB rolling and negative cutting

-DVD Studio Pro; DVD authoring software