Resume

• 2015

  A weeklong camp for youth artists 9-13 years old to learn photographic techniques including digital + film camera systems

  macro photography

  long exposure and cyanotypes. At the end of the week students have a portfolio of their work and have developed personalized ways of seeing and documenting the world around them.

  Name The Fear

  Successfully crowdfunded a visual score + album alongside The Cowards Choir for Name The Fear through PledgeMusic.\n\nFollowing the fundraising campaign's success

  a 45-minute film was produced

  edited and presented at venues throughout the east coast including Brooklyn NY

  Vienna VA

  Charlotte NC

  Winston-Salem NC and Bristol TN/VA.

• 2014

  Film Camp is a community program designed to teach youth creators in southern Appalachia age 9-17 the value + power of visual literacy

  production and community engagement.\n\nCampers worked side-by-side with a professional production company

  award-winning filmmakers and University-level film professors selected for their talent in the film industry and ability to build strong working relationships with the campers and develop their individual voices.\n\nCampers worked in small groups to develop a script

  produce

  direct and edit a film over the course of a week. Film Camp provided access to professional camera

  lighting

  sound and grip equipment to help campers tell their own stories

  develop film knowledge and work as part of a team.\n\nThe final night of each week films created are screened for free to the public at the Wilkes Art Gallery in North Wilkesboro

  North Carolina.

  Noah Campagna

  Derek Donovan

  Wilkes County Historical Mural

  Selected to develop

  design and paint a large-scale mural featuring scenes throughout the history of Wilkes County as a part of Downtown North Wilkesboro's revitalization plan and featured in the Wilkes County Farmer's Market where public events are held throughout the year. Funding provided by the Wilkes Art Gallery

  Downtown North Wilkesboro and grants through the State of North Carolina.

  $500 Days of Summer Music Video Project

  $500 Days of Summer is a high concept

  low budget music video project for bands and artists.\n\nFor the project

  artists receive a complete music video package selected from multiple concepts

  a professional filming session over the course of a day devoted to their project and other accouterments including promotional photos and behind-the-scenes documentation of the production to use for promotional purposes.\n\nEach music video with be concept-based

  with 5 slots available for artists to apply for the 2012 session.\n\nFor more information on the project

  please visit www.500dollardays.net.

  Rusty Sheridan

  William S.

  Davis

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  The Art Institute of Charlotte

• 2013

  Workshop developer and organizer for scriptwriting

  arts and film-based explorations. Workshops range from 2-hour to weeklong engagements and have been built for specific audiences children

  students

  senior citizens as well as the general public.\n\nNumerous script and film workshops have been held at libraries as single and multi-part presentations

  as well as at public and private high schools and universities.\n\nAdditional workshop opportunities have been offered through non-profit organizations including art galleries and film festivals to provide the general public of all ages engagement and discussion of the arts they would otherwise have minimal access to

  as well as providing an engaging platform to develop skills in areas with limited opportunity for professional development.\n\nSpecialized workshops include project

  artist and business + organization development programs

  which are available in both one-on-one and group capacities.

  Self-Employed

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  First full-time hire in Film Studies Program. Teach history

  theory and production courses in the Languages and Culture Studies and American Studies Departments.\n\nCourses include New American Documentary

  Introduction to Film

  Great American Directors' First Films

  New American Filmmakers

  American Independent Film and Scandinavian Cinema.\n\nProduction courses include Documentary Film Production

  Writing and Directing for Film

  Acting and Directing for Film

  Production and Directing

  Fundamentals of Film/Video Production and Directing Techniques for Film.

  Full-Time Film Studies Faculty

• 2012

  Joedance Film Festival

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  A Charlotte-based film festival established to support rare pediatric cancer research at the Levine Children's Hospital. Worked alongside the board of directors and advisory council on film and festival-related matters for the expansion of the program. To-date

  the organization has donated around $125

  000 to the Levine Children's Hospital. Work as Festival Director of the Joedance Film Festival overseeing all film-based aspects including submissions

  judging

  program building

  hospitality and promotion. Also served as Special Advisor to the Board of Directors regarding vision development and progressing the mission of Joedance.

  Festival Director

  Joedance Film Festival

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  A visual marketing firm offering creative solutions and brand development to artists

  businesses and organizations with a community-based focus.\n\nServices include visual production (film/video

  graphic/web design)

  creative/organizational consultations

  content management and community outreach.\n\nwww.SmallCreatures.com | info@smallcreatures.com.

  Creative Director

  Small Creatures LLC

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  Teach courses on film history

  theory and production for the Film Studies Program through the Languages and Culture Studies and American Studies Departments.\n\nCourses include Introduction to Film

  Film and Western Civilization

  Arts and Society: Film

  Great American Directors' First Films

  New American Filmmakers

  American Independent Film

  European Cinema

  Survey of French Film

  Survey of German Film and Scandinavian Cinema.\n\nProduction courses include Documentary Film Production

  Advanced Video Production

  Intermediate Video Production

  Fundamentals of Film/Video Production

  Writing and Directing for Film

  Acting and Directing for Film

  Production and Directing

  Music Video Production and Directing Techniques for Film.

  Adjunct Film Studies Faculty

  UNC Charlotte

• 2010

  Charlotte Film Society

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  The Charlotte Film Society is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 1982 to bring foreign

  independent and classic films that would otherwise not screen in the greater Charlotte area.\n\nContributions included film selections

  new program development + implementation

  design work + management (graphic + web)

  website building + management (two separate film series)

  technical management (equipment purchases + program screenings) and community engagement (speaker at film events + board representative at numerous social functions and meetings).\n\nActed as creator and Director of the Charlotte Film Lab Series

  which was selected to receive a $30

  000 grant from the Knight Foundation.

  Board Member

  Charlotte Film Society

  Charlotte

  North Carolina Area

  Taught and developed the Digital Film and Video Production Program from its initial graduates as it expanded to offer an additional BFA in Digital Film and Video as well as Animation programs.\n\nTaught Fundamentals

  Intermediate and Advanced courses in Scriptwriting

  Video Production and Editing. Specialized courses included Lighting

  Conceptual Development

  Project Management

  Acting and Directing and all three thesis courses (Thesis Pre-Production

  Thesis Production

  Thesis Post-Production).\n\nAdditionally developed

  produced and directed 5 successive renditions of the Manifesto Film Festival

  one of two annual pillar events open to the public which brought hundreds of filmmakers

  artists

  arts supporters and community members together to view the creative work of Charlotte's new visual class including but not limited to Art Institute students.\n\nExtracurricular work included Advisor to the film club Perpetual Vision and faculty developer + advisor to the student-run film magazine Infinite Takes.\n\nAwards included the Impact Award for Teaching from students for the faculty member who had the most positive effect on their education.

  Full-time Instructor

  The Art Institute of Charlotte

• 2008

  Master of Arts

  Liberal Studies

  Concentration in Film and Technology

  Presented an Academic Essay on Translation in Film at Glamorgan University in Cardiff

  Wales (2008)

  Thesis Film \"The American\" presented in Demolition Milk II exhibition in Düsseldorf Germany (2010)

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• 2002

  Self-Employed

  Small Creatures LLC

  UNC Charlotte

  Yellow Arrow Film

  Inc.

  Charlotte & Asheville

  NC + Brooklyn

  NY

  Work in all stages of production on various works for commercial clients

  musicians

  documentary subjects and narrative film projects.\n\nYellow Arrow Film

  Inc. is based out of Charlotte

  NC but also works out of Asheville

  NC and Brooklyn

  NY.

  President

  Yellow Arrow Film

  Inc.

  Guest lecturer and public speaker at a wide variety of community-based venues including educational facilities

  non-profit organizations

  religious institutions

  private organizations and other public events. Presentations range from 1 hour to weeklong/multi-day engagements.\n\nEducation-based lectures and speaking arrangements include elementary

  high school and public + private colleges and universities. Content includes a wide range of film + art-based presentations. Previous schools include Duke University

  University of Iowa

  UNC Charlotte

  UNC Greensboro

  Central Piedmont Community College

  University of South Carolina and East Tennessee State University.\n\nNon-profit speaking engagements include dozens of individual libraries and library systems with presentations on scriptwriting

  filmmaking and film history

  film organizations as a presenter of films + collections of work and at fundraising and community engagement events to promote social and creative causes.\n\nReligious-based presentations have ranged from silent film presentation + screening with organ accompaniment in a Presbyterian church to a multi-week series on Jewish Controversy in Film at Temple Beth-El University in Charlotte

  NC.\n\nPrivate organization presentations include presenting new media implementation strategies to business executives

  music performances at private community centers and film screenings + discussions at private homes.\n\nOther public events include developing + presenting over three dozen film festivals and screenings for a wide range of audiences.

  Self-Employed

  Research and Travel Grant

  Awarded for travel and research to Washington D.C. for a long-form music-based visual score for Name The Fear

  a music + visual collaboration with The Cowards Choir.

  American Studies Department | UNC Charlotte

  Chancellor's Office Faculty Recognition Award

  Selected by graduating students as the faculty member who had the greatest impact on their education throughout their studies at UNC Charlotte.

  Chancellor's Office | UNC Charlotte

  Demolition Milk II Art Exhibit

  Selected as 1 of 5 artists to represent the United States alongside 5 artists from Germany and China. Curated works revolved around extremist ideologies associated with each respective country.\n\nPresented \"The American\"

  a found + curated video and stolen/collected paintings retrieved over the course of 4.5 years.

  KIT Museum (Düsseldorf

  Germany)

  Demolition Milk I Art Exhibit

  Selected as 1 of 5 artists to represent the United States alongside 5 artists from Germany and China. Curated works revolved around extremist ideologies associated with each respective country.

  PS1 Gallery (Beijing

  China)

  Research + Travel Grant

  Awarded for travel and research for a documentary-narrative hybrid project filmed in Georgia.

  American Studies Department | UNC Charlotte

  Chancellor's Office Faculty Recognition Award

  Selected by graduating students as the faculty member who had the greatest impact on their education throughout their studies at UNC Charlotte.

  Chancellor's Office | UNC Charlotte

  35th Annual Blue Ridge Overview Juried Photography Exhibit

  Featured work in the juried exhibition in the landscape and experimental categories.

  Wilkes Art Gallery

  Research and Travel Grant

  Awarded for travel and research film work.

  American Studies Department

  Futurism Art Exhibit

  Received second place for fine art collage work in C3 Lab's Futurism art Exhibit. Judges consisted of art academics

  writers and curators.

  C3 Lab

  Best Music Video

  Winner of the Best Music Video category for 'Marlena' by Stephen Warwick and the Secondhand Stories.

  Manifesto Film Festival

  Chancellor's Office Faculty Recognition Award

  Selected by graduating students as the faculty member who had the greatest impact on their education throughout their studies at UNC Charlotte.

  Chancellor's Office | UNC Charlotte

  Chancellor's Office Faculty Recognition Award

  Selected by graduating students as the faculty member who had the greatest impact on their education throughout their studies at UNC Charlotte.

  Chancellor's Office | UNC Charlotte

  Faculty Impact Award

  Selected as a faculty member who made a significantly positive impact on students

  faculty and the Film and Digital Video Production program as based on student and faculty input for the academic year.

  The Art Institute of Charlotte

  Research and Travel Grant

  Awarded for travel and research film work.

  American Studies Department | UNC Charlotte

  Regional Artist Grant

  Recipient of the Regional Artist Project Grant for the 2017-18 cycle for documentary work.

  Arts and Science Council Grants Office

• 1999

  Bachelor of Arts

  Concentration in Photography

  Film Studies Minor

  Film Club Founder & President (2002-2004)

  Commissioned Earth Day film project for UNC Charlotte Recycling Department (2003)

  Commissioned film project for Honors English department (2004)

  Guest lecturer in Survey of German Film course (\"Winterschläfer

  2003)

  Guest lecturer in Honors English Film course (\"Movie Trailers as an Art Form\"

  2004)

  Guest Lecturer in European Cinema course (\"Respiro\"

  2004)

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Wilkes Central

  Film Theory

  Art History Survey II

  Asian Art

  Films of Alfred Hitchcock

  Child Psychology

  American Indians & Children's Literature

  Black & White Printing

  History of Photography

  Concepts & Technology

  Language and Context

  Camera & Light

  Contemporary Art History

  Ceramics Handbuilding

  Drawing

  2D Design

  Essays in European Film

  3D Design

  European Cinema

  Art History Survey I

  European Film Movements

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  Explained and discussed various rock and mineral formations to students to better understand the natural world in numerous elementary school classes. Also presented collections of created video works and discussed the filmmaking process with high school students.

  Wilkes County School Systems

  Higher Education

  Screenwriting

  Music Videos

  Documentaries

  Directing

  Video Production

  Event Planning

  University Teaching

  Film Production

  Creative Writing

  Lighting

  Music

  Videography

  Art

  Video

  Video Art

  Acting

  Short Films

  Photography

  Teaching

  Earth Fare web videos

  Created and produced all production and post-production components for in-store videos

  website content and online marketing campaigns. Filmed projects throughout the East Coast and developed individual concepts & campaigns both independently & alongside the client.