RESUME
Education:
- 2011 Parsons School of Design & Technology (MFA); New York City, NY
- 1999 Virginia Commonwealth University (BFA); Richmond, VA
Internet Based Video:
- The Viral Sockpuppets – 2010 – Present
An Online Interactive Collaborative Story-Making Game for YouTubers
Designer/Moderator - A Fool’s Idea – An Exploration of Clown – 2009 – Present
An Interactive Documentary Webseries
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor - With Uncle Pappy – 2010 – Present
An Interactive Narrative
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor - Interesting Choice – A Webseries As you like It – 2010
An Interactive Narrative
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor - The Yes Men – Survivaball Commercial – 2009
A Late Night Info-commercial
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor - I Killed A Moose – 2008
Producer/Editor/Compositor/Animator
Musical Parody of the 2008 VP election candidate Sarah Palin
Short Movies:
- The Love Story – 2009
Producer/Writer/Director/Editor/Animator
A short movie featuring Jef Johnson (Slavas Snowshow, Cirque Du Soleil) - A Clown Carol – 2007
Producer/Director/Compositor/Animator/Writer
An animated/live action short movie based on, “A Christmas Carol”
Broadcast Television:
- CUNY TV – 2004 – present
Producer/Editor/Animator/Writer/Director
Short and long form documentary pieces
On-air program bumpers
Public Service Announcement’s & Station Promos
Responsible for editing the following series programs: Science, Brian Lehrer Live & Study with the Best. - Science & U (Professor Bob Segments) – 2010 – Present
An educational series
Teaching science with comedy & magic - Art or Something Like It! (Seasons one and two) – 2004 – 2008
(Nominated for a 2007 NYC EMMY) A weekly television series about the local New York art scene: Producer, video editor, animator, camera operator, writer, graphic designer and website developer. - Intelligent Design (The Music Video) – 2005
(Nominated for a 2006 NYC EMMY) A live to air talk show: video editor, designer - Meet the Dooples – 2004
Kids animated short: Video editor, animator, and compositor - WNYE-TV 25 – 2001 – 2004
Station logo and bug
On-air program bumpers
Station graphic look
Dozens of on-air promos and PSA’s - Wonderland Productions – 2003
Assistant editing for two 1and a half hour long performance programs: “Ellis Island: Vignettes” and “Black Burlesque Revisited” - Yeshevia University Museum-
Three, 1-minute on-air promo - Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum-
One 1-minute on-air promo - National American Precise Syndicate-
Four public service announcements - The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music-
30-minute broadcast classical music performance special - After School-
Animation and graphics for a one-hour long episodic TV series produced by Gary Cohen and Bob Stein - YMCA-
Opener and lower thirds graphics for a 30-minute program - The Digital Age-
30-minute episodic TV series - Law Line-
30-minute episodic TV series - Opera New York-
2-hour opera performance special
Special Projects:
- White Noise – 2009 – 2010
Video production/directing/performance projection
An improvisational multimedia clown experience
Featuring Jef Johnson (Slavas Snowshow, Cirque Du Soleil) - The Spin Cycle – 2008
Director/Editor for Video Segments
A live theatrical play written by Jerrod Bogard - LoveCracked: The Movie- Feature Film – 2006
Producer/Composer/Illustrator/Animator/Writer/Director
“And this was on a good day” animated segment - Catalysta Inc.- (non-profit educational facility)
Multi-format educational teachers aid presentation video - Things Outside The Skin- (Recording artist)
2 music videos - The Dictator’s Bitch- (Recording artist)
1 music video - New Dawn Rising- (Recording Artist)
Several fine art and music videos
Special Honors:
- 2010 Two Telly Awards
- 2007 NYC EMMY Nomination
- 2007 NYC City Council Outstanding Citizen Award
- 2006 NYC EMMY Nomination
Websites:
- www.blightproductions.com
- www.viralsockpuppets.com
- www.afoolsidea.com
- www.interestingchoice.com
- www.artorsomethinglikeit.com
Special Skills:
- Software: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro HD, Boris Red, Live Type, Red Giant, Trapcode, Zaxworks, Ultimatte, Digieffects, Media Cleaner, Soundforge, Sonar, Acid, Basic working knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Symphony and DV Express
- Technical: Blue & green screen chroma-key skills, live event & studio videography, technical directing, Master-control operation, and information technology, proficient in both PC & MAC platforms
- Artistic: Digital color photography, black & white photography, welding, oil and acrylic painting, mold making, pen & ink illustration, various other sculptural techniques
Film Festivals:
- 2010 Coney Island Film Festival
- 2010 New Filmmakers Documentary Film Festival
- 2009 Back Seat Film Festival
- 2009 New Filmmakers Summer Short Festival
- 2007 The Gene Frankel Theater “A Deep Dickens” Screening, NYC
Art Exhibitions:
- 2011 Parsons MFA+DT thesis exhibition, NYC
- 2006 SOHO20 “Artist Self Portraits” exhibition, NYC
- 2005 SOHO20 “Small Works” exhibition, NYC
- 2005 Satchmo’s restaurant group exhibition, NYC
- 2005 Emerging Artists Office Ops “Art Party and Roller Derby” group exhibition, NYC
- 2004 Phoebe’s Café Solo exhibition, NYC
- 2002 “Night of 1000 Drawings” at Artist Space Gallery, NYC
- 2001 Emerging Artists “Sex N’ Art party”, NYC
- 2000 Solo show “50 Drawings” at World Cup II. Coffee shop, Richmond Virginia
- 2000 Solo show “50 Drawings” at World Cup I. Coffee shop, Richmond Virginia
- 2000 Artspace Gallery “Multimedia Extravaganza”, Richmond Virginia
- 1999 V.C.U. Juried Art show, Richmond Virginia
- 1998 The Enchanted Castle Studios, Various Sculptures and Installations, Lexington Virginia
- 1997 T.C.C. 26th Annual Student Art Show, Portsmouth Virginia
- 1996 “Death of the Corn King Festival”, O.D.U. Art Gallery, Norfolk Virginia
Musical Performance:
- 2002 until present, Bass Player in the rock band “THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN”
- 2005 – 2006, Bass player in the pop rock band “The 1-2-3-4”
- 2000 Twisters Synthesis, “Blight Vs. Kilter Kaput”, Richmond Virginia
