Teaching
TIME: Dreams, MassArt, Spring
Our dreams are a place where the impossible can happen, opposites can collide and both reality and time can be subverted. In this class, students keep an active dream journal which serves as a source of creative inspiration for the development of different forms of time-based work in this course.
Editing 1, MassArt, Spring
The main learning objective in Editing 1 is obtaining analytical editing skills, understanding the history of formal concepts of film editing and using these concepts in person strategies. Through individual projects, screenings, in-class demonstrations and short editing assignments, students study the art and aesthetics of editing in experimental, documentary and narrative genres while developing a vocabulary to discuss both the function and art of the cut.
Junior Production, MassArt, Spring
The main learning objective of Junior Production is to strengthen students’ ability to work creatively in groups and independently. The course provides a solid framework of in-class-workshops and critiques to inspire the production of sophisticated work in
a timely fashion.
Film 1: Introduction to 16mm Film, MassArt, Fall
The main learning objective of Film 1 is to gain proficiency with 16mm film technology, including the Bolex and Steenbeck through hands-on workshops and in-class projects and assignments. Students are encouraged to experiment with the film medium while learning things such as basic lighting, hand processing, special effects and the analog workflow.
Short & Fast, MassArt, Fall
The main learning objective of Short and Fast is to develop time management skills that allow students to both thoughtfully and rapidly conceptualize and produce original content. Students face the challenge of making six short films in one semester.
Film 222: Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Pre-portfolio studio course in digital filmmaking and editing techniques. This introductory production course involves instruction in camera, lighting, and sound equipment, instruction in editing software, and concept development.
Film 118: Sound and Image, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A time-based arts production course that builds on the basic lessons from preceding core Film courses to further students’ skills and imagination in their integration of image and sound. By completing a series of several short creative projects, students will develop an increased comfort with video/audio tools, and gain a sense of the expressive potential of sound/image relationships in cinematic forms.
Film 150: Multicultural America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This course provides students with a critical look at multiculturalism in America, with a particular attention to race and ethnicity, and how they intersect with other axes of identity such as gender, class, sexuality, and ability. We use short and long films and videos, fiction as well as documentary films, and associated readings as the primary tools for understanding.
Film 116: Listening and Recording, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Through deep listening and personal audio productions, students investigate sound as a powerful medium of expression, and a potential shaper of thought and emotion.
Film 201: Introduction to Experimental Media, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Teaching Assistant
Survey of independent media art production in film, video, photography and emerging media from the artist's point of view. Lectures, screenings, and workshops exploring ideas and techniques relevant to the making of personal statements.
Film 114: Film and Experience, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Teaching Assistant
This course offers students a context of the study of film as an experience, whether it is physical, psychological, emotional, social, or historical. Students develop critical thinking and viewing skills, learning not only what makes a great filmmaker, but also what makes a great viewer.
Our dreams are a place where the impossible can happen, opposites can collide and both reality and time can be subverted. In this class, students keep an active dream journal which serves as a source of creative inspiration for the development of different forms of time-based work in this course.
Editing 1, MassArt, Spring
The main learning objective in Editing 1 is obtaining analytical editing skills, understanding the history of formal concepts of film editing and using these concepts in person strategies. Through individual projects, screenings, in-class demonstrations and short editing assignments, students study the art and aesthetics of editing in experimental, documentary and narrative genres while developing a vocabulary to discuss both the function and art of the cut.
Junior Production, MassArt, Spring
The main learning objective of Junior Production is to strengthen students’ ability to work creatively in groups and independently. The course provides a solid framework of in-class-workshops and critiques to inspire the production of sophisticated work in
a timely fashion.
Film 1: Introduction to 16mm Film, MassArt, Fall
The main learning objective of Film 1 is to gain proficiency with 16mm film technology, including the Bolex and Steenbeck through hands-on workshops and in-class projects and assignments. Students are encouraged to experiment with the film medium while learning things such as basic lighting, hand processing, special effects and the analog workflow.
Short & Fast, MassArt, Fall
The main learning objective of Short and Fast is to develop time management skills that allow students to both thoughtfully and rapidly conceptualize and produce original content. Students face the challenge of making six short films in one semester.
Film 222: Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Pre-portfolio studio course in digital filmmaking and editing techniques. This introductory production course involves instruction in camera, lighting, and sound equipment, instruction in editing software, and concept development.
Film 118: Sound and Image, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A time-based arts production course that builds on the basic lessons from preceding core Film courses to further students’ skills and imagination in their integration of image and sound. By completing a series of several short creative projects, students will develop an increased comfort with video/audio tools, and gain a sense of the expressive potential of sound/image relationships in cinematic forms.
Film 150: Multicultural America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This course provides students with a critical look at multiculturalism in America, with a particular attention to race and ethnicity, and how they intersect with other axes of identity such as gender, class, sexuality, and ability. We use short and long films and videos, fiction as well as documentary films, and associated readings as the primary tools for understanding.
Film 116: Listening and Recording, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Through deep listening and personal audio productions, students investigate sound as a powerful medium of expression, and a potential shaper of thought and emotion.
Film 201: Introduction to Experimental Media, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Teaching Assistant
Survey of independent media art production in film, video, photography and emerging media from the artist's point of view. Lectures, screenings, and workshops exploring ideas and techniques relevant to the making of personal statements.
Film 114: Film and Experience, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Teaching Assistant
This course offers students a context of the study of film as an experience, whether it is physical, psychological, emotional, social, or historical. Students develop critical thinking and viewing skills, learning not only what makes a great filmmaker, but also what makes a great viewer.