Teaching
Dreaming of the Analog Future, Hampshire College, Spring
The focus of this course was dreaming of and creating the tools necessary for a sustainable future for small gauge analog filmmaking. This is necessary because a lot of the tools needed for working with 16mm and Super 8 film are no longer made and as a result are very expensive to buy and not accessible to many makers. We spent part of the semester dreaming up the tools we need and the rest of the semester working in groups focused on making specific designs come to life. We partnered with the Center for Design in the creation of these tools. This course requires that we all work towards a common goal of creating filmmaking tools for future students to use in Hampshire film courses. This work will be accompanied by several readings, screenings and technical workshops and will require group work throughout the entire semester.
Techniques of Resistance in Latin American Cinema, Hampshire College, Spring
This course surveyed filmic techniques of resistance in Latin American cinema with a heavy focus on the Third Cinema Movement. This course asked: What has a cinema of liberation looked like in the past and what do we want it to look like in the future? Students spent time watching, analyzing, discussing and writing about these films. They were tasked with creating one film that utilizes specific filmic techniques as resistance to push against systems of oppression that intersect with their own lives.
Experimental Narrative, Hampshire College, Fall
Experimental Narrative is a hands-on video production course designed for students to find and develop their own personal voice through moving image work. Through readings, discussions, screenings, technical workshops, critiques and the creation of two films, students will explore traditional narrative frameworks and expand on these frameworks to push the boundaries of the conventional film narrative. This course will cover all stages of pre-production including, lookbooks, storyboards, shot lists, casting, screen tests, location scouting and production scheduling. Students will contribute to one group film and will create one individual film. Students will direct their own scripts and work in crews to produce each other’s films.
Sustainability in Analog Filmmaking, Hampshire College, Spring
The focus of this course is on experimenting with sustainable methods of bringing 16mm analog filmmaking into the future! It is designed as an immersive hands-on workshop. Students' experiments throughout the semester in analog sound and image will culminate in a single individual project to be screened and/or performed at the end of the semester. These experiments will be accompanied by several readings by film artists and screenings of films that utilize analog media as a conceptual tool for class discussion. The techniques covered in this course are shooting with color film, in-camera 16mm special effects, various approaches to black and white hand processing, cameraless imagemaking, destructive film techniques and darkroom special effects. A main focus in this class will be working with eco-developers and experimenting with eco-tints. Students will actively experiment with the instructor in an effort to find/formulate the most effective recipes. Students will work in collaboration with the Hampshire Farm, harvesting and planting indigo, marigold, rosemary, onion and hibiscus.
Video Editing Workshop, Hampshire College, Spring
This hands-on editing class introduces both traditional and experimental editing techniques on Adobe's Premiere Pro editing software. Through individual projects, screenings, in-class demonstrations and short editing assignments, students will 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. The class covers elements of storytelling, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time manipulation. While most of the class will utilize Adobe Premiere Pro, we will use Davinci Resolve when learning about color correction and grading. This class is meant to accommodate beginning to intermediate level editors.
Film Practices, RISD, Spring
Film Practices is a hands-on introduction to 16mm filmmaking with an emphasis on experimental and exploratory film techniques. Through a series of film screenings, readings, discussions, class exercises and individual student projects, students will explore 16mm non-synchronous production, basic lighting, and analog film editing techniques. We will explore the material and conceptual characteristics of film as well as its relevance in our digital age. The emphasis of this class is on the student finding a personal means of expression using the film medium.
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.
The focus of this course was dreaming of and creating the tools necessary for a sustainable future for small gauge analog filmmaking. This is necessary because a lot of the tools needed for working with 16mm and Super 8 film are no longer made and as a result are very expensive to buy and not accessible to many makers. We spent part of the semester dreaming up the tools we need and the rest of the semester working in groups focused on making specific designs come to life. We partnered with the Center for Design in the creation of these tools. This course requires that we all work towards a common goal of creating filmmaking tools for future students to use in Hampshire film courses. This work will be accompanied by several readings, screenings and technical workshops and will require group work throughout the entire semester.
Techniques of Resistance in Latin American Cinema, Hampshire College, Spring
This course surveyed filmic techniques of resistance in Latin American cinema with a heavy focus on the Third Cinema Movement. This course asked: What has a cinema of liberation looked like in the past and what do we want it to look like in the future? Students spent time watching, analyzing, discussing and writing about these films. They were tasked with creating one film that utilizes specific filmic techniques as resistance to push against systems of oppression that intersect with their own lives.
Experimental Narrative, Hampshire College, Fall
Experimental Narrative is a hands-on video production course designed for students to find and develop their own personal voice through moving image work. Through readings, discussions, screenings, technical workshops, critiques and the creation of two films, students will explore traditional narrative frameworks and expand on these frameworks to push the boundaries of the conventional film narrative. This course will cover all stages of pre-production including, lookbooks, storyboards, shot lists, casting, screen tests, location scouting and production scheduling. Students will contribute to one group film and will create one individual film. Students will direct their own scripts and work in crews to produce each other’s films.
Sustainability in Analog Filmmaking, Hampshire College, Spring
The focus of this course is on experimenting with sustainable methods of bringing 16mm analog filmmaking into the future! It is designed as an immersive hands-on workshop. Students' experiments throughout the semester in analog sound and image will culminate in a single individual project to be screened and/or performed at the end of the semester. These experiments will be accompanied by several readings by film artists and screenings of films that utilize analog media as a conceptual tool for class discussion. The techniques covered in this course are shooting with color film, in-camera 16mm special effects, various approaches to black and white hand processing, cameraless imagemaking, destructive film techniques and darkroom special effects. A main focus in this class will be working with eco-developers and experimenting with eco-tints. Students will actively experiment with the instructor in an effort to find/formulate the most effective recipes. Students will work in collaboration with the Hampshire Farm, harvesting and planting indigo, marigold, rosemary, onion and hibiscus.
Video Editing Workshop, Hampshire College, Spring
This hands-on editing class introduces both traditional and experimental editing techniques on Adobe's Premiere Pro editing software. Through individual projects, screenings, in-class demonstrations and short editing assignments, students will 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. The class covers elements of storytelling, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time manipulation. While most of the class will utilize Adobe Premiere Pro, we will use Davinci Resolve when learning about color correction and grading. This class is meant to accommodate beginning to intermediate level editors.
Film Practices, RISD, Spring
Film Practices is a hands-on introduction to 16mm filmmaking with an emphasis on experimental and exploratory film techniques. Through a series of film screenings, readings, discussions, class exercises and individual student projects, students will explore 16mm non-synchronous production, basic lighting, and analog film editing techniques. We will explore the material and conceptual characteristics of film as well as its relevance in our digital age. The emphasis of this class is on the student finding a personal means of expression using the film medium.
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.