I had the great good fortune of presenting at this year's UFVA conference New Orleans. It's always a pleasure because I end up learning something every time. This year's panels were :
- "Producing the University Film Production" with David Carron (UT Pan-Am), at which I presented the added-value that producing The Quest has brought my students, the film department, and myself. I hope to post some of the video clips I presented soon.
- "Art of Editing" with Norman Hollyn (USC), Peter Rea (NYU), and James Martin (U of North Texas). I demonstrated how I teach that the timing of the cut can help us tell the story.
- "Teaching Directing" with Charles Mertzbacher, BU, and our own Francisco Menendez, UNLV. I demonstrated the formalized approach to preparation we teach our directing and film acting students.
Students of FIS 315 during Fall 2008 are eligible for the certification exam to become Apple Certifed Pros in Final Cut Pro 6. The exam will be held on Friday, January 30, at 1 p.m. in ARC-179. Sign up by Friday, January 16, in the Film Department Office (UNH-112).
This Spring I teach FIS 220-02 Production I, FIS 315 Film Editing, FIS 332-02 Working in Film and Television, and FIS 415 Story Development. Looking forward to another productive semester.
I attended Tara Gray's Publish and Flourish writing workshop at UNLV, January 5th. Mrs. Gray no-nonsense, has helpful advice, and above all, inspirational! I've been writing on a consistent basis ever since. I look forward to discover where her advice takes me!
I directed ”Replica”, a one-act play by UNLV playwrigthing student Jeremiah Munsey, for the UNLV One Act Play Festival October 22 – 26 in the Paul Harris theatre, at 8 p.m.
Audiences enjoyed the show a lot, with Las Vegas Review Journal critic Anthony Del Valle calling it "one of the most satisfying nights (he's) had at the UNLV one-acts in at least a dozen years. The writing, directing and acting talent reach superior levels, which gives the simple evening the impact of a major production." read more >
Hitting the ground running for the Fall 2008 Semester here are UNLV, and I'm developing this web site as I run along. Please pardon the links that go nowhere, and images that don't load...
Courses I am teaching this Fall include Production I, Story Development, Professional Film Production Methods with Michel Hugo, and Film Editing. I'm happy after the first week of class because I've seen a lot of familiar faces in my courses—good students I've had before who are taking another course with me. Let's do it!
This summer, I became a Apple Certified Trainer for Final Cut Pro 6 — Level One, and will be offering the opportunity for my students of FIS 315 Film Editing to become Apple Certified Pros by the end of the semester.
I attended the 2008 UFVA conference in Colorado Springs this summer, and had the good fortune to participate in a panel on "University Feature Film Productions" with David Carren, U of Texas Pan American, and my colleagues Francisco Menendez and Warren Cobb. It was a great experience for me, and I'd like to thank Prof. Menendez for giving me the opportunity to appear on the panel.
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