Category Archives: Documentaries

UNIVERSITY FILM AND VIDEO ASSOCIATION/UFVA 2014 Annual Conference, Bozeman Montana

I presented a talk and visual tour about the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on International Panel: An International Community of Practice: Media Curricula Around the Globe. I also presented a talk on NOVA and Natural History Documentaries: Forty Years On for the panel: Tales from the Niche: Teaching Natural History Filmmaking in the “Unnatural” Curriculum. 3rd Panel Discussant for Documentary Panel: Finding Our Way In, Getting the Word Out: Part 2.
I was delighted to see two former students at the UFVA Conference from my classes in the 1980s at USC School of Cinematic Arts and the California Institute of the Arts: Profs Francisco Menendez, now Chair of the Film Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas [and incoming President of the UFVA] and William M. Akers, Chair of Motion Pictures, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee [and author of “Your Screenplay Sucks: 100 Ways to Make It Great” – the title says it all]. This mini reunion was a surprise and really great. So nice to see you guys!
Selfie by Ben Shedd with Francisco and Will

TROPICAL RAINFOREST IMAX film in this week’s Wall Street Journal movie review

Joe Morgenstern, Pulitzer Prize winning film critic for the Wall Street Journal, has included the TROPICAL RAINFOREST IMAX film as one of his Rewinds/Look Backs in his movie review this week 17 Jan 2014. Thanks, Joe….

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304603704579324622279639680

Special Topics course at ADM NTU Spring 2014

Featured in Boise State University animation by Alan A. Nicks

Boise State University animation by Alan A. Nicks about different classes in the Department of Communications, Including my course THE FILM PRODUCER’S ROLE. In Alan’s animation, the Oscar shoots fire. My real one doesn’t do that. Thanks, Alan.

Professor of the Practice Boise State University 2013

The Film Producer’s Role class Fall 2013 Photo by Freddy Rosario

I collect hats – and here is my newest one…

Professor Digital Filmmaking/Documentary

Original Nanyang Technological University Hat photo

Taken in Boise, Idaho December/Winter 2012

On The Road Again!

After 10 years almost to the week living, working, teaching, skiing, and being with friends in Boise, Idaho, I’m on the road again – this time heading halfway around our planet to Singapore for my new position as Full-time Professor of Digital Filmmaking/Documentary at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. Appointment begins January 2014

My new home base: http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg

As a deep chill fills the Northwestern United States, I’m on the road again equator bound. Not so much skiing in the next few years, but I’m going to be movie teaching/movie making busy working with new colleagues and students and with new foods and places to search out. Please let me know if you’re going to be in the neighborhood and come visit sometime.