Savannah
Michael
Betancourt
Savannah
- B.A., radio/television/film, Temple University, 1994
- M.A., film studies, University of Miami, 1998
- Ph.D., interdisciplinary studies, University of Miami, 2002
First year at SCAD:
2009
Credentials/past experience:
Working artist and new media theorist with international exhibitions and screenings; curator and art director
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Discovering the oldest surviving hand-painted abstract films produced circa 1916 by artist, engineer and inventor Mary Hallock-Greenewalt
Awards, recognition, honors:
Grants: National Endowment for the Arts / Iowa Arts Council Artist Project Mini-Grants, 2005; Drake University Center for the Humanities Grant, 2005; Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Artist Access Grant, 2003 Permanent collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska; Experimental Television Center, Oswego, New York; International Museum of Contemporary Art, Florianópolis, Brazil; Museum of Contemporary Art-North Miami, Florida
Organizations:
iotaCenter, Los Angeles, California
Publications and/or presentations:
- "100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists," edited by Alex Danchev. London: Penguin Modern Classics (2011): 496 pp.
- "Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art," edited by DB Burkeman and Monica LoCascio, New York: Rizzoli (September 2010): 308 pp.
- "Immaterial Value and Scarcity in Digital Capitalism," CTheory, June 10, 2010.
- "Structuring Time: Notes on Making Movies," second edition, (textbook for experimental media art), Wildside Press, 208 pp., 2009.
- "Intellectual Process, Visceral Result: Human Agency and the Production of Artworks via Automated Technology," Journal of Visual Arts Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2008: 11-18.
- "Precision Optics / Optical Illusions: Inconsistency, Anemic Cinema, and the Rotoreliefs," (reprinted), Euroart Magazine, Issue 5, Winter 2007.
- "Wallpaper and / as Art," Vague Terrain 09: Rise of the VJ, 2008.
- "The Valorized Artist: Incorporation into the 'Perpetual Art Machine' [PAM]" Bright Lights Film Journal, Issue 57, August 2007.
- "Synchronous Form in Visual Music," Off Screen, Vol. 11, Nos. 8-9, August / September 2007.
Inspiration for teaching:
"Teaching is the most stimulating, rewarding activity possible. The ways that students engage with ideas and take established concepts and then do something new with them provides a continuous source of energy and inspiration. Teaching engaged students requires a constant questioning and rethinking of one's assumptions and opens up new ways of looking at and encountering our shared world."
Courses:
- MOME 115 Survey of Motion Media Design
- MOME 503 Motion Media Context and Application
- MOME 735 Motion Media Design Studio I
- MOME 748 Motion Media Design M.A. Final Project
- MOME 760 Alternative Methods in Motion Media Design
- MOME 775 Motion Media Design Studio II
- SFDM 719 Media Theory and Application
Artist statement:
"I work from the position of artist-as-theorist/researcher. Taken as a whole, my work has three interlocking aspects: the theoretical, the experimental and the historical. The theoretical aspects of my work are informed by experimental or practical application of theoretical ideas, and the study of both contemporary and historical work. What unites this triad is an analytical approach to my medium: apparent motion. By taking as my medium 'apparent motion' instead of film, video, computer-based motion graphics, etc., the conception of any specific movie is not limited to only one physical medium or particular exhibition format. However, I am not interested in producing formalist work; I view the theoretical/historical approach as a vehicle to make work that is original and engages more than just formal issues."
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John
Colette
Savannah
- B.A., mass communications, Macquarie University, 1986
- M.F.A., University of New South Wales, 1996
First year at SCAD:
2011
Credentials/past experience:
Creative director, Pixelmill Films; senior lecturer, Digital Media, University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts; senior producer, CDP Media; head of digital media, Australian Film, Television and Radio School; project delivery in visitor experience, Museum of Sydney; principal, Standby For Action!; project assessor and consultant, NSW Film and Television Office, The Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne and Screen Tasmania; contributing writer, The Australian Financial Review, The Communications Law Bulletin
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Establishing the digital media department at the National Film School in Australia
Awards, recognition, honors:
1998 Fulbright Scholar; Australia Writers and Art Directors School award; member of Digital Content Industry Action Agenda Task Force, convened in 2004 to advise the Australian Federal Government; consultant to Australian Federal Government Creative Industries Cluster Study
Organizations:
Member at various times of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group in Graphics and American Chamber of Commerce in Australia
Publications and/or presentations:
Lectures and presentations
- "From script to screen - editing, shot length and the circle of action," Sony "Roughcut" emerging filmmaker's seminars
- "Rythym and movement in the Asian Cop Film - a contrast of styles: John Woo vs 'Beat' Takeshi," Sony "Roughcut" emerging filmmaker's seminars
Inspiration for teaching:
"For me, teaching is a chance to communicate with people, young or old, who have undertaken a personal process of transformation through learning and the creative process. Collaborating and contributing to these crucial periods of change in the lives of so many different individuals is both an honor and privilege. Teaching is a wonderful opportunity to share what we know and to be thrilled as our students' achievements surpass our own."
Courses:
- MOME 400 Senior Project 1
- MOME 448 Senior Project 2
Artist statement:
"Between the known and the unknown - the seen and the unseen is the world of the imagination. Being there produces poetry from everyday things - forever fresh - self renewing."
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Dominique
Elliott
Savannah
- B.F.A., filmmaking, University of Rhode Island, 1985
- M.F.A., visual design, UMass Dartmouth, 1991
First year at SCAD:
1992
Credentials/past experience:
Full time teaching assistant, UMass Dartmouth, Massachusetts; instructor, Brown University, Rhode Island; director/editor of documentaries and experimental videos
Most significant accomplishment(s):
National and international photography, oil painting and video production exhibitor; established the largest Avid-authorized educational training center in the United States; writer and developer of three eLearning courses
Awards, recognition, honors:
Faculty Development Grant 2009, National Association of Television Program Executives; Individual Artist Grant, Georgia Council for the Arts; nomination for NACADA faculty academic advising award
Organizations:
Promax/BDA International, Creative Educators Forum Advisory Board, National Association of Television Program Executives, AIGA
Publications and/or presentations:
Articles
Exhibits
- "NATPE 2010 Coverage." Review and analysis of the 2010 NATPE conference, Motiontographer, January 2010.
- "Halogen: Building a Network from the Ground Up." Interview with creative director Jeff Doud, Motiontographer, October 2009.
- "Balancing core design principles, conceptual development, and technical options" Adobe.com, August, 2009.
Exhibits
- 2010. Cats in the Hats, solo exhibit - oil paintings, Savannah, Georgia
- 2009. Atlanta Juried Photography Exhibition, Atlantic Station
Inspiration for teaching:
"I was fortunate to be born in an educational 'dynasty.' With parents and grandparents committed to education and pedagogical practices in subjects as wide ranging as economics, literature and oceanography, my inspiration for teaching has been my family. Teaching is a wonderful privilege and a vocation that is extraordinarily humbling. My students are, and have always been, a great source of inspiration and pride."
Courses:
- MOME 115 Survey of Motion Media Design
- MOME 120 Concepts and Storyboards
- MOME 235 Editing Theories and Techniques
- MOME 309 Concepts in Motion Media Design
- MOME 408 Multiplatform Media Brand Packaging
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 705 Visualization and Concept Storyboarding
- MOME 709 Motion Media Cinematography and Editing
- MOME 747 Multi-platform Network Branding and Design
Artist statement:
"I firmly believe that design is best informed by intellectual pursuits that go beyond one's own field of study. Much of my work is informed by an interest in social chasms and cultural connections. I apply the same ethos to experimental film, documentary film, oil painting, mixed media, photography and motion graphics."
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James
Gladman
Savannah
- B.F.A, environmental design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 1984
- MF.A. painting, San Francisco Art Institute, 1990
First year at SCAD:
2002
Credentials/past experience:
Art director, Jagged Edge Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; creative director, Sarkissian Mason, New York, New York; adjunct professor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; instructor, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; designer, title sequence, "Fight Club," film directed by David Fincher; exhibitions and performances in the United States, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Croatia, Brazil, Iraq, Nepal, Antarctica and Norway; music video director for performance group Negativland
Most significant accomplishment(s):
"Contributing to the education and enlightenment of my past and present students."
Organizations:
AAA
Publications and/or presentations:
Presentations
Publications
- SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Richmond, Virginia, Panelist/Presenter: "The Academy of the Spectacle: Art Education in the Age of Perpetual Apocalypse," 2010
- Speaker/performance, "Which is Better," The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2010
- Speaker/ panelist, Segrelicious Artist Panel, Shoebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2007
- Speaker/panelist, Symposium on Time and Catastrophe, the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota, 2007
- Speaker, Adobe Partners in Design Conference, San Jose, California, 2005
- Speaker, Nuove Modalita Esressive Nell'Era Del Digatale, Villa Aragona Cuto, Palermo, Italy, 2004
Publications
- Series of 3-D typographic monuments, published on Geotypografika.com (design blog), 2010
- "Rip! A Remix Manifesto," (DVD), EyeSteelFilm, 2008 (two videos) Negativland's "Our Favorite Things" (DVD), Other Cinema, 2007 (3 videos)
- "Where is Here," Gingko Press, Makela/Blackwell, 1998 (Illustration: front and end pieces)
- "Sports of the Future," ESPN Magazine, 1999 (Illustrations)
Inspiration for teaching:
"My teachers told me that I would make a great teacher. I love research and discourse - 'the life of the mind'- and helping others to develop their intellect and creativity."
Courses:
- CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications
- CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- MOME 206 Motion Media Design Techniques II
- MOME 246 Title Design
- MOME 305 Time-Based Media for the Art Gallery
- MOME 369 Time-Based Typography I
- MOME 400 Senior Motion Media Design Project I
- MOME 401 3-D Motion Media Design
- MOME 408 Multiplatform Media Brand Packaging
- MOME 448 Senior Motion Media Design Project II
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 711 Advanced Motion Media Techniques
- MOME 729 Dynamic Typography
- MOME 735 Motion Media Design Studio I
- MOME 746 Main Title Design
- MOME 748 Motion Media Design M.A. Final Project
- MOME 749 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 756 Works of Art in a Digital Culture
- MOME 758 3-D Motion Media Design
- MOME 760 Alternative Methods in Motion Media Design
- MOME 775 Motion Media Design Studio II
- MOME 779F, Graduate Field Internship
- MOME 779T Graduate Teaching Internship
- MOME 790 Motion Media Design M.F.A. Thesis
Artist statement:
"I am an artist, designer and educator working primarily in time-based electronic media. My practice blurs the division between commercial and experimental categories and often reconfigures one polarity of art and commercial media against the other. I have designed film titles, motion graphics, music videos, magazine illustrations, museum exhibit designs, websites, forensic simulations, interactive kiosks, commercial exhibit designs, and 'spectacle' (entertainment) designs. I am a founding member of the Medeology Collective, a group of artists and theorists whose artwork is concerned with the cultural, political and technological influence of the mass media in the form of new media digital video performance in public, academic and gallery contexts."
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Austin
Shaw
Savannah
- B.S., studio art, New York University, 1999
- M.S., communications design, Pratt Institute, 2003
First year at SCAD:
2010
Credentials/past experience:
Associate creative director, Superfad, New York, New York; freelancer, Digital Kitchen, Brand New School and Curious Pictures; producer, The National Geographic Channel, VH1, MTV, ESPN and Syfy; computer art instructor, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
Publications and/or presentations:
- Design is Kinky, Semi-Permanent Book, Published Artist, June 2008.
- Neilson, Camille, MacUser Magazine, Twenty/20 Feature Article, Pages 22-23, Vol 24, May 2008.
- Eismann, Katrin, Photoshop User Magazine, Creative Point of View Feature Article, Pages 50-51, October 2007.
- AreaofDesign.com, In The Spotlight, Feature Article, May 2007. Cochran, Josh, AmateruIllustrator.com, Feature Article, March 2007.
- Bjorn Bartholdy, Showreel.01, VOOM, Equator Launch, Credited Work for Equator HD, 2004.
- CorporateMediaNews.com, "Loyalkaspar Launches Voom's New HD Travel Channel Equator", Credited Work for Equator HD, 2004.
- DeMott, Rick, Animation World Magazine, Hot Spots Showcase:The Best in Animated & VFX Commercials, Credited Work for Target, August 31, 2003.
- Boyer, Trevor, DigitalContentProducer.com, Hot Spots, Target "Treehouse", Credited Work for Target, January 1, 2003.
Courses:
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- MOME 408 Multiplatform Media Brand Packaging
- MOME 501 Screen Design and Typography
- MOME 705 Visualization and Concept Storyboarding
- MOME 779 Graduate Teaching Internship
Minho
Shin
Savannah
- B.F.A., visual communications design within industrial design, Hanyang University, 1998
- M.F.A., computer arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2004
First year at SCAD:
2007
Credentials/past experience:
Associate professor, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea; assistant drawing teacher, Kia Academy of Art, Seoul, South Korea; assistant designer, Alticast Corp.; assistant designer, Shinscom Advertising Co., Seoul
Awards, recognition, honors:
Ambassador Choice Award; Honorable Mention, International Design Magazine
Organizations:
Visual Design Division, Samsung Design Membership, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Publications and/or presentations:
1993. Online design contents, Hanyang University, Seoul. Samsung Design Membership Exhibition, Seoul.
Courses:
- CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications
- CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- MOME 206 Motion Media Design Techniques II
- MOME 246 Title Design
- MOME 290 DVD Production
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 711 Advanced Motion Media Design Techniques
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Woon Kee
Yong
Savannah
M.F.A., computer art, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001
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First year at SCAD:
2001
Credentials/past experience:
Founder and owner, Mr. Beast Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Awards, recognition, honors:
Chevrolet Super Bowl Ad Challenge finalist
Organizations:
PromaxBDA, AIGA
Courses:
- MOME 290 DVD Production
- MOME 309 Concepts in Motion Media Design
- MOME 369 Time-based Typography I
- MOME 400 Senior Motion Media Design Project I
- MOME 448 Senior Motion Media Design Project II
- MOME 449 Time-based Typography II
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 501 Screen Design and Typography
- MOME 729 Dynamic Typography
- MOME 749 Motion Media Design Portfolio
Atlanta
Matthew
Burge
Atlanta
- B.A., University of South Florida, 1993
- M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996
First year at SCAD:
2005
Credentials/past experience:
2004-2005, University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
Visiting professor of art
2003-2004, WFLA News Channel 8 NBC, Tampa, Fla.
Broadcast designer/animator
2003-2004, New River Productions/MMG, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Broadcast designer/animator
2002-2003, Tampa Digital Studios, Tampa, Fla.
Lead animator
1998-2002, ITT Technical Institute, Tampa, Fla.
Computer visualization instructor
1997-2000 International Academy of Design Tampa, Fla.
Computer graphics and animation instructor
1997-1998, CPN Design Studios, Clearwater, Fla. Animator/designer
1996-1997, Atomic Imaging, Chicago, Ill.
Animator/designer/Media100 editor
1995-1996. ORBIS Broadcast Group, Chicago, Ill.
McIntosh department head and symbolics artist/animator
Visiting professor of art
- Taught computer graphics, multimedia and painting
2003-2004, WFLA News Channel 8 NBC, Tampa, Fla.
Broadcast designer/animator
- Designed show opens and news graphics and packaging
2003-2004, New River Productions/MMG, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Broadcast designer/animator
- 3D animator, 2D designer and multimedia programmer
2002-2003, Tampa Digital Studios, Tampa, Fla.
Lead animator
- Softimage DS artist/editor, 3DS Max animator, After Effects specialist and designer
1998-2002, ITT Technical Institute, Tampa, Fla.
Computer visualization instructor
- Taught Photoshop, Illustrator, Director and 3D Studio Max
1997-2000 International Academy of Design Tampa, Fla.
Computer graphics and animation instructor
- Taught Photoshop, 3DS Max and editing with Media100 system
1997-1998, CPN Design Studios, Clearwater, Fla. Animator/designer
- Worked on projects for ESPN, NBC, ESPN2 and the NHRA
1996-1997, Atomic Imaging, Chicago, Ill.
Animator/designer/Media100 editor
- Produced graphics and animation for post-production and events
- Clients included Andersen Consulting, B-96 Radio and others
1995-1996. ORBIS Broadcast Group, Chicago, Ill.
McIntosh department head and symbolics artist/animator
- Clients included Gatorade, JAMA, GE, American Airlines, Sears, Bozelle, NTSB and others
Most significant accomplishment(s):
- 01.10 Give Me A Minute, a show of minute-long films from around the world, The Shirey, Brooklyn, NY.
- 12.09 Wonderland, video installation, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, Ga.
- 11.09 Open Studio Night, video, "Fluxsation," SCAD Atlanta
- 11.09 Open Studio Night, video installation, The Chamfer, SCAD Atlanta
- 11.09 SCAD DMC Opening, installation, virtual coy pond, Atlanta
- 11.09 Le Flash, A Very Loud Silence, Night Whisper from 1991, video, Atlanta
- 06.05 54th Annual All Florida Exhibition, digital prints, Boca Raton Museum of Fine Art, Boca Raton, Fla.
- 09.05 Electronics Alive III, animation and digital prints, Scarfone Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Fla.
- 04.04 Art Across Florida, digital paintings, Aventura, Fla.
- 06.03 52nd annual All-Florida Exhibition, digital prints, Boca Raton Museum of Fine Art, Boca Raton, Fla.
- 08.02 Faculty exhibition, University of Tampa, digital prints, Scarfone Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Fla.
- 04.02 Digital Art 2002, Kentucky State University, digital prints, Frankfort, Ky.
- 09.97 IAD Digital Arts Exhibition, digital print, Tampa, Fla.
- 05.96 Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Show (SAIC), computer graphics, Chicago, Ill.
- 04.96 Fluxus Alan Kapprows, "18 Happenings in 6 parts", sound design, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
- 03.96 "%" Media Showcase exhibition, Gallery X, digital prints, Chicago, Ill.
- 08.92 Unlocked Windows exhibition, USF Centre Gallery paintings/graphics, Tampa, Fla.
- 05.92 Anne McKeel Ross Award of Merit, USF Annual Juried Show, paintings, Tampa, Fla.
- 91-92 Honors Painting Program, USF Fine Arts College, painting, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla.
- 04.90 Gallery Show Hillsborough Community College, paintings, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Fla.
Organizations:
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
- College Art Association.
- Chair of the e-Learning Council, SCAD Savannah, 2006-2007
Publications and/or presentations:
- 02.11 Introduced Chris Pullman at SCAD Atlanta AIGA Presentation.
- 02.11 Moderated the NATAS Sports Panel.
- 11.10 Presented to the SCAD AIGA Student Chapter.
- 11.10 Emceed the MOME MEZMR10 Conference.
- 07.10 DVD Production Workshop, SCAD Atlanta
- 02.10 Moderated the NATAS Branding Panel.
- 11.09 Emceed the MOME MEZMR09 Conference.
- 11.08 Co-wrote, with Paul Lipsky, 3D Motion Graphics Book for Focal Press
- 11.08 Emceed the BCST MEZMR08 Conference.
Inspiration for teaching:
My inspiration is seeing my students grow as artists and succeed in the real world.
Courses:
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- MOME 206 Motion Media Design Techniques II
- MOME 235 Editing Theories and Techniques
- MOME 309 Concepts in Motion Media Design
- MOME 356 Compositing for Motion Media
- MOME 369 Time-based Typography I
- MOME 400 Senior Motion Media Design Project I
- MOME 401 3D Motion Media Design
- MOME 448 Senior Motion Media Design Project II
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- ITGM 353 Interactive Web Design
- CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Graphic Applications
- MOME 501 Screen Design and Typography
- MOME 711 Advanced Motion Media Design Techniques
- MOME 729 Dynamic Typography
- MOME 735 Motion Media Design Studio I
- MOME 746 Main Title Design
- MOME 748 Motion Media Design M.A. Final Project
- MOME 749 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 758 3D Motion Media Design
- MOME 760 Alternative Methods in Motion Media Design
- MOME 761 Timeline Compositing
- MOME 775 Motion Media Design Studio II
- MOME 779F Graduate Field Internship
- MOME 779T Graduate Teaching Internship
- ITGM 715 Interactive Web Design
Artist statement:
As a digital artist, Burge has been featured in national and international competitions and programs. His fine art has been showcased in galleries and museums. His digital paintings were shown at the Boca Raton Museum of Fine Arts and the IMUG NAB reel. He also exhibited the piece "33 vertebrae," a multi-monitor experimentation, in Electronics Alive III at the University of Tampa. Other participants in this show were Bruce Wands and Chris Landreth, Oscar winner for the animated short film "Ryan."
As a motion graphics designer, Burge has worked in both Chicago and south Florida. In Chicago, he worked an animator/designer producing work for clients including Pepsi, Gatorade and Chicago Radio Broadcasters. He also worked as a multimedia developer and 3D animator at Atomic Imaging Chicago. In south Florida, Burge worked for CPN Design Studios as a designer/animator, Tampa Digital Studios head animator/designer and WFLA Channel 8 (Tampa's NBC affiliate) as a designer/animator. His south Florida clients included ESPN, NHRA, NHL, NFL, the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Burge has worked with personalities ranging from fitness guru Tony Little to Butch Patrick (TV's Eddie Munster) to author Tom Clancy.
Burge has been teaching art and computer art for more than 12 years. He also has an extensive background in experimental video art and interactive media.
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As a motion graphics designer, Burge has worked in both Chicago and south Florida. In Chicago, he worked an animator/designer producing work for clients including Pepsi, Gatorade and Chicago Radio Broadcasters. He also worked as a multimedia developer and 3D animator at Atomic Imaging Chicago. In south Florida, Burge worked for CPN Design Studios as a designer/animator, Tampa Digital Studios head animator/designer and WFLA Channel 8 (Tampa's NBC affiliate) as a designer/animator. His south Florida clients included ESPN, NHRA, NHL, NFL, the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Burge has worked with personalities ranging from fitness guru Tony Little to Butch Patrick (TV's Eddie Munster) to author Tom Clancy.
Burge has been teaching art and computer art for more than 12 years. He also has an extensive background in experimental video art and interactive media.
James
Burns
Atlanta
B.F.A., drawing and painting, University of Cincinnati, 1981
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First year at SCAD:
2009
Credentials/past experience:
Broadcast designer, Television by Design, Turner Broadcasting and Gannett Production Services; freelancer
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Comic book work "Detached"
Awards, recognition, honors:
Southeastern Regional Emmy for outstanding achievement, two Best of Gannett Awards for outstanding news animations, Associated Press Award for Best News Series
Organizations:
Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society
Publications and/or presentations:
- International Journalism Festival, Perugia, Italy, 2011
- "Mama!," Bologna, Italy, 2011
- "The Big Book of Fashion Illustration," United Kingdom, 2007
- "Not My Small Diary" - 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th editions
Inspiration for teaching:
"I really enjoy teaching some of the things I've learned over the years."
Courses:
- CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- MOME 309 Concepts in Motion Media Design
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William
Chapman
Atlanta
- B.S., radio television, Southern Illinois University, 1977
- M.S., visual communications - new media, Georgia State University, 1992
First year at SCAD:
2006
Credentials/past experience:
Vice president - creative development and emerging technologies, Turner Studios Atlanta; vice president and creative director, Turner Studios Atlanta; senior producer/director - DESIGNefx, Crawford Communications, Inc.; creative director - Turner Sports, Turner Broadcasting System Atlanta; creative director, Turner Broadcasting System Atlanta; on-air promotions and graphics producer, Turner Broadcasting System Atlanta; creative services producer/ director, WTHR-TV Indianapolis; production manager, producer/director, EFP photographer, WLFI-TV Lafayette/ Kokomo
Awards, recognition, honors:
BDA Award, EMMY for technical achievement
Courses:
MOME 766 Business of Motion Media Design
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Shannon
Davis
Atlanta
B.F.A., graphic design, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1986
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First year at SCAD:
2009
Credentials/past experience:
Senior vice president of branding and original production, Turner Classic Movies; vice president and global creative director, Turner Classic Movies
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Launched the television channel Turner Classic Movies; showcased art while balancing commerce, elevating television branding to a new creative level, full of nuance and purpose
Awards, recognition, honors:
"Edge of Outside" documentary selected for Atlanta Film Festival, Gijon International Spanish Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival and Hong Kong Independent Film Festival; Promax Association Lifetime Achievement Award in broadcast design and promotions; numerous gold, silver and platinum awards from the Broadcast Design Association and Promax Association; Emmy for Best Public Affairs Promotion (Georgia)
Organizations:
Broadcast Design Association; Promax; AIGA
Publications and/or presentations:
Publications
Presentations
- "On Screen in Time: Transitions in Motion Graphic Design for Film, TV and New Media," East Sussex: RotoVision (2003).
- Venice Magazine, 2006.
- New York Post, 2006.
- The New York Times, 2006.
- The Wall Street Journal, 2006.
- Print Magazine, 1999.
- Communication Arts Magazine, 1998 Design Annual.
- Communication Arts Magazine, 1996 Design Annual.
Presentations
- Guest speaker at numerous international Broadcast Design Association conferences
- Guest speaker at SCAD, 2007, 2009
Inspiration for teaching:
"I come from a family of teachers, so I realize the importance of presenting ideas in different ways so that the variety of personalities in a class can learn in their own unique ways. I strive at tailoring subjects to each student, presenting references that apply to their interests so they can appreciate and identify with them."
Courses:
MOME 115 Survey of Motion Design
Artist statement:
"We are visual storytellers, whether it be told in 30 seconds or two hours. Every aspect of design needs to have a purpose and connection to its content."
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Alessandro
Imperato
Atlanta
- B.A. (Honors), fine art, University of Gloucester, 1993
- M.F.A., social history of art, Leeds University, 1995
- Higher Education Teaching Certificate, Level III, SEDA, Keele University, 1999
- Ph.D., History, Theory and Practice of Visual Arts, Keele University, 2001
First year at SCAD:
2001
Credentials/past experience:
International exhibitions and performances in Hong Kong, New York, London, New Delhi and Croatia, as well as throughout the United States and the United Kingdom; previously taught at Middlesex University, Keele University and the Kent Institute of Art and Design
Publications and/or presentations:
Presentations/performances
Publications
- "Conspiracy Coda Joy," live video performance at the New Media Caucus, Live Cinema Summit at the 98th College Art Association Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, 2010.
- "Going (Now) here," installation and live video performance at Muse: Art and Technology Week, Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, Georgia, 2010.
- "Shifting Ground and Desert Storm," live video performance installation, Art Basel Miami 09: "Sculpt Miami and Art Rouge" group exhibition, Miami, Florida, 2009.
- "VJ Praxis: Media Re-Mixing, Copyright and Expropriating the Spectacle," a VJ performance for the panel VJ Jam: Collaborations in Live Audio/Video Performance, SECAC, Mobile, Alabama, 2009.
- "Mis-Performance - Media Mediums," live media performance with the Medeology Collective at the Performance Studies International Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, 2009.
- "Digital Concretism," live performance of abstract animation and motion design content at SIGGRAPH-08 over a period of four days, 2008.
Publications
- "Media Remix: Copyright, Expropriation and Representation," in Journal FRAKCIJA, No. 50, 2009.
- "Medeology Modus," in Journal FRAKCIJA, No. 50, 2009.
- "The Dialogics of Chocolate," Global and Local Art Histories, edited by Celina Jeffreys and Gregory Minissale. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2007).
Inspiration for teaching:
"I approach teaching motion design from a fine art perspective and place great emphasis on concept development, visual research and experimentation. I completed my doctorate on the History, Theory and Practice of Visual Arts under the supervision of Professor Francis Frascina and Jonathan Harris at the University of Keele in 2001. My Ph.D. was part of an innovative and new area of doctoral research in which the theory and practice of visual arts and media were given equal status and focus. I have continued to be personally committed to the development and understanding of art praxis (theory/practice) within art and design education."
Courses:
- MOME 115 Survey of Motion Media Design
- MOME 305 Time-based Media for the Art Gallery
- MOME 369 Time Based Typography I
- MOME 400 Senior Motion Graphics Project I
- MOME 448 Senior Motion Graphics Project II
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 705 Visualization and Concept Storyboarding.
- MOME 735 Motion Media Design Studio I
- MOME 749 Motion Media Design Portfolio
- MOME 756 Works of Art in a Digital Culture
- MOME 760 Alternative Methods in Motion Media Design
- MOME 790 Motion Media Design M.F.A. Thesis
- SFDM 719 Media Theory and Application
Artist statement:
"I am a motion designer and media artist as well as a theorist/practitioner in the field of visual arts and new digital media. I am an active researcher, particularly in the area of live digital video performance. This includes performing live cinema regularly in real-time public installations. I consider live cinema to be a new art form that I have been committed to developing and exploring since its inception in the late 1990s. I am also intent on recoding the dualism between abstraction and figuration that takes the form of an exploration of abstraction and visual music as well as figurative montage."
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Patricia A.
Smith
Atlanta
B.F.A., fine arts, Pratt Institute, 1970
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First year at SCAD:
2006
Credentials/past experience:
Creative director, on-air promotion, marketing, interactive and new ventures, Turner South, Atlanta, Georgia; creative director, on-air promotion, Turner South, Atlanta, Georgia; vice president of creative services, TBS Superstation, Atlanta, Georgia; design director, TBS Superstation, Atlanta, Georgia; creative services director, WATL 36, Atlanta, Georgia; design director, WATL 36, Atlanta, Georgia; design director, WDZL 39, Renaissance Communications, Hollywood, Florida; design director, Instructional Television, Broward County, Florida
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Emmy award-winning creative director with more than 25 years' experience designing, branding and strategically marketing broadcast networks, both on and off channel
Awards, recognition, honors:
Thirteen Southeast Regional Emmy Awards, 61 Broadcast Design Association and PROMAX International Awards, four Cable Mark Awards, WICT Women in Cable & Telecommunications Betsy Magnes Leadership Fellow, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle Inductee, named among second 50 Top Most Influential Women In Cable by Cable World, CTPAA Beacon Award My South Speaks Initiative and NAMIC Award My South Speaks Initiative
Organizations:
Board Of Governors, National Association of Television Arts and Sciences - Southeast, NATAS, Women In Cable & Telecommunications, AIGA
Courses:
- MOME 120 Concepts and Storyboards
- MOME 309 Concepts in Motion Media Design
- MOME 408 Multiplatform Media Brand Packaging
- MOME 448 Senior Motion Media Design Project II
- MOME 490 Motion Media Design Portfolio
Artist statement:
"I am an enthusiastic, passionate creative director/designer who enjoys the collaborative process in discovering and executing great creative and strategic solutions."
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Steve
Walker
Atlanta
- The Institute of Design (Bauhaus) at Illinois Institute of Technology
- Southern Illinois University
- Georgia State University
First year at SCAD:
2008
Credentials/past experience:
Work as a director, designer, cameraman, editor, 3-D animator, compositor, visual effects supervisor, motion graphics designer, Web designer and motion graphics artist, either independently or while working with the following organizations: Eskay Film Services, Chicago, Illinois; Cinema Graphics, Chicago; Cinetron, Atlanta, Georgia; Computer Art and Animation Studio, Atlanta; Video Tape Associates, Atlanta; DESIGNefx, Crawford Communications, and KickIt Six, Atlanta; director of visual effects and animation, Turner Studios
Most significant accomplishment(s):
"Raising a fine son."
Awards, recognition, honors:
Several awards over the years including recognition from the Chicago International Film Festival, Broadcast Designers Association, Tellys and the International Monitor Awards
Organizations:
Founder of the Alias (now Maya) Users Group in 1987
Publications and/or presentations:
- Films: "Bernie" (2011) "Codex Tympanos" (2006).
- Designer and FX artist for multimedia opera "Starchild."
- Designer and FX artist for the visual accompaniment to the symphony "The Messenger," premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
- Designer and FX artist for the global interactive performances of "Smoke|Wire|Rock," premiered at the Cleveland Ingenuity Festival.
Inspiration for teaching:
Kurt Egelhaaf, Joseph Campbell and Norbert Curtin
Artist statement:
"In addition to my professional work, I continue to explore the creative applications of film, storytelling, design and digital imaging technology by producing and contributing to various independent art/media projects."
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Hong Kong
Wu Wei (Alvin)
Chen
Hong Kong
- B.A., National Taiwan Academy of Art, 1995
- M.F.A., computer arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001
- Ph.D., Communication University of China
First year at SCAD:
2011
Credentials/past experience:
Lecturer, Hong Kong Design Institute; researcher/lecturer, Communication University of China; lecturer, Shih Chien University Design School; designer/animator, Artichoke.tv; intern, Vrex Inc.; editor, Chinese Television Network
Awards, recognition, honors:
German Design Yearbook "Output" award, 14th Chinese Times Awards; "Heritage x Art x Design" - cultural studies and design exhibition; curator, new media design exhibition "Tricks"; curator, motion graphics exhibition "94 Playroom"
Publications and/or presentations:
- "Art Aesthetics of Computer Graphics," Chinese Broadcast and Television Press, 2007
- "New Frontier of Digital Publishing in Creative Education," thesis of the 21st International Conference on Publishing Industry and Publishing Education in the Digital Age, 2006
- "Virtual Narcotics - Take 'Nark' as an example to rethink the power reduction of using non-medical drugs virtually in video games," superior thesis of the China International Animation Festival and Exposition, 2005
Courses:
- ANIM 390 Animation Professional Development
- ANIM 459 The Short Short
- ITGM 380 Interactive Design and Game Development Portfolio
- MOME 130 Motion Media Design Techniques I
- VSFX 130 Visual Effects-based Cinematography I
- VSFX 490 Visual Effects Portfolio
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