Media Arts Department Film/Digital Video Alumni Report

Ramiro Aisenson is working as DP and Camera on feature production in Argentina (class of 1990).

Drew Amorello is partner in a full service 35mm and 16mm production house in Boston and freelances as camera assistant.

Tony Alosi received an MFA from Columbia and has been writing and directing in CA. He is about to direct his first feature (1983).

Karen Bamonte has been writing, directing and choreographing work for both solo and group performance; she has received numerous fellowships and has performed extensively both here and abroad (1971).

Leslie Bishko is at the Centre for Systems Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver where she is instructor and research assistant in computer graphics; she has also produced her own award-winning work (1983).

Gavin Blake is stage managing for a production company in NYC (1993).

Max Bondarev runs a cable TV station in the Northeast (1999).

Kira Burt is an editor for a motion picture advertising compnay making trailers and TV spots. (1991).

Lowell Boston is teaching courses at the U of Arts and working as an independent animator. He received his MFA from Cal Arts. (1988).

Chris Bower is a gaffer and grip for productions in the NY/NJ area (1986).

Kevin Boyle is working as a rental rep for Videosmith, a production house in Phila. (1992).

David Bullock is working for Marvel Comics Film animation as an animator (1993).

Sam Bullock has been working on character design and animation for the Swan Princess (1991).

Dan Chappelle has been a paint box artist in the Phila. area and an animator/tech specialist for KYW TV 3 (1984).

Art Citron was head editor for Change of Heart, directs and acts in off-Broadway Productions, and received his graduate degree from Cal Arts.

Lauren Crist has worked as an administrative assistant in the music for animation and TV Dept. at Disney (2001).

John Cunningham is producing for cable and public access stations in Phila. (1993).

Joe Dante is directing features in Hollywood (1968).

Eliot Deal is working as a lighting grip (1990).

David Deneen does free lance camera and EFX work in Phila. and currently teaches at the U of A(1986).

Guy Donovan is a production assistant at Marvel Animation (1992).

Jim Downer is a freelance animator and has acquired an MS in Instructional Technology (1989).

Brian Dowrick won 2nd prize in the Student Academy Awards for Food Chain  and is now working for Davison and Associates as senior animator.

David Dunlap has been DP on the 2nd unit for a number of big studio productions, including Age of Innocence and Dracula (1976).

John Dvi-Vardhana is an assistant producer for Pulsar Entertainment, an independent feature production company (1990).

George Elanjian is in the Directors Guild in L.A. (1969).

Eric Elder is working free lance in animation in Phila. (1993).

Shawn Exposito is working in computer animation to design interactive games for various software companies in L.A. (1993); worked in music video for Prince.

David Ewing is a producer/director working in the Baltimore region (1968).

Jim Eyles works on paint box at NFL films (1991).

Greg Feinberg runs his own independent production company out of Penn State, Pa. (1996).

Doug Fitzsimmons has been working as an Avid editor.

Matt Flesher has been working as a production assistant in L.A. (1993).

Wayne Fowler is a photographer and lab technician (1988).

Keith Fred is working in graphic design in the Washington area (1977).

Cynthia French as been very active as an animation assistant on various features including Swan Princess  (1990).

Michael Garvin is senior videographer at WMVS in Milwaukee (1974).

Chris Gilligan is an animator at Broadcast Arts in NYC (1986).

Gordon Glover has been running the Artery Performance Gallery in Baltimore, working with the Open Society Institute to create collaborative video projects with kids, and teaching in the Baltimore Public Schools(1991).

Harold Goldberg wrote, produced, and directed Apple Pie,  wrote the book, music and lyrics for Buskers , and received a Sundance Institute Fellowship for developing the feature film Eden  which he wrote, directed, and produced.

Josh Goodwin is working at Post-Perfect, a post-production house in NYC (1988).

Tom Greco is a member of Camera Assistant Local 644 and works free lance in Phila. (1986).

Lorinda Halili has been working as assistant producer at Pulsar Entertainment in L.A. and is a member of the editors guild.(1992).

Nadia Hironaka has had her videos shown in a variety of venues and currently teaches at the Univ. of PA. and at the U. of A. (1997).

Francis James has been producing, directing and working as a DP in New Orleans (1989).

Nils Johnson stage manages for features, including Home Alone II, in NYC (1979).

Gretchen Jordan Bastow has a production company in Vancouver (1986).

Ray Kelly has been an actor in commercials and theatrical production in Phila. (1986).

Rick Kidney has been executive producing features in Hollywood, including Six Degrees of Separation (1975).

Maurice Kimball has joined a graphics and computer animation company in the Delaware area called Prism Multimedia (1993).

Seth Kramer has worked as a producer for NJ Public television where he produced documentaries on Adolf Eichman and on the reconstruction of the 9/11 site. (1996).

Holly Lange is an executive in a post-production company in Hollywood (1992).

Bob Larkin is video production specialist at Visual Sound in Phila.; he has also been writing and directing his own work (1987).

Ruth Leitman received a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Media Arts, has been shown in the Whitney Biennial and completed a documentary on Wildwood, NJ.

Thomas Lewis has opened a video editing business in L.A. (1987).

Robert Lurye works for Rhythm and Hues, a computer animation/special effects studio in L.A. He is now training their animators (1982).

Hank Madden is assistant directing for documentaries (1989).

Jeremy Mayhem has been working as free lance camera/editor on Martha's Vineyard.

Brendan McGlynn has been working as free lance camera for PBS affiliate WYBE in Phila. (1992).

Jane Mihalik has been a cameraperson at KYW in Phila. (1970).

Brian Miller has been doing free lance work in graphic design, broadcast design and animation, and was a member of the start-up team for planethollywood.com, an entertainment news website. (1988).

Morgan Miller is currently working on the preservation of Bresson's Pickpocket  for Criterion films (1995).

Chris Mitch has worked in freelance corporate video, writing for QVC, and has had his own work screened on WHYY, at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival, and on-line at ifilm.com, shorttv.com and atom-bomb.com (1994).

Chris Moeller finished up his MFA at Cal Arts and directed episodes of The Simpsons (1990).

Bernardo Morillo has been working as editor at a number of high end post production houses in Phila., directing and shooting commercials, and recently finished a documentary shot in Ecuador. (1995).

David Mortlock is a computer animation specialist at Stages of Design in Phila.

Michael Mullan and Jessica Lakis run their own production company and are developing an 11 part series on the hidden history of Philadelphia for PBS affiliate WHYY (2001).

Andrew Orlandini is pursuing a career in music with his group Syzygy (1985).

Buzz Pinzini has worked as a timer at NFL films (1980).

R. Scott Purcell works in sound production and art direction in Phila. (1987).

Stephen Quay is directing and animating features in Great Britain (1970).

Fran Quinn was in graduate school at USC; he previously worked as a media specialist at the Fels Planetarium (1988).

Grai St. Clair Rice has been director, screenwriter, editor and researcher for a number of documentary and narrative projects in NYC. She earned an MFA in screenwriting and directing at Columbia (1980).

Kimberly Rice has been working as filmmaker, puppeteer, and performer and is now working with Nickelodeon on a project for Shea Stadium (1991).

Richard Robinson has been assistant camera and DP for a number of commercial projects in Phila. (1977).

Kathy Rose has been choregraphing and animating performance works that have been shown extensively both here and abroad; she has performed at Lincoln Center, has designed events for Halston, and has been profiled on European television (1971).

Guillermo Sanchez-Loaza runs an animation studio in Mexico City and teaches animation and film.

Dave Saracco has been writing and directing independent and low-budget commercial projects in N.J. (1983).

Brant Schroeder has been working with Mulakis productions and running his own small recording studio (1999).

Gary Schwartz has been a director of animation in L.A.working on both commercial and feature projects. He has also taught at Cal Arts (1979).

John Serpentelli has been teaching at the U of A and running his own animation program for kids called Animation Stewdio.

Mark Silverman is adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, does free lance web development, film/video titles and effects.(1979).

Nick Stadler has been working on animation for video games with a company in Delaware (1992).

Jeff Stern has worked as free lance editor on a number of documentary and feature projects in NYC (1976).

John Stone is a producer/editor for CBS TV Philadelphia who has been nominated for three Emmys (1994).

Alex Strang is a published screenwriter, animator, cartoonist, game designer and live events producer. Among his creations are the Secret Scare Squad cartoon, The Puppet Karaoke Universe Show, the Super Giant Monster Showdown game, and The Mr. Buckethead TV Show. (1986).

Robert Szatmari is working as a photographer (1988).

Yohich Suzuki has returned to Japan for graduate studies in film (1991).

Tony Thyne is working as Assistant Production Manager at Disney (1991).

Lynn Tomlinson has produced a number of short animated projects for WHYY in Phila. and currently teaches animation in Florida (1989).

Geri Tuckett worked in A-V at the University (1986), had her photography exhibited at various venue throughout the region, and taught photography at the Fleischer Art Memorial.

Chris Warden has been working as editor and producer for Cherchez La Femme productions, producing a variety of programs for broadcasters, museums, and organizations incluidng a 5 part sereis for the US Holocaust Museum.

Zach Weddington has worked as a producer/editor for WITF in Harrisburg (1999).

Mike Withers has been working as a lighting technician and cinematorgrapher (2000).

Robert Wright does free lance camera and production in Phila. (1977).

Tim Young has had his plays produced off-Broadway and is now developing a feature.

Emily Zeitlyn was producer for a half-hour show on environmental issues in PA for Greenworks and now plays rock and roll in a group called Weeds. (1995).

Cameron Zonfrilli runs his own production company and has won a number of prizes for his music videos (2005).