ELISA HERRMANN EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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1 ELISA HERRMANN EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, Mass Communication and Media Arts, Film/Video Production Mass Communication and Media Arts Graduate Program (SIUC), Carbondale, Illinois, USA Thesis Narrative Film In the Eyes of Others. Specialist, International Relations Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Specialist, Audiovisual Communication Catholic University of Parana (PUC PR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Bachelor of Science, Art Education Music Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, Illinois, USA, RT365 Producing for Television Fall 2009, Spring 2010 Help Professor to prepare and teach labs and lectures; Teach students how to use a Sony A1U camera for interviews and documentaries; Teach students Studio Operations (Cameras, Master Control Room, Switcher, Teleprompter, Audio Board, etc); RT360 Electronic Media Performance Summer 2010 Record video and edit class work. RT300 Intro to Media Production Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 Teach all labs, which includes: How to use a Sony 250 video camera; Making of creative pieces for television; Studio Operations (Cameras, Master Control Room, Computer Switcher, Audio Board, etc); How to use Final Cut Pro; How to record audio with a Marantz recorder and editing audio in FCP; Making of creative audio pieces; Three-point-lighting workshop; Leading critiques. Teach a few lectures, which includes: Sound and microphones; How to write scripts for TV and Film, how to write treatments, how to pitch ideas;

2 Types of shots, progression of shots, framing; Modes of Electronic Video Production; Types of TV and Video Production; Studio Roles and Responsibilities; Grading. Girls Make Movies Summer Camp Summer 2011 and Summer 2012 Teach high school girls how to use video cameras, capture and edit in Final Cut Pro; Teach basic use of Photoshop and Illustrator. English Teacher, Inter Americano Centro Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos de Curitiba, , Curitiba, Brazil Teach English as a Second Language for Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels and also to Children, Teenagers and Adults. Coordinator, CNA Cultural Norte Americano, , Curitiba, Brazil Hire new teachers; Place students in the correct level; Organize extra activities; Make the teaching calendar; Decide which groups the teachers have each semester; Organize and lead meeting with teachers; Check the group registers weekly; Set dates for make-up tests; Supervise classes; Talk to students and parents; Train teachers. English Teacher, CNA Cultural Norte Americano, , Curitiba, Brazil Teach English as a Second Language for Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and High Advanced Levels and also to Children, Teenagers and Adults. English and Portuguese Teacher as Second Languages, Américas, Serviços Internacionais, , Curitiba, Brazil Teach English as a Second Language and Business English to companies like DENSO DO BRASIL, PKC GROUP, TIM TELEPAR CELULAR, CRESA TUIUTI, FAE. Teach Portuguese to Foreigners working for EXXON MOBIL. TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS Video and Filmmaking Representation of Women in Cinema Gender Studies Horror Films Female Industrial Practice Independent Cinema Brazilian Cinema International Cinema

3 Film Theory Domestic Violence VIDEO AND FILM PRODUCTION In The Eyes of Others, Short Narrative Thesis film about domestic violence. Life of a Saleswoman, Nicholas Brightwell, 2012 Produced by the Movie Camera Militia for the Saint Louis 48-Hour Film Festival, June Assistant Director. Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Christian Concert featuring David Crowder Band, Produced by Movie Camera Militia, July Multi-Camera Operator. Lands and Lores, Online documentary on the folktales of the mother road. Co-Directed and Co-Produced by Elisa Herrmann and Bruno Maestrini My Morning Jacket Unstaged Directed by Todd Haynes, Live concert shoot from the Palace Theater, Louisville, KY. Produced by Killer Films. Production Assistant, working under the supervision of Marina Draghici. A Day in the Life of Margaret H., A Envenenadora (The Poisoner), Short Experimental Video. Director, Producer, Editor. The Gaze, YPP SIU Summer Institute, Short documentary. Camera Operator, Editor. Summer Internship at the Center for Teaching Excellence-SIUC. Sobe (Going Up), Summer Workshop held by independent filmmaker Paul Cotter. 3 1/2 Minutes, Short experimental 16mm film.

4 Pigeon Hills, Short narrative 16mm film. Assistant Director. The Death of the Poet,2010. Short experimental 16mm film. Writer, Director, Cinematographer, and Editor. Inspiring Women Gala, SIU, 2009 and Recording of event. Multi-Camera Operator, Editor. A Redenção da Bicicleta (The Redemption of the Bicycle), Director of actors, Production Assistant, Camera Operator. PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES Reflections on Elisa Herrmann s A Envenenadora Presented at the MCMA Graduate Student Symposium, USA, O Silêncio dos Inocentes Uma Análise Filmica (The Silence of the Lambs A Filmic Analysis) Presented at the Mass Communication Conference Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, HONORS AND AWARDS International Graduate Student Scholarship. Scholarship awarded by the Mass Communication and Media Arts Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for my impressive overall record of achievement while pursuing the degree of Master of Fine Arts, The Gaze. Awarded for best narrative short film in the Little Muddy Media Arts Festival, ½ Minutes. Awarded for achievement in motion pictures and media arts in film editing in the 1 st Annual SPC-TV Film and Television Awards, Fulbright opportunity grant for academically excellent students, FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS There and Back Again: A Networked Performance for Internet and Radio. Group live performance broadcasted at Radio Futura, as part of the 2011 Future Places Festival: Digital Media and Local Cultures, Porto, Portugal. A Envenenadora (The Poisoner) Screened at the 2010 MCMA MFA Exhibition, Carbondale, IL, USA.

5 The Gaze Official Selection of the 2011 Little Muddy Media Arts Festival, SIUC, IL, USA. 3 ½ Minutes Official Selection of the 1 st Annual SPC-TV Film and Television Awards 2011, SIUC, IL, USA. The Death of the Poet Official Selection of the 2010 Little Muddy Media Arts Festival, SIUC, IL, USA. A Redenção da Bicicleta (The Redemption of the Bicycle) Screened at the 2008 UFPR Winter Festival, Antonina, Brazil. VOLUNTEER WORK Art4Empowerement Program - Women s Center Inc. Spring 2011 Teach survivors of domestic violence how to express themselves through digital photography; Teach basic use of Illustrator; Encourage them to think about their work by writing artist statements. Pre-Screening Commission Member 2010 Big Muddy Film Festival, SIUC, IL, USA Big Muddy Film Festival, SIUC, IL, USA. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Final Cut Pro X. Instructor: Mark Stoffel Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2012 Sound for Picture and Pro Tools. Instructor: Jay Needham Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2012 HD Cinematography. Instructor: Hong Zhou Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2012 HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery. Instructor: Robert Spahr Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2011 Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects. Instructor: Sarah Lewison Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2011 Narrative Short Filmmaking.

6 Instructor: Paul Cotter Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2010 Narrative and Experimental 16mm Filmmaking. Instructor: Hong Zhou Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2010 Final Cut Pro 7. Instructor: Mark Stoffel Carbondale, Illinois, USA 2009 Production of a Short length Video. Instructors: Carlos Rocha and Luis Carlos Santos 18th Winter Festival from UFPR Antonina, Parana, Brazil 2008 Music in Films, Studying Soundtracks. Instructor: Iridio Moura Curitiba,Parana, Brazil 2004 Directing Actors. Instructor: Luciano Lacerda Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 2003 Language of Movies. Instructor: Fernando Severo Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 2003 LANGUAGES Portuguese (native) English (fluent) Spanish (conversational) Italian (basic) German (basic)