Matthew R. Smith, MFA, Integrated Media Supervisor The matt.smith@austin.utexas.edu www.placelessdesign.com Curriculum Vitae Education: M.F.A. in Design and Technology, Graduation: May 2016 M.A. in Communication Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas, Graduation: December 2012 B.A. in Drama and B.A. in Communication Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas, Graduation: May 2004 Professional Experience: d3 Programmer and Operator ABB Customer World 2017 Houston, Texas March 2017 Production Manager, Designer, Technical Director Center for Art and Entertainment Technology launch event - Austin, Texas January 2016 Content Artist, Assistant to Projection Designer Sven Ortel Mat Franco Magic Reinvented Nightly Linq Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Summer 2015 Content Artist, Assistant to Projection Designer Wendall Harrington Un ballo in maschera, Austin Opera Austin, Texas November 2014 Intern High End Systems Austin, Texas Summer 2014 September 2015 University Theatre Technical Director / Resident Designer Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas Fall 2006 Summer 2013 Freelance Lighting Designer 2006 present Audio Technician Alamodome San Antonio, Texas September 2005 March 2006 Technical Production Supervisor Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas Summer 2004 March 2006 Carpenter, Special Effects SRO Associates Boerne, Texas October 2004 January 2006 Teaching Experience: AET 344C / TD 354T 3D Previsualization This course examines the workflows associated with creating an accurate 3D representation of a live performance event / installation. Students will learn a variety of software applications including but not limited to VectorWorks and LightConverse. Within this course students are expected to design, build, and render complete environments with a level of completion ready for presentation to any prospective client. Fall 2017
AET 347 / TD 388L Projection Design This course is a skills based course centered on the successful implementation of projections within the live performance field. Students will gain an understanding of projection elements including engineering and design. Students will learn through the use of lectures, computer aided drafting, and physical equipment installation. This class will explore not only theatrical performances, but a variety of live performance avenues. Fall 2017 live performance. Students learn the skills needed to implement various projection and playback equipment. Fall 2017 AET 360C / TD354T Entertainment System Design This course offers students hands-on training with industry leading products including Hog4 from High End Systems, d3 media server, and QLab. Students learn skills necessary to program each piece of software, as well as create independent networks for show control. Projects begin as primarily skills based, and evolve into incorporating design and narrative elements. This class will explore not only theatrical performances, but a variety of live performance avenues. Fall 2017 live performance. Students learn the skills needed to implement various projection and playback equipment. Spring 2017 AET 317 Foundations of Interactive Software This course introduces students to the core technologies of live performance. Students are introduced to the tools and technologies prevalent in four specific applications of New Performance Technology: 3D Projection Mapping, Intelligent LED lighting and Pixel Mapping, Interactive and Generative Imagery, and 3D Previsualization. Students are provided the opportunity to explore each of these areas of technology through dedicated lecture and laboratory time. Spring 2017 live performance. Students learn the skills needed to implement various projection and playback equipment. Fall 2016
TD354T Entertainment System Design This course offers students hands-on training with industry leading products including Hog4 from High End Systems, d3 media server, and QLab. Students learn skills necessary to program each piece of software, as well as create independent networks for show control. Projects begin as primarily skills based, and evolve into incorporating design and narrative elements. This class will explore not only theatrical performances, but a variety of live performance avenues. Fall 2016 Adjunct Instructor live performance. Students learn the necessary skills needed to implement various projection and playback equipment. Spring 2016 Teaching Assistant TD 314P Production Laboratory live performance. Students learn the necessary skills needed to implement various projection Fall / Spring and playback equipment. 2014 2015 Adjunct Instructor Angelo State University Communication 2301 Public Speaking, Two Online Sections This course in public speaking focuses on the delivery, design, and research of oral presentations for professional and personal life. The course covers the following topics: informative speaking, persuasive speaking, communication competence, communication anxiety, research and gathering, visual aids, and communication ethics. Fall 2011 Additional Teaching: Instructor Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Instructor of content creation for live performance. Students gained hands on training of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects. Class topics included beginner and advanced software capabilities, as well as common practices and applications within the live performance industry. 2017 Projection Design Fundamentals Workshop McKinney Independent School District This workshop focuses on the system components for live entertainment projections. Topics discussed included: projectors, playback control, projection surfaces, and signal distribution. This workshop was presented to McKinney ISD teachers and administrators. 2015 Content Creation Workshop McKinney Independent School District This workshop focuses on the process for creating or acquiring imagery to be utilized as content for a production. Participants gained an understanding of copyright laws as well as various methods used to create original content. This workshop was presented to McKinney ISD students. 2015 A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words. Workshop Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) This workshop focuses on the photography techniques utilized to take production photographs.
Topics covered include (but are not limited to): composition, exposure, camera shooting modes, and lighting. Participants will gain a further understanding of the equipment used, as well as establish a strong workflow to produce great production photographs. 2013 A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words. Workshop Kennedy Center American College Theatre Association (KCACTF) This workshop focuses on the photography techniques utilized to take production photographs. Topics covered include (but are not limited to): composition, exposure, camera shooting modes, and lighting. Participants will gain a further understanding of the equipment used, as well as establish a strong workflow to produce great production photographs. 2012 A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words. Workshop Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) This workshop focuses on the photography techniques utilized to take production photographs. Topics covered include (but are not limited to): composition, exposure, camera shooting modes, and lighting. Participants will gain a further understanding of the equipment used, as well as establish a strong workflow to produce great production photographs. 2011 Can You Hear Me Now? Workshop Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) This workshop serves as an introduction to sound reinforcement for theatrical performances. Topics covered include (but are not limited to): body microphones, live musicians, tracked audio, and sound check. Participants will gain a further understanding of the equipment used, and common practices utilized to produce great sounding productions. 2009 Conference Presentations: Rhetoric of Protest to the Freedom of Expression National Communication Association (NCA) Served on panel covering the rhetorical strategies contained within 8 the play. 2012 The Color of Money: Color Choices of Las Vegas Casinos. Texas Speech Communication Association (TSCA) A research proposal over the built environment of the Las Vegas Casino. 2012 Director/Producer: 8 by Dustin Lance Black, a play about marriage equality. Licensing granted by Broadway Impact 2013 Awards: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival KCACTF Excellence in Projection Design 2015 KCACTF Excellence in Lighting Design 2010 KCACTF Excellence in Lighting Design 2009 KCACTF Excellence in Scenic Design 2009 KCACTF Excellence in Lighting Design 2008 KCACTF Excellence in Technical Support 2007 San Antonio Globe Award, Outstanding Lighting Design 2014 San Antonio Globe Award, Outstanding Lighting Design 2013 Affiliations / Memberships: United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Texas Speech Communication Association (TSCA) National Communication Association (NCA) Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) Artistic Experience: TD Technical Director / LD Lighting Designer / SD Scenic Designer / PD Projection Designer / CA Content Artist
Aladdin The Long Beach Ballet, Long Beach, CA, 2017 PD The Channeler 2: The Upside Down Moon Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2017 TD Boeing-Boeing Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2017 TD Shrek: The Musical The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2017 LD Title Loading, 2017 LD A Shadow Among Strangers, 2016 PD, LD Evita The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2016 LD The Little Mermaid The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2016 LD Divide interactive art installation, 2015 TD, PD, LD Dialogues of the Carmelites, 2016 PD The Diary of Anne Frank, 2015 PD UT 29 th Presidential Inauguration, 2015 CA Keepingabreast Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2015 PD, SD Mat Franco: Magic Reinvented Nightly The Linq Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, 2015 CA Peter Pan The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2015 LD West Side Story The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2015 LD Aladdin The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2015 LD Re/connect, 2015 LD Chord interactive art installation, 2015 TD, LD Spring Dance Repertory Theatre, 2015 PD White Christmas The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2014 LD Smokey Joe s Café The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2014 LD Un ballo in maschera Austin Opera, 2014 CA Ariadne / Mahler Songs of the Earth, 2014 PD Ears, Eyes & Feet, 2014 PD Advance Man, 2014 PD Tarzan The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2014 LD Into The Woods The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2014 LD A Christmas Story The Musical The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2013 LD Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2013 LD Spamalot The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2013 LD In The Heights The Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, TX, 2013 LD What I Did Last Summer Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2013 TD, LD, SD Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2013 TD, LD, SD The 39 Steps Be Theatre Company, San Angelo, TX, 2013 LD Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2013 TD Thoroughly Modern Millie Central High School, San Angelo, TX, 2013 LD Harvey Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD, SD The Who s Tommy Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD The Curious Savage Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD, SD The Drowsy Chaperone San Pedro Playhouse, San Antonio, TX, 2012 LD The Tempest Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD My Fair Lady San Pedro Playhouse, San Antonio, TX, 2012 LD An Evening of Original Works Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2012 TD, LD, SD A Christmas Carol San Pedro Playhouse, San Antonio, TX, 2011 LD The Foreigner Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD All My Sons Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD Butterflies Are Free Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD, SD Barefoot in the Park Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD, SD One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2011 TD, LD The Lilies of the Field Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, LD, SD
The Sea Gull Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, LD, SD Deathtrap Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, SD Bedroom Farce Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, LD, SD Eurydice Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, LD, SD Carousel Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2010 TD, LD, SD Farndale Avenue A Christmas Carol Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD, SD Queen of the Mist Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD, SD Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abr.) Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD, SD California Suite Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD, SD Picnic Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD, SD Godspell Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2009 TD, LD The Nerd Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD, SD A Lie of the Mind Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD Blithe Spirit Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD The Boys Next Door Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD, SD The Taming of the Shrew Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD, SD Into the Woods Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2008 TD, LD XSR Die! Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, LD Tuesdays with Morrie Angelo Civic Theatre, San Angelo, TX, 2007 LD Bridge to Terabithia Angelo Civic Theatre, San Angelo, TX, 2007 LD Proof Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, SD Absent Friends Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, LD, SD An Evening of One Acts Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, LD To Gillian on Her 37 th Birthday Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, SD Pippin Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2007 TD, LD Greetings! Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2006 TD, LD, SD Necessary Targets Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2006 TD Con Mis Manos / With These Hands Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2003 LD Farenheit 451 Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2003 LD God s Favorite Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2002 LD All in the Timing Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2001 LD The Posthumous Life of Sylvia Plath, et al Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 2001 LD References: Sven Ortel Projection Designer /,, Winship Drama Building 2.304, 300 East 23 rd Street, Austin TX 78712, 512-232-9399, E-mail: svenortel@austin.utexas.edu Dr. Bill Doll - Director of University Theatre/Professor of Theatre, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10895, San Angelo TX 76909, 325-486-6191, E-mail: bill.doll@angelo.edu Mr. Ross Fleming - Associate Professor, Head of Design/Technical Director, University of Texas - El Paso, Fox Fine Arts Building 371D, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso TX 79968 915-747-5146, E-mail: rfleming@utep.edu