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Host Randy Strobl talks with Erika Pineiro about art department work for corporate and commercial work in the midwest. Erika owns Mad Props, and art department company and prop house in West Michigan.
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
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Host Michele Terpstra (1995) talks about the new internal video production studios at Ford Motor Company with the Executive Producer Creative Strategy Ford Motor Company, Bill Hasler, and Video Producer Jon Curtis (2014).
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
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Host Randy Strobl (2012) talks with JiL Szewsk (2007)i and Jamie Bartkowicz (2014) about their work in the Art Department in Los Angeles for films, television, and themed entertainment.
LINKS:
The Essential Art Department
Jamie Bartkowicz
JiL Szewski
https://lightscameraart.com/
GVSU F/V Alumni Facebook
GVFVAlum Instagram
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Alumni Malcolm Kramp (2024) interviews Ryan Copping (2006) about his experiences as an autistic person during his time in school, on sets, and as a teacher advocating for neurodiversity.
LINKS:
Ryan Copping LinkedIn
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Host Randy Strobl (2012) talks with Wimee TV creators Kevin Kammeraad (1998) and Gwen Trautman (2022) about their innovative, multimedia interactive children’s educational programming - Wimee TV!
LINKS:
Wimee TV
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Current student Caitlyn Shaw talks with Alumni Mike Judd (1999) about his work as an Assistant Director and Director on “Young Sheldon”. Mike discusses the daily life and challenges of an Assistant Director on a popular television series. Sharing insights on the winding path of moving from Michigan to Los Angeles, working as a production assistant on major feature films, and navigating the process of becoming a union member.
LINKS
Mike Judd IMBD
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
GVSU film student Marin Roth talks with her dad, Representative John Roth (R), co-author of the Multi-Media Jobs Act. They talk about the positive impact the bill will have on the Michigan economy and film students in particular while offering advice about what everyone can do to help the bill pass.
Relevant Links
About the Multimedia Jobs Act: https://mifia.org/multimedia-jobs-act-details
About Representative John Roth
The House bill package can be found here (HB 4907, 4908)
The Senate bill is here
If you want to find out who your Representative is so you can write them, click here.
Find your Senator here.
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Host Randy Strobl (‘12) talks with Tim Dailey (‘08), about his journey from VFX Artist to Academic Dean of Exceptional Minds.
Exceptional Minds is a nonprofit academy and post production studio for people with autism.
Links:
Exceptional Minds: https://exceptional-minds.org/
Tim Dailey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-dailey-23428862
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Current student Elena Chiu talks with award-winning, multiply Disabled, queer, horror and documentary filmmaker Ariel Baska about their short films, “Our First Priority,” and “Shining in the Dark,” the challenges they face as a disabled filmmaker, their podcast, “Ride the Omnibus,” and how to create a more accessible industry.
Website: https://arielbaska.com/
Ride the Omnibus: https://www.omnibusride.com/episodes
FWD-Doc: https://www.fwd-doc.org/
Accessibility Scorecard: https://www.fwd-doc.org/film-event-accessibility-scorecard-2023
FEAW (Film Event Accessibility Working Group): https://feaw.org/
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12439350/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justaskabaska/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielbaska/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruinmysky
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Current senior Jeff Staub talks with Alumni Michele Terpstra, Director of Digital Content at Toolfarm.com, about AI and tools for filmmakers. They talk about what AI is, recent legal issues surrounding it, how it will affect the film industry, and whether students should be taught how to use it and the ethics surrounding it.
AI tutorial: https://www.toolfarm.com/tutorial/a-i-tools-for-video-pros-filmmakers-content-creators-indepth/
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Current FVP senior, Jeff Staub, talks with Geoff George, a cinematographer and Education Outreach Chair with the Michigan Film Industry Association (MiFIA), about the Multimedia Jobs Act introduced in the Michigan legislature. Geoff explains how the film incentive worked in the past, how it’s different now, and why it’s so important to bring it to Michigan.
MIFIA: https://mifia.org/
Write Legislators: https://mifia.org/take-action
Join MIFIA: https://mifia.org/joinus
About the Multimedia Jobs Act: https://mifia.org/multimedia-jobs-act-details
About Geoff George: www.geoffgeorgedp.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreygeorge/
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Alumni Michele Terpstra talks with alumni Wendy Jo Carlton about her career writing, producing, and directing award winning LGBTQ themed films. Wendy Jo explains the distribution process for an indie film, why she doesn’t write coming out stories, how to succeed as an independent filmmaker, her thoughts on AI, and why she likes creating web series.
LINKS:
Wendy Jo's Website: https://www.juicyplanetfilms.com/
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138238/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juicyplanetfilms/
Jamie and Jessie are Not Together trailer: https://vimeo.com/58852665
Easy Abby season one: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc-afh1yK0_SynyZdcVFbGSUQt-n49UlZ
Easy Abby season two: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc-afh1yK0_RN3oxecHCdLNLZvKDM2cna
Good Kisser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2x58d9yb88
Hannah Free trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dihna458hkM
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Host Randy Strobl talks with Grand Valley State University alumni Jaz Edwards, Jamie Bartkowicz, and Jim Taylor about their experiences with unions. Jaz explains how she joined IATSE Local 476 in Chicago, Jamie explains why she hasn’t joined a union, and Jim explains what it means to be on the Casual List for a union.
This episode was recorded prior to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Jaz Edwards links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaz-edwards-05997a176/
Jamie Bartkowicz links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-bartkowicz/
https://www.theessentialartdepartment.com/
https://www.tead.blog/
Jim Taylor links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtaylor49505/
https://elephantav.com/
https://www.instagram.com/elephantav9529/
https://www.facebook.com/Elephantav/
Union resources:
https://iatse.net/
West Michigan: https://www.iatse26.org/
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Host Randy Strobl talks with Grand Valley State University alumni Dan Campbell about his work as a freelance feature film producer at Blue Falcon Productions. They discuss how Dan’s experience as a Marine influenced his approach to college, his first paid job after graduation, his experience working on the Summer Film Project, and the satisfaction of starting his own production company.
Dan Campbell Links:
Blue Falcon Productions: https://www.bluefalconproductions.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefalconprods
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueFalconProductions/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluefalconprods
The Incantation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5361596/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3628074
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-campbell-93511655/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.campbell.9440
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni -
Host Randy Strobl speaks with Brad Mead about his journey from LA TV series Assistant Editing to Editor which started with his internship with ACE (American Cinema Editors).
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Host Jake Wiegand (‘21) speaks with alumni Jon Flis (‘02) about the many jobs available to film and video majors in the world of broadcasting. Jon is the Director of Marketing for WZZM 13 On Your Side. Jake works for Jon as a Marketing Producer.
Jon's YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/promoguy
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
The Women in Cinema Mentorship Program is a female-run mentorship program connecting female alumni in the film/media industry with current female students in the GVSU film program. Today we connect with a mentee, Kira Mason ‘23, and a mentor, Sara Jo Tchozewski ‘16, from the first year of the program. Hosted by Katie Dehn ‘06, the mentorship director. If you are interested in becoming an alumni mentor please reach out to the GVSU Film and Video Alumni facebook page.
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni
Women in Cinema Laker Link : https://gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wic
Women in Cinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/gvwomenincinema
Women in Cinema Mentorship Program Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gvsu_fv_wic_mentorship/
Women in Cinema Mentorship Program Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gvsu.women.in.cinema.mentorship.program
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Studies show that mentorships can have a big impact on a mentee’s salary, career path, and overall happiness in their careers. Today, Katie Dehn talks with Gerry Cooke about the benefits of mentoring for students and the professional mentors that volunteer to mentor. Gerry has spent almost a decade as a mentor and is currently the director of mentorship for the Seidman school of business mentorship program. Katie is the director of the Women in Cinema mentorship program for female students in the film/video program at GVSU.
Seidman Mentorship Program: https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/mentorship/
Women in Cinema: https://gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wic
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
Host Randy Strobl speaks with alumni Holly Tumbarello about how informational interviews were the key to building her career.
Randy Strobl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-strobl-40223895/
Holly Tumbarello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollytumbarello/
To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship -
To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU
Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explored the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.
Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.
RELEVANT LINKS:GVSU LIp Dub directed by Greg Kort and Chris Coleman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5L3gsCHgQCinesthesia - The Grand Valley Journal of Cinema https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine/PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):Randy StroblJohn PhilbinToni PerrineGirbe EefstingGregg McNeillKatie DehnKirie QuackenbushStephanie ChoriatisGrayson BerasMary Graff AshleyKelly LoughlinTim SundtGreg KortKim RobertsMichael PiotrowskiTo learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:
The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship - Vis mere
