David L. Brown Productions
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274 Santa Clara St., Brisbane, CA 94005 Tel (415)468-7469
email: docmaker1@ aol.com
David L. Brown
FILM/ VIDEO TEACHING RESUME
Instructor. Documentary Filmmaking (32 semesters) and The Documentary Tradition (one semester). City College of San Francisco Department of Cinema. Curator, Documentary Film Series, 6 screenings a semester for 32 semesters. 1997-2017.
Instructor. Digital Filmmaking (eight semesters). University of California Berkeley Extension, 2004-10. Includes teaching Final Cut Pro digital editing.
Instructor. History of Documentary; Documentary Filmmaking. S.F. Film Society. 2005- 2012.
Instructor. Social Issue Film (one semester), American Ethnic Cultures in Film (one
semester), American Film (one semester). Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA. 2001-2003.
Instructor. Film Arts Foundation, 1986-2005. Gail Silva, Director; Seminars/ courses/work- shops have included: the 8-partHistory of Documentary (5 classes-2003-‘06); “The Digital Video Revolution for the Documentarian" (presented with BAVC); "Production Management;" "Hi8 Video Production;" "Fundraising for Film and Video;" and the 6-part "Documentary Producers' Workshop," which included: "Political Documentaries for Television and Social Change;" "The Narrative Documentary;" "Directing and Shooting Documentaries;" "The Historical Documentary and Cinema Verite;" "Directing and Editing Documentaries;" and "Writing and Distributing Documentaries."
Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer. City College of San Francisco Department of Film; Yasha Aginsky, Instructor, three appearances, 1994-1996.
Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer. Claremont McKenna College; Michael Riley, Professor. 1994.
Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer. Pitzer College; Mark Freeman, Associate Professor, 1995.
Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer. UC Berkeley Dept. of Anthropology; Thor Anderson, Inst., 1996.
Guest Film and Videomaker/Lecturer. San Francisco State University Department of Broadcast Communication Arts; Ron Compesi, Professor, Department Chair. 1986.
Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer. San Francisco State University Department of Cinema; Jameson Goldner, Professor. 1985.
Graduate Film Equipment Coordinator, Graduate Teaching Assistant. San Francisco State Univ. Dept. of Cinema; Karen Holmes, Graduate Cinema Department Coordinator, 1977-82.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. San Francisco State University Dept. of Broadcast Communication Arts, Studio TV Production class. Ron Compesi, Professor, Dept. Chair, 1983-84.
References:
Abby Ginzberg, President, Berkeley Film Foundation. (510)367-3499
Gail Silva, Past President, Exec. Director, Film Arts Foundation. (415)861-6039
Lidia Szajko, Past Chair, Cinema Department, City College of S.F. (415)239-3043
Ron Compesi, Past Chair, BECA Department, S.F. State University. (415)338-1788