Will Westlake


Jeremy Mores McWreath

 

Education

Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program, New York, New York, 2008-09.

The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, MFA, 2008.

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, New York, BFA, 2003.

 

Professional Experience

September 2008 - present

The Cooper Union Adjunct Instructor

Taught the course Projects in Final Cut Pro and After Effects

September 2005 - present

Freelance Editor, DVD Authorer, Motion Graphics and Video Effects Artist

Created, edited, and designed video content for broadcast, DVD and the web

September 2004 - September 2005

Topia English Zone (Seoul, South Korea) Instructor

Taught English language course to grades 1-6

August 2003 - September 2004

Hello World Communications Assistant Editor

Edited video, authored DVD’s, maintained websites, prepared print and video graphics, and encoded media for clients

 

Software Skills

Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, DVD Studio Pro, Pro Tools, Compressor, Cinematize, Dreamweaver, Corel Painter, Maya, SketchUp, Microsoft Office, a variety of codecs and compression schemes

 

Hardware Skills:

DigiBeta, Beta SP, ¾”, VHS, Hi-8, HD, HDV, and Mini-DV Decks, Raid Drives, Mackie Mixers, 16mm and Super 8 film editing, Mini-DV and HDV cameras, DAT recorders, studio and field lighting and sound, flatbed and negative scanners, printers, projectors, exhibition video mounting and wiring, carpentry and electrical wiring

 

Awards:

2007

Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

2006

Director's Citation Award, Black Maria Film Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey.

2003

Robert Breer Film and Video Award, New York, New York.

Post-Undergraduate Benjamin Menschel Fellowship for Creative Inquiry, New York, New York.

2002

Benjamin Menschel Fellowship for Creative Inquiry, New York, New York.

 

 

All images and content © Mores McWreath 2005-2006