Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Mentor Profile


Capstone Pitch:

The Capstone project I will conduct deals with a Documentary             the description of my documentary will consists of a linear documentary of a day and a life of.  The project will include pictures and video of                                          at past and present locations that reflect what influenced his current situation.  Along with pictures and video, I will ask                                       probing questions to make a connection between his childhood and adulthood.  The goal of this endeavor is to better understand the multifaceted aspects that go into producing a documentary.  The projected outcomes consist of a detailed and enriched understanding of the processes of conducting and producing a short documentary film. This format is set up for anyone, not just one person in particular.



Key Components For a Mentor:

1) Willingness: Eager and readiness to do something 

2) Experience in movie making and production, which includes sound. 

3) Knowledge of how many students per mentor. 

4) Availability: what does their schedule look like, and will they be available? 





Faculty: Potential Mentors


Susan Tennant, MFA
  • Assistant Director, Media Arts and Science
  • Associate Clinical Professor
stennant@iupui.edu
IT 459
317-278-7675




Joseph Defazio, Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor, Media Arts and Science
jdefazio@iupui.edu
IT 465
317-278-4148





Steve Mannheimer, MFA
  • Professor, Media Arts and Science
smannhei@iupui.edu
WK 314
317-278-4913




Influences:

Steve Mannheimer’s research is in the area of design and development: media and music technology. Dealing with a documentary, design and flow are major in the success of a documentary.  Due to the type of capstone that I am interested in doing I believe that Steve Mannheimer's leadership could benefit me as well.  I still have not heard a reply for the questions that I have for him to answer. But I will be posting as soon as I get a reply.






Joseph Defazio.

After reading Dr. Defazio’s resume, I find his background very interesting. Dr. Defazio joined the faculty IUPUI as a joint appointment between the School of Engineering and the School of Informatics in 2002. He is actively engaged in teaching, mentoring, and supervising many projects in the area of Media Informatics. His research is in the area of design and development in the fields of media and music technology. He has produced several multimedia projects that are currently on display and in operation in the city of Indianapolis. A documentary entails just what Dr. Defazio Majors in. I have contacted Dr.Defazio via email waiting on a response of a few questions I have for him. I will post.



Susan Tennant

Susan Tennant is an Associate Clinical Professor in Media Arts & Science. Susan’s teaching schedule currently encompasses digital documentation of cultural heritage and physical computing. She also is an instructor of Informatics study abroad program in Paros, Greece. I have had a chance to see one of Ms. Tenant documentary. The way here documentary was formatted is very similar to how I would like my documentary to flow. By her being in great demand for being a mentor, She will be contacted at a later date. I am currently contacting her via email.  Will post her answers to the question I have posed

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