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NAOMI
TURE
naomiture@gmail.com, www.globalnarratives.org
EDUCATION
| 2001
- 2004 |
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Masters in Integrated Electronic Arts, May 2004
Thesis Project: Painting Worlds: A Multimedia Journey through
Children's
Imaginations and World Views |
| 1996
- 2001 |
Brown
University (Providence, RI)
Received Bachelor’s Degree in Education Studies
Thesis Project: Designing Effective Educational Technology to
Prepare Children for
Minor Surgical Procedures at the Hasbro Children's Hospital |
| 1999
- 2000 |
Rhode
Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
Courses: Introduction to Computer Animation and Photography
for Illustrators |
EMPLOYMENT
| 2005-
Present |
Senior
Producer, KMVT Community Television (Mountain View, CA)
Produce, Direct & Edit non-profit documentaries and promotional
videos; Teach Intro to Documentary Production Class; Develop
station strategies, marketing and PR; Tech support for studio
TV Shows, Cover Community events. |
| 2005 |
Adjunct
Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Taught college lecture class in Media Studio: Imaging and Interactivity;
prepared syllabus and lecture materials in digital arts theory
and practice. |
| 2004
- 2005 |
Art/Technology
Consultant at Ark Community Charter School (Troy, NY)
Collaborated with K-5 teachers in integrating art and technology
in the curriculum; use stop motion animation, video and graphic
design to learn about such topics as biomes. |
| 2003 |
Intern
at the Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA)
Participated in Accidental Science: Music projects and created
prototype for online interactive to engage users in a musical
composition called Step Re-Mix. |
AWARDS & HONORS
| 2008
Winner |
National
Hometown Video Award for Educational Category
First place for short documentary “What's Inside Me”
on arts education |
| 2007
Winner |
National
Hometown Video Award for Documentary Public Awareness
First place for short documentary “If We Don’t Care
Now” on volunteering |
| 2001 |
Digital
Flaherty Grants-in-Aid Scholarship Recipient (RPI, Troy, NY)
Attended the Digital Flaherty Seminar that addressed the use
of digital technologies |
| 1998
- 1999 |
Rotary
International Scholarship Recipient (Osaka, Japan)
Received a full scholarship as Rotary Student Ambassador to
Osaka, Japan |
GROUPS & AFFILIATIONS
International Documentary Association, Global Lives Project Board
Member, Alliance for Community Television, Bay Area Media Makers,
Athletic Endurance (San Francisco Marathon Training), Young Innovative
Professional Entrepreneurs’ Advisory Committee Member, San
Francisco Taiko Dojo, Mountain View Celebration of Leaders Committee
member, Brown Area Schools Committee volunteer.
DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCTION & DIGITAL ART SKILLS
Proficiency in: Video Production (Concept, Storyboard, Coordination,
Directing, Interviewing, Lighting), Post-production (Final Cut Pro,
After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition), Graphic Design (Photoshop),
DVD-Authoring (DVD Studio Pro & Encore DVD), CD-ROM authoring,
Internet Research Knowledge in: Web design (Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
GoLive, Flash, XHTML), 3D modeling and animation (3D Softimage,
interactive installation (Director, EZIO and Basic Stamp), sound
design (Protools, Peak). |