Rian Brown
Assistant Professor of Art Studio, 2000
Education:
University of California, San Diego
Masters of Fine Arts, June 2000.
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts- Honors, Filmmaking, 1994.
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Undergraduate course work in painting and drawing.
Screenings:
2000 Nashville International Film Festival
Presence of Water, Nashville, TN
2000 Women in the Director's Chair
Presence of Water, Chicago Illinois
2000 Oberlin College
Presence of Water, The Settler,
Saca Una Foto Oberlin Ohio
2000 Zygote Press
Presence of Water, Cleveland, Ohio
1999 New York Expo of Short Film and Video
Presence of Water , New School for Social Research
1999 Independent Film Channel 2000 Finalist
Presence of Water , Angelika Film Center, New York.
1999 Los Angeles Municipal Gallery
Saca Una Foto, Hierophant, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Ann Arbor Film Festival
Presence of Water, Ann Arbor, MI.
1999 Bar Harbor Film Festival
Presence of Water, Bar Harbor, ME
1999 Media One Roadrunner Digital Film Festival
Presence of Water
1999 Massachusetts College of Art,
Presence of Water, Boston, MA
1999 University of California, San Diego
Presence of Water.
1998 University of California, Santa Barbara
Saca Una Foto, Hierophant.
1995 Zeitgeist Gallery,
Saca Una Foto, Hierophant, Cambridge, MA.
1994 Harvard Film Archive,
Saca Una Foto, Hierophant, Boston, MA.
1994 Piano Store, Saca Una Foto, Hierophant , New York, NY
1994 Massachusetts College of Art
Saca Una Foto, Hierophant , Boston, MA
Filmography:
1999-2000 The Settler
Writer, director, animator, digital videographer, sound designer. Digital Video, 15 minutes
1999 Presence of Water
Writer, director, editor, cinematography.
16mm film. 28 min, color and B&W, sound.
1994 Saca Una Foto
Writer, director, editor, cinematography.
16mm film. 22 min, B&W, sound, 1995.
1994 Hierophant
Writer, director, editor, cinematography.
16mm film. 10 min, B&W, silent, 1994.
1993 A Star is Born
Co-director, editor, photographer.
16mm film. 8 min, B&W, sound, 1994.
1993 Foliated Crosses
Writer, director, editor, cinematography.
16mm film. 8 min, color, sound, 1993.
1993 Butterflies
Co-director, editor, photographer.
16mm film. 3 min, B&W, sound, 1993.
1992 Xoc
Writer, director, editor, cinematography.
16mm film. 6min, 1992.
Grants/Awards:
2000 Grants in Aid -- Faculty Research and Development,
Oberlin College
1999 Russell Foundation Grant Recipient
Best Documentary Film Media One Digital Film Festival
1999 Jury Award New York Film Expo at the New School for social Research
1998 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, UCSD
Media
Related Work: Concept and digital animation design, Next Stop Mars!,
In progress digital computer animation installation. A collaboration with
digital artist Hege Royert at Atelier Nord, Oslo Norway. 1999.
Director of Digital Photography
Poinsettia, multimedia installation by Louis Hock. 1999.
Director of Photography
Splendors Before Death, 16mm film directed by Maria Berns. 1999.
Gaffer, Second AC
Politics of Fur, 16mm film directed by Laura Nix. 1999
Director of Photography 2nd Unit
Darling, 16mm film directed by Jenn Reeves , M.M. Serra. 1999.
Director of Photography
There Done , 16mm film directed by Baba Hillman. 1998
Director of Photography
Brown Zone, 16mm film directed by Alex Juutilainen. 1997
Assistant Editor, Boston National Video. 1995.
Grip, Hiatus, 16mm film directed by Erika Beckman. 1994.