Faculty

• • Chuck Allen

    

    As a faculty member in sound design, Chuck also serves as the Head of Post-Production and as Operations Engineer for the Film School. - more -

     

  • Dr. Valliere Richard Auzenne

    

    Dr. Richard's doctorate in Communication is from the Florida State University. The focus of her teaching is screenwriting, film history, professional development, and documentary filmmaking. - more -

  • Reb Braddock

    

    Reb Braddock is a writer and director of feature films who serves as the Associate Dean for The Film School. - more -

  • Bill Carruth

    

    William (Bill) C. Carruth is a third generation film editor with over 40 years experience in the film industry. -more-

  • April Caskie Simmons

    

    April is an experienced filmmaker who teaches classes in motion picture editing as a Visiting Assistant in Film focusing on project organization, aesthetics, and techniques of narrative editing. - more -

  • Paul Cohen

    

    Paul Cohen is an independent motion picture executive, who has created a number of successful distribution and production companies including Analysis Films, Masada Production, Moonbeam Productions, and Aries Films. - more -

  • Leslie France

    

    A professional actor and a highly regarded acting teacher, France has worked in film, television, and theater for more than fifteen years. - more -

  • George Geiger

    

    George Geiger has been a professional writer for more than 30 years in the entertainment industry as creator, executive producer, and show-runner of prime time television.

  • Geoffrey Gilmore

    

    Geoffrey Gilmore is the Creative Director of Tribeca Enterprises, a New York company that includes the Tribeca Film Festival, the Tribeca Cinemas and the Tribeca Film Festival Doha. - more -

  • Claudia Johnson

    

    Claudia Johnson is a writer, documentarian, and a member of the faculty at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, where she helped create the screenwriting courses and continues to teach feature workshops. 

  • Jed Kaleko

    

    Jed Kaleko is a veteran of more than 13 years of stage design and set construction. - more -

  • Timothy Long

    

    Timothy Long has more than a decade of Hollywood screenwriting experience. He has written fourteen screenplays, two of which were produced and another two optioned. - more -

  • Victoria Meyer

    

    Vicky Meyer is a screenwriter and highly regarded script consultant who teaches screenwriting. She has provided story and screenwriting consultation on a non-disclosure basis with some of Hollywood’s most prominent directors. - more -

  • Victor Nunez

    

    Victor Nunez is an esteemed independent filmmaker who creates high-quality, memorable portraits of life about characters who struggle with personal adversity. Nunez is best known for writing and directing Ulee's Gold. - more -

  • Frank Patterson

    

    Professor Frank Patterson serves as the Dean of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. - more -

  • Richard Portman

    

    Professor Emeritus Richard Portman has served as sound mixer on more than 200 feature films. He has eleven Academy Award nominations for sound work and won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film The Deer Hunter. - more -

  • Valerie Scoon

    

    Valerie Scoon is a producer and creative executive with extensive industry experience who most recently served as the Director of Development for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films. - more -

  • Keith Slade

    

    Keith teaches classes in Camera and Light Mechanics as a Visiting Assistant in Film and runs workshops in equipment use in order to teach the safe and proper operation of all film production related equipment. - more -

     

  • Dr. Andrew Syder

    

    Dr. Andrew Syder is a digital media artist and a scholar of film and new media serving as an Assistant in Film in the Film School. - more -

Administration

• • Frank Patterson

    

    Professor Frank Patterson serves as the Dean of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. - more -

  • Fred Salancy

    

    Fred Salancy serves as Assistant Dean in the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. - more -

  • Linda Hensley

    

    As the Chief of Staff, Linda handles the day-to-day administrative matters of the Film School on behalf of the Dean's Office and acts as the primary trouble-shooter for faculty, staff and students. - more -

  • Meryl Warren

    

    As Director of Alumni, Meryl Warren works with the Deans in the administration of the Film School. She coordinates alumni affairs and organizes annual screenings of thesis films in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Panama City. - more -

  • Raymond Fielding

    

    Dean Emeritus Raymond Fielding served as the founding permanent dean for 13 years before stepping down in the summer of 2003. Dean Fielding has spent the last 45 years as a professor and/or administrator. - more -

     

Staff

• • Sabrina Reisinger

    

    As the Executive Assistant to the Dean of The Film School, Sabrina assists the Dean with all functions pertaining to the Dean's duties and with the daily functioning of the Dean's Office. She is the primary contact for all business with the dean. - more -

  • Sandra Howard

    

    As Assistant to the Associate Dean, Sandra assists with daily activities managing the Associate Dean's day to day business, as well as serving as the academic advisor for all film majors. - more -

  • Emma Boyd Elliott

    

    Emma supports recruiting activities for the College of Motion Picture Arts and serves as the initial contact for prospective students. She also provides program support to faculty and administration.

  • Mark Bresnahan

    

    Mark serves as the Administrative Director for the College's new degree program in Animation and Digital Arts located in West Palm Beach, Florida.  As the program's first administrative staff member, Mark will assist with the development of the program and serve as a conduit for its faculty, staff and students.

  • Amanda Blum

    

    Amanda serves as the Academic Support Assistant for the College's new degree program in Animation and Digital Arts located in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

  • Brenda Mills

    

    Brenda works directly with the dean in coordinating student film festival submissions for films produced in the Film School, and coordinates special events and publicity. - more -

  • Tony Ciarlariello

    

    Tony manages the Film School's day-to-day supervision and coordination of student pre-production, production, and post-production. - more -

  • Eric Kirchhoff

    

    As Systems Administrator for the Film School, Eric is responsible for designing, implementing and managing the computer-based information systems within the Film School. - more -

  • Sheila Bernstein

    

    Sheila is serves the Film School as a University Business Administrator to process the school's spending and advise the administration on all fiscal matters, as well as maintain all records on budget activity. - more -

     

  • Ian Weir

    

    Ian is serving as Post Production Specialist at the Film School providing technical support to faculty and staff relative to film production, and instructional support to students in the aspects of picture and sound editing and sound design. - more -

  • Thomas Gast

    

    Thomas is serving as Post Production Supervisor at the Film School providing technical support to faculty, staff and students relative to film production. - more -

  • Joshua Bradt

    

    Joshua supervises the day-to-day set operations at the Film School and manages the school's film equipment room. - more -

  • Jim Green

    

    As Broadcast Engineer/Designer, Jim Green maintains and repairs all production and post-production equipment. - more -

     

  • Richard Travis

    

    Richard serves as the school's projectionist and archivist and manages the school's Research and Resource Center which provides access for our students to recorded and printed materials for research projects. - more -

     

  • Dave Schmeling

    

     As the Film School community liaison, Dave assists the Dean's Office with special event coordination, sponsor development, and promotion of the Film School in the local community. - more -