timothy b.
Private tutor in Buena Park, CA
Education
MA, Cinema at San Francisco State University, CA: 2015. 3.9. Scholarship emphasizing film theory and analysis. Seminars including: Cinematic Documentary with Jenny Lau (Multiple Modernities: Cinemas and Popular Media in Transcultural East Asia) confronting issues of the post-colonial via Edward Said and Hhomi Bhabha and the representation of truth; Posthumanism and Critical Theory with R.L. Rutsky (High Techne: Art and Technology from the Machine Aesthetic to the Posthuman) exploring the idea of the Human via post-structural theory (including Foucault, Badmington, Althusser, Lyotard, Harraway, Hales, Barad, Deleuze & Guattari), with reference to the cinema of Tarkovsky, Lopushansky, Oshii, and Jeunet; Critical Practices examining (and manifesting through video experiments) the work of Guy Debord and the Situationist interventions and derailments within the Society of the Spectacle and Directed Experience in Film Education both with Aaron Kerner (Film and the Holocaust [Continuum]). Critical Paradigms and the Cinematic, interrogating the curatorial statement and expanded cinema through the work of Tacita Dean Harun Farocki, the issue of projection as addressed by Keefer and Païni, and the notion of critique itself, with Tarek Elhaik ("The Incurable Image: Curation & Repetition on a Tricontinental Scene" in The Post-Colonial Museum: The Arts of Memory & The Pressures of History Eds. Iain Chambers, et al; “Borderline Ghosts: From Touch of Evil to Maquilapolis” in Tijuana Dreaming : Art & Life at the Global Border, eds. Josh Kun & Fiamma Montezemolo). Additional seminars including: Dramaturgy, exploring the core of drama through reference to Aristotle, Lessing, and contemporary works in theatre; Contemporary Plays and Performance, reading and addressing the pressing issues (post-racial America; gender; ability/disability; cultural translation) raised by a selection of new plays written between 2005 and 2014 from playwrights including Rajiv Joseph, Ayad Akhtar, Thomas Bradshaw, Bruce Norris, Enda Walsh, Caryl Churchill and Martin McDonagh, both seminars with Larry Eilenbrg (Artistic Director, Magic Theatre 1992-‘98). MFA, Screenwriting at Chapman University, CA: 2012. 3.6 Studying the art and craft of screenwriting. Seminars including: T.V. Drama, with Jeff Philips (King’s Ransom; unFRENZ); T.V. Comedy with Anne Beatts (Saturday Night Live); Short Film with Paul Wolansky (Povodyr [The Guide]; Deadly Obsession); Feature Screenwriting seminars with James Dutcher (Lovers & Friends - Eigentlich lieben wir uns...), Anna Waterhouse (The Secret Garden; On the Shoulders of Giants) and Julie Kirkham (Black Rain; Anna and the King); Seminar in Adaptation with James Dutcher. Industry Insiders series: selected to study with and develop a screenplay with JoAnne Sellar, long-time collaborator with and producer for Paul Thomas Anderson. Their films together include Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood and The Master. Developed The Cipher’s Key, a detective story set in Naples in 1944. Additional seminars including: Production Design with Larry Paull (Bladerunner; Back to the Future) and The Development Process with Travis Knox (The Bucket List; Hairspray). BA, English Literature at Goucher College, MD: 1993. 3.8. Graduated cum laude and with honors in English. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, UK. "O" and "A" levels.
Experience
Private Tutor, Buena Park, CA: 2015. Providing instruction in creative and academic writing for Middle-School-aged students. Reviewing story structure with reference to Freytag’s pyramid, mind-mapping for creativity, and Watt’s 8-point arc. Using Surrealist writing games to broaden horizons. Utilizing a variety of SAT-style prompts for essays. Referencing episodes of the Twilight Zone for story structure. Reading and analyzing short stories by Ray Bradbury. Graduate Teaching Assistant, San Francisco State University: 2013-2015. Providing support to professors and lecturers. Teaching undergraduate Introductory and Advanced courses. Grading papers and exams. Assisting students with paper topics. Offering guidance with writing both before and after the papers have been written. Adjunct Faculty, Screenwriting, Southern New Hampshire University, Online: 2013-2015. Teaching an advanced workshop. Referencing Syd Field, Richard Walter, Robert McKee and Linda Seger. Concentrating on structure and form. Adjunct Faculty, English Composition, Everest College, Online: 2014-2015. Teaching basic composition, leading to the writing of an expository essay using the classic 5-paragraph approach. Private Tutor, Westminster, CA: 2013. Providing instruction in creative writing for Elementary- and Middle-School-aged children. Additional work on grammar and sentence structure. Utilizing a diverse elements potluck (random drawing of e.g. a color, an action, a location, and an object) to provide the basis for the students’ stories. Tutor, Reading Town, Cerritos, CA: 2012-2013. Teaching essay writing with attention to structure and developing a position through convincing argumentation • Providing instruction in grammar and reading comprehension • Teaching reading and writing programs for PSAT students. Production Supervisor/Assistant Editor, Caravan Express, Los Angeles, CA: 1999-2005. Writing production manual outlining step-by-step procedures for database publishing and photographic editing Responsible for hiring new team members and instructing them in the use of software. Writing Center Tutor, Goucher College, MD: 1991-1993. Assisting students with research papers • Providing instruction on structure, conflict and narrative flow in creative writing • Working with students on grammar and voice.
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away at my regular hourly rate, Up to 45 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Cinema, plays, literature, soccer. Contemporary media forms and formats.
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