Nicholas S. Corrao

Curriculum Vitae

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Gainesville, FL 32605

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Education

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSTIY 2010-2011, Winston-Salem, NC

MFA, Documentary Film May 2011

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2008-2010 Gainesville, FL

Master of Arts in Mass Communication, Documentary Film, May 2010

BARD COLLEGE 1997-2001, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Film and Electronic Arts, May 2001

Teaching Experience

TEACHING ASSISTANT, W ake Forest University Aug 2010 May 2011

Courses: Media Production: Documentary; Cindy Hill, professor

Advanced Media Production: Fiction; Cindy Hill, professor

Introduction to Production and Theory; Cindy Hill, professor

Graduate Documentary Production II; Cindy Hill, professor

Duties: Conduct lectures and technical demos. Work with undergraduate and graduate

students on creative projects and analytical assignments.

INSTRUCTOR, W ake Forest University August 2010

Documentary Film Program: Production Boot Camp

Duties: Conduct a three-day graduate level documentary production seminar. Included lectures

on critical theory of media production as well as technical instruction of equipment basics.

Assisted students in the production of short documentary projects and offered a final

critique and assessment.

TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Florida Aug 2009 May 2010

Courses: Advanced Camera and Lighting; Tim Sorel, professor

Advanced Post Production: After Effects; Tim Sorel, professor

Duties: Conduct lectures and technical demos. Work with undergraduate students on creative

projects and analytical assignments.

Directing Work

COME ON DOWN AND PICK ME UP short documentary 2011

A film about art as therapy for a terminally ill outsider artist.

CIVIL INDIGENT; Producer, Director, Editor, Cinematographer feature documentary 2010

2ND Place, 2011 College Television Awards, Documentary category

National Finalist, 2011 Student Academy Awards, Documentary Category

REFLECTIONS IN THE PAINT; Producer, Director, Editor short documentary 2008

THE EXCLUSIVITY OF GAINESVILLE; Producer, Director, short documentary 2008

BLEACHED; Writer, Producer, Director short scripted film, 2006

Official Selection: Queens International Film Festival, 2007

New Filmmakers New York, 2007

Directing Work (continued)

A LITTLE BIT OF BROOKLYN; Director, Cinematographer, Editor 30 min doc 2006

Broadcast: WLIW, PBS affiliate New York, NY 2008, 2009, 2010

WQED, PBS affiliate Pittsburg, PA 2009

EVE OF THE BATTLE; Director, Cinematographer, Editor music video, 2006

Broadcast: MTV2 Europe, 2006 - present rotation

FLYING UNDER CHEAP KITES; Director, Cinematographer, Editor music video, 2005

START SHOOTING YOU; Director, Cinematographer, Editor college thesis film, 2001

MEMORIES ALONE; Director, Cinematographer, Editor short college film, 1999

Editing and Production Work Experience

PRESSURE COOK H elicon Media April 2008 August 2008

Editor: MojoHD Network doc- lifestyle series

JESSE STONE: THIN ICE Robert Harmon, Director August - D ecember 2007

1st Asst. Editor: Television Movie; Steven Cohen, Editor

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: RUNNIN DOWN A DREAM July 2007

Asst Editor: Feature Documentary; Peter Bogdanovich, Director

UNCORKED WITH BILLY MERRITT Helicon Media October 2006 March 2007

Editor: MojoHD Network doc- lifestyle series

WHAT GOES ON Sri Rao, Director May - September 2006

1st Asst. Editor: Scripted Dramatic Series, Mary Catherine Palumbos, Editor

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WE SHALL OVERCOME; THE SEEGER SESSIONS Mar. 2006

Additional Editor: Sony DVD Documentary; Thom Zimny, Director/Editor

PURPLE VIOLETS Edward Burns, Director November 2005 - March 2006

1st Asst. Editor: Scripted Feature; Thom Zimny, Editor

LYING M. Blash, Director September - O ctober 2005

1st Asst. Editor: Scripted Feature; Molly Hassell, Producer

NIGHT OF THE WHITE PANTS Amy Talkington, Director July - August 2005

1st Asst. Editor: Scripted Feature; David Leonard, Editor

PAIRINGS WITH ANDREA Helicon Media April - July 2005

Editor: Fine Living Network doc- lifestyle series

QWEST 'NAME CAMPAIGN' Foote, Cone & Belding D ec 2004 - Jan 2005

1 rst Asst Editor: 12 national spots; Greg Savino & Trish Fuller, Editors

THE GENUINE ARTICLE Follow Productions November - D ecember 2004

Editor: Ski Resorts; Whistler, Canada Fine Living Network doc- lifestyle series

TORTE BLUMA Benjamin Ross, Director August 2004

1rst Asst. Editor: Scripted Short; David Leonard, Editor

PERFECT SERVICE Follow Productions July 2003

Editor: Fine Living Network doc- lifestyle one hour special

Editing and Production Work Experience (continued)

ABRIENDO CAMINO Lillian Jimenez, Director March - May 2004

Co-Editor: with Lora Hays, Documentary Feature

THE BURIED SECRET OF M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN Nathaniel Kahn, Director Feb 2004

2nd Asst. Editor: Documentary Feature; Geraldine Peroni, Brad Fuller, Editors

PORNUCOPIA: GOING DOWN IN THE VALLEY Dan Chaykin, Director Dec 2003

2nd Asst. Editor: HBO Original Documentary Series; Paula Heredia, Editor

PAULA S HOME COOKING Follow Productions July September 2003

Editor: Food Network cooking series

INSIDE THE AUCTION Follow Productions June 2003

Editor: Fine Living Network doc- lifestyle one hour special

PERFECT PAIRINGS Follow Productions March 2003

Editor: Fine Living Network doc- lifestyle one hour special

BRUC E SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND LIVE IN BARCELONA Jan 2003

1rst Asst. Editor: CBS Concert Special & Sony DVD; Thomas Zimny, Editor

LIVING LIBERTY Mary Engel, Director D ecember 2002

Additional Editor: Documentary Feature

THE COMPANY Robert Altman, Director November 2002

Apprentice Editor: Feature; Geraldine Peroni, Editor

PSYCHOANALYSIS CHANGED MY LIFE Ellen Novack, Director October 2002

2nd Asst. Editor: Scripted Short; Angelo Corrao, Editor

CLASSICS AT ASPEN Millbrook Media September 2002

Editor: Fine Living Network doc-lifestyle one hour special

FOLLOW THAT FOOD Millbrook Media November 2001 August 2002

Editor: Food Network doc-lifestyle series

SEABISCUIT (PBS) Stephen Ives, Director June July 2001

Set Production Asst.: Feature Documentary, PBS Series American Experience

MANIAC MAGEE Bob Clark, Director June July 2000

Set Production Asst.: Nickelodeon Feature, Full Body Productions

SUBWAY STORIES Jonathan Demme Production/ HBO June July 1996

Set/ Office Production Assistant: H BO Original Feature

Affiliations

Motion Picture Editors Guild, I.A.T.S.E Local 700 member Nov 2002 - Present

Skills

Proficient in Standard Definition and High Definition videography; 16mm and 8mm film

cinematography; Field and Studio lighting; On-Location Sound recording; Production

management; 16mm film editing; Scriptwriting theory and practice; Final Draft software;

Final Cut Pro Suite software; Avid editing software; Sound-effects and Music editing;

DVD creation; Editing room and Post-production management; Production/Post-

production workflows for film and television.

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