Design Years Experience

RE SUM E / C. V.

PE R SO NA L:

Brian Orville Bjorklund 1105 Woodland Trail, Northfield, MN 55057

507-***-**** (offi ce) email: ********@******.*** web: http ://www.stolaf.ed u/people/bjorklun

ED UC AT IO N:

1981: MF A Uni versity of Minnesota, Minneapol is, MN

Design and Te chni cal Aspe cts of Theatre

1977: BA, Universi ty of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Theatre Arts

EM P LO YME NT :

1981-present: Associate Professor/Designer, St. Olaf College.

COU R SE S T AU GHT A T ST. O LAF C OLLEG E

- Introd uction to Theater - Scene Painting - Producing Theater

- Stagecraft - Theater Prod uction - Skills and Techniques of Design

- Scenery and Costumes - Lighting and Sound - History of Theater

- Drawing and Painti ng for - Computer-Aided - Design for Theater

the Theater Design & Drawing

- Theatre Archite cture - Intro to Design for Performance

P RO JE CT WO RK WITH U N DE R GR A DU ATE S A ND C O MMU N IT IE S

-Supervision of student work assistants and lab crews in lighting, sound and scenery painting, 1981

to present. Theater Department, St. Olaf

-Supervision of student designers (3 to 5 per year), Theater Dept. 1989 to present.

-Workshops in Li ghti ng and Scenery Painting, The Sheldon Theater, Red Wi ng, MN, Mid west

Association of C omm unity Theatres, Northfield Arts Guild.

-Supervision of Student Scenery & Lighting Designers, St. Olaf C hristmas Festi val, 1984- 88

P ROF E SS IO NAL ACT I VIT Y

The ate r pr o du cti on d es i gn wo r k

80 prod uctions over the past 25 years. Scenery, properties, and lighti ng design. Proje cts have

included design work for theater, m usical theater, children's theater, opera and dance .

St ill Ph ot o gr ap hy a n d Vi de o w or k:

Photograp hy for over 60 performance proje cts. Seven major performance proje cts using projections

and/or large-screen video.

The ate r P ro d ucti o n wor k

1. Techni cal Direction: Li ghti ng and Sound. St. Ol af College Theater Department 1985-p resent

2. Sceni c Artist: (Scene Painting) Over 50 theate r prod uctions as well as work for S e s a m e S t r e e t

L i v e a nd H B O .

3. Sound Engineer: Sound Reinforcement, Audio System Design and Installation; C onsul ting,

Technical Dire ction, Studio Recording and editing.

4. Stage Electrician and Control Operator: Freelance proje cts over the last 20 years.

Re se ar ch Pr oje cts a nd Ot he r Cr eativ e Activ ity:

Research areas: Art, design and te chnology; Scene Painting History, Tradi tion and Technique ;

Theatre and Performing Arts Archi tecture

1. C omp uter-aided design and drafting: Experience with CADD appli cations si nce 1988. Designed

and implemented multiple workstation CADD lab and integra ted its use into design curri culum.

2. G raphics and Design: Fifteen years experience with com puter-based paint and draw programs as

well as graphics design and layout, desktop p ublishing and newsletter production.

3. C omp uter-Assisted audio re cordi ng and p rod uction: Fifteen years experience wi th digi tal

recording and editing. Designed and installed a computer-based sound lab at St. Olaf for use in

course teaching and theater and dance prod uction work.

Pr o fe s si on al Or g an iz ati on s:

1985- USITT Design and Production Professionals in the Performing Arts- Northern

present Boundary Section: Vi ce-Chair for Publica tions. Ne wsletter editor and publisher.

1979- Active member in USITT : Design and Production Professionals in the Performing

present Arts. Mem ber of both the National organization and Northern Boundary Se ction (MN

SD ND IA). Regional leadership positions, past me mber of National Conference

Committee, session presenter, and on-going active participant.

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