Laura Grace Chipley 539 Graham Ave., 1L, Brooklyn, NY 11222 ~ tel. 917.443.2818 ~ elchipz@gmail.com
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Education
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY - M.F.A., Integrated Media Arts, Class of 2009
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - B.A., Film and Electronic Arts, 1999

Professional Television Production, New York, NY
The Laura Flanders Show, 2008- - Present
Technical Director / Editor: Studio lighting, roll and record and robotic cameras for daily news and arts program. Auxiliary editor for b-roll content and Clear COM liaison for talent.

Democracy NOW!, 2007 – Present
Studio Camera Operator / Stage Manager / rotating A2: Operate stationary and hand-held studio cameras, execute stage-managing responsibilities and act as rotating A2 for award-winning daily news broadcast.

Pseudo Programs Inc., 1999 – 2001
Equipment Supervisor / Studio Camera Operator: Provided field production training for camera operators for groundbreaking Internet television studio. Operated studio cameras and CCU's. Designed and managed field kits for nine segment teams.

Producing/Directing/Camera/Editing, New York City and abroad

Freelance Camera Operator and Editor, 2001 – Present
Filming and editing of documentary and promotional segments for non-profit organizations, cultural institutions television shows and fashion magazines. Clients include: Aperture Magazine, Elle Magazine, ABC television, Tyler Media, Victory Entertainment, ThinkQuest, American Movie Company, Sputnik Inc., Sounds of Africa, Latin American Cultural Festival, Hispanic Theater Festival and Queens Theater in the Park.

‘The Serpents and the Saints,’ in production
Producer/Director: Feature-length experimental documentary about spirituality in Appalachia.

‘Peter Shapiro,’ 2008
Producer/Director: Documentary Video Short about video artist Peter Shapiro. National Review Board Award and IFP Award finalist.

‘Global Fashion Tour,’ 2007
Producer/Director: Experimental Video Short about the military and the aesthetics of violence. Featured at the 2008 SVA/CUNY Symposium on Propaganda.

Teaching, New York City and China
The Magic Box, 2007 - Present
Assistant Teaching Artist: Assist Master Teaching Artist in teaching, planning and implementation of photography and video animation courses for grades 2-9 at PS84, The Scholars Academy, ASA and the Young Women’s Leadership Academy in NYC.

CUNY Hunter College Department of Film and Media Studies, 2007 - 2008
Teaching Assistant: Assisted Prof. Shanti Thakur with lectures and technical/administrative duties for the Portable Video 201 class. Conducted two solo guest lectures.

Xiang Xu Yuen, Yunnan Normal University, 2004-2005
Foreign Expert, English and Cinema Studies Professor: Devised curriculum and taught 4 Cinema Studies and ESL classes for fourth-year English majors.

Photography, New York, NY
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, New York, NY, 2003 – 2004
Assistant Studio Manager, Digital Photography Assistant, Archival Photographer. Assisted in the management of 5 busy photo studios, executed all archival photography, assisted staff digital photographer in studio photography for all MSLO magazines.

Skills: Extensive experience with prosumer DV/HD digital video cameras, studio and field camera operation, video editing, Mamiya medium format still cameras, lighting and audio techniques for field and studio video/photography production, scanning, color correcting, prop styling and set design. Final Cut Pro, basic After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, PhotoShop, Illustrator, basic Flash, Dreamweaver, basic MAYA, Aperture, LightPhase and Sinar digital capture software, basic Torque.