DEON M KAY
350 PETERS ST S.W. #21 • ATLANTA, GA, 30313
PHONE (678) 879 3654 • DKAY@WESTGA.EDU
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
MFA, Film and Video Production, May 2009
Iowa City, IA
BROWN UNIVERSITY
BA, Art Semiotics and English Literature, May 2002
Honors in Film and Video Production
Honors in Creative Writing
Providence, RI
TEACHING INTERESTS
Film and video production
Video and multimedia art
Experimental film, video and documentary practice Film distribution
European art cinema
Avant-Garde film
Collage/Montage
Sound Design
ACADEMIC AWARDS, & HONORS
University of West Georgia Faculty Research Grant, 2012-2013
Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa, 2008-2009
Fellowship in Italian Language, Culture, and International Education, American School of Milan,
2002-2003
William Gaston Premium Scholarship awarded for ‘exceptional honors work,’ Dept. of Modern
Culture and Media, Brown University, 2002
Undergraduate Teaching/Research Assistantship to conduct original research in the field of
technology and art, Brown University, 2001)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (Carrolton, GA) Visiting Film Professional in
Residence, August 2010 – May 2012
Advanced Film and Television Production, Spring 2012
Film and Culture: The Art of Cinema and the Industry of Film, Fall 2010 & 2011
Non-Fiction Film Theory and Production, Spring 2011
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THE CREATIVE CIRCUS (Atlanta, GA)
Instructor, Introduction to and Intermediate Video Editing
July 2010 – June 2012
Courses development and instruction on video editing as a craft, trade and conceptual exercise as it
relates to image production, interactive media design, and advertising.
Instructor, Intermediate and Advanced Motion Graphics September 2010 – ongoing
Course design and
instruction in motion graphics theory and implementation
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Graduate Student Instructor, Alternative Forms: Film Festivals, Cinema culture and the potential for
independent distribution, spring 2008.
Self-designed course on the role of film festivals, the possibilities for alternative
distribution, and the day-to-day administration of an international documentary film
festival.
Graduate Student Instructor, Non-fiction Video Production, Fall 2007
Intermediate level production class.
Designed and taught the class independently, under faculty guidance.
Section Instructor, Modes of Film and Video Production, Fall 2006 – Spring 2008
Worked closely with a small group of entry-level students, teaching them the
introductory theory and technology surrounding film and video production.
Lectured monthly to a large group of students on film analysis and production theory.
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MILAN
Writing Instructor, Journalism and Creative Writing, 2002-2003
SELECTED FILMS AND SCREENINGS
Report to the Police, mini-DV, 13:00, 2009
CONTRBAND CINEMA 3/2013
U.FRAME International academic video festival, October 2009
ABBY, mini-DV, 9:30, 2007
FILMTHREAT, reviewed by David Finklestein:
http://www .filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=11971
EXPERIMENTS IN CINEMA V4.2, Albuquerque, NM, April 2009
MILWAUKEE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
JAKOBSEN GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE, Iowa City, IA, March 2008
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Tactile Translation, 16mm film, min-DV, 6:30, 2007
DIRECTOR’S LOUNGE, Berlin, February 2009
INTEROBANG, Des Moines Art Center, June 2008
Unactual Elaboration, mini-DV, 3:12, 2007
RECURSIONS, University of Iowa Museum of Art, November 2007
Intersticed, mini-DV, 4:00, 2006
ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL Harrisburg, PA, May 2007
S.E.A.M.U.S (Society for Electro Acoustic Music in the United States), National Conference,
March 2007
SPATIAL INTERSECTIONS, University of Iowa Museum of Art, November 2006
PROGRAMMING AND CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Video Ethnography
Jury member, Atlanta Film Festival 2013 and 2014
Re-voir Gallery, 2008 - 2009
Programmer, European Independent Film Festival, 2008 - 2009
Director, Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, 2006 – 2008
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TRE NATIVE
Atlanta, GA
Video Editing, visual effects and cinematography for music videos, behind the scenes documentaries
and promotional videos for clients that include Run the Jewells, PUMA, and Janelle Monae.
4/13 - present
REGENCY FOUNDATION NETWORKX
Atlanta, GA/Cape Town, South Africa
Media Production/consulting on assets for various outlets, including Editing of Episode 13 of It’s
Africa’s Time, along with collaterals, and producing documentary and Interview footage at the 2013
United Nations Global Business Compact in New York.
1/10 - present
JWT ATLANTA
Atlanta, GA
Video Editing and Motion Graphic Design for multiple platforms and outlets.
6/11 - present
ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Emory University) Atlanta, GA Media Consultant/
Production,
7/10 – 12/10
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COMME UNE COMETE PRODUCTION
Video editing and motion graphic design,
Paris, France
2/09 - 5/09
GEORGE V PUBLISHING
Music video editor
Paris, France
10/08 - 2/09
MISSISSIPPI FILMS
Burlington, Iowa
Co-editor of the independently produced fiction film Beneath the Mississippi, 9/05 - 7/06
HIGH DEPTH PRODUCTIONS
Burlington, Iowa
co-editor of ongoing documentary projects The Last Champion & One Summer Night, 1/06 - 7/06
UNIVERSITY CAMERA
Digital Imaging Specialist, photo re-toucher,
Iowa City, Iowa
9/05 - 5/07
PULP MEDIA & LIZA ESSERS PRODUCTIONS
Researcher and documentary-treatment writer,
C. Town, South Africa
8/04 - 6/05
AFRICA REPORT
Video editor for weekly show on CNBC EUROPE,
C. Town, South Africa
8/04 - 1/05
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Afrikaans: High proficiency
French: Intermediate
TECHNOLOGY
SOFTWARE
Final Cut Studio, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Aftereffects, Cubase,
Protools, Max/MSP, Adobe Premier.
CAMERAS / AUDIO RECORDING:
Proficient with an array of consumer and ‘prosumer’ video cameras including Panasonic
DVX100, HVX100, Sony FX1, full Sony TRV series, and many more. Also very
knowledgeable about 35mm still cameras – digital and film, and the following 16mm movie
cameras: Bolex, Arri SR, Arri BL. Also experienced with studio and field audio recording
technology, including Fostex FR2, Fostex LE, Marantz, Zoom H4 and other portable
recorders and microphones.
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PROFFESIONAL MATERIALS
PORTFOLIO
Works on video, student work, teaching philosophy, and teaching evaluations are available for
review upon request.
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