Helen H. Park

video_new media_performance studies

www.rilkeanheart.org :: helen@rilkeanheart.org

Education

MA 2006 Media Studies. The New School. New York, NY

BFA 2002 Film & Television Production. New York University. New York, NY.

Areas of Artistic & Scholarly Research Specialization

Video installation art, performance studies, experimental and transdisciplinary practices in film, video, and new media art production & research.

Professional Experience

Editor | San Toki Productions & Affiliates | San Francisco, CA & New York, NY - 2006-09

Editor for long-form investigative documentaries for Dateline NBC and MSNBC. Worked closely with producer in crafting story and stylistic approach. Also editor for short-form segments produced for The Today Show, CNBC, and CBS News. Final Cut Pro HD.

Assistant Video Designer | HERE Arts Center | New York, NY - 2009

Assistant to video designer in the programming and running of a multi-channel projection created for the stage play “Sounding,” a work in progress showcased at HERE’s CultureMart festival. Programmed with Isadora software.

Director | Bang Lime & Last Gang Records | Oakland, CA & Toronto, Canada - 2007

Commissioned as director, co-producer, writer, primary videographer, and editor in the creation of a music video for the band Bang Lime’s debut album, Best Friends In Love. Produced for broadcast and web distribution.

Video Designer | Temescal Arts Center | Oakland, CA - 2007

Created a two-channel video installation for Clock, a collaboration with dancer and choreographer Micaela Gardner. Video was created to produce an environment of moving landscapes and abstract forms representing movement and time. Simultaneous projections were presented live with dance performance.

Teaching Artist | East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | Richmond, CA - 2006-07

Instructor of video production throughout the public schools of Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Collaborating with fellow teaching artists of other disciplines in creating engaging, project-based curricula.

Editor | Community Bridge Video | Oakland, CA - 2006

Editor for short-format projects produced for the Latino Film Festival in conjunction with Subaru, as well as for the California Dance Institute and the Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles.

Producer, Videographer, Editor | The Opportunity Agenda | New York, NY - 2006

Commissioned by the Opportunity Agenda to produce short-format documentaries for their official website launch. Videos addressed various socio-political issues within America under-represented by mainstream, commercial media.

Night Editor | CBS News Productions | New York, NY - 2006

Role as night editor at CBS News Productions included digitizing and syncing multi-camera footage (Beta, DVC Pro, and Mini DV), creating rough edits, assisting with technical needs for projects and primary editors. Worked closely with editors, post-production coordinator, and producers for the Food Network and the History Channel.

Teaching Artist, Head of Video Instruction | Brooklyn College Community Partnership | Brooklyn, NY - 2004-2005

Role as teaching artist in video production was to instruct digital video production and post-production to at-risk high school youth throughout Brooklyn through the BCCP after-school and Saturday programs. Additional teaching included working with Brooklyn College service learning students at the undergraduate level in pedagogy and media as social practices. Responsibilities also included creative and technical guidance for students and staff, creating community-based collaborative projects, and coordinating fellow video instructors and staff in new pedagogical approaches through digital storytelling. Programs: Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro, iMovie, and iDVD.

Editor | Paul Ryan, Video Artist | New York, NY - 2005

Worked as editor and assistant editor for pioneering video artist and scholar Paul Ryan on three projects created for Ryan’s gallery exhibitions in Aug 2005. Responsibilities included creating rough to final cut edits, creative consultation, and authoring all projects to DVD. Programs: Avid Xpress Pro, iDVD, and DVD Studio Pro.

Editor | DrivingVotes.org | New York, NY & Seattle, WA - 2004

Editor for short documentary entitled “Florida,” which was a testimony-based account of voter disenfranchisement during the 2000 Presidential Elections. Produced for online distribution during the 2004 Presidential Elections.

Producer, Videographer, Editor | Touch & Go Records | New York, NY - 2003-04

Commissioned to create video for Touch & Go signed band TV on the Radio for their single “Dreams.” Video was included on band’s full-length debut CD release, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes in March 2004. Also featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered.

Research Experience & Projects

+ Junior Researcher, Fulbright - Performance Art. Joint research projects with Ewha University’s Institute of Unification Studies and Seoul National University’s Performance Art graduate program. Seoul, South Korea. 2009-2010.

+ Participant and organizer - The Open University, multimedia collective and alternative education project. OU hosted a bimonthly lecture series and public space situations designed for the exploration of contemporary social issues. Brooklyn, New York. 2003-Present.

+ Online research contributor for the MacArthur Foundation initiative on Digital Media & Learning. 2006.

Honors, Grants & Fellowships

+ Fulbright Fellowship to Seoul, Republic of Korea. Fulbright Commission, the Institute of International Education and the Korean-American Educational Commission. 2009-2010.

+ Long Island University, Graduate Assistantships. 2008-2009.

+ New School University, Teaching Assistantships. 2003-2005.

+ The Media Co-op, Digital Filmmakers Award. 2002.

+ Academic Honors Scholar & Founders Day Award, New York University. 2000.

+ Dean’s List, DePaul University. 1994-95.

Exhibitions & Screenings

+ Marfin Dom Museum, Arkhangelsk, Russia. Video From the U.S. 2008.

+ DVblog.org, New York, NY. 2006.

+ Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY. Fresh Film. 2003.

+ MeDia Co-op Digital Film Festival, Memphis, TN. 2002.

+ eKsperimento Film and Video Festival, Manila, Philippines. 2002.

+ Ocularis New Filmmakers Series, Galapagos Arts Space, Brooklyn, NY. 2002.

Professional & Technical Expertise

+ Trained and experienced in all areas of film & video production and post-production including videography, cinematography and lighting, screenwriting, as well as linear and non-linear editing.

+ Skilled and knowledgeable across the genres of conceptual experimental film and video, music video, documentary, and narrative film and video production.

+ Highly skilled in the following software: Isadora, Final Cut Pro, Avid systems, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Motion, After Effects, and a basic working knowledge of Max/MSP/Jitter.

+ Experienced with the design and production of multi-channel video installations; specifically, knowledge of projectors, working with scale and architectural space.