Joshua Kastorf
Resume

Media Production Experience

Videographer, editor, training videos for MIT Residential Life Programs

Producer, writer, director, videographer, editor, digital effects, "Drawn From Life" short film, 2009

Videographer and editor, "Creating an Urban Oasis", promotional web video for Andover Landscape Construction, LLC, 2009

Photographer, promotional artist portraits for Vermin Street Records, 2009 (Portrait of Vinyl Blight published in The Weekly Dig.)

Videographer and editor, MIT Student Activites Office "Student Leadership Awards", 2009

Videographer and editor, MIT "Fierce Forever" Student Drag Show, 2009

Videographer, Dirty Water TV, tv series produced for New England Sports Network

Producer, director, videographer, editor, digital effects, puppet design: “Hi-Jack a Sound Boy” music video for Vermin Street Records, 2008

Videographer and editor: Space Machine Tour for Hypaspace, 2008

Videographer and editor: “Multicore” event for Vermin Street Records, 2008

Photographer, promotional stills at the Woods Hole Film Festival for the producers of "Flashover", 2008

Videographer: Basketball showcase for NextPlay, 2008

Production assistant: Music video for MyEye Productions, 2008

Director, editor, digital effects, “Griffith” music video for Ultra Plush, 2007

Editor, “Legal at Last,” documentary for Generations VideoStories, 2007

Editor, “Happy Birthday More Than Words,” non-profit promo video, 2006

Producer, writer, director, videographer, editor, digital effects, puppet design, actor, Crypto-Candida, independent feature film, 2006

Production assistant, various political spots for Mediaright Productions, 1998

Production assistant, “Search and Rescue” documentary for History Channel, 1998

Production assistant, various commercials for MediaOne, 1998

Production assistant, “National Desk” documentary series for PBS, 1998

Production assistant, Win Ben Stein's Money, tv series produced by Buena Vista Television for Comedy Central, 1998

Intern, MadTV, tv series produced by David Salzman Entertainment for Fox, 1997

Production assistant, All The Rage, feature film produced by Pinkplot Productions for Jour de Fete, 1997

Videographer, editor, “The Arc of Amador and Calaveras,” non-profit promo video, 1993

Videographer, editor, “On Stage ’91,” theater performance video, 1991

Videographer, editor, various town event for Pembroke Community Television, 1988-1992

 

Other Related Experience

2010: Guest Lecturer, "Promoting the Arts Through Design", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

2010: Membership and Promotions Intern, Cambridge Community Televsion, Cambridge, MA

2006-2008: Administrative Assistant, Fanlight Productions (Documentary Distributor), Roslindale, MA

2006-2008: Board of Directors, Firefly Arts Collective, Boston, MA

2005-2007: Art and Theme Camps Coordinator, Firefly Festival, Craftsbury, VT

2003: Audio Description Consultant, CaptionMax, Minneapolis, MN

2000-2002: Audio Describer, WGBH Media Access Group

1997: Development Intern, Bedford Falls Productions, Santa Monica, CA

 

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Film and Video Production, University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA, 1997
Graduated cum laude. Worked on over 30 student film and video projects as director, writer, director of photography, production designer, editor, actor, or production assistant.

Additional Courses:

Advanced Video, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2009

Screenwriting Workshop, Boston Film and Video Foundation, Boston, MA, 1999