Joshua Kastorf
Resume

Freelance / Independent Media Production:

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, 2008

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, "All the Rage," independent feature film, 1997

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

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

 

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 Visual Arts Program, Cambridge, MA, 2009

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

 

Employment and Internships

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

2003: Audio Description Consultant, CaptionMax, Minneapolis, MN

2000-2002: Audio Describer, WGBH Media Access Group

1998: Production Assistant, "Win Ben Stein's Money" (Comedy Central Series), Buena Vista Television, Hollywood, CA

1997: Intern, "MadTV" (Fox Series), David Salzman Entertainment, Hollywood, CA 1997: Intern, Bedford Falls Productions, Santa Monica, CA


Affiliations


Glitch (VJ / Media Artists' Collaborative)
Member, 2006-present

Firefly Arts Collective

Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2008
Art & Theme Camps Coordinator, Firefly Festival, 2005-2007