Faye E. Riley, Ph.D.
P. O. Box 5173
Columbia, SC 29205
www.flash2film.com


EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2006 University of Kansas
Film Studies
Lawrence, Kansas
Dissertation: "Centron, an Industrial/Educational Film Studio, 1947-1981: A Microhistory"
Advisor: Ed Small

M.A. 1996 University of Kansas
Film
Lawrence, Kansas
Master’s Thesis: "Motion Picture Film Aspect Ratio: An Historical Survey"

M.S. 1978 University of Nebraska at Omaha
Counseling
Omaha, Nebraska

B.S. 1972 Kansas State University
Business Administration
Manhattan, Kansas

A.A. 1970 Cloud County Community College
Secretarial Science
Concordia, Kansas

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of South Carolina
Film and Media Studies Program and
Department of Art, Media Arts area

Columbia, SC
Spring 2008 - present

Instructor

FILM 240 Introduction to Film and Media Studies(F '08)
MART 110 Introduction to Media (Sp '09)
MART 321 Writing for Media (Sp '08, F '08, Sp '09, F '09, Sp '10: two sections)
MART E302 Producing for the Media Arts (Sp '08, F '08)

MART 380 Web Media Arts (F '09: two sections, Sp '10)
MART 572 Single Camera Video Production (Sp '09)


University of Kansas Theatre & Film Department
Lawrence, KS
1997-2004
Lecturer

Th&F 576 Animation
Th&F 684 Documentary Film and Video
Th&F 382 History of American Sound Film
Th&F 384 Walt Disney and the Commodification
of Culture

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Th&F 380 American Popular Culture of: Jazz in Film & Video
Th&F 576 Animation
Th&F 375 Basic Video Production
Th&F 376 Basic Film Production
Th&F 684 Documentary Film and Video
Th&F 593 Experimental Film
Th&F 283 Introduction to Film
Graduate Teaching Assistant Leader

PUBLICATIONS

Riley, Faye. "Centron, an Industrial/Educational Film Studio, 1947-1981: A Microhistory." Films that Work: Industrial Film and the Productivity of Media. Eds. Vinzenz Hediger & Patrick Vonderau. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009.

FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

Film

2008

Geese
1:05 min.

2007

Danny
11:10 min. documentary, digital video, sound
Director, Cinematographer, Editor

The Bus
8:08 min. documentary, digital video, sound
Director, Cinematographer, Editor

2006

Bird
0:56 min. documentary, digital video, sound
Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Spring Burning
0:41 min. documentary, digital video, sound
Director, Cinematographer, Editor

The Bus
2:58 min. documentary, digital video, sound
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Spring
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor
0:51 min. experimental, digital video, sound

For Gamers Only
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor
1:14 min. documentary, digital video, sound

Artifacts 2
Writer, Director, Editor
0:12 min. experimental, digital video, silent

How to Cook a Turkey
Writer, Director, Editor
7 min. documentary, digital video, silent

Beings of the Universe
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor
6 min. experimental, digital film

1997

The Cake
Producer, editor, Foley engineer
3 1/2 min. 16mm color sound

1996

To the Cuckoo’s Calling
Background Artists Coordinator
Independent feature, Lawrence, Kansas

1991

I Was On Mars
Set Production Assistant Intern
Good Machine Baby, Inc. New York, New York
Independent feature

New York Women in Film
Film Intern
New York, New York

1990

Cows
Director, producer, cinematographer, editor
16mm silent short

Leaving
Director, producer, cinematographer, editor
16mm silent short

Video

1998

Readings for Ratna
Videographer University of Kansas Theatre & Film Department

City Water Tunnel #3
Videographer University of Kansas Theatre & Film Department

1997

Thanksgiving ‘97’
Director, producer, videographer, editor
video short

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"Weaving throught the Noosphere: William Gibson's Theory of Digital Prosthesis and the iPod Coat"
2009 Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association
Albuquerque, NM
February 25-28, 2009

"Centron: The Leo Company"
Film and History League Fourth Bienniel Conference: Documentary
Dallas, Texas
November 8-12, 2006

" Centron: Educational/Industrial Film 1947-1981"
University Film and Video Association 54th Annual Conference
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
August 16-19, 2000

" Forgotten Film: The Marginalization of Educational/Industrial Film"
Society for Cinema Studies 2000 Conference
Chicago, Illinois
March 9-12, 2000

" Animators and the Blacklist in the 1950s" on the Panel "Topics in Film History"
University Film and Video Association 53rd Annual Conference
Emerson College, Boston, MA
August 4-7, 1999

" Blacklisted Animators: ‘Commie’ Toons and Toonmakers?"
KU/UMKC Film Studies Symposium
UMKC, Kansas City
April 30 - May 1, 1999

WORKSHOPS

"15-Second Movie" workshop. Jack Sholder. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. May 20, 2008.

Writers' Workshop. "Just 'cause you raised the money...doesn't mean you have to shoot!" William M. Akers. South Carolina Film Commission & The University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. April 5, 2008.

Producers' Workshop. Lorin Salob. South Carolina Film Commission & The University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. September 22 and 23, 2007.

SERVICE

"Women and Prophecy in Three Science Fiction Television Shows," Lindsay Wolfe, Senior Honors Thesis, second reader, 2010

Curriculum Committee
1998-99
Graduate Representative
Theatre & Film Department

Search Committee
Asst. Prof. position
1998-99
Student Representative, voting member
Theatre & Film Department

GUEST LECTURES

Guest Lecture: Animation History
MART 110 Introduction to Media Arts, September 2007
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

University Film and Video Association
Film and History 2006 Area Chair: Industrial/Corporate/Educational Film
Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies

VOLUNTEER PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

2007 Archival processor Newsfilm Library University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
2001 - 2002 Pre-Judge KAN Film Festival Lawrence, KS  
1998 - 1999 Projectionist KAN Film Festival Lawrence, KS  

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2004 Herk Harvey Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in Film
2000 Mike Gunter Distinguished Service Award
1999 Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship - University of Kansas
1999 Mike Gunter Distinguished Service Award

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

MacBook Pro; PC

Canon GL-1
Canon XL-1
Panasonic DVX 100 24P
Sony DVCAM


Bolex 16mm
Bell & Howell DR70 16mm
Nagra
hot splicers and Moviolas

Nikon CoolPix 885
Adobe CS3
Dreamweaver
WordPress
Final Cut Pro
iMovie
Macintosh Avid Editor
Avid Express
Photoshop
SoundSoap
Garage Band

WEB PAGE/BLACKBOARD

2003-2009 Blackboard
2005-2009 Created my own website with Dreamweaver, Flash2Film.com