David L. Brown
FILM TEACHING EXPERIENCE

David L. Brown Productions
274 Santa Clara St., Brisbane, CA 94005
Tel (415)468-7469
Fax(415)468-3269
email: docmaker1@ aol.com

Instructor.  "Documentary Filmmaking" (20 semesters) and "The Documentary Tradition" (one semester), City College of San Francisco.  1997-2008.

Instructor.  "Digital Filmmaking" (6 semesters), U. C. Berkeley Extension 2004 - 2008.

Instructor.  "Social Issue Film" (one semester), "American Ethnic Cultures in Film" (one semester),  "American Film" (one semester). Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA.  2001-2003.

Instructor.  Film Arts Foundation, 1986-2008. Documentary Filmmaking (1 class, 2007); Seminars/ courses/ workshops have included: the 8-part "History of Documentary" (5 classes-2003-06); "The Digital Video Revolution for the Documentarian" (presented with BAVC); "Production Management"; "Hi8 Video Production"; "Fundraising for Film and Video"; and the 6-part "Documentary Producers' Workshop", which included: "Political Documentaries for Television and Social Change"; "The Narrative Documentary"; "Directing and Shooting Documentaries"; "The Historical Documentary and Cinema Verite"; "Directing and Editing Documentaries"; and "Writing and Distributing Documentaries".

Instructor.  "Introductory Filmmaking for Teens". City of Brisbane Parks and Rec. Dept.  2004.

Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer.  City College of San Francisco Department of Film; Yasha Aginsky, Instructor, 1995, 1996.

Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer.  Claremont McKenna College; Michael Riley, Professor.  1994.

Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer.  Pitzer College; Mark Freeman, Associate Professor, 1995.

Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer.  University of California, Berkeley Department of Anthropology; Thor Anderson, Instructor, 1996.

Guest Film and Videomaker/Lecturer.  San Francisco State University Department of Broadcasting; Ron Compesi, Professor, Department Chair.

Guest Filmmaker/Lecturer.  San Francisco State University Department of Cinema; Jameson Goldner, Professor.  1985.

Graduate Film Equipment Coordinator, Graduate Teaching Assistant.  San Francisco State University Department of Cinema; Karen Holmes, Graduate Cinema Department Coordinator, 1977-82.

Graduate Teaching Assistant.  San Francisco State University Department of Broadcasting. Ron Compesi, Professor, Department Chair, 1983-84.

References:

Gail Silva, Director, Film Arts Foundation.  
(415) 552-8760, ex. 315.
Lidia Szajko, Chair, Film Department, City College of S.F.  
(415) 239-3651
Caroline Blair, Former Chair, Film Department , City College of S.F.  
(415)282-5240
Ken White, Chair, Film Department, Diablo Valley College.  
(510) 848-1106