Film & Video Faculty | F.I.R.S.T. Institute

DAVE WILLIS-LORENZ

INSTRUCTOR – RECORDING ARTS & VIDEO PRODUCTION View Bio

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When Dave was 19, he moved from the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA to work for Americorps and to see what LA could offer. One morning, his roommate woke him up. "Hey, a friend of mine is working on a film and they need production assistants,” he said. “If you can catch a bus and be there today by 9, you'll have the job." Needless to say, Dave caught the bus. After that movie wrapped, he moved on to a few more Hollywood projects, ultimately working as a story producer on a nationally-syndicated reality game show. Having found a career that he loved, he returned home to Pennsylvania to learn the basics of filmmaking at Temple University. While interning for a Philadelphia-based animator, Dave met a producer who got him started as a location sound mixer. He quickly realized that his love of music recording and acoustics could be translated into a career in sound for film. Since then, he has worked on a wide array of projects as a sound editor, camera operator, and director for clients such as Hulu, Nickelodeon, and Food Network. A natural innovator, he is always looking for ways to surpass expectations and challenge himself. His interests lie in directing documentaries and creating immersive binaural sound experiences. Dave would love to work on more science fiction pieces, and hopes to someday invent acoustical levitation.

EARL HOBACK

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION View Bio

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MICHELLE HILL

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - DIGITAL FILMMAKING AND VIDEO PRODUCTION View Bio

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RICK SELLERS

INSTRUCTOR – DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION View Bio

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Rick A. Sellers is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced, directed and edited an impressive list of music videos for several national recording artists including “The Chance” by Pamela McNeill (2014), “Hey My Brother” by Andy Lindquist (2013), and “Rumours and Dreams” by Pamela McNeill Productions (2013). He won first place in the 2012 blockhead film festival held in Minnesota with the short film "Childs Play," which he wrote, directed and edited. In 2014 he took third place in the International Climate Change Project contest sponsored by the UN. Ricky entered the music video "Change The Tide" that he produced, directed and edited. Ricky has been an avid part of the entertainment business for over thirty-five years from performing on many national stages across the country to working behind the scenes. He has worked with both the audio and video aspects of the entertainment business creating promotional videos as well as full-fledged music videos.

TRENT DUNCAN

INSTRUCTOR – DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION View Bio

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