Heather Carawan
7901 Golden Given Rd E, Tacoma, WA 98404
(253)
536-7899
heatcar@mac.com
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA
2005 MFA in Cinema Production
Mills College, Oakland, CA 1991 BA with Honors in Anthropology and Ethnic Studies /
Minor: Photography
School for Photographic Studies in
Prague, Czech Republic 1998
International TEFL
Certificate, Prague, Czech Republic 1998
Completed Recognized Course in Teaching
English as a Foreign Language
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Filmmaking
Guest Lecturer, Evergreen-Tacoma, SCCC, UW-Tacoma, WA 2006
- Screened Film and Lectured on Media
and Historical and Current Events.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, San
Francisco State University, SF, CA 2001 – 2004
- Mentored students, graded papers,
demonstrated camera, sound and editing equipment, assisted with
presentation of material in the following classes:
Film Production 1
Introduction to Contemporary
Cinema
Introduction to Filmmaking
Documentary Film
Visual
Anthropology
Sound for Digital Film
Photography
Workshop Leader, UC Riverside CA Museum of Photography,
Riverside, CA 2000
- Depicting E-motions, designed and implemented week-end course using Adobe Image
Ready for teen participants from YWCA’s Cybergirls program, and later for
teachers in summer institute. Designed accompanying Web site: http://digitalstudio.ucr.edu/projects/emotions
SAT
Prep
SAT Tutor, Ivy West, San Mateo, CA 2003
- Tutored high school students in
English Grammar, Writing, Verbal Skills for SAT, PSAT, ACT.
English
as a Foreign Language
Teacher of Business English, European Language Institute,
Czech Republic 1998
- Taught intermediate and advanced
English lessons in listening, speaking, and writing to adults in the
business community.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Telling Takes Me Home, DV, Color / Sound, 28 minutes,
Documentary 2005
Screenings
SFSU MFA Fall Screening, San Francisco, CA (December 2004)
UCR / CA Museum of
Photography, Riverside, CA (March, 2005)
SFSU Women's Film Festival,
San Francisco, CA (April, 2005)
East Tennessee Historical Society,
Knoxville, TN (May, 2005)
Appalshop Seedtime on the Cumberlands,
Whitesburg, KY (June, 2005)
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
(October, 2005)
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA (October 2005)
Indie
Memphis Film Festival, Memphis, TN (October, 2005)
Nashville Public
Library, Nashville, TN (November, 2005)
Smogdance '06, Claremont, CA
(January, 2006)
Riverside International Film Festival, Riverside, CA
(February, 2006
Evergreen State College, Olympia / Tacoma, WA (March,
2006)
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA (April, 2006)
University
of Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma, WA (April, 2006)
Awards:
Best Personal Narrative, SFSU Women’s Film
Festival (2005)
Honorary Mention, Open / Experimental Works
Smogdance ’06
Bluejay, 16mm, Color / Sound,
17 minutes, Short Documentary 2002
Blind Date, Mini DV, Color / Sound,
3 minutes, Short Experimental 2002
Screenings
Video Vixens Film and Video Festival, San Diego, CA
(May, 2003)
SFSU Film Previews, San Francisco, CA (May, 2003)
SFSU Alumni Festival, San Francisco, CA
(September, 2005)
Mr. Tabak’s Store, 16mm, Color / Sound, 3 minutes,
Short Documentary 2001
Clean, Super 8, B&W, 3 minutes, Short
Narrative 2001
FILM
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Producer, Assistant Editor, The Bridge So Far; A Suspense Story, David L.
Brown Productions, Brisbane, CA 2005
- Assisted award winning independent
filmmaker with research, production, post-production and distribution.
Screenings
Santa Cruz Film Festival, Santa
Cruz, CA (May, 2006)
Mill Valley Film Festival, Mill Valley, CA
(October, 2006)
The Crest Theatre, Sacramento, CA (January,
2006)
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, San
Francisco, CA (January, 2006)
Pre-Production Research and
Development, Various Projects, David L. Brown, 2004
- Contributed writing and research
for proposals to Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (Crossroads
grant) and Environmental Media Fund.
Associate Producer, Seniors For Peace, David L. Brown Productions,
Brisbane, CA 2003
- Assisted award winning independent
filmmaker with post-production and preparation for PBS broadcast and
premier screening at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Editing and Production Assistant,
2180 Films / Women’s Educational Media, SF 2003
- Streamlined work for consortium of three independent documentary filmmakers, including assistance with The New Jewish Filmmakers Project, distribution of Jyll Johnstone's Throwing Curves, and postproduction on educational documentaries including Let’s Get Real.
Digital Studio Intern, UC Riverside
CA Museum of Photography, CA 1999 – 2000
CREW
EXPERIENCE
Festival Shooter, Doc Film Institute's Tribute to Pennebaker / Leacock, SF, CA 2006
Backstage Manager, TEATRO ZINZANNI circus and dinner
theater, Seattle, WA 2005
Assistant Audio Consultant, 7th -
9th Annual SF Silent Film Festival,
Castro Theater, San Francisco, CA 2002-2005
Assistant Stage Manager, Always On Innovation Summit, Produced by Group X
2004
Camera Operator, Baby Music children's DVD project,
produced by Kiddie Village 2004
Award: National Parenting
Publications Honors Award
Camera Operator, Earthquake Shacks documentary pilot project, Directed by Arti Jain 2004
Sound Recordist, Jimmy McCracklin Sings the Blues documentary pilot project, Directed by John Lightfoot 2004
Special Events PA, Sun Micro Systems Launch, Produced by Group X
2004
Special Events PA, Cisco Global Sales Meeting, Talent directed by
Patrick Donahew 2003
Grip /
PA, California Nurses Association Centennial Documentary Project, Directed
by Rick Goldsmith 2003
Assistant Camera, NASA in Schools
Documentary Project, Directed by Ramsey Denison 2003
Assistant Camera,The Listener, Directed by Mahri Holt 2003
Assistant Camera,Private Conversations, Directed by Derek Owen & Scott Boswell
2003
2ndAssistant Camera,Instant Replay , Directed by Jeff Luther
2003
Boom Operator, Damaged,
Directed by Allie Sultan 2003
Boom Operator,Fenceliners, Directed by Chelsea Walton
2002
Boom Operator, Fizz, Directed by
Ramsey Denison 2002
PHOTOGRAPHY RELATED PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Staff Photographer, Community
Publications Group, Sun City, CA 2000
- Provided art for front-page feature stories, inside news stories, business and sports pages for five weekly newspapers owned by the publishers of the Riverside Press Enterprise.
Museum Preparatory Assistant, UCR CA
Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA 2000
- Matted and framed photos for
exhibition.
- Assisted with all aspects of
installation.
Regional Coordinator, From the Hip
Documentary Project, Durham, NC 1993
- Recruited and managed 30 teams of
documentary photographers and writers in Western states.
- Contributed to "Visions and Voices of Young People in Community Service", a guidebook developed by From the Hip staff for documentary teams.
- Edited and printed photographs for
national touring exhibition.
- Assisted in book and exhibit
design.
Intern, Mother Jones International
Documentary Photo Fund, San Francisco, CA 1993
- Communicated guidelines and
requests to applicants, members and funders.
Mentor, Eye Gallery’s First Exposures
Program, San Francisco, CA 1994
- Provided individual instruction in
photography for under-served youth.
Assistant to Community History
Project Coordinator, IFH, Oakland, CA 1990
- Designed packets of information on
the Intertribal Friendship House Community History photographic exhibit
for Smithsonian Institute.
- Prepared local traveling exhibit
of "Pride of Place; Sustaining our American Indian Community"
photographs and oral histories.
- Curated and co-designed
Mills College exhibit of "Pride of Place".
Presentations
- Panelist, California Association of
Museums Annual Conference, 2001 Revolution in a Box: Digital Wizards, a discussion of UCR/CA Museum of Photography and
the digital world within museums.
Awards
Kodak Medallion of Excellence,
National Student Photography Competition 1986
Photo
Exhibits
- SF Camerawork, Student Show, San
Francisco, CA 1988
- Mills College, Alumni Reunion Art
Show, Oakland, CA 2001
- Columbia Street Cafe, Group Show,
Durham, NC 1993
- Rockridge Cafe, Solo Show,
Oakland, CA 1991
- Rockridge Cafe, Group Show,
Oakland, CA 1990
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Arts Education Program Manager, Arts
Council for San Bernardino Co., CA 2000-2001
- Strengthened connections between
artists and schools, community centers, libraries and museums.
- Assisted with arts education
program development, planning and budget management.
- Developed publicity materials:
press releases, flyers and information for Web.
- Assisted in evaluation of projects
and collected data for grant writing purposes.
- Coordinated and facilitated Arts
Education special events (Young Artists Gallery exhibition, CA Arts
Scholars recognition reception, and Annual Members exhibition).
Director of Literacy Programs, San
Francisco School Volunteers, CA 1994 – 1998
- Developed and implemented literacy
training program for volunteers in SF public schools.
- Increased funding of SFSV literacy
programs by assisting with proposals and funder outreach.
- Supervised and trained staff of
four community/school coordinators.
- Developed and managed program
budget.
- Tutored elementary school students
in reading strategies and served as volunteer teacher leader in the
James Lick Middle School Photography Club.
