Catherine Chanse is a freelance multimedia producer and developer focusing on web and graphic design as well as interactive media. She has worked with a number of individuals and nonprofits in the Bay Area, including Neighborhood Parks Council, Small Business Majority, and Life Frames, Inc. As an instructor at Art Institute of California Sunnyvale, she ...

Gus D’Angelo is an award-winning animator, interactive producer and illustrator. His artwork has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com. shockwave.com and at animation festivals internationally.

Prior to becoming Director of Photography at Transvideo Studios in Mountain View, Ben was a freelance shooter based in San Francisco since 1996. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Media emphasis).

Josh Hayes works in everything video. His primary role in the industry is as a cameraman and an editor.

Liz Hickok is a San Francisco-based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, installation, and currently, Jell-O. Hickok received her Masters in Fine Arts from Mills College in Oakland, California. Hickok’s artwork

Sade Huron is an award winning Media Artist, originating from South Wales in the United Kingdom. Her work encompasses single channel and video installation, performance art, cabaret and photography. In May 2000 she graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute with a Masters of Fine Art. Huron's work has been exhibited, screened and performed

Daniel is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. He is a digital illustrator with traditional training and creates artwork for a Sonoma county design firm, as well as

Jarid Johnson holds a degree in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University. He has worked in media production since 1974, including previous studies and careers in photography, technical

Ryan Kleeman is a Bay area Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, and Sound Reinforcement Mixing Engineer. Ryan currently freelances for American Conservatory Theatre, as well as for TheatreWorks. Ryan also works as a recording, mix, and mastering Engineer at Sound Arts studios in the Mission District of San Francisco. At The Bay Area Video Coalition, Ryan

George Mauro has been in the multimedia/television biz for over 25 years, primarily as an editor/director. George has cut and/or directed countless industrial training videos, PM Magazine shows, news, TV commercials, etc. By trade and training George is a CMX editor who jumped on the non-linear bandwagon in late 80's to ride the high tech wave into the

Marilyn McNeal is a San Francisco-based artist and digital media instructor who uses photography, sound / web design and mixed media to explore everyday experience and  develop experimental ways of storytelling. Her works reflect her interest in community organizing and education, the culture of resistance and ethnic pride,

Ken Merrylees has been working in the television/postproduction industry for over 25 years. He started his career with TVOne in his native New Zealand, followed by five years in London with Visnews/Reuters, a film and video news agency. In the Bay Area since 1981, he was chief engineer at On Tape Productions. His company KAE is involved with systems integration,

Morgan was raised in East Hampton,New York by two artists who moved to the area before it was a mecca for the rich and famous, but was instead an underground destination for the arts and counterculture. Morgan's Grandfather, a prominent television writer lived in New York City and in East Hampton and was an active figure . . .

Jonathan Parra is an Avid Certified Instructor for Adrenaline, Advanced Editing Techniques, Color Correction, and Avid Xpress DV/Xpress Pro. Jonathan has worked on numerous editing projects including feature and short-format documentaries and narratives, corporate videos, and commercials. Some of Jonathan’s career highlights include Jerald

Linda Peckham is a freelance documentary film editor in the Bay Area. Since 1991 she has cut programming for broadcast, most recently as the series editor of Spark and Quest, the award winning weekly shows on KQED. She was also the editor of the national PBS series Livelyhood, about work and the global economy.

Ross Reyman is a freelance web developer/graphic designer, specializing in typography, interface design and web standard compliant, XHTML/CSS sites. Ross's computer graphics experience includes an 11

Trish is San Francisco-based graphic designer and founder of Design Troop SF, a collective of skilled creatives. Trish is the general contractor or scout leader of the Design Troop - helping small or soon-to-be big businesses find and manage all the creative help they need.

Aaron F. Ross is an Autodesk Certified Instructor for Maya and is the author of three books on 3ds Max animation software. He has eight years of experience teaching college level courses in 3D computer animation, video production, and audio. After receiving his MFA in Film/Video from CalArts, Aaron worked as a producer, editor, animator, and sound designer

David Santamaria works as a freelance editor and technical consultant on media projects.  In the past, he served as a Final Cut, Photoshop and After Effects instructor at the Film Arts Foundation. David recently

Adam Shaening-Pokrasso is a creative professional and educator working in sound, video, and new media installation. Specializing in motion graphics and music production, and with a background in conceptual fine art, Adam has worked in numerous creative mediums and genres, and collaborated with artists, filmmakers,

Gabriel is a 3D and motion designer who has worked on projects for clients such as NASA, Cisco, American Airlines and Nokia. Gabriel is especially motivated to work in ecological and socially aware media . . .

Mark Spencer is a bay area-based freelance producer, editor, teacher and writer. He owns Day Street Productions, Inc. (www.daystreet.com), a production and post studio focused on corporate video. He is an Apple-certified instructor in Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion. He teaches for BAVC, Stanford University, DVExpo, MacWorld, as well as corporations and

Lise Swenson, filmmaker, artist and educator, has been deeply involved with media arts in the Bay Area since the early 1980s. As a media artist she creates documentaries, experimental documentaries, feature length fiction

Carl Weichert is the staff Avid editor and motion graphics artist at BAVC. He's worked in many genres, including documentary, industrial, commercial and narrative. Most recently, he edited La Mina, a five-screen installation

Tommi West is a web designer, filmmaker and graphic artist living in San Francisco. She studied acting and directing at the American Conservatory Theatre. Tommi became interested in filmmaking while working in the telecine

Christopher Willits is a musician, video artist and expert sound instructor based in San Francisco. Especially well-known for his groundbreaking music, Christopher manages to defy genre distinctions while still defining a "sound" of his own. His numerous solo releases and collaborations cover