Benjamin Poynter

Media Artist

Education

University of Oklahoma, 660 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK, 73019

Major : Art - Film/Video/Photo (BFA)

Graduation : Spring 2011

Exhibitions/Galleries

-Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France (2008)

-Media Professor (Elizabeth Rodda), Curated Video Lecture, Beijing, China (2009)

-Iiwii (It Is What It Is) Installation Show, Sonder Art & Music, Norman, OK (2009)

-University of Oklahoma 2009 Film Festival, Norman, OK (2009)

-University of Oklahoma, OU Daily Website, Featured Filmmaker (2010)

-DeadCenter Films, Oklahoma City, OK - "No Love" Films (2010)

Skill Set

I possess extensive and working knowledge of the following trades-

-Final Cut Pro & Vegas Editing Programs

-Photoshop/still image doctoring programs.

-Canon GL2, Samsung Handheld, & Panasonic P2 HD video cameras.

-Bolex, Arri-S, & Super 8 16 mm film cameras.

-Soundtrack/audio creation & editing programs.

-DVD Studio pro & iDVD disc creation programs.

-Digital and 16 mm film projection.

-Operation of Macintosh/PC computers.

-The developing of Fujicolor traditional photo film.

-The writing and formatting of screenplays.

-Traditional studio/animation arts (Drawing : Charcoal, Ink, Pencil)

-Entry year knowledge of the Japanese Language

Awards

-Ben Barnett scholarship for Creative Excellence (2009-2010)

-President Boren's Sooner Heritage Scholarship Award (2009-2010)

-Bob Dohrmann Illustration Award, 2008 OU Annual Art Show

Benjamin Poynter | Benjamin.C.Poynter-1@ou.edu