ACADEMIC VITA
Mark H.
Steensland
50 Irvin Kochel Center
(814) 440-9361 / mhs13@psu.edu
www.marksteensland.com
EDUCATION
M.F.A.
M.A.
B.A.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2005 - Lecturer, Communication
Department,
2001 - 2005 Assistant Professor, Division
of Communication, Vanguard
2000 - 2001 Adjunct Professor, Performing
Arts Department, Diablo
1994 Substitute
Instructor,
COURSES TAUGHT
- Introduction to Audio and Video Production
- Advanced Audio and Video Production
- Mass Media and Society
- Cinema Art
- Cultural Aspects of Mass Media
- Communication Technology
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Introduction to Media Effects
- Advanced Media Effects
- Internship
- Senior Project
- Introduction to Digital Video
- Advanced Digital Video
- Introduction to Digital Audio
- Motion Picture Screenwriting
- Visual Communication
- The Films of Michael Mann
- The Films of
- Music Video Production
- The Horror Film
- Animated Cartoon Production
- 2D Graphics and Animation
- Documentary Film Production
- Newspaper Production
- Journalism
- Christianity and Ethics in Media
- Christians in
- Internship
- Senior Project
Diablo
- Music Video Production
- Basic Videotape Editing Techniques
- Intermediate Editing
- Non-Linear Editing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - Vice President, The Northwestern Pennsylvania Film Office, Edinboro, Pennsylvania (interfaced with the PA state film office and location managers to coordinate shooting on location in the area).
2007 - 2008 Consultant, Douglas Education Center, The Tom Savini Digital Filmmaking Program, Monessen, Pennsylvania (designed facilities, curriculum, purchased equipment, contributed to hiring decisions and interfaced with faculty and staff).
2007 - 2008 Vice President, Eerie Horror Film Festival and Expo, Erie, Pennsylvania (interfaced with distribution companies to secure festival sponsorships and arrange premiere screenings).
2003 Intern, FilmColony, Beverly Hills, California (Worked as script reader: evaluating screenplays and writing coverage for Richard Gladstein, Academy-Award nominated producer of The Bourne Identity and Cider House Rules).
2000 - 2001 Producer, Church Communication Network, Mountain View, California (Interfaced with talent in creation of presentation content; oversaw production staff in creation of pre-produced case study segments as well as day of show production duties).
1997 - Executive
Director, TKO Productions,
1997 - 2000 Account Manager, Video Products Distributors, Folsom, California (Managed a diverse retail account base, working directly with buyers in pre-booking new releases, ordering catalog titles and fulfilling co-op advertising requests; attended daily sales meetings).
1996 - 1997 Creative Director, Computer Television Network, Truckee, California (Designed new programming slate along with accompanying print and video marketing materials; drew on established network of contacts to bring together top-flight production staff; increased departmental output from an average of four shows per month to 24+ shows per month).
1995 - 1996 Associate Producer, Entrepreneurial Government Workshops, Sacramento, California (Created and implemented production schedule for series of live satellite broadcast training sessions; oversaw all phases of ancillary materials production for all workshops; directed and edited pre-produced case study segments).
1995 Editorial Assistant, Videomaker Magazine,
1989 - 1991 Writer, Double Vision Studios, Sacramento, California (Worked directly with Human Resources Development guru Dr. Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, in the production of training films based on his books; wrote, produced, directed and edited numerous additional programs, including corporate image pieces and television commercials).
1987 - 1988 Intern, Gladden Entertainment Corporation,
Beverly Hills, California (Worked as script reader: evaluating screenplays and
writing coverage for David Begelman, former head of Columbia Pictures and
Michael Nathanson).
BOOKS
Dead@17: The Compendium Edition. Viper
Comics. 2008. (section on Dead@17
short film)
Exotic Gothic. Ash Tree Press. 2007.
(short story anthology: “Lovecraft’s Pillow”)
Michael Mann. Taschen. 2006. (research
and chapters)
Michael Mann: The Complete Films.
Taschen (not published) 2004.
The Pocket Essential Michael Mann. Oldcastle Books. 2002.
PUBLICATIONS (NON-FICTION)
"Write Handed #40: The Final Column" January 13, 2006. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #39: All About Sequences G & H" January 6, 2005. (Published electronically
at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #38: Why Y Works" December 30, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #37: All About Sequence - Part F" December 16, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #36: Cross Over Blues" December 9, 2005. (Published electronically
at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #35: All About Sequence - Part E" December 2, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #34: Letter to Warren Ellis" November 25, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #33: All About Sequence - Part D" November 11, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #32: All About Sequence - Part C" October 28, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #31: Occupation Storyteller #4" October 21, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #30: All About Sequence - Part B" October 7, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #29: Career Retrospective: BENDIS!" October 7, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #28: All About Sequence - Part A" September 30, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #27: Hey Mr. Sandman" September 23, 2005. (Published electronically
at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #26: Introducing Sequence Structure" September 16, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #25: Career Retrospective: Neil Gaiman" September 9, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #24: Objective vs. Subjective" September 2, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #23: The Art of the Reversal" August 26, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #22: Drama, Drama Everywhere" August 19, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #21: Remember, remember the fifth of November," August 5, 2005. (Published
electronically at www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #20: And The Winner Is...," July 15, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #19: Remembering Rod Serling," July 8, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #18: To Know Or Not To Know," July 1, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write
Handed #17: My First
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #16: Pen and Paper," June 10, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #15: Loving Humanity," June 3, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #14: The Writer’s Library, Part 1," May 27, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #13: Lost In Hell," May 20, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #12: The Ultimate Comic Book Movie," May 13, 2005. (Published
electronically www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #11: Ten Reasons to Like Eric Powell," May 6, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #10: Occupation: Storyteller #3," April 29, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #9: Wanted: Page Turner," April 22, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #8: To Trick or Be Tricked," April 15, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write
Handed #7:
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #6: Occupation Storyteller #2," April 1, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #5: The Jenga Effect," March 25, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #4: The Postmodernism Problem," March 18, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #3 Occupation Storyteller #1," March 11, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #2: Eliminating Medium Confusion," March 4, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Write Handed #1: Introduction," February 25, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.brokenfrontier.com.)
"Review of David Cronenberg's Videodrome," February, 2005. (Published electronically at
www.dvdtown.com.)
"Interview with Diane Johnson," Kamera, November, 2003.
"Pianist Strikes Somber Chord About Forgiveness," The Vanguard Voice, March, 2003.
"Realist
Films Such As Narc, Heavy on Mindless
Brutality, Light on Thoughtful Insight," The
Vanguard Voice, February, 2003.
"About
Schmidt Not Only the Best Picture of the Year, It is the Most
Inspirational," The
Vanguard Voice, January, 2003.
"The Novel is an Overlooked Art Form and The Brothers Karamazov is Quite Possibly the
Finest Read of Them All," The Vanguard Voice, December, 2002.
"Clean Flicks Not the Answer," The Vanguard Voice, November, 2002.
"Red Dragon an Expensive, Mechanical Work in Amateurism," The Vanguard Voice, October,
2002.
"Do You See Signs?," The Vanguard Voice, September, 2002.
"Frailty a Dark and Disturbing Look at Religion and Faith," The Vanguard Voice, May, 2002.
"Films Don't Change With Time, Only the Viewer Can," The Vanguard Voice, April, 2002.
"History
According to
"Christianity Not a Marketing Tool for Films," The Vanguard Voice, February, 2002.
"Lord Of The Rings Deserves Its Rule Over the Big Screen," The Vanguard Voice, January,
2002.
"Review of Michael Mann's Ali," 2001. (Published electronically at www.kamera.co.uk.)
"Writer in
Residence:
www.kamera.co.uk.)
"Shirley
Walker on Scoring Escape From
"Pre-Production Planning," Videomaker, December, 1995.
"Post-Production Sound," Videomaker, November, 1995.
"Documentary Now and Then," Videomaker, October, 1995.
"Kid Vid," Videomaker, September, 1995.
"Storyboarding," Videomaker, July, 1995.
"Every Few Thousand Miles," Videomaker, June, 1995.
"Channel Changes," Leased Access Report, April, 1995.
"Producer Profile: Mike Dennis," Leased Access Report, March, 1995.
"Oliver Stone on Salvador," Prevue, July, 1986.
"Making Big Trouble In Little
"Dean
Cundey on Big Trouble In Little
"Jan Kiesser on Fright Night," American Cinematographer, October, 1985.
"Interview with George Romero," Prevue, September, 1985.
"Conversation with George Romero," Millimeter, August, 1985.
"On the Set of A View To A Kill," Prevue, July, 1985
"On the Set of Day of the Dead," Prevue, July, 1985.
"Making The Bride," Prevue, July, 1985.
"Preview of Day of the Dead," Prevue, May, 1985.
"On the Set of Starman," Prevue, March, 1985.
"Richard Franklin on Psycho II," Behind the Screen, April, 1984. (self-published fanzine)
"Frank LaLoggia on Directing," Behind the Screen, April, 1984. (self-published fanzine)
"Peter Kuran on Special Effects," Behind the Screen, February, 1984. (self-published fanzine)
"Preview of Christine," Behind the Screen, February, 1984. (self-published fanzine)
"Preview of The Keep," Behind the Screen, December, 1983. (self-published fanzine)
"Jordan Cronenweth on Blade Runner," Behind the Screen, December, 1983. (self-published
fanzine)
PUBLICATIONS (FICTION)
“The Book Smeller,” short story, Not One of Us, #34.
“The Barn,” short story, Not One of Us, #32.
Seven of Death, self-published book of short stories, October, 1994.
FILM & VIDEO CREDITS
Director-Editor, The Divorce Coach, 2010. (3 min. documentary short.)
Producer-Director-Editor, The Ugly File, 2009. (10 min. fiction short.)
Producer-Director-Editor, The Appointment, 2008. (3 min. fiction short.)
Producer-Director-Editor, Peekers, 2007. (8 min. fiction short.)
Producer-Director-Editor, Dead@17, 2007. (10 min. fiction short.)
Writer-Producer-Director-Editor, Lovecraft’s Pillow, 2006. (10 min. fiction short.)
Writer-Producer-Director-Editor, Sucker, 2006. (8 min. fiction short.)
Director-Editor, Can We Induce Learned Helplessness?, 2006. (8 min. case study.)
Writer-Co-Director, The Visitor, 2006. (10 min. fiction short.)
Music Composer, Roommates, 2005. (4 min. fiction short.)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, The Sock, 2005. (3 min. fiction short.)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, Demon Night, 2004. (3 min. fiction short.)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, Haunted, 2004. (3 min. fiction short.)
Director-Producer-Editor, My Sunday Night, 2002. (6 min. documentary short.)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, Head Trouble, 2001. (9 min. fiction short.)
Producer, State of the Church: 2000, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Producer, Secrets to a Great Marriage, 2000. (6 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Producer, Overcoming Internal Obstacles to Leadership, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite
broadcast.)
Producer, New Apostolic Reformation, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Producer, Reaching the New Senior Adult, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Producer, Reaching the Unchurched, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Producer,
Writer-Editor, Noah's Park: Camels Don't Fly, 2000. (30 min. children's animated program,
based on the book of the same name.
Cook Communications,
Writer-Editor, Noah's Park: Dreamer Has A Nightmare, 2000. (30 min. children's animated
program, based on the book of the
same name. Cook Communications,
Director-Producer, The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick, 2000. (80 min. documentary
feature. Currently available on VHS
and DVD from First Run Features,
Writer-Director-Producer, The Last Way Out, 1997. (88 min. fiction feature. Currently available
on VHS from Troma Team Home Video,
Writer, Backscratchers, 1997. (20 min. instructional video for artificial fingernail company.)
Director-Editor,
company's 50 year history)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, Blood of the Raven, 1996. (8 min. music video for composer-
performer Kevin Keller. From the album Intermezzo.)
Writer-Director-Producer-Editor, Ione, 1996. (4 min. music video for composer-performer
Kevin Keller. From the album The Mask of Memory.)
Director-Editor, Department of Motor Vehicles, 1995. (7 min. case study based on the work of
Dr. Ted Gaebler, for use in conjunction with a live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Director-Editor, City
of
for use in conjunction with a live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Gaebler, for use in conjunction with a live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)
Writer, "Lois Price" advertising campaign, 1995. (Series of commercials for electronics and
furniture firms throughout the
Writer-Editor, Sterling Software, 1992. (10 min. promotional video introducing a new piece of
software.)
Writer-Editor, Mastering Performance Management, 1992. (50 min. management training video
based on the work of Dr. Ken Blanchard.)
Writer-Editor, Total Quality Management I, 1991. (30 min. management training video based on
the work of Dr. Richard Chang.)
Writer-Editor, Total Quality Management II, 1991. (30 min. management training video based
on the work of Dr. Richard Chang.)
Writer-Editor, Total Quality Management III, 1991. (30 min. management training video based
on the work of Dr. Richard Chang.)
Writer-Editor, Total Quality Management IV, 1991. (30 min. management training video based
on the work of Dr. Richard Chang.)
Writer-Editor, Style Skills, 1990. (40 min. management training video based on the work of Dr.
Ken Blanchard.)
Writer-Editor, Communication Skills, 1990. (60 min. management training video based on the
work of Dr. Ken Blanchard.)
Writer-Editor, Situational Leadership II: Theory, 1989. (28 min. management training video
based on the work of Dr. Ken Blanchard.)
Production Assistant, Director's Assistant, Midnight Run, 1988. (Martin Brest, director.)
Art Department, Wisdom, 1985. (Emilio Estevez, director.)
Production Assistant, Mannequin, 1985. (Michael Gottlieb, director.)
Actor, as "Large Creature" in Escapes, 1983. (David Steensland, director.)
RADIO APPEARANCES
"Interview about The Ugly File," appearing on HMF Radio, Belmead, Texas, May, 2009.
"Interview about Peekers," appearing on Independent Film United, Seattle, Washington,
August, 2008.
"Selected
readings from Seven of Death," appearing on The Waning Moon,
October, 1994.
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
“Interview about premiere screening of Dead@17,” appearing
on WSEE,
June, 2007.
“Interview about Lovecraft’s
Pillow appearing at Cannes Film Festival,” appearing on WJET
Haunted, appearing on Cinema Cafe, March, 2005.
"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," appearing on Internet Tonight, TechTV,
July, 2000.
"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," appearing on Indie News Minute,
Sundance Channel, December, 2000.
"Interview
with George Romero," appearing on Ithaca Public Television,
November, 1984.
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES & AWARDS
2010.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Nevermore Film Festival. Durham, North Carolina.
The
Ugly File.
2009.
2nd PLACE, Crime Drama. The
Indie Gathering Screenplay Competition. Cleveland,
Ohio. Snowmen.
2009.
FINALIST, Horror Feature. Shriekfest
Screenplay Competition. Los Angeles,
California. The Devil’s Church.
2009.
1st PLACE, Horror Shorts.
The Indie Gathering. Cleveland, Ohio. The
Ugly File.
2009.
NOMINEE – Best Short. Shockerfest.
Riverbank, California. The Ugly File.
2009.
NOMINEE – Carlsberg Short Films
Competition. Abertoir Film Festival. Aberystwyth,
Wales. The Ugly File.
2009.
NOMINEE – Best Short. Shockfest
Hollywood. Los Angeles, California. The
Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. A Night of Horror. Melbourne, Australia. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Shocklines Horror Series. New York, New York.
The
Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Dead by Dawn. Edinburgh, Scotland. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Detroit Shorts. Detroit, Michigan. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Fantasia. Montreal, Quebec. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Necon. Bristol, Rhode Island. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Fright Night. Louisville, Kentucky. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Maelstrom. Seattle, Washington. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. FantasyCon Short Film Showcase. Nottingham, England.
The
Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Dark Carnival. Bloomington, Indiana. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Eerie Horror Film Festival. Erie, Pennsylvania. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Royal Flush. New York, New York. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Spooky Movie. Washington, D.C. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Rhode Island Horror Fest. Providence, Rhode Island.
The
Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Horror UK. Fareham, England. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Arizona Underground Film Fest. Tuscon, Arizona.
The
Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Texas Bloodbath. Belmead, Texas. The Ugly File.
2009.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Slamdance Anarchy Online Competition. Park City, Utah.
The
Ugly File.
2008.
BEST DIRECTOR. Atlanta Horror Film
Festival. Atlanta, Georgia. Peekers.
2008.
BEST EDITING. Dark Carnival Film
Festival. Bloomington, Indiana. Peekers.
2008.
1st PLACE, Horror Shorts.
The Indie Gathering. Cleveland, Ohio. Peekers.
2008.
BRONZE AWARD, Cutting Edge Shorts
Competition. Dead By Dawn. Edinburgh,
Scotland. Peekers.
2008. HONORABLE
MENTION. Indie Shorts Competition. Florida. Peekers.
2008.
NOMINEE – Best Short. Shockerfest.
Riverbank, California. Peekers.
2008.
NOMINEE – Best Short. Shriekfest.
Los Angeles, California. Peekers.
2008.
NOMINEE – Brigadoon Award. Sitges.
Catalonia, Spain. Peekers.
2008.
FINALIST. Fantaspoa Film Festival.
Porto Alegre, Brazil. Peekers.
2008.
FINALIST. Atlanta Horror Fest.
Atlanta, Georgia. Peekers.
2008.
FINALIST. A Night of Horror. Sydney,
Australia. Peekers.
2008. FINALIST.
Fantasporto Film Festival. Portugal. Peekers.
2008.
FINALIST. Nevermore Film Festival.
Durham, North Carolina. Peekers
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Dead Channels. San Francisco, California. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Eerie Horror Film Festival. Erie, Pennsylvania. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Festival of Fantastic Films. Manchester, England. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Melbourne Underground. Melbourne, Australia. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Spooky Movie Film Festival. Washington, D.C. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Terror Film Festival. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Three Rivers Film Festival. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Shocklines. New York, New York. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. FantasyCon Short Film Showcase. Nottingham, England.
Peekers.
2008. BY
INVITATION ONLY. Fan Expo Short Film Showcase.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. NECon. Providence, Rhode Island. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. Revelation Film Festival. Perth, Australia. Peekers.
2008.
BY INVITATION ONLY. White River Film Festival. White River Junction, Vermont.
Peekers.
2007. FINALIST. Terror Film Festival.
2007. FINALIST. CryptShow.
2007. FINALIST. A Night of Horror.
2007. REGIONAL
NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival.
2007. BY
INVITATION ONLY. Fan Expo Short Film Showcase.
2007. BY
INVITATION ONLY. FrightFest.
2007. BY
INVITATION ONLY. MusikFest Cinema Night.
2007. SHORT FILM
CORNER.
2007. BY
INVITATION ONLY. World Horror Convention.
2007. BY
INVITATION ONLY. Pool Film Festival.
2006. FINALIST. Festival of Fantastic Films.
2006. FINALIST. The H.P. Lovecraft Film
Festival.
2006. HONORABLE MENTION. ShockerFest. Riverbank,
2006. BY
INVITATION ONLY. FantasyCon 30 Short Film Showcase.
2006. REGIONAL
NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival.
2006. REGIONAL
NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival.
2004. BY
INVITATION ONLY. Fear On
2004. FirstStage Hollywood
Playwright’s Express One-Act Festival.
2003. 2nd PLACE. Christopher
Awards Student Video Festival,
2003. FINALIST.
Blood of theRaven.
2003. BY
INVITATION ONLY. Sci-Fi
London, England.
The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick.
2001. BY
INVITATION ONLY.
K. Dick. South American Premiere.
2000. BY INVITATION ONLY. Sci-Fi Channel's Exposure Future of Film Film Festival, New
York, New York. The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick. World Premiere.
2000. BY
INVITATION ONLY.
of the Raven.
1999. BY
INVITATION ONLY.
the Raven.
1998. BY
INVITATION ONLY.
Way Out. World Premiere.
ON-LINE APPEARANCES
2009. www.slamdance.com. The Ugly File. Anarchy Online Competition. By Invitation Only.
2008. www.imdb.com. Lovecraft’s Pillow. IMDb Theaters. By Invitation Only.
2008. www.imdb.com. Dead@17. IMDb Theaters. By Invitation Only.
2007.
www.dreadcentral.com. Peekers.
Internet Premiere.
2007.
www.dreadcentral.com. Dead@17.
Internet Premiere.
2006.
www.channel99.org. The Visitor.
Internet Premiere.
2005.
www.triggerstreet.com. Roommates. Internet
Premiere.
2005.
www.triggerstreet.com. The Sock. Internet
Premiere.
2004.
www.triggerstreet.com. Haunted. Internet
Premiere.
2003.
www.bijoucafe.com. My Sunday Night.
Internet Premiere.
2002. www.triggerstreet.com. Blood of the Raven.
2002.
www.bijoucafe.com. Head Trouble.
2001.
www.getoutthere.bt.com. Head Trouble.
Internet Premiere.
1998.
www.bijoucafe.com. Ione. Internet
Premiere.
1998.
www.bijoucafe.com. Blood of the Raven.
Internet Premiere.
PUBLICATIONS ABOUT
"Interview with director Mark Steensland," published electronically at fatally-yours.com,
August 22, 2009.
"Review of Peekers," published electronically at fatally-yours.com, July 19, 2009.
"Review of The Ugly File," published electronically at fatally-yours.com, July 19, 2009.
"Interview with Mark Steensland, director of The Ugly File," published electronically at
deadharvey.com, June 30, 2009.
"Northwest PA Film Office Launches" by Timothy Shary, Erie Life, June/July ’08.
"Dead@17 Comes Up Short," Interview by Frederik Hautain, published electronically at
brokenfrontier.com, January 25, 2008.
"Savini Launches Filmmaking Program," published electronically at shocktilyoudrop.com,
January 9, 2008.
"Peekers to Travel the World," by Johnny Butane, published electronically at dreadcentral.com,
December 26, 2007.
"Persepolis Could Pave the Way For Graphic Novels into Film," by Jane Black, published
electronically at film.com, December 17, 2007.
"Exclusive First Look Behind Peekers," by Melissa Bostaph, published electronically at
dreadcentral.com, November 28, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by Johnny Butane, published electronically at dreadcentral.com,
November 16, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by Floyd Lawrence, published in the Erie Times News, June 28, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by Felix Vasquez, Jr., published electronically at cinema-crazed.com, June, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by The Movies Made Me Do It, published electronically at www.moviesmademe.com, June, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by Dittman, published electronically at venangago-go.blogspot.com, June, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," published electronically at busufilms.livejournal.com, June, 2007.
"Review of Dead@17," by Scott West, published electronically at creep.bravehost.com,
June, 2007.
"Interview about Dead@17," by Sean Decker, published electronically at fangoria.com,
June 12, 2007.
"Interview about Dead@17," by Johnny Butane, published electronically at dreadcentral.com,
June 9, 2007.
"Erie Faculty Member’s Film to Screen at
"Interview about Lovecraft’s Pillow," by Bev Vincent, Cemetery Dance #57, March, 2007
"Interview about Lovecraft’s Pillow," by Ariel Bosi, Insomnia, published electronically at www.stephenking.com.ar, March, 2007
“Obsessive Fan of the Week," Entertainment Weekly, March 10, 2007
“Review of Sucker and Lovecraft’s Pillow,” published electronically at deadpit.com,
March 9, 2007.
"Interview about Lovecraft’s Pillow," by Bernd Lautenslager, published electronically at www.stephenkingshortmovies.com, December, 2006
“Review of Lovecraft’s Pillow,” by Patrick Van Hauwaert, published electronically at 194.78.207.186/BB/razorreel/, November, 2006.
"Review of Sucker," by Melissa Bostaph, published electronically at www.dreadcentral.com, November, 2006.
"Review of Lovecraft’s Pillow," by D.W. Bostaph, published electronically at www.dreadcentral.com, October, 2006.
"Interview with Mark Steensland," by D.W. Bostaph, published electronically at
www.dreadcentral.com, October, 2006.
"Indie Interview with Mark Steensland," by Daniel Stasiewski, published electronically at
www.thefilmchair.com, September, 2006.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Matthew St. Amand, published
electronically at www.matthewstamand.com, December, 2005.
"Review of 'The Barn,'" by Rich Horton, SF Site, published electronically at www.sfsite.com,
February, 2005.
"Review of 'The Barn,'" by Robin M. Buehler, Tangent, Published electronically at
www.tangentonline.com, March, 2005.
"On Campus: VU Assistant Prof's Film Makes Festival," by Chauncey D. Bayes, Vanguard
Magazine, Winter '05 (Volume 5, Number 3).
"Review of The Pocket Essential Michael Mann," by Timothy Shary, Film Quarterly, Winter
'03/'04 (Volume 57, Number 2).
"Professor Profile: Reaching for the Stars," by Ginamarie Lugo, published electronically at
www.vanguard.edu.
"Review of
The Pocket Essential Michael Mann,"
by Steven Poole,
16, 2002.
"Philip K. Dick Still Fodder for Films," by Sean
Axmaker,
June 26, 2002.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by D. Scott Apel, published electronically
at www.OnVideo.org, December 15, 2001.
"Review of The Last Way Out," by Merle Bertrand, published electronically at
www.FilmThreat.com, September 24, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Lee Norman-Williams, published
electronically at www.cinetalk.org, May 2, 2001.
"Interview About Head Trouble," by Andrew Losowsky, published electronically at
www.getoutthere.bt.com, April 23, 2001
"Review of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by David Sterritt, The Christian Science
Monitor, March 23, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Maitland McDonagh, published
electronically at www.filmjournal.com, March 20, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Michael Marano, published
electronically at www.SciFi.com, March 5, 2001.
"Review of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by
2, 2001.
"Review of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Gene
March 2, 2001.
"Review of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Jonathan Foreman,
March 2, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter,
March 2, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Keith Phipps, published electronically
at avclub.theonion.com, March, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Jordan Reed, published
electronically at www.boxoff.com, March, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Michael Atkinson, Village Voice,
February 23, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by John C. Snider, published electronically
at www.SciFiDimensions.com, February, 2001.
"Interview about The Gospel According To Philip K. Dick," by John C. Snider, published
electronically at www.Scifidimensions.com, February, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by J. Rentilly, published electronically at
www.AudienceMag.com, February, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Phil Hall, published electronically at
www.FilmThreat.com, January 8, 2001.
"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by J. Rentilly, Gallery, January, 2001.
"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Scott Von Doviak, published
electronically at www.FilmThreat.com, December 31, 2000.
"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by J. Rentilly, Cinescape, November,
2000.
"Preview of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Aaron Tassano,
November, 2000.
"Preview of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Sam Craig, Diablo
Inquirer, October, 2000.
"Interview about The Gospel According To Philip K. Dick," by David Coleman, published
electronically at www.Bijouflix.com, August, 2000.
"Preview of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Mark Halverson,
Review, July, 2000.
"Preview of The
Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by A.S.
2000.
"Review of The Last Way Out," by Joe Bob Briggs, published electronically at www.joebobbriggs.com, January 19, 1997.
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Richard Aquila,
Chair,
Jeff Imbrescia, President, Douglas Education Center, Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Carmody,
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Michael Lee, Formerly with Performing Arts Department, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill,
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