ACADEMIC VITA

 

Mark H. Steensland

50 Irvin Kochel Center

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

5091 Station Road / Erie, PA  16563

(814) 440-9361 / mhs13@psu.edu

www.marksteensland.com

 

EDUCATION

 

M.F.A.                        Chapman University, Orange, California, 2004. Screenwriting, School of Film and Television.

 

M.A.                            California State University, Sacramento, California, 1993. English, Creative Writing Concentration.

 

B.A.                            University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1987. Film Studies.

 

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

 

2005 -                          Lecturer, Communication Department, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, Pennsylvania.

 

2001 - 2005                 Assistant Professor, Division of Communication, Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa, California.

 

2000 - 2001                 Adjunct Professor, Performing Arts Department, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California.

 

1994                            Substitute Instructor, San Juan Unified District, Sacramento, California.

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 


Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

 

- 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

 

Vanguard University

 

- Introduction to Digital Video

- Advanced Digital Video

- Introduction to Digital Audio

- Motion Picture Screenwriting

- Visual Communication

- The Films of Michael Mann

- The Films of Stanley Kubrick

- 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 Hollywood

- Internship

- Senior Project

 

Diablo Valley College

 

- 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, Erie, Pennsylvania (Independent production company specializing in music videos, documentaries, shorts and features).

 

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, Chico, California (Wrote for, copy-edited and page proofed national "prosumer" video production magazine; participated in weekly content and design meetings).

 

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 Sale," June 17, 2005. (Published electronically at

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: Sin City 2," April 8, 2005. (Published electronically at

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 Hollywood," The Vanguard Voice, March, 2002.

 

"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: Stanley Kubrick's The Shining," 2000. (Published electronically at

www.kamera.co.uk.)

 

"Shirley Walker on Scoring Escape From L.A.," Electronic Musician, October, 1996.

 

"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 China," Prevue, July, 1986.

 

"Dean Cundey on Big Trouble In Little China," American Cinematographer, June, 1986.

 

"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, Natural Church Development, 2000. (3 hr. live closed-circuit satellite broadcast.)

 

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, Denver, Colorado.)

 

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, Denver, Colorado.)

 

Director-Producer, The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick, 2000. (80 min. documentary

feature. Currently available on VHS and DVD from First Run Features, New York.)

 

Writer-Director-Producer, The Last Way Out, 1997. (88 min. fiction feature. Currently available

on VHS from Troma Team Home Video, New York.)

 

Writer, Backscratchers, 1997. (20 min. instructional video for artificial fingernail company.)

 

Director-Editor, Livingston's Concrete, 1996. (12 min. promotional video highlighting the

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 Brea, 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, California Parks System, 1995. (7 min. case study based on the work of Dr. Ted

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 U.S. featuring the fictitious spokesperson "Lois Price.")

 

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, Chico, California,

October, 1994.

 

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

 

“Interview about premiere screening of Dead@17,” appearing on WSEE, Erie, Pennsylvania,

            June, 2007.

 

“Interview about Lovecraft’s Pillow appearing at Cannes Film Festival,” appearing on WJET

            Erie, Pennsylvania, May, 2007.

 

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, Ithaca, New York,

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. Toronto, Ontario. Peekers

 

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. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dead@17

 

2007. FINALIST. CryptShow. Barcelona, Spain. Sucker & Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2007. FINALIST. A Night of Horror. Sydney, Australia. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2007. REGIONAL NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival. Erie, Pennsylvania. Dead@17

 

2007. BY INVITATION ONLY. Fan Expo Short Film Showcase. Toronto, Ontario. Dead@17

 

2007. BY INVITATION ONLY. FrightFest. London, England. Dead@17

 

2007. BY INVITATION ONLY. MusikFest Cinema Night. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2007. SHORT FILM CORNER. Cannes Film Festival. Cannes, France. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2007. BY INVITATION ONLY. World Horror Convention. Toronto, Ontario. Sucker & Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2007. BY INVITATION ONLY. Pool Film Festival. Grad, Croatia. The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

 

2006. FINALIST. Festival of Fantastic Films. Manchester, England. Sucker

 

2006. FINALIST. The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Portland, Oregon. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2006. HONORABLE MENTION. ShockerFest. Riverbank, California. Sucker

 

2006. BY INVITATION ONLY. FantasyCon 30 Short Film Showcase. Nottingham, England. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2006. REGIONAL NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival. Erie, Pennsylvania. Sucker

 

2006. REGIONAL NIGHT. Eerie Horror Film Festival. Erie, Pennsylvania. Lovecraft’s Pillow

 

2004. BY INVITATION ONLY. Fear On Fairbanks. Winter Park, Florida. Haunted.

 

2004. FirstStage Hollywood Playwright’s Express One-Act Festival. Los Angeles, California. Ah, Sweet Moment of Death.

 

2003. 2nd PLACE. Christopher Awards Student Video Festival, New York, New York. My Sunday Night.

 

2003. FINALIST. New York Independent Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles, California.

Blood of theRaven.

 

2003. BY INVITATION ONLY. Sci-Fi London Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival,

London, England. The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick. U.K. Premiere.

 

2001. BY INVITATION ONLY. Carlton Arts Festival, Brazil. The Gospel According to Philip

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. Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany. Blood

of the Raven.

 

1999. BY INVITATION ONLY. Sacramento Film Festival, Sacramento, California. Blood of

the Raven.

 

1998. BY INVITATION ONLY. Sacramento Film Festival, Sacramento, California. The Last

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. U.S. Premiere.

 

2007. www.dreadcentral.com. Dead@17. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2006. www.channel99.org. The Visitor. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2005. www.triggerstreet.com. Roommates. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2005. www.triggerstreet.com. The Sock. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2004. www.triggerstreet.com. Haunted. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2003. www.bijoucafe.com. My Sunday Night. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

2002. www.triggerstreet.com. Blood of the Raven.

 

2002. www.bijoucafe.com. Head Trouble. U.S. Premiere.

 

2001. www.getoutthere.bt.com. Head Trouble. Internet Premiere. U.K. Premiere.

 

1998. www.bijoucafe.com. Ione. Internet Premiere. U.S. Premiere.

 

1998. www.bijoucafe.com. Blood of the Raven. Internet Premiere. U.S. 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 Cannes," The Penn Stater, May, 2007

 

"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, London Guardian, March

16, 2002.

 

"Philip K. Dick Still Fodder for Films," by Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,

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 Elvis Mitchell, New York Times, March

2, 2001.

 

"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Gene Seymour, New York Newsday,

March 2, 2001.

 

"Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Jonathan Foreman, New York Post,

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, Oakland Tribune,

November, 2000.

 

"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by Sam Craig, Diablo Valley College

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, Sacramento News &

Review, July, 2000.

 

"Preview of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick," by A.S. Berman, USA Today, March,

2000.

 

"Review of The Last Way Out," by Joe Bob Briggs, published electronically at       www.joebobbriggs.com, January 19, 1997.

 

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Member, University Film and Video Association

 

Member, Society for Cinema and Media Studies

 

Member, Horror Writers Association

 

REFERENCES

 

Rod Troester, Chair, Communication Department, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,

Erie, Pennsylvania.

 

Richard Aquila, Chair, School of Humanities, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,

Erie, Pennsylvania.

 

Jeff Imbrescia, President, Douglas Education Center, Monessen, Pennsylvania.

 

Thomas Carmody, Chair, Division of Communication, Vanguard University of Southern

California, Costa Mesa, California.

 

Frank P. Tomasulo, Director, B.F.A. Program and Professor, Florida State University,

Film School, Tallahassee, Florida.

 

Michael Lee, Formerly with Performing Arts Department, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill,

California.

 

Paul Gulino, Associate Professor, School of Film and Television, Chapman University, Orange,

California.

 

James Dutcher, School of Film and Television, Chapman University, Orange, California.