CURRICULUM VITAE
JEANETTE L. CASTILLO
Fields of Specialization:
Video Post-Production, Graphics and Animation, Soundtrack Design; Politics
and the Web, Democratization of Media Production, Comedy and Democracy
Education:
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, March 1996.
Major: Creative Studies.
M.A. Indiana University, May 2006. Mass Communication.
Thesis: The Argument Clinic: Argument, Abuse and George Lakoff’s
Moral Politics on the Yahoo News Message Boards.
Ph.D. Indiana University, August 2008. Mass Communication.
Dissertation: Agonistic Democracy and the Narrative of Distempered Elites: An Analysis of Citizen Discourse on Political Message Forums.
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor of Digital Media, Department of Communication, Florida State University, 2007-present.
Media/Marketing Graduate Assistant, African American Arts Institute, Indiana University, 2006-2007.
Associate Instructor, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University, 2001-2007.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University, 1999-2001.
Academic Advisor, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University, 1999-2001.
Academic Advisor, Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997-1999.
Administrative Assistant to the Dean/Assistant Pre-Med Advisor, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1989-1996.
Membership in Professional Organizations
National Communication Association
Broadcast Education Association
Union for Democratic Communication
Honors and Awards
THE IDIOT. (2004). Second Place, Full-Length Feature, Scriptwriting Competition, Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
“The Canary Died: The consequences of deregulation of the radio industry.” (2005). Second place winner, Broadcast and Internet Radio Division Competition. Broadcast Education Association.
WSTD (2002). (Concept, Writer). This nationally-released product won a “Parent’s Choice Award,” a “Bessie Award,” for “Best High School Product” and an “All Star” award from the Children’s Software Review.
Are We the Dragon? Winner, anti-war poetry contest sponsored by The Peter Werbe show on IEAmerica Radio network. (2003).
DIGGER. (2001). Honorable Mention, Faculty Short Script Competition, Writing Division. Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
Full Moon. Pocket Money Creative Writing Award for Fiction, College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara, (1995).
Henry: Stuck in a Chair. Pocket Money Creative Writing Award for Fiction, College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara (1994).
Rustylegs. Pocket Money Creative Writing Award for Poetry, College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara (1993).
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Computer Graphics & Animation
Video Post-Production
Foundations of Digital Media
Avid Video Editing Workshop
Final Cut Pro Video Editing Workshop
Media Advocacy
Media Techniques
Narrative Writing for TV and Film
Political Communication
Awards
Nominated for FSU’s university teaching award (Graduate teaching), Spring 2010.
Publications
Invited Contribution Non-refereed Books
Osgood, Ronald & Hinshaw, Joseph. (2008). Visual Storytelling: Videography and Post Production in the Digital Age (with DVD). Thousand Oaks, CA: Wadsworth.
My contributions to this text appear within the text and on the accompanying DVD and include Performance (acting); Soundtrack for mixing demonstration, including performance; graphics; script writing.
Non-Refereed Reviews
Castillo, Jeanette. (1992). “Gertrude Stein and a Companion.” Theater Review, METRO, The Arts Magazine of Santa Barbara.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1992). “Love’s Labors Lost.” Theater Review, METRO, The Arts Magazine of Santa Barbara.
Invited Presentations at Symposia
Castillo, Jeanette. (May, 2009). College of Creative Studies Literature Symposium, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Novels and Novellas
Castillo, Jeanette. (2009). Roundhouse. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1999). Stealing Home. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Short Stories in Literary Journals
Castillo, J. (1998). “From a Novel in Progress.” Spectrum, XL. 1998: 28-36.
Castillo, J. (1997). “Henry, Stuck in a Chair.” Spectrum XXXIX. 1997: 180-182.
Castillo, J. (1997). “Roomies.” Spectrum XXXIX. 1997: 183-188.
Castillo, J. (1996). “Automation.” Spectrum XXXVIII. 1996: 62-70.
Castillo, J. (1996) “Oscar’s Eightieth.” Catalyst, (1) 1996: 14-19.
Castillo, J. (1995). “Full Moon.” Spectrum XXXVII. 1995: 102-107.
Castillo, J. (1994). “Elizabeth’s Cornfield.” Spectrum XXXVI. 1994: 123-127.
Castillo, J. (1994). “Get Your Guns.” Spectrum XXXVI. 1994: 128-134.
Castillo, J. (1993). “Twin Towers.” Herstory. Spring 1993: 6-8.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1992). “1968.” Paltoqaq Review. 1992.
Poems in Literary Journals
Castillo, Jeanette (1993). “Rustylegs.” Spectrum. XXXV. 1993: 72.
Castillo, Jeanette (1993). “Too Lazy Mama.” Spectrum. XXXV. 1993: 73.
Castillo, Jeanette (1993). “Getting By.” Herstory. Spring 1993: 13.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1992). “My Contribution.” Sing Heavenly Muse! Vol. 20. 1992: 77.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1991). “Country Manor.” Lost Creek Letters. Winter 1991: 10-11.
Castillo, Jeanette. (1991). “Glass Factory.” Lost Creek Letters. Winter 1991: 12.
CREATIVE ACTIVITY – Media Production
The Performance of Drowning (9:40).
Animated short. (Completed Feb. 1, 2011)
Synopsis: On a trip to ‘Crippled Children’s Camp’ Terry Galloway falls for the deep end swimming instructor, nearly drowning as she learns to perform her newly-discovered queer, disabled identity.
Castillo’s Role(s): Producer/director, adaptation, animation, art design, sound design.
Status: This project has been submitted to ten national and international film festivals. It will also be included in the feature-length documentary, Rewired.
CENTERPIECE (:60) (:30)
Public Service Announcement(s)
Synopsis: A trip around Tallahassee shows responsible citizens doing their best to “Think before you throw.”
Castillo’s Role(s): Concept, scriptwriter, performer, special effects.
Status: The Centerpiece ad was written as part of the proposal to the city for the production contract, which was won in a competitive bid/proposal process. Scheduled to run via ComCast throughout the region in 2011.
NEIGHBORS. (2010). (:30).
Public Service Announcement
Haiti PSA for the Florida Disaster Fund. Collaboration with Diane Wilkins
Productions.
Castillo’s Role(s): Concept, scriptwriter, animator.
STATEWIDE BROADCAST
Broadcast statewide in January 2010 via ComCast to millions of Florida cable
subscribers.
REVENGE OF THE RAT BASTARD BROTHER (2011) (7:07).
Synopsis: When members of the weird community take over the airwaves, America is in for a surprise!
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, producer, director, videography, editing, compositing, soundtrack design, graphics and special effects.
INTERNATIONAL SHOWING
OFFICIAL SELECTION: S.U.R.G.E. International Film Festival, Portland, OR, March 2011.
PROFESSOR RINGER ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ON ETHICS. (2009), (8:49)
Written by Derek Barton, Produced by Donna Marie Nudd and Diane Wilkins.
Synopsis: Professor Ringer pontificates on sentience and the value of life.
Castillo’s Role(s): Additional camera, post-production, story consultant).
INVITED FILM SCREENINGS – NATIONAL
Annie May Swift Studio Theatre, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 22 January 2010.
Society for Disability Studies. Philadelphia, PA. June 4th 2010.
Also screened at Victory Garden, Chicago, IL (see Gimp Parade).
GIMP PARADE. (2009).
Feature-length DVD Compilation
Synopsis: A collection of comic shorts on themes of disability.
Castillo’s Role(s): Menu animation, soundtrack, DVD authoring, writing, editing, additional post-production, soundtrack design.
NATIONAL SHOWING OF FULL LENGTH DVD:
Crip Slam Presents Mickee Faust’s Gimp Parade. Victory Garden’s Theatre, Chicago, IL. 21 March 2010.
Menu Looped at Film Festival. Disability From Reel to Reel. VSA Texas, Austin, TX. 25 September, 2010. (invited)
Presented at the National Communication Association, November 2009. Chicago, IL.
REVIEW OF GIMP PARADE:
Henderson, B. (2010) “There’s a Parade in Town: Mickee Faust’s Gimp Parade.” In “Visuality, Performativity, and ‘Extraordinary Bodies’: A Review Essay.” Text and Performance Quarterly 30:4, 463-467.
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED RATS SING (3:00)
& I KNOW WHY THE CAGED RATS SANG (2:00) (2009).
Comic Shorts
Written by Terry Galloway, Rand Metcalf and Jeanette Castillo. Starring Terry Galloway and the members of the Mickee Faust Academy for the REALLY Dramatic Arts.
Synopsis: These short narrative videos bracket the collection found on Mickee Faust’s Gimp Parade, introducing the company, their membership and the goal of Global Media Domination.
Castillo’s Role(s): Co-writer, additional videography, editor, special effects).
NATIONAL SHOWINGS
University of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. Two Classes in Disability Studies Program. 19
November 2009.
Department of Disability and Human Development. University of Illinois.
Class in Disability and Film. Chicago. 16 November 2009.
Also screened at Victory Garden, Chicago, IL (see Gimp Parade).
VERY SPECIAL FORCES. (4:01). (2009).
Comic Short
Written by Sam Atwood.
Synopsis: The U.S. Military may be overlooking some very special recruits!
Castillo’s Role(s): Script consultant, animator, camera, editing, soundtrack.
NATIONAL SHOWINGS:
Castillo, Jeanette and Donna Marie Nudd, presenters. Special Forces.
In Program “’The Comic Misadventurers’: Reconceptualizing Disability
in Performance.” National Communication Association, Chicago. 14
November 2009.
YOU WANNA DO WHAT? (appox. 30 minutes) (2010).
Educational/Interactive video
Ten video vignettes written and produced for WSTD II, a sex education multimedia product for teens funded by the Centers for Disease Control and produced by Academic Edge, Inc. (http://www.wstdtv.com/). Production of the vignettes by Diane Wilkins Productions.
Castillo’s Role(s): Module design, writing of branching narratives, casting, directing, production. Additionally, I wrote ten more animated scripts for production by other members of the team. This was the second iteration of this award-winning product. As concept developer and creator of the first product, I was invited back to continue work on the second iteration.
NATIONAL RELEASE
This product is a national release, tested by teachers, used in middle schools and high schools throughout the United States.
DEAF RELAY: AT YOUR SERVICE (4:00) (2010)
Comic Short
Diane Wilkins Productions/Faust Films. Directed by Diane Wilkins and Jeanette Castillo. Assistant Direction by Jessica Tice. Produced by Donna Marie Nudd. Executive Producer, Diane Wilkins. Written by Joshua Potter. Adaptation by Jeanette Castillo. Camera/Editing by Diane Wilkins. Special Effects by Jeanette Castillo. Production Assistants–Russ Castillo and Nancy Lang. Starring Ben Gunter, John Herd and Erin Schmidt.
Castillo’s Role(s): Co-Director, Script adaptation, special effects)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHOWINGS
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Picture This. . . Film Festival. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 18 February, 2011.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 5th Annual North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Raleigh-Durham, NC. 2 Showings. 12-15 August 2010.
THE GREEN RENOVATION OF 303 PUTNAM. (30:00) (4:00) (2009)
Documentary
In collaboration with Rainbow Rehab and Sustainable Tallahassee.
Synopsis: This documentary followed the process of the renovation of an older , low income home to bring it up to LEED standards. Both an informative documentary and an upbeat music video were created and shared locally, regionally and nationally via online promotion.
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, videographer, director, editor.
NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Submitted to Green Build Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Uploaded to CurrentTV. Available at: http://current.com/items/91846826_the-green-renovation-of-303-putnam-drive.htm
Also available on the websites for Rainbow Rehab (http://www.rainbowrehab.org/) and Sustainable Tallahassee (http://www.sustainabletallahassee.org).
GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION. (9:35). (2009).
Produced for The Graduate School at FSU. Executive producer, Dean Nancy Marcus.
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, videographer, director, editor, graphics & special effects.
Distribution: This video was shown at orientation workshops for new graduate students and is available on the web at: http://vimeo.com/6358611
GATHERING STORM. (2:14). (2009).
Comic short
Synopsis: Gay marriage could lead to Armageddon!
Castillo’s Role(s): Producer, director, compositor, editor and special effects.
NATIONAL SHOWING OF “GATHERING STORM
OFFICIAL SELECTION: North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. August 10, 2009.
THE SAM O PURDOM GENERATING STATION. (2009).
Animated Model
Animated HD model of closed-cycle power plant for Diane Wilkins Productions and the City of Tallahassee. This cutaway model runs on a kiosk for visitors.
Castillo’s Role(s): Design, animation. This contract was won in a competitive bidding process.
REGIONAL SHOWING
This video is part of a permanent installation and educational video shown to students and visitors to Tallahassee.
DUBYA GOES HOME. (3:12). (2003, 2009).
Song/Music Video
Music Co-Produced by Russ Castillo. Music by “anonymous.”
Synopsis: This political parody imagines a post-George W. Bush world. Originally produced as audio only, the lyrics were updated in 2009, and a video produced to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, music co-producer, lead vocals. Music video animator, producer.
NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST
The Mike Malloy Show, Air America Radio Network, 2003.
REGIONAL SCREENINGS OF VIDEO
Mickee Faust’s Inaugural Ball. January 17th, 2009. The Warehouse, Tallahassee, FL.
PARROTLAND
(Script/Video)
Synopsis: Luther and Stormy, a shady record producer and his girlfriend, are having an argument about whether or not to go to Parrotland, a beloved amusement park Stormy remembered fondly from childhood.
Castillo’s Role: Writer, performer.
NATIONAL PUBLICATION
The script is included as an example of the Master Screenplay format in Osgood & Hinshaw’s Visual Storytelling: : Videography and Post-Production in the Digital Age. Cengage Advantage, 2008. I also performed in the video exercise included in the accompanying DVD as a video editing exercise.
OVERDUB: A STORY OF SESSION MUSICIANS. (26:24) (2006).
Documentary
Synopsis: Digital technology has changed the way popular music is produced and recorded. This documentary looks at how these changes have effected professional session musicians.
Castillo’s Role(s): Producer, writer, editing.
REGIONAL BROADCAST
WTIU, Bloomington, IN (May 2006).
JURIED AWARDS
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Non-Fiction, Multivisions Festival, Indiana University.
BILLION DOLLAR CHENEY. (4:20) (2005).
Animated music video
Music performed by The Jenn Cristy Band, co-produced by Russ Castillo
Synopsis: This animated music video takes satirical aim at Vice President Dick Cheney.
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, lead vocals, animator, video producer, music co-producer
JURIED AWARDS
Best sound with eyes open. IDEAS Festival of Multimedia Arts (2005).
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SHOWING
Featured on Huffingtonpost.com. 5th Place, Huffington Post Contagious Festival. This video was moderately “viral” accumulating approximately 100,000 hits on various websites in the first year following release. It has been re-appropriated and posted on various sites around the web.
STATEWIDE PERFORMANCES
Invited performances at statewide anti-war rallies in Indianapolis, Indiana.
KINSEY. (54:00) (2005).
Episode, PBS’ American Experience.
Produced by WGBH, Boston.
Castillo’s Role: Research, story pitch for national PBS producers. This project was upon request from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
NATIONAL BROADCAST
PBS’ American Experience, October 24, 2005. Also available on home video.
PREPARING FOR INDIANA’S EARTHQUAKE RISK. (30:00) (2004).
Educational/informational video
Ron Osgood. Produced in collaboration with Indiana University, the Indiana Geological Society, and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Castillo’s Role: Scriptwriter, soundtrack, music composition.
STATEWIDE BROADCAST/DISTRIBUTION
Broadcast on PBS outlets throughout the state of Indiana and distributed through the State Department of Homeland Security and Indiana Geological Society. Also stocked in all public libraries and public schools.
NATIONAL PUBLICATION
The animated short included in this documentary, and the soundtrack I created, are included as media content in Osgood & Hinshaw’s Visual Storytelling: Videography and Post-Production in the Digital Age. Cengage Advantage, 2008.
AWARDS
Regional Emmy, 2004.
WSTD. (2002).
Interactive/video game
Produced by Academic Edge, Inc., Bloomington, IN.
Synopsis: CDC/NIH funded interactive CD-Rom with games and animated programs designed to educate adolescents on issues regarding safe sex.
Castillo’s Role(s): Concept development/module design/writing.
NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
This award-winning product (see WSTD, Honors & Awards) was distributed nationally to high schools and middle schools. More information at wstdtv.com.
FIELDS OF COMPASSION. (30:00) (2003).
Documentary
Synopsis: Documenting the opening of the Buddhist Center in Bloomington, Indiana and the visit of the Dalai Lama.
Castillo’s Role: Rewrite of voiceover for Elaine Irwin Mellencamp.
REGIONAL BROADCAST
WTIU, Bloomington, IN.
BRAIN. (2003).
Interactive Environment
Synopsis: This multi-module, interactive environment featured artistic interpretations of various regions of my brain, illustrating their functions. For example, an environment representing memory contained an interactive filing cabinet. Clicking on the filing cabinet launched a Haiku poem from one of the drawers.
Castillo’s Role(s): Sole author. (Flash programming, Art, Interactive Design, Soundtrack design).
JURIED AWARDS
Best Sound With Eyes Open, Best MIME Piece. IDEAS Festival of Multimedia Arts.
THE VERSE-O-MATIC INTERACTIVE POETRY MACHINE. (2002).
Interactive Environment
Synopsis: This poetry machine works like the classic “mad-lib” game, prompting input from the user(s) and creating a poem from the resulting interaction.
Castillo’s Role(s): Sole Authorship. (Flash programming, art, concept design, audio).
JURIED AWARDS
Best Interactive. IDEAS Festival of Multimedia Arts.
PARKING SHARK. (2002).
Video Game
Castillo, J., Lu, N., Sicuro, M., Wagner, D. and Wigmore, J. Music by the Burning Couches.
Synopsis: Launch your car to Mondo Island for a chance to showcase in front of a major record label.
Castillo’s Role(s): Writer, concept, producer, audio design, music production and sound effects.
JURIED AWARDS
Best Game. IDEAS Festival of Multimedia Arts.
CHRISTMAS IN WHOVILLE. (2000).
Song
Music by David Foster and Steve Kipner. Performed by Kristin Collins.
Synopsis: Christmas in Whoville, no time to be blue!
Castillo’s Role: Lyricist. My lyrics were selected by Director Ron Howard out of approximately 1400 entries for inclusion in the film.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCREENING/DISTRIBUTION
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Universal Publishing (2000). The film continues to sell on DVD, and is re-broadcast on television nationally and internationally numerous times every Christmas season.
Refereed Papers at Conferences
Nudd, D. M. & Castillo, J. (2010, November) An Instructional DVD: Building Better Mentor/Mentee Relationships in Graduate Programs. Paper and DVD excerpt presented at National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (national).
Castillo, Jeanette (2010, October). “Tempering Democratic Disillusionment: Comedy, democracy and user-generated content.” Presented at Union for Democratic Communications conference, State College, PA. (national).
Castillo, Jeanette L. (2009). “Digital Storytelling and the Post Production Process.” National Communication Association.
Castillo, Jeanette L. (2005). “The Canary Died: The consequences of deregulation of the radio industry.” Second place winner, Broadcast and Internet Radio Division Competition. Broadcast Education Association.
Castillo, Jeanette L. (2004). “Media Boundaries, Political Praxis, and Common Concerns: The Role of New Communication Technologies.” Media Ecology Panel. National Communications Association.
