Betsy M.
Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA
Education
Job History 2013-2015 Researcher/Writer/Interviewer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Visual History Program-working with visual effects, documentary, laboratory, music, and other artists 2012-2015 Faculty National University, College of Arts and Sciences 2009-2012 ¬Program Manager American Documentary Showcase, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 2009-2012 Author A New History of Documentary Film, Second Edition: Bloomsbury, 2012 2003-2005 Author A New History of Documentary co-author with Jack C. Ellis: Continuum International, 2000-2001 Executive Director Backyard Children’s Film Festival 1991-2000 Executive Director International Documentary Association 1980-1983 Lecturer University of Vermont, Communications Department 1978-1988 Vice President Marketing and Promotion Direct Cinema Ltd. Education 1980 Ph.D. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, School of Communications Major: Cinema/History/ Criticism/Theory Minor: Educational Administration 1977 M.A. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, School of Cinematic Arts Cinema: History/Criticism/Theory 1974 B.Sc. ITHACA COLLEGE Major: Cinema Studies &Photography-Magna cum Laude Minor: Television and Radio Teaching Positions and Courses (alphabetical order) Art Center College of Design, Lecturer, Documentary Production California State University San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus, OSHER Program, Documentary Emerson College (Los Angeles Program), Lecturer European Cinema, LA Cultural Immersion Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Adjunct Faculty, Television History National University, Online Adjunct Faculty, Animation, Science Fiction, Orson Welles, Women Directors The University of Southern California, Lecturer, Film History, Television History The University of Vermont, Assistant Professor, American Film History, Documentary
Experience
Additional publications include a series of book reviews for The Daily News, Los Angeles California and regular obituaries for Documentary magazine Additional Service Dr. McLane served for 15 years on the Advisory Board of the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress, advising Librarian Dr. James Billington on the selection of 25 films each year for inclusion in the National Film Registry Individuals researched/interviewed for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oral History Program include: filmmakers Michael Apted, Joan Churchill, Robert Drew, Marina Goldovskaya, Barbara Hammer, Barbara Kopple, Lynne Littman, Greg MacGillivray (IMAX), Bill Pympton, Terry Sanders, Fred Wiseman, and Beverly Wood (DeLuxe-E Film), Dan Peri (title designer), Bob Heiber (Chase Sound), Volker Bahneman (Arriflex), Irwin Young (DuArt), Garrett Brown (Steadicam inventor) among others. Dr. McLane is a Life Member and Past President of the University Film and Video Association (UFVA), the first woman to be elected to that office. For the UFVA, she also served as Executive Vice President and Board Member and as a Board Member of The University Film and Video Foundation. As UFVA President she was the official representative at two meetings of The International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT). She is Director Emerita of The International Documentary Association. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Dr. McLane currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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Any day at any time
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Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
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I specialize in helping parents and students decide if attending film school is the right path for them, and if it is a good choice, I advise in evaluating film programs and preparing for acceptance.
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