Birthday:
December 18
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Joining date:
March 14, 2012
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First Name (Required: even if you are representing an organization you must use your name)
Donald
Last Name (Family Name)
Schwartz
About Me (human/individual)/interests, work..short bio/ THis is the most important. It is the only way to know that you are not a SPAMBOT!Be generous!
I was born in Brooklyn and lived in the Slope for more than twenty years. When I first moved here with my wife Jennifer, an artist and graphic designer, there were two restaurants on 5th Avenue and no boutiques. Before moving to Brooklyn I lived on the upper west side while the area was still called the wild, wild west. Much earlier, in the late sixties early seventies--my memory of this period is a bit hazy--I graduated with a BA from Sar ah Lawrence College (1972), hitchhiked across the United States, lived in an ashram in Wichita, Kansas, attended Woodstock, and worked as an au pair in France. In recent years, I've hosted and moderated a number of events because I enjoy asking knowledgeable people questions about subjects that interest me. Three examples that fit in this category are: "Animator's Boot Camp & Field Manual Workshop" for NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, “Getting Your Share of the Money – Game Developers in Virtual Worlds” for IGDA NYC and for Social Media Club NYC: “Social Media’s Return On Investment – When Will We Get Buy-in?” Prior to my current career as a technical writer (see: www.thetechnologyteaser.com) and photographer (see: Model Mayhem URL http://www.modelmayhem.com/330719),. I was involved with shooting, directing, producing, and writing videos for clients such as IBM, AT&T, Major League Baseball, Entertainment Tonight, Financial News Network, and Dudley-Anderson-Yutzey. My documentary film, Louie was broadcast on PBS. I learned the most about shooting motion from working as Technical Director for choreographer Merce Cunningham's Deli Commedia broadcast on PBS Great Performances. In response to the question: What was your most bizarre on set experience? I'd say watching a tube camera go up in smoke. (After that, inconveniences such as buzzing audio and last minute location changes pale in comparison). I prefer not to multi-task when listening to jazz, blues, folk, heavy metal or the spoken word. My favorite meal is a turkey burger and French Fries. I now enjoy eating fish when I don't have to prepare it. I relish a good argument and have started a few. I conducted an international call-in for Fast Company.com, "Next Generation: Are Virtual World Waiting in the Wings?" (URL: bit.ly/byvKuE) I find making beautiful images fun and student questions in the workshop I teach as to "how" an amusing reminder of just how differently we see what's in front of us. I sometimes play Angry Birds when under stress although I deny this publicly.
Occupation ( maximum of three):
Video and film (screen-dance)
English is the main language of this site, but let us know which language you would use in this network besides English:
French
