ERIK KNORR / resume

[2004 - to On Call] Video Production Instructor, Otis Art and Design Evening College, Westchester, CA. Teaching all aspects of video. Conception (writing), production to completion using the following software: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, etc.

2002 - 2004 Video / Film Production Instructor, Mt. Sierra College, Monrovia, CA

[1976 - to Present] Erik Knorr Film and Video - Freelance Producer/Writer/Director/Editor for corporate videos and films (Training, Marketing and Internal Communications). A partial list of Clients include: Ford Motor, Kawasaki USA, Sony (Playstation)@E3, Xerox, Apple Computer, Sybase, Discovery Toys, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Genentech, NHK Broadcasting of Japan, Intuit, MIPS, National Semiconductor, Scott Lawn Products, Wyse Technologies, William's-Sonoma and Pottery Barn.

2001 - 2003 Substitute teacher. UCLA Extension and Mt. Sierra College

1994 - 1995 Producer- Feature Film, "The Group".

1988 - 1989 Television co-writer, "Wake, Rattle and Roll", 4-Point Ent. / Hanna- Barbera

1986 - 1987 Editor / Post production producer, New World Pictures,

Post Production - "Trailer Department"

1984 - 1986 Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Dept. of
Cinema/Television and the Dept. of Writing.

1982 Producer/ Director/ Editor Documentary "Portrait of a Prison"

1976 - 1979 Contractual employee for The Office of Information,

Department of Corrections, Michigan

EDUCATION

1986 Master of Fine Arts, Cinema/Television. University of Southern California.
1983 Certificate of Completion, Director's Program. American Film Institute.
1978 B.S., Radio, Television and Film. Eastern Michigan University.

AWARDS/GRANTS

1981 GRANT, Independent Filmmaker's Program, American Film Institute.
1982 GRANT, Michigan Arts Council, Artist in Residence

FOCUS award for "Portrait of a Prison," broadcast on PBS in 1984.
1990,91&92 3 JOEY awards for Corporate Videos; INTUIT, SYBASE and MIPS.