instructors (partial list)

Jem Schofield
Producer/Educator/Geek

Jem is the founder of theC47, an online and offline resource for production based training, information and services. He is a producer, author and educator who teaches production and post-production at workshops, trade shows and special events. He is also the founder and program director of The Filmmaker's Intensive.

He is an Apple Mentor Trainer and co-author of the Apple Pro Training Series book entitled Motion 4 Quick-Reference Guide. He is also the co-author of the Apple Pro Training Series book entitled Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio 2 and a contributing author of the Apple Pro Training Series book: DVD Studio Pro 4, 2nd Edition.

Jem's company, Buttons Productions, produces projects and provides training for an ever expanding client base that includes Apple, Inc., The New York Times, Canon U.S.A. Inc., Vision Research, Abel Cine and Blue Note Records.


For more about Jem & his whereabouts visit theC47.com


Skipp Sudduth
Actor/Director 

A well known actor and director, Skipp Sudduth brings years of television and film experience to The Filmmaker's Intensive.

Here's a sampling of his Acting & Directing Credits...

ACTING

FILM
FLAWLESS Dir. Joel Schumacher
RONIN  Dir. John Frankenheimer
ERASER  Dir. Charles Russell
CLOCKERS  Dir. Spike Lee
MONEY TRAIN  Dir. Joseph Ruben
SCAM  Dir. John Flynn
MY LITTLE HAPPINESS  Dir. Doug McGrath

TELEVISION
LAW AND ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT  GUEST STAR  NBC
CRIMINAL MINDS  GUEST STAR  CBS
WATERFRONT  GUEST STAR  CBS
LAW & ORDER:  SVU  GUEST STAR  NBC
THIRD WATCH  SERIES REGULAR  NBC
OZ  RECURRING  HBO
TRINITY  RECURRING  NBC
WALLACE  MOW  TNT
BROOKLYN SOUTH  GUEST STAR  CBS
LAW & ORDER  GUEST STAR  NBC
COSBY  GUEST STAR  CBS

BROADWAY/OFF BROADWAY/ REGIONAL
PRAYER FOR MY ENEMY Dir: Bartlett Sher
SOUTH PACIFIC Dir: Bartlett Sher
10 MILLION MILES Dir: Michael Mayer
ICE MAN COMETH Dir. Howard Davies
ON THE WATERFRONT Dir. Sir Adrian Hall
THE GRAPES OF WRATH Dir. Frank Galati
WRITER’S BLOCK Dir. Woody Allen
MARISOL Dir. Michael Greif
THE BIG FUNK Dir. John Patrick Shanley
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Steppenwolf Theatre Co.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF McCarter Theatre
WAITING FOR GODOT Bailiwick Repertory

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DIRECTING

TELEVISION

WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB  Maybe Baby 20th/ABC
CRIMINAL MINDS About Face ABCS/CBS
ER Breach of Trust WB/NBC
ER No Place to Hide WB/NBC
THIRD WATCH How do you Spell Relief WB/NBC
THIRD WATCH The Spirit WB/NBC
THIRD WATCH Collateral Damage2 WB/NBC
CSI:NY Tales From The Undercard CBS
CSI:NY Shop Till You Drop CBS
CSI:NY Party Down CBS 


Matt Porwoll
DP/Camera Assistant/DIT

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Matt Porwoll studied film at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.  Upon graduation, he moved to New York City working as the Rental Floor Manager at Abel Cine Tech for two and a half years.

Currently, Matt primarily works as a commercial camera assistant and camera operator / cinematographer for documentary films.  His operator credits include Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot, directed by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, and By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, directed by Amy Rice and Alica Sams for HBO, following Obama’s presidential campaign since June 2006.  As cinematographer, the feature documentary No More Games is currently in post-production.  Following the 2008 US Homeless World Cup soccer team, the film shows how through sport, homeless men and women can get back on their feet and on course with their lives.

Apart from his work on documentaries, Matt has also worked as a camera operator for the MOJO / Dos Equis series “M.I.A.,” fashion videos for W Magazine, Ralph Lauren, and Y-3, as well as music videos and performances for such performers as Ryan Adams, Beck, The Raconteurs, N.E.R.D., and Justin Timberlake.


Giuseppe Malpasso
Cinematographer

Born in 1972, Lentini, Italy. He began his career as a filmmaker in 1990 in Rome. He lives and works in New York. He has made documentaries, reporting all over the world. Directors such as Peter Greenaway and Michelangelo Antonioni have been inspirational, as well as the photographers Edward Steichen and Robert Frank. He has been working with major Italian broadcasting networks such as: RAI (the biggest television company in Italy), Mediaset , Sky Italia, LA7, and MTV (Italy).

When he moved to New York he has also begun to work with international broadcasting networks such as: RTL ( Europe’s largest TV-based network in Germany); MTV (England), National Geographic International, TSI (Switzerland) Seven Network (Australia), and TVNZ (New Zealand). Among his works are: Peppino Impastato, A Man a Doctrine (Doc, 2002); Moderna (Doc,2003) , The Emergency of Baroque (Doc,2004), Friendly Fire (Doc,2007), We Are the Future ( Musical, 2004), Blackout (feature,2008), Last Stop ( Doc – 2009), and Pesci Rossi in New York (Musical, 2009). In 2008, he covered much of the presidential campaign in America.

He won a Gold Panda for the best cinematography at Sichuan TV Festival in China for the documentary Last Stop.