Kim Sherrell

Kim Sherrell

Producer and Director

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • Filmmaker, Educator, and Independent Media Producer at http://kimsherrell.com
  • Visual Communications Specialist and Entrepreneur at http://kimsherrell.com
Past
Education
  • Southern Oregon University
Recommended
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Connections
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Industry
Entertainment
Websites

Kim Sherrell’s Summary

About

Kim Sherrell is a filmmaker, educator, and independent media producer. She is currently working on projects including a sitcom and a couple of tech startups. An authority on multimedia design, cultural theory, and contemporary art, Kim is the founder of #Artwalk on Twitter.

Kim Sherrell’s Specialties:

Areas of expertise include theory and praxis of contemporary visual arts, visual communication/graphic design, digital filmmaking, project management, content curation/collaboration and community building.

Fluent with tools such as XHTML/CSS, Apple's Final Cut Studio, and the Adobe Creative Suite.

Kim Sherrell’s Experience

  • Filmmaker, Educator, and Independent Media Producer

    http://kimsherrell.com

    (Entertainment industry)

    June 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

    Director:
    2000s

    1. Top Secret Project (2009) Hint: It's a comedy
    2. Star Factory (2009) Short Film
    3. Our Moment is Now (2008) :30 TV spot Barack Obama/Moveon.org.
    4. Good Day (2007) Music Video for Austin-based Cord/Emerald Entertainment Group/Santa Cruz Film Festival
    5. Make.the.sun.mov (2007) :30 TV spot Avid/Sundance/Filmmaker Magazine


    Producer:
    2000s

    1. Star Factory (2009) Short Film
    2. Our Moment is Now (2008) :30 TV spot Barack Obama/Moveon.org
    3. Good Day (2007) Music Video for Austin-based Cord/Emerald Entertainment Group/Santa Cruz Film Festival
    4. Make.the.sun.mov (2007) :30 TV spot Avid/Sundance/Filmmaker Magazine
    5. From the Ground Up (2006) Short Film Written by John Cole and Laney De'Aquino


    Writer:
    2000s

    1. Star Factory (2008) Short Film


    1st AD:
    2000s

    1. From the Ground Up (2006) Short Film Written by John Cole and Laney De'Aquino


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    Social Media Stats:

    Twitter Grader 100% (Ranked between #1 and #35 out of 4,855,863)
    Klout Score 98%
    Retweet Rank Top 100

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    Training and Symposiums

    Socomm 09: Social Communications Summit - New York - Feb 2009 - http://bit.ly/3OcygW

    140 Characters Conference - New York - June 2009 -
    http://nyc.140conf.com/news

    Twiistup Los Angeles Tech Event - July 2009 - http://www.twiistup.com/

  • Visual Communications Specialist and Entrepreneur

    http://kimsherrell.com

    (Entertainment industry)

    March 1988 — Present (21 years 10 months)

    In addition to twelve years teaching visual communications, design, and multimedia courses in higher education, I've maintained a freelance career as a designer working in print and electronic creative the 80's and web/interactive since the 90's.

    I am currently working at the intersection of cinema and social media. On April 28, 2009, I founded #Artwalk on Twitter, a global initiative to bring artists and art patrons together.

  • Lead Instructor, Computer Science/Graphics and Multimedia

    Rogue Community College

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 1999 — March 2009 (9 years 7 months)

    Gained valuable experience as head of Rogue Community College's Digital Graphics Design Program.

    Developed curriculum, produced online course materials, and taught in traditional classroom and distance learning environments.

    Courses taught:
    CS125DV Digital Video
    CS125GD Computer Graphics Design
    CS125DI Digital Imaging
    CS125CI Computer Illustration
    CS125F Intro to Flash
    CS125DW Dreamweaver I
    CS135DW Dreamweaver II
    CS125MM Intro to Multimedia
    CS125WG Web Graphics
    CS233H HTML II
    CS235 Production Graphics
    CS235 Graphics Studio
    CS125SS Spreadsheet Applications
    CS120 Concepts in Computing I

    Screening Committees: Art Instructor (2), Associate Dean (2), IT/ CIS Committee (SOU)
    Producer, Virtual Tour (Interactive Web Video)
    Tech Panelist, College Redesign

    -Extensive experience in team-building and collaborative work
    -Nurturing ongoing relationships with community partners
    -Leading creative teams from concept through completion for a wide variety of projects

  • Adjunct Professor, Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Southern Oregon University

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    January 1997 — June 2003 (6 years 6 months)

    Taught courses for Art Department, Computer Science Department, and the Southern Oregon University Applied Multimedia Unit. Courses included: Issues in Art and Technology, Digital Studio, Intro to Multimedia, Education Technology, Digital Interactive, Digital Printmaking, Intro to Multimedia, and Computer Science Applications.

Kim Sherrell’s Education

  • Southern Oregon University

    Master's of Science , Arts and Letters , 1998 — 1999

    Activities and Societies:
    Completed a self-designed interdisciplinary degree in Art, Cultural Studies, and Applied Multimedia.

    Appointed Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Computer Science.

Additional Information

Kim Sherrell’s Websites:

Kim Sherrell’s Interests:

Directing and producing interactive comedy; creating art; designing and authoring interactive publications and communities on the social web.

Kim Sherrell’s Groups:

Board Member, Jackson County Cultural Coalition
Community and social activist working in areas of education, environmental sustainability, and alcohol/drug abuse prevention

  •    Web 2.0
  •    Twitter
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Communication Arts
  •    Green
  •    Tweeple
  •    Southern Oregon University Alumni
  •    Technology-Using Professors
  •    Scientist Artist Collaborations

Kim Sherrell’s Honors:

Recipient of Guanajuato Award. Outstanding Graduate Student for research in electronic iconography/semiotics.

First Place and Best of Show. Redding Museum of Art and History.

Shasta College Board of Trustee's Award, Fine Arts.

Grants and Funding Procurement:
2 State-of-the-art Macintosh labs, Rogue Community College.
Maya 3D software. Digital Video equipment.

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