CV / Resume
Downloadable PDF’s of CV and Resume.
Education
2006-2008 New York University, New York, NY
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts
2002-2006 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
BFA, Experimental Animation, School of Film/Video
Solo Exhibitions
Business is Business: Emery C. Martin, A Solo Show, Sea & Space Explorations, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
Exchange Rate: 2008, Remy’s On Temple, Los Angeles, CA
FRIENDLY FIRE, New York Art Book Fair, New York, NY
OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York, NY
ITP Spring Show 2008, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
ITP Winter Show 2007, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
Intervention 05’, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Screenings
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Le Cinématographe Nantes, “Juste à côté de L.A. : CalArts Video, 2005-2007,” Nantes, France, May 25, 2009
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Anthology Film Archive, New York, NY April 9, 2008
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Chinese Taipei Film Archive, Taichung City, Taiwan, October 5-11, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Taiwanese International Animation Festival, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept-Oct 27-10, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Milano Film Festival, “Different American Films,” Milan, Italy, September 20, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Student Academy Award National Finalist, Los Angeles, CA, June 9, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, 4th Annual Carless Drive-In Film and Video Festival, 2nd place, Sylmar, CA, April 28, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Student Academy Award Western Regional, Portland, OR, April 23, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, Philadelphia Film Festival: Visions of Persistence with Q&A Session, Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2007
Death, Destruction and the Weather Coming Up Next, CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase 2006, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Leonard H. Goldenson Theater Hollywood, CA, May 12, 2006
915 N. Bound, CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase 2004, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Leonard H. Goldenson Theater Hollywood, CA, May 7, 2004
Performances
*nix Genealogy, performed by Dell Mini 9, programmed/written by Emery C. Martin, 1969, DAN GRAHAM / The Friends of Distinction, 1842 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 2009
War & Peace, performed by Audrey Chan & Emery C. Martin, The Eternal Telethon, 5676 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2009
Political Speech for a Hydra, performed by Emery C. Martin, written by Jason Kunke; Ammunation Script, performed by Jason Kunke, written by Emery C. Martin, Exchange Rate 2008, Remy’s On Temple, Los Angeles, CA
The Neighborhood Network Watch’s Home Network Awareness Program, ITP Spring Show 2008, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY, May 12-13, 2008
The Neighborhood Network Watch’s Home Network Awareness Program, Sousveillance Culture Conference, The Change You Want To See Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 2008
The Neighborhood Network Watch, ITP Winter Show 2007, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY, December 16-17, 2007
The Neighborhood Network Watch, Electronic Social Club, Hunter College, New York, NY, November 15, 2007
March 17, 2007 (Hoods), performance with Audrey Chan, Hollywood, CA
Panel Discussions
Tactical Media Conference, “Fear, Spectacle, and the Media,” panelists: Armin Cooper, Emery Martin, Anjali Patel, and Ben Yee, The Change You Want To See Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, April 28, 2007
Sousveillance Conference, “Looking at Control: From Candidate Self-Surveillance to Wireless Subversion,” panelists: Michael Clemow and Tom Jenkins, Alberto Tafoya, and Emery Martin, The Change You Want To See Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 2008
Selected Publications Press
Programming From A to Z. New York, NY: New York University: Tisch School of the Arts: Interactive Telecommunications Program, 2009.
Exchange Rate: 2008. Los Angeles, CA: Elana Mann, 2009.
Goodin, Dan. “Unmasking the Neighborhood Network Watch.” The Register, 24 April 2008. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/24/neighborhood_network_watch_unmasked/
Marisa, Olson, “Sousveillance Culture Conference.” Rhizome, 16, April 2008. http://rhizome.org/announce/view/51385
“2007 Taiwanese International Animation Festival.” Chinese Taipei Film Archive, 2007. pg 164.
Olson, Marisa. “Tactical Media Conference-4/28-NY.” Rhizome, 24 April 2007. http://rhizome.org/discuss/view/25509/#47823
Awards
NYU Scholarship, 2006-2008
34th Student Academy National Finalist in Experimental Category, 2007
34th Student Academy Western Regional Finalist in Experimental Category, 2007
2nd Place at the 4th Annual Careless Drive-In Film and Video Festival in Abstract Category, 2007
CalArts Scholarship, 2004-2006
Lew & Eddie Wasserman Scholarship, 2003-2004
Employment
09/09-Present Experimental Animation Special Faculty, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
• Teaching all incoming MFA 1 students the digital production/post-production pipeline, non-conventional methods of production/post-production, and carrying out technical critique of animated shorts produced during their 1st year.
• Planning the curriculum for this course and contributing to the courses that tie into the MFA 1 Experimental Animation foundation curriculum.
• Supervising faculty teaching the BFA level course and planning curriculum for that course.
08/08-Present Digital Systems Specialist, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
• Overseeing computer hardware and software acquisition, implementation, maintenance, and research for all experimental animation facilities.
• Independent study advisor for graduate students in the area of programming, physical computing, and new media.
• Supervising and training student workers.
• Maintaining the CalArts’ School of Film/Video’s websites.
02/08-05/08 Intern, Turnstone Consulting LLC, New York, NY.
• Research and discovery work for profit and non-profit corporations as well as city projects related to: business, design, technology (esp. mobile) and vehicles.
• Writing briefs to evaluate and recommend courses of action based research, directly to the Creative Director of Turnstone.
• Archiving Turnstone’s research and resource library to gather educational ideas (physical/digital) to identify new initiatives, business developments opportunities and generate new strategic direction.
• Collaborate with members of the Constellation partnership (Turnstone Consulting LLC, The Map Office and Potion) with brainstorming, critique, design, and content development.
03/07-04/08 Innkeeper, TekServe, New York, NY.
• First tier diagnosis for computer repairs in conjunction with technicians.
• Answering questions and selling Apple products and third party peripherals and software for the Mac platform.
06/07-07/07 Intern, California Association of Realtors (CAR), Los Angeles, CA.
• Design and build CAR’s Second Life presence.
• 3D modeling and texturing for the CAR building and courtyard.
• Custom scripting for interaction including interactive displays, objects, video streaming and virtual take-aways.
• Scouting and acquisition of land in Second Life.
11/04-8/06 Mac Specialist, Apple Store, Pasadena, CA.
• Worked on the sales floor in a retail environment as well as answering questions and troubleshooting customer issues.
• Made presentations demonstrating Apple applications to groups of customers, individual sessions with customers on specialized issues (e.g. Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro).
• Conducted in-house training sessions.
• iPod troubleshooting, basic computer troubleshooting, and repairs at the Genius Bar.
9/02-6/06 Wide Format Supervisor & Lab Administrator, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
• Oversaw the operation of two wide format printers (HP 800PS 42” & Epson 9800 Pro) and a vinyl cutter (Roland CamJet) for Institute-wide print and vinyl-cutting jobs.
• Trained and supervised student employees.
• Maintained and troubleshot all hardware and software.
• Wrote operational and procedural documentation for current and future technicians.
• Administered, maintained, and troubleshot a Mac-based digital pre-press & media lab.
• Installed software and hardware for machines including scanners, film scanners, digital video editing setups, and printers.
• Routine maintenance of systems.
9/05-12/05 Studio Engineer, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
• Engineered sound for vocal, instrumental, and ADR recording sessions.
• Worked in a studio equipped with a Digidesign ProTools HD suite with a Control 24 Surface.
1/03-5/03 Teaching Assistant, Director of Program in Experimental Animation, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
• Set up technology, projectors, and computers for visiting artist workshops.
• Assisted students with video editing and animation.
1/00-6/02 Assistant Studio Engineer, Lime Lite Music, Los Angeles, CA.
• Assistant studio engineer for a small music company that owned and operated a recording studio to produce demos for musicians and groups.
• Session setups, patching, hardware maintenance and configuration.
1996-current Freelance, various locations.
• Videography for the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY.
• Compositor for stop motion animation and live action shorts.
• Online Editor using an AJA Kona I/O Standard Definition Final Cut Pro based system for an animated short.
• Graphic design and web design for small companies and musicians, currently UNET Music & Entertainment.
• Sound Editor, Assistant Studio Engineer, & Live Sound Engineer for various music groups and recording studios in the Los Angeles area.
• Final Cut Pro teacher for private individuals.
• Computer networking for LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District) adult division.
• Wiring networks for businesses and private individuals.
• Mac Troubleshooting for both commercial businesses and private individuals.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Final Cut Pro (DV & Film), Avid Xpress & Media Composer, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, DigiDesign ProTools LE & HD, Maya, Newtek Lightwave, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, WordPress, TypePad, iLife, Second Life, Arduino, Processing, Eclipse, Xcode, Unix, Mac OS 7.x-10.4.x, Microsoft Windows Server 2000 & XP, Ubuntu 8.
Programming Languages
Arduino, C, CSS, HTML, JAVA, LSL & MEL
Interests
cars, computer/video games, critical/film theory, globalization, Internet memes, networks, perception of vision, power structures, politics, t-shirts and toys