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  • Kristin  Holodak
    Professor Kris HolodakMarquette University

    Johnston Hall, 514

    MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
    (414) 288-4061Heron Media
    Curriculum Vitae

    Associate Professor, Digital Media and Performing Arts

    Education

    M.F.A. in Film Production at Boston University
    M.S. in Corporate Communication at Ithaca College
    B.A. in Broadcasting at SUNY Oswego

    Courses Taught

    Advanced Production & Portfolio
    Cinematography
    Corporate Media
    Editing Techniques
    Introduction to Digital Media Production
    Introduction to Scriptwriting
    Journalism Tools and Techniques 
    Narrative Production
    Short Film Producing

    Research Interests

    Producing and Directing short film
    Editing
    Cinematography
    Scriptwriting

    Professional Experience

    Kris has created various digital media for employers and clients, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, GE, Xerox, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, among others.

    While Kris has more than fifteen years of professional experience, she has always felt at home behind a camera. She discusses her path to becoming a filmmaker here:

    Professional Affiliations

    Milwaukee Filmmaker Alliance
    Milwaukee Film Higher Education Working Group
    University Film and Video Association
    Women in Film and Video

    Honors and Awards

    2021 Diederich College Scholar of the Year
    2018 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

    Grandpa's Getaways
    Best Screenplay

    Take Out
    Audience Award for Best Short

    Killer
    Jury Prize for Best Short Short
    Best of the Fest Shorts

    Passing
    Best of the Fest Shorts

    Bewildered
    Winner: Experimental Short, Silver

    Professional Work and Film Screenings

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    WanderMKE

    Cracked

    However Improbable

    X-ed Out

    The Gardener

    Insomnia

    Winter Cranes

    Grandpa's Getaways

    Young of the Year

    Ghost Tours

    Killer

    Take Out

    Passing

    Bewildered

    Doggie Drill Team

    Memory Sticks

     

    Why Marquette

     

    The Digital Media department at Marquette offers my students and me a wonderful opportunity to explore all the ways in which media gets created and used in the modern age. I can bring to the classroom my experiences making both documentary and narrative films, corporate video, and educational media and use that to broaden my students’ expectations and opportunities.


    Johnston Hall