Dave Monahan Assistant Chair & Professor
Contact Information
Morton Hall 259
Phone: 910-962-7544
E-mail: monahand@uncw.edu
Education
Columbia University, New York, New York. M.F.A., Film Directing, 1996
South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. B.S., Studio Arts (Minor: English)1984
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Filmography
RINGO
Digital, 5:30 min., found footage experimental, Producer, Director, Lead Editor & Effects
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award
University Film and Video Association conference, Chicago IL, 2005
Hanoi Cinemateque, Hanoi Vietnam, 2005
Santa Fe International Film Festival, Santa Fe NM, 2005
Cinequest International Film Festival, San Jose CA, 2006
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor MI, 2006
(Honorable Mention Award)
Athens International Film & Video Festival, Athens OH, 2006
Winnipeg International Film Festival, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, 2006Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle WA, 2006:
Grand JuryPrize - Short Animated Film
Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles CA, 2006
Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour (national screening tour to universities, theaters and museums), 2006
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, 2006
Rural Route Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, New York NY, 2006
Friday Film Nite Wilmington Filmmakers Showcase, Wilmington NC, 2006 (Invited)
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Palm Springs CA, 2006 (Invited)
1 Reel Film Festival/Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, Seattle WA, 2006 (Invited)
Rural Route Film Festival International Touring Program, 2006 (Invited)
September 28 & 29,2006, Detroit, Michigan at Henry Ford Museum
November 18th, 2006, Alpine, TX, West Fest at Sul Ross University
November 24th, 2006, Elkader, IA, Elkader Cinema
November 24th & 25th, 2006, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
LOST & FOUND
16mm, 25 min., narrative, Editor
Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, November 10, 2006
Avignon/New York International Film Festival, New York NY November 15 & 17, 2006
SNAPSHOT
16mm, 28 min., narrative, Editor
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award
Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, August 2005
University Film and Video Association conference, Chicago IL, August 2005
Avignon/New York International Film Festival, New York NY November 2005
Avignon International Film Festival, Avignon France, May 2006
Home Film Festival, New York, NY, May 2006
Wine Country Film Festival, Napa/Sonoma CA, August 2006
Breckenridge Film Festival, Breckenridge CO, September 2006
Bluegrass Independent Film Festival, Louisville KY, September 2006
Dubrovnik International Film Festival, Dubrovnik Croatia, October 2006
New England Film & Video Festival, Boston MA, October 7, 2006
NEFVF Award - Best Narrative Independent Short
MONKEY JUNCTION
PAL DVCAM, 33 min., narrative, Writer, Director, Editor
Funded in part with a Charles L. Cahill Award
Cucalorus Festival of Independent Film, Wilmington NC, 2004
University Film and Video Association conference, Toledo OH, 2004
Carolina Film and Video Festival, Greensboro NC 2005
Oxford International Film Festival, Oxford MS, 2005
Light Factory 5th Annual Carolina Filmmakers Showcase, Charlotte NC, 2005
Alameda International Film Festival, Alameda CA, 2005
North Carolina Visions, State-wide PBS showcase, Oct. 29 2005 and April 29 2006
PRIME TIME
16mm, 15 min., narrative / Writer, Director, Editor, Digital Effects
Awards:
New Line Cinema Award: “Most Original Film”
Silver Plaque: Chicago International Film Festival
Silver Award: Adriatico International Film Festival
Featured:
Resfest Festival of Digital Films (London, New York, San Francisco, Chicago)
Festival of New Work by Columbia University Filmmakers (Faculty Selects)
Independent Feature Film Market Film School Showcase (NYC)
Sao Paolo International Film Festival
Selected Entry:
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Barcelona International Film Festival
Adriatico International Film Festival (Italy)
ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME
16mm, 15 min., narrative / Writer, Director, Editor
Awards:
Student Academy Award Regional Finalist
Honorable Mention: Melbourne International Film Festival
Featured:
First Exposure: WNYC TV (New York)
Image Union: WTTW TV (Chicago)
Eat Carpet: SBS TV (Sidney, Australia)
Independent Feature Film Market Film School Showcase (NYC)
Faculty Selects: Columbia University Graduate Film Division
International Student Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
First Look Series/Tribeca Film Center (NYC)
Selected Entry:
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Short Cuts Film Festival (Monaco, Paris
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Publications
Contributing Consultant: “Looking At Movies” 2nd Edition,
W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
Supplementary Materials Author: “Looking At Movies” 2nd Edition,
W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
Writer/Director/Narrator/Editor of DVD supplement tutorial films:
The Lumiere Brothers’ Actualities
Fred Ott’s Sneeze
Suspense and Surprise
Setting and Expressionism
Lighting and Familiar Image
Composing The Frame
Seeing the Lighting
Shot Types and Implied Proximity
Camera Angles
Point of View
Zoom and Moving Camera Effects
The Moving Camera
Focal Length
The Evolution of Editing
The Kuleshov Experiment Experiment
The 180 Degree Rule
Editing Techniques in “Snapshot”
Persona and Performance
Editing and Performance in “Snapshot”
Sound in “Snapshot”
Website Essays (wwnorton.com/movies), Editor Eileen Connell, 2006
Animation Techniques
Factual and Dramatic Aspects of Documentary Film
The Evolution of Special Effects
The Evolution of Editing Technology
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Screenwriting
PRAIRIE CURE
feature length screenplay
Selected for Nuyorican “Fifth Night” staged reading series: Starring Liev Schreiber
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
feature length screenplay
Commissioned rewrite by David Monahan for Avenue Entertainment Group
WET
feature length screenplay
Write-for-hire/collaboration for Lemming Productions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
INSIDE RAMONA
feature length screenplay
Currently in revision