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Experienced Artist and Technical Writer
Jo S.

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I'm Jo! I graduated from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Film/Television. I've directed two feature films and over a dozen music videos. My work as a filmmaker/animator has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Paste, Stereogum, and Pitchfork. Additionally, I often work as a VFX Artist. My past clients include AT&T, The Washington Post, and major-label artists like Tate McRae and Ian. I'm also a musician. I play bass in a band called The Ophelias. Our latest album, Spring Grove, was...

I'm Jo! I graduated from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Film/Television. I've directed two feature films and over a dozen music videos. My work as a filmmaker/animator has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Paste, Stereogum, and Pitchfork. Additionally, I often work as a VFX Artist. My past clients include AT&T, The Washington Post, and major-label artists like Tate McRae and Ian. I'm also a musician. I play bass in a band called The Ophelias. Our latest album, Spring Grove, was produced by Grammy-winner Julien Baker.

Outside the arts, I also have over a decade of experience as a writer. Most recently, I ghost-wrote a book on the ethics of civil engineering for Vice Provost Jeffrey S. Russell, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, F.NSPE, who works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I've also done technical writing for the Cengage Group. In the past, I've worked as a journalist for Isthmus newspaper and produced radio commentary for Wisconsin Public Radio.

I have also worked for Understood, the leading non-profit focused on empowering people with learning and thinking differences. I welcome students with non-traditional learning-styles, and can adjust my tutoring style to meet their needs.


Education

New York University - Tisch
Film and Television

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ADHD

ADHD

I worked at Understood, "the leading nonprofit empowering the 70 million people with learning and thinking differences in the United States." My work focused on creating content about the challenges of learning with ADHD. I am also diagnosed with ADHD, and have spent a lot of time thinking about how to turn ADHD into a superpower, rather than a handicap.
Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects

My past clients include major label artists like Tate McRae and Ian. Other wroks includes rotoscope work on the title sequence of Girls5Eva, object removal for BMW, and compositing for multiple feature films. My skillset includes camera tracking, rotoscoping, set extensions, sky replacements, matte paintings, footage stabilization, motion design, 2D animation, scripting, and greenscreen keying.
Video Production

Video Production

I have written/directed two feature films and over a dozen music videos. My first feature, Calliope, was chosen by Kickstarter as a "Project We Love." My second feature, Hell Is Empty, was chosen by USA Today as one of "The movies you'll want to watch in 2022." My music videos have been featured in publications like The New York Times, Paste, Pitchfork, and Stereogum. I also have a BFA from New York University - Tisch in Film/Television.
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