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Production Assistant: Red {an orchestra}

By • On • In Productions, Volunteering

After taking a course on multi-source video production, students in the Digital Video Communication program at Cleveland State University can volunteer as Production Assistants for live productions that the faculty and staff are involved with.

This one-day production took place in the Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland, it was a twelve-camera set up with several media trucks digitizing the output for a live performance within Second Life. The Ikegami cameras had long-throw zooms and crank focuses. Quite honestly, it was the most professional broadcast camera Alma have ever used.

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Media Designer, CSU Theater Production of The Laramie Project

By • On • In Coursework and Research, Education, Productions, Self-Teaching, Teams and Groups

Directed by Dr Michael Mauldin

The Laramie Project documents the lives and reactions of a Wyoming community as they are immersed in the aftermath of the brutal murder of Matthew Sheppard. It contains the moving interviews by witnesses, family and friends and transcripts of court proceedings.

A scene in the play portrays the jarring descent of the national media on to the quite town of Laramie, many productions send all cast members armed with news paraphernalia storming through the audience. This, in addition to a greater integration of digital media in to the play, necessitated a cross-department outreach in Cleveland State University’s production. Alma was involved in a production of this play in high school as a member of house crew, and when she heard that my university was going to be producing it, she was compelled to be even more involved. When Alma heard of the need for a liaison between the Theater Arts department and the School of Communication, she worked with the faculty involved to develop an Independent Study course.

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Luxury Seating Prep Crew (Game Day Staff)

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Game Day Staff, Luxury Seating: Prep Crew (July 2004-August 2005)

During the 2004 and 2005 baseball seasons, Alma inspected the Luxury Seating fan areas and suites for maintenance, custodial, and supply issues before the start of each home game. She notified various departments of any action required in suites and restocked complimentary newspapers and magazines.  In the 2005 season, Alma delivered complimentary promotional items to the suites during game time.
Workplace Honors: Employee of the Month (Luxury Seating) July 2005

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University of Dallas Latin in Rome Program

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Studying Latin in high school became a popular thing to do, the year after Alma started. She had the benefit of small classes and having the same classmates year after year. Alma found that she was interested in far more than declensions and conjugating, the similarities and differences in language and the culture all proved so compelling that she later got a BA in Linguistics and wrote numerous papers on psycholinguistics.

It makes sense then, that Alma would apply for a program like University of Dallas’s Latin in Rome. She was accepted and participated during the Summer of 2003. During three weeks in Rome, Alma studied Latin and earned an A in University of Dallas course CLL 1305: Latin Grammar Review.

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La Dolce Vitae…

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I take some liberty with the title of my online Curriculum Vitae, but not without some forethought…

La Dolce Vita, the film by Federico Fellini, was and is remarkable, following tabloid journalist Marcello Rubini through a week of life. What else is a Curriculum Vitae about? It is a collection of experiences that showcase a person, living their sweet life.

With that said, I hope you take some time to look at my sweet life.

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