Interests

TV and Film Writing, Narrative TV and Film Production, Media Representation of Men and the Male Body, Gay Representation in Media, Storytelling in the 21st Century, Experimental Media.

Biography

H.D. Motyl, Assistant Professor, teaches Media Production and Writing, with his primary interest is in teaching students how to tell engaging and thought-provoking stories with words and images. His narrative and experimental work, including "Token of Love" and "Messages from Jeanne," has been screened in festivals worldwide. His most recent video, "Three Creeks" premiered at H2O: Film on Water at the Great Falls VT Art Center. Another, "Oh Michael/Oh Jesus" played at the Calgary Fringe Film Festival, where the lead performance was nominated for a Best Actor award. He has produced and written documentaries for The History Channel, National Geographic Channel and A&E, among others. For the home video and educational markets, he has produced such diverse work as the best-selling "Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film," "The Journey of Amistad," and the award-winning Show & Tell series of children’s videos. Professor Motyl is currently producing a feature documentary, "Cowboy Christmas", about professional rodeo steer wrestlers, as he completes a new video installation, "Nudes Descending a Staircase.," an homage to Duchamp's seminal work using 21st Century technology.

Courses

• RT 483 - TV Program Development
• RT 300 - Intro to Production