Faculty

Mechthild Schmidt-Feist 
MA, MA, MA
Clinical Associate Professor

Department Affiliation

• The Paul McGhee Division

Courses

• Media Convergence and Production / DGCM1-DC2238
  
• Intermediate Motion Design / Y19.2236
  
• Senior Project: Seminar (Digital Communications and Media) / DGCM1-DC7991
  
• Broadcast Design and Typography / DGCM1-DC2237
  
• Broadcast Design and Typography / Y19.2237
  
• Senior Project: Seminar (Digital Communications and Media) / Y19.7991
  
• History of Special Effects in Cinema / Y19.2239
  
• Motion Design II: Effects and Compositing / DGCM1-DC2236
  
• Drawing for Digital Artists / Y19.2241
  
• Special Topics in Digital Communications and Media / DGCM1-DC2200
  

Educational Record

• Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, MA, 1983, History
• Art University Berlin, Germany, MA, 1983, Fine Arts
• Hunter College, NYC, MA, 1984, Combined Media

Teaching Record

• New York Institute of Technology, Computer Arts
  Assistant Adjunct Professor 2002 - 2003
• New York University, SCPS , McGhee Division, Digital Communications and Media
  Master TEacher in Animation and Visual Effects 2003 - 2009
• Pratt Institute + NYU CADA, Graduate Computer Animation
  Assistant Adjunct Professor 2003 - 2003
• New York University, SCPS , McGhee Division, Digital Communications and Media
  Clinical Associate Professor of Digital Com.+Media 2009 - Present

Professional Record

• art director, animator, ARRI Video/Film Munich, Germany, 1986 - 1987
• independent designer, animator, A.Kluge, HBO, Editel NY, Post Perfect NY, etc, 1988 - 1998
• partner, designer, HouseWorks digital media, 1998 - Present

Honors & Awards

• Graduate Study Grant NYC
  DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), 1993
• Multimedia Design (1st prize), Broadcast Design (N
  International Monitor Awards, 1996
• Deutscher Filmpreis Design
  Deutscher Filmpreis - German Ministery of Culture, 1999
• Outstanding Service Award
  New York University, SCPS, 2006
• Curricular Development Challenge Fund
  New York University, 2007

Professional Societies

• ACM Siggraph, none, 1990 - Present
• New York Women in Film & Television, Digital Month Committee, 1990 - 2006
• Rhizome Net Arts, none, 2002 - Present
• AIGA, none, 2005 - Present
• DAAD AA (German Acad, Exchange, Alumni Ass.), Board of Directors, 2010 - Present
• NYC ACM Siggraph, Board of Directors, 2010 - Present

Publications

• "DER AVATAR ALS MEDIUM" in: "Verständigung über die Verständigung. Aspekte der Medienkompetenz" (Hg. Ursula Dreyer, Reiner Matzker), "Medienwissenschaft", Peter Lang Verlag in Bern, 2008
• Second Life Mirror Garden in: Space Between People. How the Virtual Changes Physical Architecture, Stephan Doesinger (Ed.), Prestel Verlag, 2008
• ¿Kunst und schnelle Zeit¿ (Art and fast Times), German, p. 197 ff, Journal of Media Studies, 2002
• ¿Gedanken zur Zeit¿ (Thoughts about Time), German, p. 55 ff , ZDF Series, edition 50, 1994
• ¿The Promiscuity of Time¿ Post Literate¿ edition, Autonomedia Publishers NY, p.72 f, Felix Magazine, 1993
• Medienkunst: Wohin?¿ (Media art: New Developments) International comparison of Computer Art studies. Summary of lecture, German and English, p. 203, ¿Medienkunst: Wohin?¿ (Media art: New Developments, 1991