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On campus: | 430D Phifer Hall, 205-348-7182 |
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| Education: | MFA, University of New Orleans BA, University of Alabama |
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Adam Schwartz is an Alabama native filmmaker and UA alum who most enjoys narrative fiction film but has also worked in documentary and animation. His primary research interests include film and video production, parody and satire, scripted television production, digital storytelling, digital technology, media psychology, and interactive media. While in New Orleans in 2006, he co-directed Watermarks, a short drama set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which went on to win Best Docudrama at the 2006 Southern Appalachian Film Festival and screen at other film festivals throughout the south including the New Orleans Film Festival and the Oxford Film Festival. In addition to his work in film and video, Schwartz produced a 50 episode animated series called The Adventures of Captain Judgment for the Coping Power Program, a preventative intervention program for behavioral at-risk children in late elementary school and early middle school.
He recently completed Torch, a short documentary highlighting what was once one of Birmingham, Alabama’s most unusual landmarks – a 56-foot tall iron statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, holding a neon green light that turned red in the event of a traffic fatality. The film will screen at various film festivals throughout the southeast.
Research Focus
Parody and Satire
Science Fiction TV and Film
Interactive media
Speciality Fields
Film/Video Production
Video Postproduction
Television production
Teaching
- TCF 201: Introduction to Video Production
- TCF 361: Introduction to Postproduction
- TCF 451: Advanced Television Production
- TCF 491: Capstone Production Projects II
- TCF 397: Production Crew Credits
- TCF 389: Shooting the Short Comedy
In the News
“Teacher’s cartoon part of national program” (Tuscaloosa News, Aug. 2009)
“TV pilot being shot at UA” (Tuscaloosa News, Oct. 2009)
“Students Create TV Pilot” (CBS 42 News, Oct. 2009)
Select Video Work
Torch (click to go to the film’s website):
