Interview with Filmmaker Keith Mehlinger
Rob Lee interviewed Dr. Keith Mehlinger, a filmmaker, and they discuss their work, inspirations, and much more.
In this episode of The Truth In This Art, Rob Lee interviews Keith Mehlinger, a tenured professor of cinematic arts and sciences at Morgan State University and director of the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program and the Digital Media Center in the James H., Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts, and they discuss Keith's career in film, his vision for the SWAN program and much more.
About the Guest
Keith Mehlinger is tenured professor of cinematic arts and sciences at Morgan State University and director of the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program and the Digital Media Center in the James H., Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley and the M.F.A. in Cinema/TV (Screenwriting) from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Mehlinger has a track record of successful experience as a marketing communications and corporate film and video producer in Los Angeles. He has also served as in-house producer for Fortune 250 companies including Northrop Aircraft and TRW Space and Defense. As director of the corporate division of SI Communications in Burbank, Ca., he expanded the company client base, and also produced multiple episodes of the syndicated documentary series, "Story of a People" including "African Americans: An Amazing Century."
About Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN)
Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) is Morgan's cinematic arts and sciences major and the most technology immersive program in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). Much more than just a film major, SWAN lays the groundwork for evolving artists, filmmakers, and content producers to forge career paths in entertainment, education, science, and business at a time when visual storytelling is the dominant narrative form of the 21st Century.
About the Guest
Keith Mehlinger is tenured professor of cinematic arts and sciences at Morgan State University and director of the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program and the Digital Media Center in the James H., Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley and the M.F.A. in Cinema/TV (Screenwriting) from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Mehlinger has a track record of successful experience as a marketing communications and corporate film and video producer in Los Angeles. He has also served as in-house producer for Fortune 250 companies including Northrop Aircraft and TRW Space and Defense. As director of the corporate division of SI Communications in Burbank, Ca., he expanded the company client base, and also produced multiple episodes of the syndicated documentary series, "Story of a People" including "African Americans: An Amazing Century."
About Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN)
Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) is Morgan's cinematic arts and sciences major and the most technology immersive program in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). Much more than just a film major, SWAN lays the groundwork for evolving artists, filmmakers, and content producers to forge career paths in entertainment, education, science, and business at a time when visual storytelling is the dominant narrative form of the 21st Century.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Rob Lee
The Truth In This Art is an interview series featuring artists, entrepreneurs and tastemakers in & around Baltimore.
Guest
Keith Mehlinger
a tenured professor of cinematic arts and sciences at Morgan State University and director of the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program and the Digital Media Center in the James H., Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts