Janette Chisholm
Metro Detroit (586) 873-0504

HIGHLIGHTS: Assistant Editor/camera operator, “Voyageurs” by Joseph Wesner, Artists Take On Detroit, Projects for the Tri-centennial, Detroit Institute of Arts.

Editor/camera operator for video element of sculptor Joseph Wesner’s “Peel Back the Water’s Surface” (Finland).

Winner of Access Ability Outstanding Achievement Award and Best Documentary Award for “Joseph Wesner at Mid-Career.”

Editor/director for the documentary “The Making of Medieval Tapestry” with artist Glen Michaels.

EDITING
HIGHLIGHTS: Digital: “Peel Back the Water’s Surface,” “Mältinranta Artcenter, Tampere, Finland, “Joseph Wesner at Mid-Career,” “Dialogue Day: Connecting the Community,” “Dialogue Day Two”

Tape: “Positive Alternatives: Birmingham Youth Assistance,” “The Heart, Hand and Mind of Birmingham,” (English and Japanese Versions), “Cityscapes,” and “Art On the Move” promotional videos.

TRAINING: Attended the Final Cut Pro Users Conference October 2008.
Completed “Introduction to AVID Media Composer Editing” at Media Power. Attended basic Photoshop 5.5.training.

GRAPHIC ARTS: Experience with Photoshop 7 and CS, Nikon 8800 digital camera and Epson Perfection 4180 photo/slide scanner.

Created invitations and promotional materials for art exhibits. Creator and manager of the WOAK Royal Oak Schools Educational Access Channel bulletin board using Adobe Photoshop 5.0 and mpower.

EXPERIENCE: 2006-Present: WOAK Station Manager, Royal Oak School District Educational Access.

1995-2006: Technical Assistant, WOAK, Royal Oak School District Educational Access. Producer/direct/editor.

2003-2005: Exhibit Coordinator, The Art Center, Mount Clemens

1995-Present: Freelance director/editor/camera operator.

1995-1996: Producer/editor, TS-TV 58, Troy Educational Access.

1990-1994: Program Coordinator, MLAC-9, Municipal and Library Access Channel, Birmingham, MI

EDUCATION: B.A., Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University.