Jessica Medenbach Crawford

Professional Lecturer of Media Arts

Bio

Jessica is a Professional Lecturer of Media Arts at Marist, as well as a a video and media designer, filmmaker, editor, and producer.

Jessica's professional work outside of teaching has included designing and engineering video and interactive experiences for performances, installations, augmented and virtual reality experiences, as well as directing, shooting and editing experimental shorts, documentary, short narrative films and music videos. She actively explores issues such as environmental conservation, gender politics, ethical responsibility, caretaking and our relationship to technology in her work. Her projects have been presented in New York, London, Miami, Pittsburgh and written about in publications such as The New York Times.


Education

MFA, Video and Media Design, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018
BFA, Film Production and Electronic Arts, Bard College, 2011


Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Video and Media Design for Performance and Events
Narrative and Documentary Film
Experimental Media (including AR & VR experiences)
Gender and Media
Environmental Conservation



Selected Works

  • 2020-present Harlem Stage, Digital Capture Manager and Editor
  • 2020-2021 Centuries In The Hours, Film Opera, Media Director and Editor
  • 2020 amFAR Angels in America Livestream Performance, SFX Editor
  • 2019-2020 The Day, National and International Tour, Video Supervisor
  • 2019 Michiyaya Dance Performance, 14th street Y, Video Designer
  • 2019 Sunday short film, Brooklyn, NY, Cinematographer and Editor
  • 2019 Hiawatha Project, Pittsburgh, PA, Video Designer
  • 2019 Porgy and Bess, Miami, FL, Associate Media Designer
  • 2019 Good Friday, The Flea Theater, NYC, Media Designer
  • 2019 Wolf AR App, NYC, Designer and Developer
  • 2019 SlowDanger VR Music Video, Co-Producer and Content Creator
  • 2019 The Fish, Short Experimental Film, Pittsburgh, PA, Director and Editor
  • 2018 The Wizard of Oz, Chicago, IL, Associate Media Designer
  • 2018 Re: Quenza Interactive Music Visuals, Pittsburgh, PA, Designer & Engineer
  • 2018 Emma and Max, The Flea Theater, NYC, Associate Designer
  • 2018 Nine, Molloy College, Media Designer
  • 2018 If Sand Were Stone, Acorn Theater, NYMF, New York, NY, Media Designer
  • 2018 VR Transient Forest Experience, Pittsburgh, PA, Developer and Designer
  • 2018 Synesthesia AR App, Diego Montoya Studio, NYC, Designer and Developer
  • 2017 ID, Please, London, UK, Media Designer
  • 2017 Dancing Water Mocap Video, Pittsburgh, PA, Designer and Animator
  • 2017 East Liberty Musicians AR Project, Pittsburgh, PA, Designer and Developer
  • 2017 Hungry Ghost Stereoscopic Music Video, Pittsburgh, PA, Designer and Developer
  • 2017 Close But Not Too Close Interactive Installation, Pittsburgh, PA, Designer
  • 2016 Counting Sheep, Times Square, NYC, Co-Director and Co-Producer

  • Awards and Fellowships

    • Juliet Lea Hilman Simonds Graduate Fellowship | Carnegie Mellon University | 2015-2018 Pittsburgh, PA
    • Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry Funds | Carnegie Mellon University | 2018 Pittsburgh, PA
    • GUSH Research Grant | Carnegie Mellon University | 2016-2017 Pittsburgh, PA

    Contact Information

    Academic School

    School of Communication and the Arts

    Office

    Lowell Thomas 251

    Email

    Jessica.Crawford1@marist.edu

    Phone

    (845) 575-3000

    Website/Resume

    http://www.jessicamedenbach.com