Bio
Ms. Levin is a documentary filmmaker and Associate Professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film. Levin has produced, directed, edited and shot documentaries in the U.S. and abroad, including North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Her works have screened at New York's Museum of Modern Art, The San Francisco Art Museum, The Society for Applied Anthropology, The American Anthropology Association, and The Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
Education
M.F.A., Video and Film Production, University of Oklahoma School of Art, 1995
M.S., Radio, Television and Film, University of North Texas, 1992
Studies in Documentary Photography, New England School of Photography, Boston, 1989-1990
B.S., Film, Montana State University, 1988
Courses
RTVF 3230: Film Style Production
RTVF 5790: Advanced Documentary Workshop I
UCRS 1980: Experimental Course
Articles
Levin, M., & Re Cruz, A. (2008). Behind the scenes of an ethnographic film. The Journal of Film and Video, 60(2/3).
Levin, M. (2005). Review of Sheila Schroeder’s (University of Denver) video “See What I Got: A Story of Girls, Basketball, Confidence and Courage”. Women and Sports, 33(1/2).
Levin, M. (2005). Video review of “Laramie Inside Out” by Beverly Seckinger, University of Arizona. Journal of Film and Video, 57(1/2).
More Articles
Levin, M. (2004). Video review, "The Case of Jonathan Pollard" by Eran Preis. Journal of Film and Video, 54(2/3).
Levin, M. (2002). Video review, "See What I Got: A Story of Girls, Basketball, Confidence and Courage". Feedback: A publication of the Broadcast Education Foundation.
Levin, M. (2000). Film review, "Burning Contour Matrix" by Simon Tarr, Penn State University. Journal of Film and Video, 52(2).
Levin, M. (1999). Film review, "Pure Chutney" by Sanjeev Chatterjee, University of Miami. Journal of Film and Video, 51(2).
Levin, M. (1998). Independent documentaries at the South by Southwest Film Festival. International Documentary Magazine, 17(6).
Levin, M. (1997). The Dallas video festival. International Documentary Magazine, 16(5).
Levin, M. (1996). Hot Springs: Documentary is here. International Documentary Magazine, 15(9).
Books
Levin, M. (2005). Chapter 11: Location film & tv audio production. In Basic Audio Production: Sound Applications for Radio, Television, and Film. Thomson Custom Solutions.
Levin, M. C., & Watkins, F. J. (2003). Post: The theory and technique of digital nonlinear motion picture editing. Boston: Allyn and Bacon Press.
Presentations
Levin, M. (2008). Lectures on media representation. Bangkok, Phuket, and Chaing Mai, Thailand.
Levin, M. (2008). High definintion workflow and the global rivers project. Presented at the University Film and Video Association, Colorado College.
Levin, M. (2007). The art of editing ABC's tv show Lost. Presented at the University Film and Video Association, University of North Texas.
More Presentations
Levin, M. (2005). Big enough: Through an anthropological lens. Presented at the University Film and Video Association, Columbia College, Chicago.
Levin, M. (2005). Going it alone or the crew approach: Issues in documentary pedagogy. Presented at the University Film and Video Association, Columbia College, Chicago.
Levin, M. (2004). "Laramie Inside Out” by Beverly Seckinger, University of Arizona. Respondent for the University Film and Video Association.
Levin, M. (2004). The professional arena: Proposals and pitfalls. Presenter at University Film and Video Association, Toledo, Ohio.
Levin, M. (2004). “Cholla”. Formal Screening at University Film and Video Association, Toledo, Ohio.
Levin, M. (2003). “Bet Herut: The End of the Beginning". Respondent for University Film and Video Association Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia.
Levin, M. (2003). Media coverage of politics, the “war on terror” and U.S. – Israeli relations to political science. Presented to International Relations, Communications and Women's Studies students and faculty, College of Western Galilee, Acco, Israel.
