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Journalists can gather a wealth of information and knowledge from experts at the Savannah College of Art and Design. From motion capture to jewelry design to new urbanism, reporters have access to some of the leading experts in fields of art and design. The faculty resource guide is a searchable directory of experts at SCAD created to provide journalists with sources for stories.
Search using key words or look through the list of majors to find faculty and their biographies. To arrange interviews, contact media relations at 912.525.5225.
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Christopher Auer
Savannah
B.A., State University of New York at Albany; M.A., Regent University.
Areas of Expertise: Screen writing, authoring children's books, film, television
A veteran of the entertainment industry, Chris Auer has written for "The Cosby Show" and "As the World Turns." He also was the creator and executive producer of the Family Channel's "Big Brother Jake," for which he oversaw all creative decisions during the show's 100-episode run. Auer is the author of eight children's books, and in one of his classes at SCAD, his book "Molly and the Good Shepherd" was made into a movie, providing the opportunity for collaboration between students and professionals.
Awards:
- Emmy Nomination, writing, "As the World Turns"
Memberships:
- Writers' Guild of America, Lifetime Member
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Writer Peer
Courses:
- Screenwriting
- Writing for Television
- Preproduction
- Film and Television Senior Project
- Film and Television M.F.A. Thesis
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Stephen Geller
Savannah
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.F.A., Yale University.
Areas of Expertise: screenwriting, novel writing, playwright and film-making, contemporary writing
Stephen Geller is an internationally renowned screenwriter, novelist, playwright and filmmaker. He also originated two Master of Fine Arts and undergraduate screenwriting programs at Boston University and Arizona State University. With a musician/composer father and an actress/teacher mother, Geller was raised during the heyday of Hollywood, where he participated as a child actor, dancer and, later, writer and director.
He has published four novels, several of which were made into films and also published abroad.
His adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five" won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize; his teleplay of "Warburg: A Man of Influence" won the Silver Bear Award for Best International Miniseries; and most recently, he wrote and starred in "Cuppa Cabby, Piece o' Pie," which won the Zoefilms Internet International Film Festival for Best Comedy of 2000.
Geller has worked regularly in the Italian, French, British and Scandinavian film industries as well as in the American industry.
He is a member of the screenwriting branch of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and a lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America.
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Annette Haywood-Carter
Savannah
B.A.J., University of Georgia.
Areas of Expertise: Writing, directing, script supervising, film, television
A veteran of the entertainment industry, Annette Haywood-Carter directed the movies "Foxfire," starring Angelina Jolie, and "The Foot Shooting Party," starring Leonardo DiCaprio. As a writer and director in television, her credits include "seaQuest DSV" for Steven Spielberg, "Love is Strange" for Lifetime and "Blue Valley Songbird" for executive producer Dolly Parton. Haywood-Carter worked as a script supervisor on more than 28 feature films, including "Die Hard II," "Cliffhanger" and "Driving Miss Daisy."
Memberships:
- Directors Guild of America
- Writers Guild of America
Classes:
- Screenwriting
- Directing Actors
- Film and Television Senior Project
- Film and Television M.F.A. Thesis
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