Daniel Fine
Theatre Arts | Dance | Public Digital Arts
Tenure Dossier
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By sharing my passion and experience with the next generation of digital media creators, I arm them with the skills and artistry they need to succeed in the industry. I teach the practical hardware and software skills and the subtler aspects of aesthetics in performance, art and design. I impart to students that it is our main job as media makers to use technology to develop connections between people by focusing on storytelling through technology and not just to focus on the technology itself. My teaching grounds students in the theory and production fundamentals of digital video, new media, interactive media, digital art, and live performance, and inspires them to explore new ways to express their ideas and creativity through emerging technologies.
To date, I have received multi-year, Student Technology Fee (STF) grants totaling $1,028,959.61 to purchase equipment for student use in courses, facilities upgrades and for student worker salaries.
Before joining the faculty in 2016, my position did not exist at the University of Iowa and there was not a curriculum in digital media in performance, including the five courses that I created and currently teach. These five courses form the foundation in the practical technical skills of working with a wide-range of professional digital media hardware and software, while also providing aesthetic explorations and the artistic and storytelling techniques for incorporating digital media into live performance.
Courses/Advising/Workshops:
3890
PRODUCING AND DIRECTING DIGITAL VIDEO
3880
INSTALLATIONS AND INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE
3876
VIDEO FOR PERFORMANCE
3895
PERFORMANCE, ART AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIETY
3875
PERFORMING WITH TECHNOLOGY
INDEPENDENT STUDIES | ADVISING | MENTOR | OTHER
GUEST LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
Grants:
| Amount | Project | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ 555,987.00 | Co-Writer with Professor Bryon Winn and Associate Professor Paul Kalina to create a mobile Motion Capture Studio. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2020-2226 |
| $ 78,240.00 | Multi-Year for three student workers for ABW 250. Increase hourly wage and number of student wokers. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2022-2025 |
| $ 23,025.60 | Multi-Year for student workers for ABW 360 computer lab. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2021-2023 |
| $ 10,373.52 | Off-Cycle equipment for remote teaching/learning during Pandemic. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2021 |
| $ 35,148.00 | Multi-year grant for student workers to supervise ABW 360 computer lab. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2019-2021 |
| $ 23,589.00 | For two student workers in equipment check-in/out and studio monitoring. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2017-2020 |
| $ 106,822.85 | Year 3 of 3 multi-year start-up to purchase equipment and storage for student use in courses. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2018-2019 |
| $ 8,000.00 | To replace ABW 250 classroom equipment. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2019 |
| $ 4,350.00 | To purchase software for student use in courses. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2019 |
| $ 27,081.03 | To purchase equipment for student use in the new PDA certificate, specifically the new PDA course 3895 and to expand the technologies available for students in 2880. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2018-2019 |
| $ 22,430.00 | Consulted on grant for Associate Professor Eloy Barragan and Assistant Professor Michael Sakamoto for Dance department video equipment | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2018 |
| $ 11,218.00 | Off-Cycle for one year of student workers to supervise ABW 360 computer lab. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2017-2018 |
| $ 10,815.00 | To install acoustic sound panels in ABW 250 and 360. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2017 |
| $ 62,879.61 | Year 2 of 3 multi-year start-up to purchase equipment and storage for student use in courses. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2017 |
| $ 6,000.00 | For two student workers in equipment check-in/out and studio monitoring. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2016-2017 |
| $ 43,000.00 | Year 1 of 3 multi-year start-up to purchase equipment and storage for student use in courses. | Student Technology Fee (STF), CLAS, University of Iowa | 2016-2017 |
| $ 1,028,959.61 | TOAL TO DATE |
Supporting Documents:
Link to: Former Dance Grad student letter of support
Link to: Former Theatre Arts Grad student letter of support
Link to: Former Sculpture/Photo Grad student letter of support
Link to: Former Dance Undergrad student letter of support
Link to: Former Theatre Arts Undergrad student letter of support
Link to: Former DMA Student Email
Link to: MFA Acting Student Response From First Week Survey
Link to: Student Response From First Week Survey
Link to: Former Student Email: Requesting Continued Mentorship
Link to: Former Student Email: Requesting Recommendation
Link to: Former Student Evaluation
Link to: $555,987.00 STF Grant Application
Link to: $555,987.00 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $106,822.85 STF Grant Application
Link to: $106,822.85 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $35,148.00 STF Grant Application
Link to: $35,148.0 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $27,081.03 STF Grant Application
Link to: $27,081.03 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $67,129.47 STF Grant Application
Link to: $67,129.47 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $23,589.00 STF Grant Application
Link to: $23,589.00 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $11,218.00 STF Grant Application
Link to: $6,000.00 STF Grant Award Letter
Link to: $43,000.00 STF Grant Application
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