The University of Montana, Department of Geography, 32 Campus Drive #5040
Stone Hall 204, Missoula, MT 59812 ● tristan.howard@umontana.edu
EDUCATION
● HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (HSU), ARCATA, CA
BA in Geography (2009), Minor: English Writing, GPA: 3.715
National Council for Geographic Education & Association of American Geographers’ 2009 Award for Excellence of Scholarship at HSU
● THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (UM), MISSOULA, MT
MS in Geography, Community & Environmental Planning Option (in progress: Aug. 2011–Present); Thesis in progress: “Regional Comparison of Wild-Domestic Sheep Interaction Management Policies in the Continental U.S. from 1990-2010”
TEACHING
● UM TEACHING ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
Physical Geography lecture (GPHY 111) & lab (GPHY 112) courses (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
DOCUMENTARIES
● THE WILDLIFE OF LITTLE HOT SPRINGS VALLEY
Hour-long production completed in 3 years (2004–2007)
Won “Honorable Mention for Animal Behavior” from International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, MT (2009)
Aired on PBS stations in CA & OR, screened publicly in four towns (2008–2011)
Did all producing, directing, editing, narration, research, script writing, foley sounds, DVD authoring, cover art design, ~25% of ambience sound recording, ~95% of cinematography
● PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK: A BIOPHYSICAL OVERVIEW
Half-hour production completed in 5 months (Sept. 2008–Jan. 2009)
Nominated for “Best Undergraduate Research Project” award at HSU (2009)
Aired on PBS stations in CA & OR (2009)
Screened publicly at HSU & Sundial Film Festival (Redding, CA) (2009)
Screened privately at HSU Geography Department Alumni Reunion (2009)
Everything but music composition
● CONDITIONS OF WESTERN WILDLIFE
Hour-long production completed in 6 years (2004–2010)
Aired on KIXE TV PBS & SOP TV PBS (2010)
All producing, directing, editing, narration, research, script writing, sound recording, DVD authoring, cover art design, ~90% of cinematography
WEBSITES
● TRISTAN HOWARD PRODUCTIONS
URL: http://www.tristanhowardproductions.com
Promotional/educational site for video production company
Features videos, audio clips, scripts, research links (2007–Present)
● DELBERT HOWARD’S BUILDING, INC.
URL: http://www.delberthowardsbuilding.com
Promotional site for local construction company (2010–Present)
Features company overview/offerings
FREELANCING
● MEMORIES TO DIGITAL
Regularly worked for this company in Boulder, CO (Oct. 2010–July 2011)
Edited/processed old videos and film into client-specified projects. Duties included video capture, film-to-video conversion, photo correction, film footage enhancement, negative scanning, time code-based editing, cover art design, rendering, DVD burning, client relations
● ADDRESSING ROAD-RELATED SEDIMENTATION
26-minute production completed in 3 months (July–Sept. 2010)
Commissioned by 5 Counties Salmonid Conservation Program of Weaverville, CA
Funded by CA Department of Fish & Game Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
Principal cinematography, video/sound editing, narration, some script editing
● TRIBUTE TO A MAN: ALBERT ALBAUGH’S LIFE & LEGACY
20-minute musical slideshow DVD with bonus features (2009)
Commissioned by Kevin Corr of McArthur, CA
Photo/sound/music editing, DVD authoring, cover art design
SERVICE
● JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
Provided volunteer help for general setup & organizing/overseeing video library at prestigious, biannual festival in Grand Teton National Park, WY (Sept.–Oct. 2009)
● HUMBOLDT’S FUTURE: THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
8-minute production focused on education and advocacy (Mar.–May 2009)
Commissioned by Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, CA
Screened privately at HSU
Cinematography, editing, narration, script critiquing
SOFTWARE/EQUIPMENT
● VIDEO/AUDIO
Canon XLH1A HD camcorder, Canon XL1S miniDV camcorder, Canon EF telephoto zoom lenses (28-300mm, 100-400mm), Gitzo carbon fiber tripods & Manfrotto heads, Sony PCM-D50 digital audio recorder, Sony MZ-NH1 HI-MD digital minidisc recorder, Audio-Technica AT822 stereo cardioid microphone, XLR cables
● MULTIMEDIA EDITING
Vegas Pro 8.0, Adobe Premiere Elements, Soundforge 7.0, DVD Architect Pro 5.0, Adobe Encore DVD 1.5, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
● ADVANCED WEB DESIGN
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
● DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Landscapes, wildlife (2001–Present)
Canon EOS 50D, Canon EOS 20D, Sony Cyber-shot DSC F717
Published in: Redding Record Searchlight, Intermountain News
● WORD PROCESSING & DATA MANIPULATION
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher (2003 & 2010 versions)
PROGRAM ADVERTISING
● PBS PLEDGE SPOTS
Aired on KIXE TV PBS to promote local pledge drives (2008)
Cinematography, editing, narration, & writing
● DVD OFFER TV SPOTS
Aired after natural history documentaries on PBS stations (2008–2010)
Cinematography, editing, narration, & writing
● DOCUMENTARY PREVIEWS
Designed for DVD release to promote all my wildlife documentaries (2010)
Cinematography, editing, narration, & writing
REFERENCES
● AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST