Mark Jordan Burchick
MJBurchick@gmail.com | MJBurchick.com
Education
2024
Currently attending Towson University’s Studio Art MFA Program performing independent studies in video art and installation.
2014
Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media and Film, and Mass Communications – Towson University – Film/Video/Digital Media, and Journalism Tracks (3.992 overall GPA, 4.0 GPA within majors)
Professional Experience
2022 – Now Towson University. Adjunct Faculty.
- Lighting for Film and Video course
2018 – Now Towson University. Multimedia Technician.
- Manage equipment and technology assets for faculty and students
- Supervise, train and coordinate student staff
- Manage social media accounts
- Plan and execute extracurricular workshops, screenings, and educational opportunities
2017 – Now Sincerely Visual LLC, Owner.
- Conceptualize and execute film projects for commercial clients.
- Clients include True Chesapeake Oyster Co., Howard County Fire Department, Anne Arundel County Department of Health
2014 – Now Set Lighting Technician, Gaffer. IATSE 487.
- Coordinate with and deliver a lighting plan to the director of photography
- Ensure client satisfaction from pre-production through post-production as it relates to needs between the G&E and Camera departments.
2014 – 2018 Serious Grip and Electric, Halethorpe, MD. Equipment Rental Representative
- Allocate film production gear for commercial-clients.
- Forklift Operation, Warehouse management, Truck Delivery.
Mar. 2017 – Aug. 2017 Fifteen4. Baltimore, MD. Production Coordinator.
- Direct, Produce, Shoot, and Edit internet-based video content for national brands/clients.
- Coordinate production workflow from concept to delivery.
Group Exhibitions
2024
Emerging Aesthetics. Towson University, Towson, MD. Organized by Zachary Diaz and Susan Isaacs. Feb 2-Mar 15, 2024.
Emergence. “Noo Icons.” Studio Gallery, Washington, D.C. Curated by Irene Pantelis. Jan 3-27th, 2024.
2023
Coding Creativity: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Algorithms. A national, juried exhibition. ‘Noo Icons.’ Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI. Curated by Kate McNamara, Providence College Galleries. Oct 14-Nov 11th, 2023. Artist talk on Oct. 26th, 2023.
Featured Artist: Art & Algorithms. ‘Noo Icons (work-in-progress).’ The Penn State University Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, State College, PA. Curated by Realm.AI. July 6-16th, 2023.
2022
Spark V: A New Light. ‘do you see what you see?’ The Peale Center, Baltimore, MD. Curated by Catherine Borg. Aug. 13th – Sept. 25th, 2022.
Invited Artist Talks
2022
Towson University, Visiting Artist Talk. Embedded in “Film and Media Analysis: Contemporary Animated Shorts,” Prof. Lynn Tomlinson. Online. October 11th, 2022. Featured talk on innovations in AI Art for animation and the “Noo Icons” installation.
The Protocols of Extreme Creativity lecture series with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka. Morbid Anatomy. Online. September 28th, 2022. Speaking on “Noo Icons” installation.
Professional and Academic Conference Participation
2024
“Choreographing Shadows and Felt Presence Presentation.” American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting 2024. June 25-27, 2024. Online.
“Ora Et Labora Screening” and “Choreographing Shadows Paper Presentation.” American Academy of Religion, Western Region. March 15-17th, 2024. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
2023
“Ora Et Labora – Peer Reviewed Screening.” Respondent: Broderick Fox of Occidental College. University Film and Video Association National Conference. July 14th, 2023. Online. Recipient of the juried Documentary Short Honorable Mention Award, and an honorarium.
Public Dissemination of Research
2024
Burchick, Mark. “How Does AI Art Visualize the Religious Sacred?” The Morbid Anatomy Online Journal. March 31st, 2024.
2023
Burchick, Mark and Pasulka, Diana. “Choreographing Shadows: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Orchestrate Ethical AI Image-Making,” Tradition Innovations in Arts, Design, and Media Higher Education: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 2. October 16, 2023. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/tradition_innovations/vol1/iss1/2
2022
Featured artist on “Noo Icons” installation, included in “UFO’s as Cosmic Art: How Art and the Creative Process Can Inform UFO Study,” lecture by Greg Bishop. “Visions from the Outside” exhibit at the Athens-Clarke County Library, curated by David Metcalfe and Tex Crawford. October 9th, 2022.
Filmography and Independent Credits
2024
The UFO Rabbit Hole Podcast. Ep. 34: The Disclosure Field Guide [Pt 2]: Black Budgets & The Secret Space Program. Written by Mark Burchick, Produced and Performed by Kelly Chase. Feb. 9th, 2024.
2023
So Many Things Are Not So. Digital short documentary. Writer/Director.
Screenings of So Many Things Are Not So
Official Selection – 25th Annual Moviate Underground Film Festival – Harrisburg, PA – May 16-19, 2024
Official Selection – New Works Baltimore – Baltimore, MD – April 14th, 2023 – Curated by Jimmy Joe Roche and Matthew Sullivan
Ora et Labora. Digital Short Documentary. Writer/Director/Editor.
Screenings of Ora Et Labora
Official Selection – 2024 Kanab Film Festival – Kanab, UT – May 2nd-5th, 2024
American Academy of Religion, Western Region Conference. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. March 15-17th, 2024.
Peer Reviewed Screening – University Film and Video Association National Conference – Savannah, GA/Online – July 14th, 2023 – Respondent Broderick Fox of Occidental College.
Official Selection – 2023 Charlotte Film Festival – Charlotte, NC – September 27th, 2023
Official Selection – 2023 Fresh Coast Film Festival – Marquette, MI – October 19th, 2023
Broadcast Screenings
Fresh Coast Film Festival Flashback. Compilation of shorts – WMNU-TV PBS, Michigan Public Television. March 10th, 2024.
Awards
Best of Competition: Sound Engineering and Design – 2024 Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts – February 2024
Semi-Finalist – 2023 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival – August 2023
2023 University Film and Video Association National Conference – Recipient of the juried Documentary Short Honorable Mention Award, and an honorarium – July 14th, 2023.
2021
A Ritual for Mourning. Digital Short Narrative. Writer/Director/Editor.
Screenings of A Ritual for Mourning
World Premiere – Sphere World Cinema Carnival – Online – Kolkata, India – May 18, 2021
Official Selection – Experimental Film Festival – New Bern, NC – September 18th, 2021
Finalist – BitterSweet Invitational Story Festival – Washington, D.C. – November 12th, 2022
2020
Mom & M. Feature Length Digital Documentary. Assistant Camera, Assistant Editor.
Bastards Road. Feature Length Digital Documentary. Associate Producer.
Screenings of Bastards Road
35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Santa Barbara, CA – January 20, 2020
2020 Slamdance – Park City, Utah – January 26th, 2020
2020 RiverRun International Film Festival – Winstom-Salem, NC – March 28, 2020
2020 Greenwich International Film Festival – Greenwich, CT – May 1st, 2020
2020 deadCenter Film Festival – Oklahoma City, OK – June 12, 2020
2020 Loudon Arts Film Festival – Middleburg, VA – September 12, 2020
2020 Sunscreen Film Festival – St. Petersburg, FL – September 28, 2020
2020 Newport Beach Film Festival – Newport Beach, CA – October 1, 2020
2020 San Diego International Film Festival – San Diego, CA – October 15, 2020
2020 Tallgrass Film Festival – Wichita, KS – October 16, 2020
2020 Naples International Film Festival – Naples, FL – October 25, 2020
2021 Beaufort International Film Festival – Beaufort, SC – February 19, 2021
Awards
35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Best Documentary Film 2020
2020 Slamdance Audience Award Documentary Feature
2020 deadCenter Film Festival – Best Documentary Film – June 20th, 2020
2020 Loudon Arts Film Festival – Winner Best Cinematography for a Documentary, Audience Award – September 12, 2020
2020 Sunscreen Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature – September 28th, 20020
2020 Naples International Film Festival – Juried Awards – Best Documentary Feature – October 25, 2020
2017
The Local Oyster Stout. Digital Short Documentary. Writer/Director.
Screenings of The Local Oyster Stout
Fish and Wildlife Film Festival – Moscow, Idaho – October 5, 2017
Life Sciences Film Festival – Prague, Czech Republic – October 16, 2017
Fresh Coast Film Festival – Marquette, Michigan – October 21, 2017
Food Film Festival – Prague, Czech Republic – October 27, 2017
Les Bois Film Festival – Boise, Idaho – March 3, 2018
Sierra Nevada Film Festival – Dorrington, CA – March 28, 2018
Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 8, 2018
Water Docs Film Festival – Toronto, Ontario – April 12, 2018
Waverly Brewing Company – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Premiere – August 24, 2018
Chesapeake Film Festival – Cambridge, MD – October 13, 2018
British Documentary Film Festival – London, UK – December 3, 2018
Broadcast Screenings
Oysterfest. Compilation of shorts – Maryland Public Television. April 23, 2020.
Awards
Capital Emmy Award, The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Category: Chesapeake Heritage, Short Form Content – June 26th, 2021
Award Winner – “Wild Side” Category 1st Place – Fish and Wildlife Film Festival – Moscow, Idaho – October 5, 2017
2015
No Shave November Promo. Writer/Director/Actor/Editor.
Exquisite Corpses. Anthology Film Project. Midnight Crew Studios. Writer/Director of a Digital Short.
Movie Palace. Digital Short Video. Co-Producer, Gaffer.
2014
The Multiple Transgressions of the King of the Gods. Arriflex 16mm Film. Co-Producer, Gaffer.
Write That Down. Single channel projection. Writer, producer.
2013
The Bottom Line. Digital Short Documentary. Written and Directed By.
Screenings of The Bottom Line
Official Selection – 2014 Bethesda Film Festival, Bethesda, MD. Honorarium.
Honorable Mention – Arts Club of Washington 2014 Scholarship, Washington D.C.
Best of the Festival – 2013 Halfway There Film Festival, Towson, MD
And the Award Goes Too… Digital Short Video. Executive Producer, Production Design, Grip.
Best of the Festival – 2014 Media Arts Festival, Towson, MD
Mass Media and Society. Animated Digital Short. Written and Animated By.
Videochrome. Digital short video. Written, Directed, and Production Designed by.
Selected Freelance Production Credits
2022
NFL Films. Commercial production. Gaffer.
2021
Out There Halloween Mega Tape (WNUF Halloween Sequel). Feature film. Gaffer. Addl. Camera Operator.
2020
What Happens Next Will Scare You. Feature Film. Gaffer. Addl. Camera Operator.
USA Travel PSA. Gaffer.
True Chesapeake Oyster Co. Wegman’s Pitch. Commercial. Director/Editor.
Anne Arundel Co. Dept. of Health – Buprenorphine PSAs. Producer/DP.
2019
Stanley Black and Decker Makers Month Commercial. Gaffer.
Monday Properties Real Estate Commercial. Gaffer.
2018
Bluebird Cocktail Room Promo. Commercial. Gaffer.
D.C. United 2018 Season Player Intros. Commercial. Gaffer
Ravens 2018 Season Player Intros. Commercial. Set Lighting Technician.
Miss Virginia. Feature Length Digital Film. Vertical Entertainment. D.C. Unit Grip.
Wonder Woman 1984. Feature Length Digital Film. WB. D.C. Unit Set Lighting Technician.
2016
The Years of Living Dangerously. Documentary Television Series. Showtime and the National Geographic Channel. Gaffer for D.C. Crew.
Soller’s Point. Feature Length Digital Film. Broken Wings, Inc. Day Player Electric.
Simply Sylvio. Feature Length Digital Film. Amazon Studios. Best Boy Electric.
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Commercials. Freelance Grip and Electric, Camera, Audio Engineer.
2015
Jason Bourne. Feature Length Film. B5 Pictures. Day Player Set Grip for D.C. Crew.
House of Cards Season 4. Knight Takes King Productions. Day Player Set Grip.
ESPN 30 for 30: Dunbar Poets. Feature Length Documentary Film. ESPN Films. Lightbox Entertainment. Grip and Electric.
Mercy Street. TV Show. PBS. Mansion House. Day Player Set Lighting Technician.
Revolving Doors. Feature Length Documentary Film. Hayden 5, LLC. 2nd Unit Assistant Camera.
The Armor of Light. Feature Length Documentary Film. Fork Films. Assistant Camera for D.C. Crew.
Human Kinda. Reyna Productions. Amazon/JetBlue Documentary Web Series. Gaffer.
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Commercials. Freelance Grip and Electric, Camera, Audio Engineer.
2014
All Rise. Feature Length Documentary. Cinema Capital. Production Assistant.
House of Cards. TV Netflix. Knight Takes King Productions. Reoccurring Day Player Production Assistant.
Poker Night in America. 2nd Unit Camera. CBS Sports. Rush Street Productions.
Z*Con. Feature Length Digital Film. Big Damn Films. 2nd Unit Gaffer, Grip/Electric Swing.
Call Girl of Cthulhu. Feature Length Digital Film. Midnight Crew Studios. Additional Camera Operator. Key Grip.
2013
PBS Nova: JFK Assassination. Television. Lone Wolf Media. Production Assistant.
Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. Feature Length, Digital Film. Day Player Production Assistant for the D.C. Crew.
Professional Services and Workshops
2023
2023 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival. Projectionist for multi-venue animation festival, Towson University, Oct 6-7th, 2023.
Relict: A Phantasmagoria. Assistant projectionist for Magic Lantern and experimental animation performance by Melissa Ferrari, Sep. 20th, 2023.
2021-2023
EMF Bootcamps. Towson University. Held a series of workshops on video and audio production technologies to help students get back up to speed during the return to campus semesters.
“Let’s Collaborate!” Event. Towson University. Co-organized a COFAC networking event for student’s returning to campus after the remote semesters.
2021
2021 Bridges to the World International Film Festival. Virtual. Served as the technical support and advisor for a month-long Zoom Webinar film festival hosted by World Artists Experiences.
2020
World Artists Experiences Summit. Virtual. Served as the technical support and advisor for a month-long Zoom Webinar series for the WAE Annual Summit.
COVID-19 Student Set Safety Panel. Towson University, virtual. Panelist/Moderator on a COVID-19 Set Safety Panel.
Set Safety Handbook. Towson University. Produced a Set Safety Handbook and brochures tailored to university students relying upon industry resources.
2019
Set Etiquette Event, Panelist. Towson University. Served on a panel for safety concerns within the Maryland film industry.
2018 – 2021
Rough Cut Night. Towson University. Organize and serve as a panelist offering critique on student thesis projects.
EMF Recruitment Committee. Develop strategies for higher EMF enrollment.
2015 – 2018
Wide Angle Youth Media “On the Set” Fundraiser. Baltimore, MD. Instructor for set safety and gear demonstrations.
2016
Guest Technician Night. Panel Discussion of Industry Professionals at Towson University. October 17th, 2016.
Getting to Know Your (Local) Industry. Professional Workshop at Towson University. September 29th, 2016.
2014 – 2016
Lambda Kappa Tau Co-President Advisory Board
Alumni Advisory Board for LKT
2013 – 2014
College of Fine Arts and Communication Student Connection Advisory Board
Advisory board of student group leadership and COFAC Deans
2013-2014
Co-President. Lambda Kappa Tau (LKT) Co-Ed Media Production Society.
Legal Committee Member
Philanthropy Committee Member
Arts Committee Chair
2013
Instructor – Set Hierarchy and Set Etiquette Workshop – LKT Towson University – Oct. 20th
Moderator – Microbudget Filmmaking Panel – LKT Towson University – Nov. 17th
2012
Legal Chair. Lambda Kappa Tau Co-Ed Media Production Society.
Honors and Awards
2021
Capital Emmy – The Local Oyster Stout
National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCB) of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) – Category: Chesapeake Heritage, Short Form Content – May 19, 2021
2014
Beulah M. Price Scholarship Endowment
Highest honor in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. Honoree is selected from six candidates representing the six majors in the College of Fine Arts and Communication.
George F. Rogers Scholarship
Michael J. Robinson Scholarship
2013
Barry Levinson Scholarship Fund
Alexander Sidorowicz Memorial Fund
2010-2014
Provost Scholarship
Dean’s List Honoree
Press
2023
Bradshaw, Megan. “Education 4.0.” TU Magazine [Towson, MD]. Featured subject matter expert on AI in the arts and higher education. Oct 2023. Print and online.
2021
Boteler, Cody. “13 TU Community Members Win Regional Emmys.” Towson University News [Towson, MD]. Featured for Capital Emmy win. 8 July 2021. Online.
2019
Holl, John. “Special Ingredient: Oysters.” Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine [Fort Collins, CO]. Highlight on The Local Oyster Stout documentary. Jun-Jul. 2019. Print.
2014
Franklin, Will C. “Life on the Screen.” The Gazette [Bethesda, MD]. Quoted for Bethesda Film Fest entry The Bottom Line. 19 Mar. 2014: A-12, A-16. Print.
Competitive Festival Participation
2010-2014
Frederick 72 Hour Film Festival
Best Amateur Film 2010 – The Other Side
Finalist 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012
Frederick 72 Hour Script Festival
Finalist – Trip or Treat
Mark J. Burchick 