Production Aesthetics & Criticism Division

The Production Aesthetics & Criticism Division’s purpose is the improvement of teaching and the fostering of research and innovations in audio and video production, aesthetics and criticism. The division provides a forum for the exchange of teaching techniques and material; the presentation of juried and non-juried scholarly research; the presentation of faculty and student productions; the demonstration and discussion of innovations in production equipment and techniques; and as a means of evaluation through juried competition of scholarly research and faculty production. Members are involved in the supervision of the only collegiate, association-wide, peer review faculty production competition, that provides valuable feedback and credibility often needed in promotion and tenure reviews.

Division Bylaws | BEA Connect Group | PAC’s Facebook Page

Festival Leadership

Film & Video Competition
Senior Faculty Film & Video Competition Chair:
Tom Hallaq, Kansas State University | thallaq@ksu.edu
Senior Student Film & Video Competition Chair:
Mike Sinclair, Regent University College of Arts and Sciences | msinclair@regent.edu
Animation/Experimental/Mixed Chair:
Rex Jones, Mississippi State University | raj8@msstate.edu
Instructional/Educational Chair:
Shahriar Shafiani, Howard University | ss725514@ohio.edu
Music Video Chair:
Houston Wells, University of Florida | hwells@jou.ufl.edu
Narrative Video Chair:
John Doyle, Cabrini University | jcd725@cabrini.edu
Ronald Johnson, Wartburg College | ronald.johnson@wartburg.edu
Spots Chair (between 15 and 90 seconds):
Deb Larson, Missouri State University | DLarson@missouristate.edu
Promotional Chair (Promo material from 90 seconds to 30 minutes):
Dave Madsen, Morningside University | madsend@morningside.edu
Studio Chair (multi-camera or live-to-tape):
Geoff Thompson, University of Florida | gthompson@jou.ufl.edu