Jason Osder
Assistant Professor, Instructor and filmmaker at the Documentary Center, Faculty Advisor Prime Movers Media Program, Apple Certified Instructor

Phone – (202) 276-5481
Fax – (202) 994-5806
E-mail – josder@gwu.edu
Office – MPA 521
Office Hours – Monday 1-2 and Wednesday 2-3 and by appointment

Expertise

Creative media technologies, Final Cut Pro, Documentary, Information Architecture, Effective media use in the not-for-profit sector

Education

MAMC., Documentary, University of Florida, 2001
B.A., Praxis Philosophy, New College of Florida, 1995

Courses Taught

SMPA 2112, Introduction to Digital Media
SMPA 3232, Online Journalism Workshop
SMPA 3247, Documentary Production

Background

Read his full C.V. here.

Jason Osder is a media educator, producer, and instructional author with a background in documentary, social sciences, and education theory. He joined the faculty of the School of Media and Public Affairs in January 2007 to teach Introduction to Digital Media, a required course for journalism and political communications majors. He also co-teaches an Online Journalism Workshop with Professor Mike Shanahan, a new course that challenges students to apply theoretical concepts such as convergence to real-world reporting and publishing projects. Jason's first book, Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook was published in 2007. Jason co-authored the book with his business partner (media colleague/collaborator) Robbie Carman. The two authors and media professionals formed the consulting firm Amigo Media in 2005 to meet a growing demand for professional training, consulting, and execution in the rapidly changing field of creative media technologies. In all aspects of their work, Amigo follows the motto: Relate, Educate, Create. Jason serves on the Advisory Council of The Global India Fund and on the Advisory Board of the film 18 in '08. In these projects, as well as in his work with non-profits such as YouthAIDS and Siamese Rescue, Jason finds opportunities where emerging media technologies empower individuals to affect change. Jason shares these professional experiences with his students to teach the creative skills and theoretical principles needed to make positive impacts in today's dynamic media environment.

Selected Works

Five instructional videos at Lynda.com including Vimeo Essential Training, YouTube Essential Training, Omnigraffle5: Creating Sitemaps and Wireframes, Final Cut Studio:Roundtripping, and Omnigraffle Professional 5 Essential Training

"Final Cut Server: Imagining the Possibilities". Focal Press Creative Solutions (August 2009).

"Toward a Fuller Conception of Participatory Culture" paper presented at the Internet Video Innovation Roundtable hosted by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School .

Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook co-author with Robbie Carman (2007)
Professor Osder is working on two documentary projects. Art and Annie, a collaboration with a GW student, is in preproduction, and a trailer for his forthcoming Let The Fire Burn was recently selected to be shown at the Docs In Progress Trailer night in Bethesda on Sept. 15.