Jason Betke jason@betkefest.com
6600 N. Lehigh Ave. 773.255.2692 (mobile and business)
Chicago, IL 60646 773.774.1885 (home)
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Film and Video, Columbia College Chicago, 2001
Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Chicago, 1991
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Adjunct Instructor, Columbia College Chicago, Film & Video Department,
2007 - Present
Instruct students in HD video production, 16mm film production, screenwriting,
editing, and advanced post-production.
Freelance Filmmaker, 2001 - Present
Write, direct, shoot and edit short films.
Seminar Leader, E.J. Malek Instructional Services, 2002 - 2005
Seminar leader for automotive industry, leading courses coordinating management
and labor.
Lecturer, Northwestern University, Radio/TV/Film, 2003 - 2007
Instructed undergraduate and graduate students in editing, documentary
and narrative video production, and directing; served as chair of
Production Committee overseeing yearly film equipment budget.
and narrative video production, and directing; served as chair of
Production Committee overseeing yearly film equipment budget.
Served as curriculum coordinator, lecturer, special events coordinator, and film
instructor for summer program of 70 high school students.
Wrote and directed video shorts for use in class exercises.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Radio/TV/Film, 2001 - 2002
Informational Technology Specialist, Northwestern University Advanced Media Production
Services, 1999 - 2001
Shot and edited video projects for faculty and staff at Northwestern University.
Produced and directed streaming, multi-camera live events.
Coordinator, Post-Production Lab, Columbia College Chicago, 1997-1999
Managed staff and maintained equipment for editing students.
Adjunct Instructor, Columbia College Chicago, Film & Video Department,
1995 - 1999
Instructed students in editing and animation.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
HD and 4K Videographer; Digital Editor on multiple platforms including Adobe Premiere and Avid Media Composer; Compositing and Visual Effects using Autodesk Smoke and
Adobe After Effects; sound mixing with Adobe Audition. Experienced with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Flash.
SELECT FILMOGRAPHY
Screenflex, Web Commercial, HD Video, 8 minutes, October 2015
The Celiac Project , Documentary , HDSLR , ( Co-Producer, Camera), 50 minutes, May 2015
Stacey Pfingsten for 2nd Ward Alderman, Political Ad, HDSLR, (Camera, Editor), 3 minutes, 2015
A Trip to the Park, Children’s Educational, HDSLR, (Writer, Director, Camera, Music), 2 minutes, 2014
Eddie Betke, U.S. Army Air Force Documentary, 2 minutes, HDSLR (Writer, Director, Editor) 2014
EISMA (Evanston In-School Music Association) 2014, promotional video, HDSLR (Camera), 4 minutes, 2014
Marketing and Advertising web-shorts for health-care clients of JRK Strategies,HDSLR and HD Video (Camera, Editor), 2-3 minutes, 2014
Marketing Film for Knowles microphones, HD Video (Camera, Editor, Effects), 1
minute, 2014
Backyard Sledding Children’s Educational, HDSLR, (Writer, Director, Camera,
Editor, Music), 1 min., 2013
A Winter Walk through the Forest Preserve Children’s Educational, HDSLR,
(Writer, Director, Camera, Editor, Music), 1 min., 2013
Marketing Films for Broadwind Energy, a wind turbine and industrial gear
company. HD Video, (Camera, Editor, Effects), 3-5 min., 2013
Insight for Eating, interviews for eating disorders website, HDSLR, (Director,
Camera, Editor, Effects), 3-5 min., 2012
Industrial Films for Hydro Inc., an industrial pump company. Training and human
resource videos for the web, HDSLR, (Director, Camera, Editor), 3-5 min., 2012
An Exceptional Life, Documentary, HDSLR, (Camera, Editor, Sound), 7 min., 2012
Easy Street, Experimental Narrative, HDSLR, (Writer, Director, Camera, Editor), 2 min., 2012
Letter C, Children’s Educational, HDSLR, (Writer, Director, Camera, Editor), 2 min., 2011
Vote Machine, Political Advertisment, HDSLR, (Writer, Director, Camera, Editor),
1 min., 2011
Breaking the News Web Sketches, HD Video, (Writer, Director, Camera, Editor),
2 min., 2010
Mr. Carpet, Web Commercial, HD Video, (Writer, Director, Camera, Editor), 2 min., 2009
The Audition, Narrative, HD video, (Writer, Director, Editor), 3 min., 2006
DaimlerChrysler-UAW Promotional Video, Industrial, Mixed Video, (Editor),
for EJ Malek, 5 min., 2005
Two Chicks, Narrative, video, (Writer, Director, Editor), 10 min., 2003
Dogwalker, Narrative, 16mm (Producer and Assistant Director), 10 min., 2003
Dramas of Haymarket, Historical Website, Documentary Interviews mixed video
(Camera, Editor), with Chicago Historical Society, 2000
Internet2Documentaries, Web Series on Assorted Academic Subjects,
Documentary Interviews (Director, Camera, Editor), with NUAMPS,
1999 - 2001
Brooklyn Side, Narrative, 16 mm, (Writer, Director) 12 min., 2000
Grant-Thorton, Industrial, Video, (Writer, Director, Editor), 5 min., 1998
The Gorilla and the Piker, Documentary, Video, (Sound Recorder, On-Line
Editor), 10 min., 1998
