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Keith Slade

Set Operations Manager / Visiting Assistant in Film

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(850) 644-2014

Keith supervises the day-to-day set operations at the Film School and manages the school's film equipment room. He works directly with the Head of Production, the Film School Production Supervisor, engineers, members of the faculty, student crews, Film School and university administration, and outside vendors in the facilitation of student projects and class assignments. He also teaches classes in Camera and Light Mechanics as a Visiting Assistant in Film and runs workshops in equipment use in order to teach the safe and proper operation of all film production related equipment.

Keith earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts from Florida State University in 1993. He has worked on over 10 feature films as either Gaffer or Lighting Director, which include Facing the Giants, Deadly Species, ManFast, and Raney, as well numerous commercials and music videos. Keith was the owner and operator of Orlando Lighting and Grip, Inc. from 1997 - 2004 and is certified as an underwater videographer.