Don Guy Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

University of Tampa Communication Dept. Adjunct Professor ~ Currently oversees collegiate instruction of two courses per semester on World Cinema. Imparts significant, award-winning industry expertise with deep professional knowledge for teaching media arts integrated with new digital technologies. Teaching philosophy increasingly emphasizes all aspects of visual storytelling, development of creative voice, and art-meets-commerce imperative with added insight on historic foundations of filmmaking. International film and video expertise, spanning 30-plus years, imparts key understanding of real world fundamentals and proven execution expertise in award-winning commercial to documentary production. Commitment to building understanding and connection to global film community includes voluntary leadership and extensive coordination of social media, student volunteer video initiatives including recent IIFA Awards (Spring 2014). Creative career perspective emphasizes screenwriting, directing, producing, videography, cinematography, editing, sound and music design.

State College Of Florida

2008 – present State College Film & Media Arts Adjunct Professor ~ Currently oversees collegiate instruction of two courses per semester in Documentary Filmmaking and World Cinema (and has led up to 5 courses per semester for several years). Imparts significant, award-winning industry expertise with deep, professional knowledge for teaching media arts integrated with new digital technologies.

• Executive producer ~ Led documentary, film and commercial advertising negotiation and oversight of work created across five continents from the U.S. and Canada, to Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and South America ~ Achieved significant budget management (and savings) on productions ranging from $25K to in excess of $500K, given strong negotiation skills and disciplined prep, shoot and post-production leadership ~

Englewood, Fl

Commercial Film Director / Executive ProducerDon Guy & Associates, New York, Los Angles, San Francisco and Sarasota, FloridaCommercial Film Director / Executive ProducerDennis, Guy & Hirsch, Inc., New York and Los AngelesPrevious experience includes:Director/CinematographerN. Lee Lacy Associates, Ltd., New YorkProducer/Director/CinematographerFrancis Thompson Inc.