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Todd Mechling
Instructor
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM
Bio:
Todd is a USD alumnus with significant award winning experience in the private sector in the film/video production industry.
Teaching Interests:
film/video production & post production
Education:
- webinar participant, Campus Technology webinar, 2014
- "Feature Film Financing", Independent Feature Project North seminar, 1992
- "Television Producers Workshop", Central Educational Network workshop, 1986
- BA, Mass Communication, University of South Dakota, 1985
- "Screenwriting: Developing Structure & Character", American Film Institute seminar, 1985
- "Basic Video Engineering", Todd Communications workshop, 1984
Licensures and Certifications:
- Certificate of Completion, SD Board of Regents
Awards and Honors:
- Award of Excellence, Center for Intercultural Dialogue, 2018
- Eric Sevareid Award - Best Soft Feature, Midwest Broadcast Journalists Assn., 2015
- SD Student ADDY - Best Commercial, SD Addys, 2014
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2012
- Best TV Comedy, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2011
- Finalist, Best TV General Entertainment Program, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2011
- Finalist, Best TV PSA, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2011
- Finalist, Best TV PSA, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2011
- Best Feature Narrative, South Dakota Film Festival, 2011
- Best of Festival, South Dakota Film Festival, 2011
- David L. Adams Apple Award, ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, 2011
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2011
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2010
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2010
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2010
- Accepted Selection, Siouxland Film Festival, 2010
- Best TV Promo, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2010
- Finalist, Best TV Promo, National Student Production Awards, College Broadcasters Inc, 2010
- Gold Award, National Corporation for Public Broadcasting Local Programming Awards, 1993
- Winner, Experimental Division, Broadcast Education Association National Faculty Production Competition, 1993
- Best Commercial Drama, Montana Film & Video Festival, 1992
- Honorable Mention Cultural Performance Program, Central Education Network Programming Awards, 1992
Presentations:
- Mechling, Todd. Early Cinema and South Dakota.
- Mechling, Todd. "The Nuts & Bolts of Historical Documentaries". Presented at the SECA annual conference, Tampa, FL. (February 2006)
- Mechling, Todd. "Working with Indies". Presented at the SECA annual conference, Tampa, FL. (February 1996)