E. KENNETH HOFFMAN
Dept. of Communication
Seton Hall University
(201) 761-9474
EDUCATION
1983 Ph.D. New York University. Department of Communication Arts and Sciences. School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions.
1977 M.A. New York University. Department of Cinema Studies. Graduate School of Arts & Science.
1968 M.F.A. New York University. Department of Motion Picture Production. School of the Arts.
1966 B.S. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Business Administration.
TEACHING
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Seton Hall University: Visual Communication, Advanced Film Production, Television Production, Still Photography, Introduction to Computer Graphics, Computer Animation, Digital Photography, and Visual Theory and Technique for Organizational Communications.
GRANTS
1986 New Jersey Computers in Curricula grant continuation ($85,000). Additional funds used to expand the instructional capabilities of the computer graphics laboratory.
1986 New Jersey Committee for the Humanities grant ($10,000) to Mendham, N. J. Library, for the publication of a book on Mendham Architecture for which I was exclusive photographer. The book has 150 photographs and has been distributed to all libraries in New Jersey.
1984 New Jersey Computers in Curricula grant ($135,000) for the establishment of a Computer Graphics Laboratory at Seton Hall University. Designed a multi-station, microcomputer facility to allow Communication, Art, and Business students to study the application of computer graphics in their respective areas. Autodesk 3D Studio, Photoshop, Corel Draw, and QFX software allow students to create portfolio quality graphics and videotape animations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993-95Interim Chairperson Department of Communication, Seton Hall University
1972 to Present. Motion Picture and Still Photographer. Computer Graphics Artist.
1971 Motion Picture Film Editor, W&W Films Incorporated, New York.
1970 Motion Picture Director/Producer/Writer, Department of Defense Combat Motion Picture News Team, Vietnam.
1969 Officer-In-Charge II Corps Photographic & Audio Visual Center, Pleiku, Vietnam.
1968 Director/Assistant Director/Unit Manager. Army Pictorial Center, Long Island City, New York.
1967 Associate Producer, Channel 13, WNET-TV/New York.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Acroterion, Inc., Historic Preservation Consultants, Madison, NJ
Charles Newman Company, Orange, NJ
Clark & Caton, Architects, Trenton, NJ
Dennis Bertland, Architectural Historian, Port Murray, NJ
DKM Properties, Lawrenceville, NJ
Endeavors Magazine, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ
Magla Products, Madison, NJ
Mendham Architectural Study Committee, Mendham, NJ
Morris County Historical Society, Morristown, NJ
Preservation Morristown, Morristown, NJ
MOTION PICTURES
1983 The Making of Henry the Fourth. Documentary Film. Director, Cinematographer, and Editor. Produced in part with a grant from the Seton Hall University Faculty Research Council.
1976 Leaves In Space. Animated Film. Director/Photographer. Film selected for screening at the 1977 New York Film Festival.
1975 The Way It Is. Promotional film for Seton Hall University. Associate Producer, Director, Cinematographer.
1974 Treasures Of The Past. Cinematographer. Documentary film funded by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, broadcast on Channel 13 in New York and on the New Jersey Educational Network.
PUBLICATIONS--Photography & Computer Graphics
1990 Computer Graphics Applications: An Introduction to Desktop Publishing and Design, Presentation Graphics, Animation. Belmont California: Wadsworth Publishing, 1990. 317 pages. Author. Photographer. Illustrator.
1987 Legacy through the Lens: A Study of Mendham Architecture . Photographer (4X5 view camera) for study of Mendham Architecture published by the Mendham Public Library with grants from the N. J. Committee for the Humanities and from the N. J. Historical Commission. 171 pages and over 150 photographs.
1989 Webster's New World Dictionary, School Ed., Silver, Burdett & Ginn. Computer generated art.
1984 Endeavors Magazine. Feature article & pictures from Vietnam Portfolio.
1983 Seton Hall University Alumni Magazine. Photo essay.
1981 Journal for Education in Photojournalism. Photo essay.
1980 Newark Star-Ledger. Review, Vietnam photographs.
PAPERS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
1994 Visual Communication: A Cross Media Approach. Sixth Annual Conference of Computer Graphics in Education held at Pratt Institute, New York.
1991 Creating a Computer Animation Training Facility. The 11th Annual Symposium on Small Computers in the Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
1991 Creating Your Own Computer Animation Facility. Computer Graphics Show, Javits Center, NY.
1988 Computer Graphics in Film and Television Production. Paper presented at the Symposium on Computer Graphics Education. Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
1987 Computer Graphics Training in an Undergraduate Film and Graphic Arts Curriculum. Paper presented at the University Film & Video Association Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
1985 Using Microcomputers to teach Computer Graphics in an Undergraduate Communications Curriculum. Paper presented at the Micro-Computer Conference, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York.
HONORS AND EXHIBITIONS
1991-93Chairman Historic Preservation Commission, Town of Morristown, NJ.
1974-83 Juror American Film Festival, New York City.
1983 Seton Hall University. Individual photographic exhibit.
1983 Circuit Photographic Exhibit. Thirteen public libraries throughout New Jersey. Jury selected.
1983 Prudential Mall, Newark. Group Photographic Exhibit. Jury selected.
1982 Spectrum '82: Festival of the Arts, Fairleigh Dickinson University. Photographs from Vietnam Portfolio. Jury selected.
1981 Brookdale Community College. Group photographic exhibit. Jury selected.
1980 Woodman Photographic Gallery, Morristown, NJ. Group photography exhibit. Jury selected.
1977 Athens International Film and Video Festival (Ohio University). Leaves in Space selected for presentation.
1977 New York Film Festival, Lincoln Center, New York. Leaves in Space selected for presentation at the International Animation Festival.