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Smithtown High School East Art & Media Education

Students working in Mr. Needles Media Arts classes using digital cameras, editors, and computers to create their own short animated films.

Tim Needles Biography

Mr. Tim Needles is in his tenth year of teaching fine and media arts at

Smithtown High School East. He is the advisor of the Media Art Honor Society,

the founder of The Strictly Students Film Festival, and a chairman

of the Industry Advisory Board. Mr. Needles is also an Adobe Master Teacher,

and continues to work as freelance media artist and writer.

Email: tneedles@smithtown.k12.ny.us

	Master of Arts: Concentration in the Arts- State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2003
	Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography- School of Visual Arts, New York, 1998

Mr. Needles with Chris Rauschenberg Mr. Needles with poet Bob Holman and artist Chuck Close The Strictly Students Volunteer Committee

	Recipient of the Art Institute of Chicago Teacher's Institute in Art + Technology
	Recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Power of Art award
	Recognized for his teaching in the arts by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
	Works as Adobe Master Teacher in the Adobe Education program
	Founded the Strictly Students Film Festival
	Exhibited in numerous museums and galleries across New York
	Featured in various books and newspapers including: The New York Times, Long Island Quarterly, and “In the Spirit of the Hamptons”

Smithtown is currently working with artist Mel Chin on Project Paydirt in order to raise funds and awareness for Hurricane Katrina relief in Louisiana.

The 4th annual filmmakers bootcamp will be held in Janurary at Smithtown High School East. We will cover many different aspects of the film industry including: Animation, Storyboarding, Directing, Screenwriting, Narrative film, Documentary film, Comedy, Screenwriting, Graphic Design & Packaging, Digital Editing with Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects, and a parents workshop.

The US News & World Report Arts College Ranking was recently updated click here to take a look: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/arts/artsindex_brief.php

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Mr. Needles 2008-2009 Classes

(Mr. Needles currently teaches at Smithtown HS East)

Film and Media Art Courses Fine Art Courses

- Studio in Media Arts (Full Year) - Advanced Placement Studio Art

- Studio in Media Arts II: Film and Video - Painting

- Computer Art - Drawing II

- Film History and Criticism - Drawing I

- Filmmaking - Fashion Illustration

- Studio in Art

NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS for the ARTS

1. Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts: Students will make works of art that explore different kinds of subject matter, topics, themes, and metaphors.

2. Knowing and Using Art Materials and Resources: Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques, and processes.

3. Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art: Students will reflect on, interpret, and evaluate works of art, using the language of art criticism.

4. Understanding Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts: Students will explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place.

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