John Douglass
Associate Professor
School of Communication
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Associate Professor
- John Douglass is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. He has been at American for more than 30 years and through most of this time has served as director of the film and media arts division. His contributions to the Washington, DC media community were acknowledged with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Television Association (ITVA-DC). Douglass has twice served as chair of the Faculty Senate and is currently chair of the Institutional Budget & Benefits Committee. He teaches screenwriting and guides graduate thesis projects.
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Degrees
MA Theatre, American University
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OFFICE
- SOC - School of Communication
- Mary Graydon - 322
- Tuesdays 3-5, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 –11
FOR THE MEDIA
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Teaching
Fall 2011
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- COMM-682 Writing for Visual Media
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- COMM-702 Master's Portfolio Seminar
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Spring 2012
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- COMM-562 Advanced Writing for TV
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- COMM-702 Master's Portfolio Seminar
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AU Expert
Area of Expertise: Television and film script writing and production
Additional Information: John Douglass is the coauthor, with AU colleague Glenn Harnden, of The Art of Technique: An Aesthetic Approach to Film and Video Production (Allyn & Bacon).
Media Relations
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MEDIA RELATIONS
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AU News and Achievements
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SOC Faculty Thanksgiving Recipes
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SOC High School Program Kicks Off
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Workshop Certifies Students to Work on Movie Crews
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Hollywood Reporter Names SOC Prof Top Mentor
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Edward Norton Visits AU
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Award-winning Brazilian filmmaker Joel Zito Araujo joined graduate student filmmakers in Prof. John ...
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