1. CURRICULUM VITAE 1
VINCENT SINGLETON
PERSONAL DATA:
Name: Vincent Singleton
Address: 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Office Phone: 312-588-3391
Mobile Phone: 773-412-7894
Email: Direct vince@filmcollectiveproductions.com
Web 1: Reel www.vincentsingleton.com
Web 2: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-singleton/4/a5a/678
Web 3: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vincent.singleton.33
Web 4: IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1837818/
EDUCATION:
2008 MFA Columbia College Chicago Film/Video: Directing
2003 BA Knox College Major: Psychology
2002 Study Abroad Universitat de Barcelona Field: Philology
1999 Diploma Bishop McNamara HS
2011 – Present TAC Karate Hanshi Larry Tankson - Chicago Style Shorin-Ryu
2002 Gimnasio Cho San – Barcelona, Spain Style Tae Kwon Do
2000 Lemner’s Sa Bom Nim Steve Lemner Style Soo Bahk Do
1986-1989 School of SD Shihan Damos Rosenthal, Sr. Style Shorei-Ryu
LANGUAGES:
English Fluent/Exceptional Written and Verbal Communication
Spanish Proficient/Conversational and Written Communication
Japanese Phases/Basic Greetings and Martial Arts Terminology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2015-Present TAC Karate – In-Class Teaching Hours Tankson Karate Assn.
2014-Present Adjunct Professor Westwood College- Loop
2010-Present Lead Instructor-SME (Subject Matter Expert) Westwood College-O’Hare
2007-Present Adjunct Faculty-Film Production/Editing Columbia College Chicago
2007-2013 Instructor – Film Production/Directing/Lighting Chicago Filmmakers, Coop
2003-2004 Film Enrichment Instructor Kankakee Comm. College
2002-2003 Teaching Assistant – Psychology Knox College
EMPLOYMENT:
2008-2009 Director Pivotal Pictures
2006-2008 Video Production Assistant/Camera Op LaSalle Bank Video
2004-Present Director/Sole Proprietor Film Collective Productions
2003-2009 Video Production/Archive Assistant/Editor The Portfolio Center
2001-2003 Community Service Officer Galesburg Police Department
2001-2003 Emergency Police Officer Galesburg Police Department
2000-2003 Knox College Security Escort Knox College
2000-2002 Knox College Resident Advisor Knox College
1992-1999 Food prep and Window cashier 4-Way Deli

2. CURRICULUM VITAE 2
SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES:
Nonlinear Editing Platforms: Motion Graphics Platforms:
Final Cut Pro Motion
Adobe Premiere Adobe After Effects
Avid Live Type
iMovie Cinematography, Storyboard Artist, Assistant Director
Graphics Editing Programs: Additional Proficiencies:
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite DVD Studio Pro
PhotoStudio MS Office Suite
Manga Studio Pro Drawing (graphite, colored pencils, tablet)
HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, SOCIETIES, AND AWARDS:
2011 Part-time Faculty Development Grant – Columbia College Chicago
2009 Homegrown Film Festival III – Homegrown Hero Award
2009 Gold Telly Award – Directing – “How Would You Know” - PSA
2008 WINNER – HBO/KODAK Chase Legacy Film Challenge – “The Porter”
2008 Honorable Mention Ava Award – “Prevent the Emergency” - PSA
2008 Chase Legacy Film Challenge Finalist - Chicago
2007 MTV’s Play the VMA’s finalist - “Single Days_ - It Is What It Is – Music Video
2007 Silver Telly Award–Directing - Boys and Girls Club of Chicago PSA – CCFC
2007 Bronze Telly Award-Directing-Boys and Girls Club of Chicago PSA Campaign
2007 Getz Graduate Award – Columbia College Chicago
2007 Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship – 2nd
Receipt of Award
2007 Semi Finalist – Live Action - “The Forgotten West” - Angelus Student Awards
2006 Columbia College Chicago Production Fund Award
2006 Winner Outstanding Achievement - “The Forgotten West” - The Big Screen
2006 Winner Best Cinematography - “The Forgotten West” - The Big Screen
2006 Honorable mention: Audience Award - “The Forgotten West” - Imago Film Fest
2006 Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship - 1st
Receipt of Award
2005 Princess Grace Award Nominee
2003-2006 Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Fellowship
2003 Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society
2003 Tom Dean Award – Knox College
2003 The Dean S. Trevor Award – Knox College
2003 The Outstanding Senior Award – Knox College
2003 The National Dean's List
1999-Present Ronald E. McNair Fellowship Scholar
1999-2003 Kathryn E. Matkov Scholarship
1999 State Champion – 110m High Hurdles – IHSA
1999 State Qualifier – Wrestling 145lbs – IHSA
1998 State Runners Up – Football – Tailback/Corner Back - IHSA

3. CURRICULUM VITAE 3
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
2015 Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts (Model and Artist)
2012 – 2013 NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives)
2012 – Present Board Member – Vice President - Bard and Fool Theater Chicago
2006 – 2008 University Film and Video Association (UFVA)
2006 – Present P-Fac – Part-Time Faculty Union
2006 – 2010 Homegrown Film Festival – Judging Committee member/Presenter
2005 – Present Film Collective Productions Independent Production Company
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (partial listing)
2015 Director “RURAL” Scripted Series
*Film Collective Productions
2014 Director “Taking Israel” HD Documentary
*AMMAKA Productions
2013 Producer “Coloring” – Diversity Training Video DSLR Short
*Dir: Arif Choudhury
2012 Director “Euphoria” – Commissioned Short DSLR Short
*Tied House Film Festival
2011 Producer “Chariot” – Web commercial DSLR spot
*Client: Cyphertite
2011 Director “Taking Park City” HD Documentary
*WTTW-Chicago PBS
2010 Director “Keeping Success Pure” HD TV series
*Pradagi Foundation/WYCC
2010 Director “Memory Lane” Short Film 35mm Short
*Colin Prall Productions
2010 Director “Otherness” – Short Film DSLR Short
*Film Collective Productions
2009 Director “Last Chance” – Written In Red HD Music Video
*Barefoot Studios
2009 Director “Get Looped In” HD Industrial
* Chicago Loop Alliance
2009 Director “Hospitals for Humanity Promo” HD Industrial
*Hospitals for Humanity
2008 Director “The Porter” - Short Film HD Short
*Chase/Kodak/HBO/Blackfilm.com
2008 Director “How would you know?” – PSA HD PSA
*Chicago Fire Department
2008 Director “Prevent the Emergency” – PSA HD PSA
*Respiratory Health Asscociation
2007 Director “Single Days” – It Is What It Is HD Music Video
*MTV2 – On Demand
2007 Director “ManSpeak – Franziskaner Weisse Bier” HD Spec
*Spaten North America
2006 Director “Second Chances” 16mm PSA

4. CURRICULUM VITAE 4
*Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
- Ad Agency: Coil Count Ford & Cheney
2006 Director “The Forgotten West” 35mm Short
*Film Collective Productions
2005 Director “In This Crowd” DV Experimental
* Columbia College Chicago
2003 Director “Education for Life” DV Industrial
* Knox College Chicago
2002 Director “Yo, Mendigo: Sin Tech, Sin Hogar” DV Documentary
* Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2007 Camera Asst. “LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon-2007” HD Live Event
*Lasalle Bank Video Studios
2006 Camera Asst. “LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon-2006” HD Live Event
2005 Camera Op. “MTV Making the Video” TV Series
* MTV2 (Kanye West/Common)
2005 Camera Op. “ESPN/EBC Street Ball” TV Series
2005 Camera Op. “Rhymespitters II” Documentary
* Cherry Bomb Productions
2005 Dolly Grip “Do or Die Music Video” Music Video
* Eightball Films
2006 Storyboards “Second Chances” PSA
* Boys and Girls Club Chicago
2006 Storyboards “Some of These Days: Rhymefest” Music Video
* Eightball Films
2005 Storyboards “Sears: Lawn and Garden Sale” Commercial
* Big Dheal Productions
2005 Illustrator “Miracle Whip” Commercial
* Big Dheal Productions
2005 Storyboards “Conspiracy: Fact or Fiction” TV Series
* History Channel/Towers Productions
2005 Storyboards “Glamorous: Muffy Nixon” Music Video
2004 Storyboards “Cup of My Blood” Feature Film
* X-Ray Productions
PUBLIC SCREENINGS , PUBLICATIONS, AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS (partial):
2013 Percy Julian High School screening at Chatham ICE Theater - Chicago
-“12 Years a Slave” Panel member
2013 Englewood International Film Festival
-“The Forgotten West” and “The Porter”
2012 Chicago International Film Festival
-Black Perspectives Panel Moderator
2012 “Keeping Success Pure” WYCC – PBS Chicago
Weekly series
Kankakee Public Library – Vincent Singleton Retrospective to Date.
2011 “Taking Park City: Columbia @ Sundance” – WTTW-Chicago PBS
Image Union
2011 Chicago International Film Festival Cineyouth Fest
- Youth Discussion Facilitator

5. CURRICULUM VITAE 5
2009 “African-American Short Films” – Badami Productions – Nationally Syndicated Show
“The Porter”
2008 POWER92 Radio – 92.3 Chicago
Interviewed about “The Porter” and the Judges’ Choice Award for HBO/Kodak/Chase contest.
2008 Respiratory Health Association PSA – NBC5 (Chicago rotation)
“The Emergency”
2008 Chase Legacy Film Challenge Awards Ceremony at HBO Headquarters, NY
“The Porter”
2008 “African-American Short Films” – Badami Productions – Nationally Syndicated Show
“The Forgotten West”
2007 An Overview of DVD Studio Pro – Advanced Editing – Columbia College Chicago
2007 BETJ - “The Best Shorts Television Series and Competition”
“The Forgotten West”
2007 “Aesthetics of Genre: The Western” Class - Columbia College Chicago – Judd Chesler
“The Buffalo Soldiers and The Forgotten West”
2007 Space4 Film Festival – Peterbourgh, United Kingdom
“The Forgotten West”
2007 North Michigan Avenue Apple Store - “Made on a Mac” Presentation Series
“The Forgotten West”
2006 Illinois State Senate Representative Elga Jefferies - 26th
District
“The Forgotten West”
2006 Illinois State Senate Representative Kwame Raul
“The Forgotten West”
2006 Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones Honorarium
“The Forgotten West” - Clip and Oral Presentation
2006 University Film and Video Association Conference
“The Forgotten West”
2006 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
“The Forgotten West”- Official Selection
2006 Golden Lion Film Festival – Manzini, Swaziland, Africa
“The Forgotten West” - Official Selection
2006 Homegrown Film Festival – YMCA – Kankakee, IL
Workshop presentation: Film Analysis and Active Critique
2006 Black Harvest International Film and Video Festival – Chicago, Illinois
“The Forgotten West” - Screening and Panel Member “Getting Your Film Made.”
2006 WHPK 88.5FM – Chicago, Illinois
Interviewed about “The Forgotten West” and independent Filmmaking in Chicago.
2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival – Beverly Hills, CA
“The Forgotten West” - Competitive Student Shorts
2006 The Big Screen – Columbia College Student Film Festival
“The Forgotten West”- WINNER: Best Cinematography, Outstanding Achievement
2006 Classic Cinemas – Paramount Theatre, Kankakee, Illinois
“The Forgotten West” Cast, Crew, and Community Screening and Fundraiser
2006 WKAN 1320AM – Kankakee, Illinois
Interviewed about “The Forgotten West”
2006 The Juneteenth Film Festival – Dallas, TX
“The Forgotten West” - Official Selection
2006 Washington Junior High School, Joliet, Illinois

6. CURRICULUM VITAE 6
“The Forgotten West: Examining History and Education”
2006 The Negro League Cafe – Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois
“The Forgotten West: Q&A on the Buffalo Soldiers”
2006 Civic Auditorium – Lincoln Cultural Center, Kankakee, Illinois
“The Forgotten West – Kankakee Black History Month Luncheon”
2006 St. George Middle School – Beacher, Illinois
“The Forgotten West: Examining History and Education”
2006 Independent Black Film Festival – Atlanta, GA
“The Forgotten West” - Special Screening series
2006 Albert P. Weisman Annual Screenings – Chicago, Illinois
Excerpts from “The Forgotten West”
2006 Imago Film Festival - Elgin, Illinois
“The Forgotten West”- HONORABLE MENTION: Audience Choice Award
2003 “Yo, Mendigo: Sin Techo, Sin Hogar”
Kresge Hall – Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
2002 “What We're Not Doing: Social Dynamics at Knox College”
Ford Center for Fine Arts – Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
2002 Penn State: 2002 McNair Summer Research Conference, Pennsylvania
“Trailer and presentation: “The Village of Hopkins Park”
2001 McNair Summer Research Conference – Buffalo, NY
“Misattribution of Arousal: The Psychology of Stress”
COURSES TAUGHT:
2014-Present Fundamentals of Design/Color Westwood College Loop Campus
2015-Present Portfolio Capstone Course Westwood College O’hare Campus
2013-Present Intro to Image Editing Westwood College - O’hare/Loop
2013-Present Advanced Image Editing Westwood College - O’hare/Loop
2-14-Present Digital Layout Westwood College - O’hare/Loop
2014-Present Sequential and Narrative Art Westwood College O’hare Campus
2013-Present Introduction to Image Editing Westwood College O’hare Campus
2012-Present Advertising Campaign Concepts Westwood College O’hare Campus
2011-Present Digital Photography Westwood College O’hare Campus
2011-Present Introduction to Drawing Westwood College O’hare Campus
2011-Present Advanced Drawing/Perspective Westwood College O’hare Campus
2011-Present Color Theory Westwood College O’hare Campus
2010-Present Audio-Video (FCP/Premiere) Westwood College O’hare Campus
2010-Present Introduction to Graphic Design Westwood College O’hare Campus
2010-Present Editing I (Final Cut/Avid) Columbia College Chicago
2010-Present Moving Image Production II Columbia College Chicago
2009-2010 Moving Image Production I Columbia College Chicago
2007-2009 Production I Columbia College Chicago
2007-2009 Intro to Digital Cinema Chicago Filmmakers Co-Op
2008-2010 Advanced Digital Cinema Chicago Filmmakers Co-Op
2008-2009 Intro to Lighting Chicago Filmmakers Co-Op
2009 Directing I Chicago Filmmakers Co-Op
2012 Freelancing for Filmmakers Chicago Filmmakers Co-Op (created course)
2003-2004 Introduction to Moviemaking Kankakee Community College

7. CURRICULUM VITAE 7
FUN FACTS:
2002-2003 President Allied Blacks for Liberty & Equality Knox College Club
2001-2002 Treasurer Allied Blacks for Liberty & Equality Knox College Club
1999 Team Captain Bishop McNamara Wrestling Team
1998-1999 Team Captain Bishop McNamara Track and Field
1992-1993 Team Captain Azzarelli Colts-Pee Wee Year Football League
1994-1995 1st
Chair Violinist Kankakee Junior High School Orchestra
Vincent Singleton
Office: 312-588-3391
Mobile Phone: 773-412-7894
Email: vince@filmcollectiveproducitons.com