Amy Adrion

Assistant Professor

School of Film and Animation

College of Art and Design

aaapph@rit.edu

Office Hours

By Appointment

Office Location

GAN-2270

Amy Adrion

Assistant Professor

School of Film and Animation

College of Art and Design

Education

BA, Georgetown University; MFA, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Bio

Amy Adrion is a director and writer whose work has screened at the Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca Film Festivals, been broadcast on STARZ, PBS and MTV, and won numerous awards.

HALF THE PICTURE, Amy’s debut feature, celebrates the groundbreaking work of women film directors and had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018. HALF THE PICTURE was released theatrically by Gravitas Ventures and has been sold to broadcast networks around the world.

HALF THE PICTURE won the #WhatNext Award at Sundance: London, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Lighthouse Film Festival and the Impact Award at the Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival. Amy won a Directors Guild of America (DGA) Student Film Award for her narrative short SHOEGAZER, which was Executive Produced by Miranda July.

Amy is currently writing a coming-of-age script about a high school girls basketball team, is in early production on a documentary about modern day cowgirls in Colorado, and is attached to direct PICANTE, a wild, feminist Western about a motley crew of rebellious prostitutes in the Old West.

Amy is a graduate of the MFA Film Directing program at UCLA, with an undergraduate degree in Literature and Theology from Georgetown University.

aaapph@rit.edu

Personal Links

Personal Website

Areas of Expertise

Film Production

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Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Amy, Adrion,. MEMOIRS OF AN ELF, Director: Amy Adrion. 5 Dec. 2022. Online, New York, NY. Performance.

Adrion, Amy. I'M NOT SCARED, YOU'RE SCARED! Director: Amy Adrion. 18 Apr. 2022. Online, New York, NY. Performance.

Amy, Adrion,. ROSIE, REVERE, ENGINEER, Director: Amy Adrion. 8 Aug. 2022. Online, New York, NY. Performance.

Adrion, Amy. NEVER PLAY MUSIC RIGHT NEXT TO THE ZOO, Director: Amy Adrion. 6 Dec. 2021. online, Storyline Online, All. Performance.

Adrion, Amy. TROMBONE SHORTY, Storyline Online. Director. Amy Adrion. 20 May 2020. https://www.storylineonline.net, Online. Performance.

Currently Teaching

SOFA-101

Production I

3 Credits

Filmmaking is presented as a means of interpretation and expression. This course combines technical information in motion picture exposure and editing with a theoretical and practical approach to motion picture continuity through non-synchronous film production and editing. The course also will provide an aesthetic understanding and essential vocabulary of film production, script, and budget planning. In this course, students will have the opportunity to work in groups to visual storytelling and editing techniques to experiment with different styles.

SOFA-306

Senior Capstone Seminar

2 Credits

Students are guided through the process of composing a successful Senior Capstone proposal. Students conceive and develop projects through idea to script. Craft students develop collaborative plans and mood boards. A draft of a written proposal with script will be presented in the fall to faculty for signatures and approval. This course is a pre-requisite for Production Capstone (SOFA-416 Production Capstone I and SOFA-417 Production Capstone II).

SOFA-416

Production Capstone I

4 Credits

The first of two classes designed to advance students toward the completion of a capstone. It will advance students from capstone proposal toward the completion of a project. Students will also take part in weekly critiques to present their work and discuss the work of their classmates. At the completion of this course, students should be at the halfway point of their set project.

SOFA-417

Production Capstone II

4 Credits

This course will lead students toward the completion of their capstone. Students will take part in weekly critiques, present their work, and discuss the work of their classmates. At the end of this course, students will complete their capstone and take part in a public screening of their finished work or craft experience.

SOFA-562

Film History

3 Credits

This course examines selected, varying film topics in a wider socio-historical context. Seminar themes change each year and may include topics such as post-war German film, films of the Holocaust, Japanese film, surrealist and magic realist film, Soviet film, Native Americans on film, etc. Students are expected to participate actively in the course discussions.

SOFA-599

SOFA Independent Study

1 - 6 Credits

SOFA Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, should propose a course of study or project with clearly defined deliverables. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. Student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to apply.

SOFA-662

Film History

3 Credits

This course examines selected, varying film topics in a wider socio-historical context. Seminar themes change each year and may include topics such as post-war German film, films of the Holocaust, Japanese film, Surrealist and Magic Realist film, Soviet film, Native Americans on film, etc. Students are expected to participate actively in the course discussions.

SOFA-799

Film and Animation Graduate Independent Study

1 - 4 Credits

Film and Animation Graduate Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, should propose a course of study or project with clearly defined deliverables. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. Student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to apply.

SOFA-890

Research and Thesis II

4 Credits

This is the second of two courses designed to advance a student towards completion of their thesis. Students will work independently on their approved plan of work for their thesis while meeting on a regular basis with their committee chair. They are required to meet at least twice with their full committee during the semester as well as present a final screening of their thesis.

In the News

January 4, 2024

RIT filmmaking team brings children's stories to life with Emmy-nominated series

Amy Adrion, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, has directed and produced seven episodes of children's literacy series Storyline Online with the help of fellow faculty, students and alumni.
November 15, 2023

Why this year has been a "stellar" year for films

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amy Adrion, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation.
August 7, 2023

Discussing the new film, "Barbie"

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amy Adrion, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation.

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March 1, 2024

Adrion discusses 2024 Oscar-nominated films

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Featured Work

HALF THE PICTURE

Amy Adrion

HALF THE PICTURE celebrates the groundbreaking work of female film directors and investigates the systemic discrimination that has denied opportunities to far too many talented women in Hollywood. ...

NEVER PLAY MUSIC RIGHT NEXT TO THE ZOO

Amy Adrion

Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo is written and read by John Lithgow and illustrated by Leeza Hernandez. Directed & Produced by Amy Adrion Storyline Online, Executive Produced by the SAG...

TROMBONE SHORTY

Amy Adrion

Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age...