email joseph.citta@nyu.edu
mobile (646) 387-2205
Writer, Director - "Shooter" (working title) a short film currently in production
Director - "Working" - 2010 - a short film in post production
Instructor New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Undergraduate Film and TV (January 1996 - Present) Instructor in Film and Television.
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study (September 1996 - Present) Instructor and advisor for students specializing in new media.
Manhattan Neighborhood Network, producer, "The Omaha Show" (October 2003 - March 2005)
New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies (September 1995 - September 1997) Multimedia Program Faculty Coordinator and Instructor of "Macromedia Director for Multimedia".
New York University, Academic Computing Facility (January 1994 - January 1998) Assistant manager of the Academic Computing Facility Education Site, instructor in multimedia applications, web design and creation.
The New School for Social Research (February 1993 - January 1997) Instructor of Using the Macintosh and Using Macromedia Director at the Computer Instruction Center.
NYNEX Information Resources (January - May 1992) Created video information system and interface screens for the Jacob Javits Center Multimedia Display System.
The American Mime Theatre (1982 - 1990) Assistant Director, lead performer, playwright, and sound score composer performing regularly in repertory performances at Lincoln Center, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, and various venues around the United States.
Off Broadway - lead actor in "A Search For Love" (8 month run, 1985 - 1986).
TV - guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman (1986).
Acting Instructor at Pace University, The New School, and Cornell University (required course for Graduate acting students, 1983-1988)
Musician (1978 - 1984) Freelance performer (lead singer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and drummer) in various bands performing diverse styles of music touring North America. Played with such artists as Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, Lounge Lizards, John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu), Christy O'Conner (recorded 3 #1 hits in Ireland), Joe Zawinal, among others.
Doctoral Candidate New York University, School of Education, Program in Educational Communication and Technology. Concentration on cognitive science and instructional design.
Master of Professional Studies New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, The Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Concentrated on multimedia production work using emerging technologies. Areas of study included Computer Animation; Telecommunication Technology; Advanced Sound; Interface Design and Advanced Interactive Video.
Acting Student at HB Studio (studied with William Hickey among others), studied acting with Paul Curtis. Studied jazz dance at Phil Black Studios.
Bachelor of Arts Hofstra University. Majored in music with concentration in composition and electronic music; Minor in Drama. Assisted in testing the original Moog Synthesizer. Composed and performed in a symphony for synthesizer and orchestra.
Developing an interactive CD-ROM intended for use by dance scholars - demonstrated a prototype at an Annual Dance Technology Conference, Ohio State University (1997) - shown in four cities in China by NYU (School of Education) faculty as one of four works representative of what NYU is doing in educational technology.
Possess a working knowledge of the Macintosh, Unix, DOS and Windows environments.
Composed and performed complete music score for the stage play "Comic Book Kid".
Currently writing a textbook on storytelling using digital interactive media.