Artist. Technologist. Educator.
POST-PRODUCTION.
AI. TEACHING.
Paul Kyle
Faculty and Lead Technical Specialist at CalArts School of Film/Video since 2010. Digital video since 1995. MFA San Francisco Art Institute.
I teach Color Grading and Post Production, and developed winter session courses on AI and the Moving Image. Before CalArts, I spent a decade in NYC post-production and co-founded a digital media startup. Along the way I trained in clinical psychology, specializing in mindfulness-based and expressive arts therapy. I write about the patterns connecting all of it at phasespace.co.
What I Do
Post-Production
Editing, color grading, conforming, and delivery workflows. Fine art consulting and technical direction for projects with Bruce Nauman, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Yoko Ono, and Steve McQueen.
CalArts
Lead Technical Specialist and Faculty, School of Film/Video since 2010. Design and manage post-production workflows and infrastructure. Teach Editing, Color Grading, Post Production, and AI and the Moving Image. Coursera's Art of Filmmaking specialization.
AI + Creative Systems
Applying AI tools to creative workflows. Signal processing, constraint-based design, and cross-domain thinking. Writing about it at phasespace.co.
Selected Work
Video, installation, sculpture, and photography. Exhibited in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and China.
Video
Spectre.A
One channel video/audio installation, 6 min
Bloody Run
One channel video/audio, projector, screen. 5 min
Plosive
Nine channel video installation, infinite loop
Going Somewhere?
Video installation, SOAP Gallery, San Francisco, 2008
MatchStick Girl
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pier 2, San Francisco, 2008
Sculpture
Charm Machine
Kinetic sculpture
Vernissage Installation
Sculpture/installation, 2005
Collider
Mixed media sculpture
Timeline
CalArts, School of Film/Video
2010 — PRESENTFaculty and Lead Technical Specialist, Post Production
Design and manage post-production workflows and infrastructure. Teach Editing, Color Grading, Post Production, and AI and the Moving Image. Coursera instructor (The Art of Filmmaking). Academic Council elected representative. Blackmagic Design Certified Training Partner.
Clinical Psychology
2016 — 2022Pepperdine University (2016–2019) · Vista Del Mar Psychiatric Hospital · Pure Recovery · Action Clinic
Mindfulness-based and expressive arts therapy. Crisis psychiatric work at Vista Del Mar. Group facilitation and adolescent counseling. 500+ supervised clinical hours.
NYC Post-Production
1995 — 2008Zuma Digital (VP Technology) · Crush Digital Video (Technical Director) · Ionic Digital Labs (Co-Founder)
Studio direction and technical operations. Worked with Bruce Nauman, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Steve McQueen, and Yoko Ono in digital video and video installation. Fine art consulting for Warhol Museum, Dia Art Center, Paula Cooper Gallery. Contributing author, Apple Pro Training Series.
MFA New Genres
SFAI 2006 — 2008San Francisco Art Institute
Video, installation, and interdisciplinary practice. Teaching Practicum Fellowship. Exhibited in San Francisco, Beijing, and Guangzhou.
BA Fine Arts / Philosophy
BENNINGTON 1989 — 1995Bennington College, Vermont
Photography, sculpture, philosophy, and cultural studies. Later returned as Audio and Video Technologist and Production Instructor (2003–2006).