Summer 2008 Instructors

Dave Wruck (Film Instructor) - Though his ears were not of abnormal size, it was destiny that audio would dominate the life of Dave Wruck. His adolescent years were dominated by art and music which led to the pursuit of a Music Engineering Degree from CU Denver (and the demise of several rock bands along the way). After honing these audio skills at Denver Center Media in the mid 1990s, Dave turned his attention to video editing and became the first employee for the ground-breaking Douglas County Television which went on the air in 1999.

Dave built the technical foundations and carved many a creative masterpiece for the multiple Emmy award winning station leading to the esteemed "Overall Station Excellence Emmy" in 2004. Dave himself accumulated 5 Emmys and 1 telly for his editing, composing, and sound design during his tenure at DC8. Bigger goals led to bigger projects, including several documentaries and feature films that have accumulated 4 "Best in..." Festival Awards around the US. These days you'll find Dave basking in the world of feature length films and documentaries as a freelancer in the Rocky Mountain Region.

Cathy Reinking (Acting Instructor) - Cathy is a professional Casting Director and Acting Teacher. She has 13 years experience as a working Casting Director for film, tv, and theatre, plus she has 25+ years experience in all aspects of Entertainment. Her LA credits (partial) include: Frasier, arrested development, and According to Jim, plus pilots at all the major Networks, and indie films galore! Her Colorado credits include Woodshop and Juncture. Cathy has been the Manager of Casting at NBC, and she has a degree in Theatre Arts from UCLA, magna cum laude. Cathy has led workshops for actors all around the US and Canada.

DJ Zupancic (Filmmaking Instructor) - DJ is the owner and operator of Red Pine Studios in Bouder, Colorado. Her projects range from feature and documentary films to television work and have taken her all over the world, from Boulder to Paris to Calcutta. She believes collaborative storytelling is one of the best jobs on and for the planet. Running a production company has given her the opportunity to work in all aspects of filmmaking including producer, director, writer, editor as well as all the nuts and bolts jobs that keep prouction from flying apart. The best part is working with other people who love making films. A screenplay she wrote is currently in pre-production.

Jon Stubbs (Music Instructor) - Jon graduated with honors from Duquesne's Music School in 1986. Since his arrival in Boulder the following year, he has been tantalizing Colorado's eardrums through performance, production, innovative composition, and sound-design for an array of music projects, theatre productions, stelevision hows and dance performances.

In 1996, Stubbs started teaching music at September School. Since then he has helped hundreds of students to discover music through his dynamic, inventive and empowering teaching style.

Currently Jon teaches instrumental music and theory/composition at Alexander Dawson School. He performs regularly with Kutandara, a Zimbabwean-style marimba band. He also composes for and performs with internationally acclaimed Cuneiform artists, Hamster Theatre.

Leslie Getty (Film Instructor) - Leslie is an independent editor and creative director with 27 years experience editing feature films, documentaries, corporate and educational programs, entertainment and adventure films, music videos, feature trailers, infomercials, and hundreds of commercials. He is particularly known for his story editing skills, his audio design and the depth of his technical knowledge. He has participated in testing and development of pilot non-linear editing systems since their emergence in 1984 and currently works with the Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro. Leslie is committed to youth education film workshops and has taught Looking Glass Arts Programs since 2007.

Mohammed Alidu (Drumming Instructor) - Master drummer born into the Bizung lineage of Dagomba talking drum chiefs of Northern Ghana. African Dance and Drum Instructor at CU Boulder.

Bob Wing (Aikido Instructor) - Aikido black belt, and the chief instructor at the Naropa University Aikido Club in Boulder, Colorado. Bob also holds a master's degree in theology and is a Trager practitioner and tutor.