Courses Taught

  • MDST 2500 - Production I
  • MDST 3200 - Audio Production for Visual Media
  • MDST 3500 - Production II
  • MDST 3700 - Post-Production
  • MDST 3725 - Post-Production II
  • MDST 3800 - Studio Production I
  • MDST 4700 - Digital Intermediate Effects

Education

  • M.F.A., Digital Filmmaking, University of Central Arkansas, 2012
  • B.A., Mass Communication & Writing, University of Central Arkansas, 2009

Research/Special Interests

Film/Video Editing, Visual Effects, Color Grading, Sound Design, Cinematography

Exhibitions

Census (Editor & Sound Designer, 2022): Official Selection: Atlanta Underground Film Festival

Dead Winter (Writer, Producer, Sound Designer, Colorist, 2018): Awards:End of Days Film Festival - Best Film of the Month, Best Original Story, Best Horror Film, Best Drama Film - April Independent Shorts Award; Best Apocalyptic Horror. Southern Shorts Awards - Award of Merit to the Film & Producer, Award of Excellence in Sound Design. Official Selection:24 Festivals including Rome International Film Festival, South Carolina Underground
Film Festival, Hill Country Film Festival, Toronto Indie Horrorfest, Miami Independent Film Festival, Made in Arkansas Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, etc.

Still Life (Writer, Director & Editor, 2012): Official Selection - Little Rock Film Festival, Conway Film Festival, Southern Screen Film Festival, Macon Film Festival

Hitchhiker (Writer, Director & Editor, 2011): Official Selection: Little Rock Film Festival, Maranatha Christian International Film Festival, Conway Film Festival, University of Central Arkansas Film Festival, San Diego Christian Film Festival. Awards: Offshoot Film Festival - 2nd Place Student Short 1st Place Short - Mustard Tree Arts Festival

Cotton County Boys (Producer, 2011): Official Selection - Capital City Film Festival, Bare Bones International Film Festival, Little Rock Film Festival

Pushing Off (Writer, Director & Editor, 2011): Official Selection - Reel Women Film Festival

INDIEVIEW (Executive Producer, 2011-2012): Channel 6 Educational Television

From Ray Winder to Dickey-Stephens (Producer, Director & Editor, 2009) - Official Selection - Hot Springs International Documentary Film Festival, Channel 6 Educational Television

Work Experience

  • 2013 - 2017: Media Editor - The Salvation Army Southern Territory
  • 2010 - Present (Day Player): Production Assistant - Shattered (Investigation Discovery), American Idol (FOX & ABC), Project Runway (Bravo), etc.
  • 2012 - Associate Producer, KARK 4 News (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Personal Information

Allison is well-known at UNG for writing and producing Dead Winter, a short film that brought together a unique crew of university instructors, students, graduates and film industry professionals, for which she received a Presidential Innovation Incentive Award from the university. She is also a certified yoga instructor and aerial arts enthusiast, specializing in aerial sling and aerial rope (corde lisse).