Jackson Cobb

Last updated

September 20, 2020

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Video/Projection designer
Board operator
Electrician
Camera operator
Director
Editor

Biography

Jackson is a projection designer and digital media artist with backgrounds in theatre performance and live video production. He has designed content for the Minnesota State Fair, Cities 97.1 Basilica Block Party, Trampled by Turtles, Freestyle Productions, Eagan Summer Community Theatre, Hamline University Marketing/Communications, and others. He's programmed theatrical projections for the Guthrie Theater, Theater Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, History Theatre, New Dawn Theatre Company, and Minnesota Public Radio.

Jackson views design as a dramaturgical endeavor. He believes every choice matters, and that every link in the chain—from content design to systems engineering—should contribute to the story. He implements design work using tools like QLab, WATCHOUT, Isadora, After Effects, Trapcode, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Vectorworks, AppleScript, Python, and Raspberry Pi. He also knows his way around a broadcast control room.

In August, Jackson will become a Master of Fine Arts candidate in Design and Technology with a concentration in Integrated Media for Live Performance at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Arts from Hamline University.

Résumé

Projection Design

We're Gonna Be Okay • Hamline University
South Pacific • Eagan High School
Iphigenia and Other Daughters • Hamline University
Naïve. Super • Norway House
Big Fish • Eagan Community Theatre
Human Combat Chess • Six Elements Theatre
Love and Information • Hamline University
She Kills Monsters • Eagan High School
Reminds Me Of... • Hamline University
She Kills Monsters • Hamline University
Singin' in the Rain • Eagan Community Theatre
Frankenstein • Hamline University
Rabbit Hole • Hamline University
Sweet Charity • Hamline University
The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Eagan Community Theatre
The Little Mermaid • Eagan Community Theatre

Assistant Projection Design

Fast Company • design: Miko Simmons • Guthrie Theater, Theater Mu
Gloria: A Life • design: Miko Simmons • History Theatre

Projection Programming

A Christmas Celebration with the Steeles • design: Miko Simmons • Minnesota Public Radio
Fast Company • design: Miko Simmons • Guthrie Theater, Theater Mu
Gloria: A Life • design: Miko Simmons • History Theatre
Crowns • design: Miko Simmons • New Dawn Theatre Company
Autonomy • design: Anna Robinson • Mixed Blood Theatre
Dirty Business • design: Miko Simmons • History Theatre

Virtual Performance Design

Virtual Cabaret • Eagan Community Theatre*
In Transition • Hamline University

Event/Concert Media Design

AgriGrowth Food & Ag Summit • Freestyle Productions
Minnesota State Fair Grandstand • Freestyle Productions
Cities 97.1 Basilica Block Party • Freestyle Productions
Hairball feat. Kat Perkins • Freestyle Productions
Trampled by Turtles feat. Lissie • Freestyle Productions
Wildcat Invitational Awards Ceremony • Eagan Speech

Work Experience

Hamline University Theatre – Media/Sound Shop Manager, Lighting and Video Technician/Programmer
Freestyle Productions – Motion Designer, IMAG Videographer, Playback Operator
TCU Student Media – Crew Manager, Director, Tech Director, Motion Designer
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News – Production Intern

Awards/Certifications

WATCHOUT Certified User • Dataton AB/Show Sage LLC
Dante Level 2 Certification • Audinate, Inc.
Certificates of Merit for Projection Design - She Kills Monsters, Love and Information, Iphigenia and Other Daughters • Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Prague Quadrennial Grant Recipient • USITT Northern Boundary Section
Regional Student Production Award Winner • Upper Midwest Emmys, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Regional Student Production Award Nominee • Upper Midwest Emmys, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Software

Show Control/Projection Mapping