Joshua Pardon, MS

Joshua Pardon, MS

Professor
Television & Digital Media Production
School of Digital Media
Phone: (231) 591-2714
Email: [email protected]

Education

• MS, Eastern Michigan University, Technology Studies, Concentration in Interdisciplinary Studies: Film / Television Production
• BS, Eastern Michigan University, Communications Technology, Coursework emphasis in media production, technology management, and computer science

Biography

Joshua holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Eastern Michigan University. He comes to Ferris from Washtenaw Community College, where he was the Director of Media Services and an Adjunct Video Production Faculty, and from Detroit Public Television, where he worked on many MAB-nominated and Emmy-nominated television programs. Joshua has produced and directed historical documentaries such as "The Factory" and the Emmy-nominated "The Poor Farm", both of which have been broadcast hundreds of times on public television stations nationwide. He is also the Principal Investigator for the State Hospital Project, a digital transmedia educational project that uses oral histories and archival photographs to explore and preserve the history of Michigan’s State Hospitals for the mentally Ill and the developmentally disabled.

As an independent producer, shooter, and editor based in Michigan, Joshua has worked on numerous documentary, corporate, and industrial video projects and has freelanced at various production facilities throughout the state for clients such as MasterCard, General Motors, Dun & Bradstreet, Osram, and BASF. His work in video production has been recognized with multiple Telly Awards, has been shown at several film festivals, and distributed internationally. Joshua’s written work on the subject of film has been featured in the Journal of Popular Film and Television, and his instructional text “Tips for Shooting Professional Video Interviews” is available for distribution from the respected photography/videography training resource Fstoppers.

Joshua really enjoys bringing all of this experience and expertise into the classroom for his students: showing them new ideas and helping them to think about how they can use that knowledge to pursue their own goals.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Broadcast Media
  Pardon, J. (2020). "State Hospital Project," http://www.statehospitalproject.com
• Broadcast Media
  Pardon, J. (2017). "The Poor Farm," National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Program Service. https://www.netaonline.org/episode/poor-farm
• Broadcast Media
  Pardon, J. (2016). "The Factory," National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Program Service. https://www.netaonline.org/episode/factory
• Textbook
  Pardon, J. (2016). "Tips for Shooting Professional Video Interviews," FStoppers. https://fstoppers.com/Professional_Video_Interviews
• Broadcast Media
  (2011). "A Love Letter to Tom Waits: The Life of Chris Roberts-Antieau," In J. Pardon (Ed.), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316359/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
• Broadcast Media
  (2010). "Believe In Me: The Washtenaw County Community Support & Treatment Center Anti-Stigma Campaign," In J. Pardon (Ed.), https://www.washtenaw.org/932/Believe-In-Me-Film
• Journal Article
  Pardon, J. (2008). "Interpreting The Day the Earth Stood Still for Contemporary Film Audiences," Journal of Popular Film and Television. 36 (3). pp. 141-149. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/JPFT.36.3.141-149
• Broadcast Media
  (2006). "High Tech Soul," In J. Pardon (Ed.), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0877337/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
• Broadcast Media
  (2001). "Para Siempre," In J. Pardon (Ed.), https://www.allmusic.com/album/para-siempre-mw0000588131/credits
• Broadcast Media
  (2000). "Winking Makes A Face," In J. Pardon (Ed.), https://www.allmusic.com/album/winking-makes-a-face-mw0000229347/credits

Presentations

• Lecture
  Pardon, J. (Presenter), Birmingham Public Schools, Birmingham Public Schools, Birmingham, MI, (2017).
• Lecture
  Pardon, J. (Presenter), Michigan Association of Archivists, Michigan Association of Archivists, Holland, MI, (2015).
• Presentation
  Pardon, J., Cleverscope, Mount Pleasant, MI, (2012).
• Lecture
  Pardon, J. (Presenter), Postapalooza, Cleverscope, Mount Pleasant, MI, (2012).