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Brandon Gaesser

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Media Arts

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MFA, Wake Forest University, 2021
    Major: Documentary Film

Current Scheduled Teaching

MRTS 5830.001Documentary CinematographySpring 2025
MRTS 3230.001Film Style ProductionSpring 2025
MRTS 5180.001Internship in Media ArtsSpring 2025
MRTS 5790.001Advanced Documentary Workshop IFall 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 3230.001Film Style ProductionFall 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 5180.001Internship in Media ArtsFall 2024
MRTS 5804.001MFA ColloquiumFall 2024
MRTS 4912.765Special Problems in Film ProductionFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MRTS 5830.001Documentary CinematographySpring 2024 SPOT
MRTS 5180.001Internship in Media ArtsSpring 2024
MRTS 5804.001MFA ColloquiumSpring 2024 SPOT
MRTS 5830.001Documentary CinematographyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5780.001Seminar in Contemporary DocumentaryFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Video and Audiovisual Material

  • Gaesser, B., Hill, B. (2023). Water Sampling at High Rock Lake. Nature. GLORIA - Challenges in developing a globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for the remote sensing of water resources. London, https://earthenvironmentcommunity.nature.com/posts/gloria-challenges-in-developing-a-globally-representative-hyperspectral-in-situ-dataset-for-the-remote-sensing-of-water-resources

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Sponsored Research

  • Gaesser, B. (Supporting), "Diaries of the Prosecution," sponsored by Wake Forest University School of Law, Other, $40000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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