About Me

My name is Curtis Winsor and I am a SMAD (Media Arts and Design) Major in my senior year.

In 2008 I joined a small, but well established and award winning, independent film group, Gripped Films.  They produce, outdoor documentaries, corporate videos, and ad pieces.  After signing on as not much more than a deck hand, I traveled to Alaska for a 15-day shoot in the Tongas National Rain Forrest boating and flying via sea plane from island to island capturing the beautiful and diverse wildlife of the region.

Embarking on a new project with Gripped Films in 2009 my duties were no longer, "Here's your coffee sir," but rather I was working side by side the producers. What started out as a dare between the two producers became one of the most well received documentaries in its genre.  We spent two months abroad in France, Italy, Spain, Monaco, and Switzerland shooting Chasing Legends - a deep into the number 1 team in the world at the Tour de France, Team HTC-Columbia. We were stuffed into their back pockets filming every move.

After a year of strenuous work, the film was complete in time for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California and since the theatrical premiere, Chasing Legends has sold out nearly every theatre it has stopped at along its independent film tour.

With Gripped Films my duties included, shooting, editing multiple special features, designing, creating, and managing out online presence, design and scheduling of ads, all general promotional efforts, scheduling events, and keeping the producers form killing each other :-P.

When I am not working or in school, I am also a cyclist. I am a "Category 1" racer which means that I am at the highest level of competitive cycling you can do. I race professionally, but am not a pro yet (kind of like when practice squad players get brought up in week 6 to replace an injured player.)

When I graduate in May, I intend to continue with Gripped Films, further my personal freelance business, and pursue racing professionally for a few years.

This class looks like it will help me further understand how the internet is changing and how it can be used to benefit business, my own personal life and gather and distribute information more effectively and efficiently.