Christopher Valluzzo

Degree(s):

• 1998 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA BA Interdisciplinary Studies Minors in History and English Elective Focus: Film
• 2000 New York Film Academy New York, NY

Experience:

Chris has been a video producer and documentary filmmaker since 2000. Shortly after graduating from the New York Film Academy's Director Craft program, he spent time in the Washington DC metro indie film scene serving multiple roles including Producer, Director and Director of Cinematography. In 2002 Chris moved to Blacksburg to become Montgomery County Government's video and radio producer. Producing many informational videos and documentaries for the County. Chris arrived at Virginia Tech in early 2011 as a Video Producer for then Video Broadcast Services. In the middle of all of that Chris Co-Owned Horse Archer Productions, a documentary film company, that went on to produce many award winning or recognized feature and short length documentaries as well as producing a nation wide music show on PBS. Chris is currently the Studio Production Manager and Video Producer for TLOS where he creates educational content and informational videos for the University.

Awards, Honors and Certifications:

• Director’s Craft Certification

Honors/Awards for Films and Television 

•  “Penny P’s Backyard” (Creator/Exec Producer) Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech $25,000 Major Grant, February 2020. First season, 12 episode writing children’s show..
•  “Penny P’s Backyard.” (Creator/Exec Producer) Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech $3,000 SEAD Grant February 2017. Proof of Concept Short.
•  “Song of the Mountains” ( Producer/Director) Nationally Syndicated PBS Television Show. 2014-2016 Aired 160 plus stations nationwide. Named the State of Virginia’s Official Television Show by the state legislature February 2017.
•  “Why Old Time?” (Producer/Director) Feature Documentary 92 min 2009. Accepted Asheville Film Festival 2010. Accepted Appalachian Film and Music Festival 2010: Winner Best Appalachian Film. Available on Amazon.com.
• “Hi There Horror Movie Fans: The Bowman Body Story” (Producer) Feature Documentary 88 min 2010. Accepted James River Film Festival.
• “Virginia Creepers” (Producer) Feature Documentary 98 min. 2009. Special invite to Virginia Film "The Henry Reed Legacy" Feature Documentary 82 min. Available on Netflix "Hokie Nation: A Team, a town, and the Best Darn Fans in College Football". Feature documentary 117 min. Regional TV Broadcast, Statewide indie theater release. "This Bridge: A History of Coal Mining in Montgomery County VA" 2005. Accepted into Blue Ridge Film Festival 2006. "Smithfield Plantation: Gateway to the West". Accepted into Blue Ridge Film Festival 2007

Professional Interests:

Chris' professional interests range from utilizing videos in new and interactive ways within course material. He is also experimenting with Augmented, Mixed and Virtual realities to someday bring XR content to the classroom and across campus. Chris is also interested in 360 Video and Spatial audio.

Personal Interests:

Chris enjoys times spending it with his family, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 9 chickens. He enjoys watching documentaries and movies with his family. Chris is an avid gardener with 1000SF of garden space dedicated to fresh cut flowers and is turning his backyard into a natural Food Forest.