Mr. Smith, a native Virginian, has been a鈥痗ommunication鈥痠nstructor since 2011,鈥痡oining VMI staff in 2017.鈥�鈥�At VMI, he鈥痶eaches鈥痯ublic speaking although at other institutions he has taught general communication studies, film鈥痑esthetics,鈥痑nd screenwriting.鈥疐ollowing鈥痝raduate school, he鈥痮wned and鈥痮perated鈥疌ardinal Point Productions, a concept to鈥痜inal鈥痯roduct media鈥痗ompany鈥痺hich produced鈥痑n extraordinarily successful鈥痠ndustrial film as well as several听诲辞肠耻尘别苍迟补谤颈别蝉.鈥疧苍别鈥痉辞肠耻尘别苍迟补谤测鈥痟别鈥痯谤辞诲耻肠别诲鈥痝补谤苍别谤别诲鈥�numerous鈥痯restigious鈥痑wards. 鈥疌urrently,鈥疢r. Smith is advancing鈥痵creenplay鈥痑nd graphic novel adaptations of鈥疻allace Breem鈥檚 classic novel,鈥�Eagle in the鈥疭now. 鈥�Another screenplay,鈥疧nce to Every鈥疢an,鈥痺as a finalist in鈥痶he VA Governor鈥檚 screenwriter鈥檚鈥痗ompetition.鈥�When not teaching,鈥痺riting,鈥痮r鈥痺orking to鈥痵ell creative work,鈥疢r. Smith鈥痗ontinues to indulge in his favorite sport,鈥痵erving鈥痑s VMI Club鈥疞acrosse鈥檚 faculty advisor and coach.鈥疊ut, most of all,鈥疢r. Smith鈥痺ith his wife, Mattie,鈥痚njoy鈥痸isiting his five sons and鈥痜ive鈥痙aughters鈥痑cross the country, their spouses and鈥痶heir鈥痜irst grandchild.鈥�鈥�鈥�听
Douglas N. Smith, M.A.
Instructor
Office: 464 Scott Shipp Hall
Phone: 540-464-7893
Email: smithdn@vmi.edu
Fields: Public Speaking, Communication Studies, Filmmaking, Screenwriting鈥�
Douglas N. Smith, M.A.
Instructor
Office: 464 Scott Shipp Hall
Phone: 540-464-7893
Email: smithdn@vmi.edu
Fields: Public Speaking, Communication Studies, Filmmaking, Screenwriting鈥�
Publications
Selected Publications鈥�听
Smith, D.N. (2000)鈥�Between Two Fires: A Documentary of the United States Government鈥檚鈥� Repatriation of Russian Prisoners of War from Fort Dix, New Jersey, June 29, 1945. 鈥疍颈蝉蝉别谤迟补迟颈辞苍.鈥�听
Smith, D.N. & Smith, M.Q. (2000)鈥�Between Two Fires. Documentary film鈥赌�听
Selected Presentations鈥�听
Foreign Affairs Luncheon Group at the George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington, VA,鈥赌�听
June 2007.鈥�听
St. John the Baptist Church鈥�(ROCOR), Washington, DC, February 2000.鈥�听
University of Richmond, VA. Audience consisted of students enrolled in Russian area studies鈥痯rogram and European history classes. January 2000.鈥�听
Ft. Leavenworth Historical Society at United States Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth KS, January 2000.鈥疉udience was local鈥痳esidents and students enrolled in the Command and General Staff College.鈥赌�听
Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary鈥�(ROCOR), Jordanville NY, November 1999.鈥�听
Tolstoy Foundation, Valley Cottage, NY, November 1999.鈥�听
Holy Virgin Protection Church鈥�(ROCOR),鈥疦yack, NY鈥疌hurch, November 1999.鈥�鈥赌�听
St. Vladimir鈥檚 Memorial Church鈥�(ROCOR),鈥疛ackson, NJ,鈥疧ctober鈥�1999.鈥�听
Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC, October 1999鈥�听
Naro Theater, premiere screening of 鈥淏etween Two Fires鈥� Norfolk, VA May 1999.鈥赌�听
Honors鈥�听
Between Two Fires,鈥�Bronze, Student Awards, Academy of Motion Picture鈥疉rts鈥痑nd Sciences.鈥�2000鈥�听
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Between Two Fires, awarded a CINE Golden Eagle Award for documentary film, 1999-2000.鈥�听
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Between Two Fires, awarded first place in documentary film, Zoie Film Festival, 1999-2000.鈥�听
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Between Two Fires, awarded first place in documentary film, Spindletop Film Festival, 1999-2000.鈥�听
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Between Two Fires, awarded grand jury first prize for best documentary, New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, 1999-2000.鈥�听
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鈥淥nce to Everyman鈥� Finalist, Virginia Governor鈥檚 Screenplay Competition, 2002鈥�听
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鈥�CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO鈥�听
鈥淓agle in the Snow鈥� A spec., feature film adaptation of Wallace Breem鈥檚 classic novel in which a Germanic host perches to cross the Rhine River in 406鈥疉D鈥痑s a Roman general desperately seeks to stop them before the river freezes.鈥赌�听
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鈥淓agle in the Snow鈥� 2015. Four-part graphic novel adaptation of the screenplay and novel.鈥�听
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鈥淪kyland鈥� (formerly titled,鈥�Once to Everyman). A spec. feature film and original story based鈥�听
upon historical events. Set in the 1930s, two foreigners coincidentally arrive at a train station in鈥�听
Virginia鈥檚 picturesque Shenandoah Valley, the Revered Peter Denby, a bashful Englishman鈥�听
bearing news of a paradise beyond the stars, and George Pollock, a glib Yankee resort owner鈥�听
bent on selling his paradise beneath the stars. Each鈥痗laim鈥痑nd loves the Shenandoah, the鈥�听
鈥淒aughter of the Stars,鈥� until the government seizes her by eminent domain to create the鈥�听
Shenandoah National Park.鈥�听