About Me

My career in technology education began at San Francisco State University, where I graduated with a B.A. in Broadcast and Electronic Media in 1999. Upon graduating, I worked in Los Angeles for a couple of years, first as a freelance tv/film production assistant, then settling in as a segment producer for Surf Channel, an action sports network start-up. After a year of editing video footage of other people enjoying exotic places and the life of adventure, I decided it was my turn. I took off for six months and sailed aboard Condesa, a 39-foot ketch from the Kingdom of Tonga, to Australia, by way of the Fijian Islands and New Caledonia.

Happy to be on dry land again, I set my sights on San Diego, my home of many years. I worked as a freelance video producer and editor before landing a staff position as an Associate Producer/Editor at Imageworks. I enjoyed three years at Imageworks working with great clients such as: Coca-Cola, KPBS, SDSU, UCSD, Dimension One Spas, The Department of Justice and The CA Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (yes, cop training videos.)

I made the career change to educator when I became one of the charter faculty members of High Tech High Media Arts in Point Loma. I enjoyed a long career at HTHMA where I prided myself on guiding students in using various technological applications to express theirselves artistically, and bridging the technology gap that exists among high school students in San Diego. I took advantage of the opportunity to teach in the same district where my kids went to school, and moved to the San Dieguito Union High School District for 5 years until retiring from teaching in 2023.

After retiring from teaching, I started doing freelance producing, editing, and motion graphics, focusing on instructional videos and tutorials (and the occasional feature length independent film).

Please feel free to contact me to see how I can help you with your projects’ production and post-production needs.

-Chris Rosskopf
858-342-4854

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