Dr. Daniel Martinico

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Daniel Martinico is an Associate Teaching Professor and filmmaker whose creative work has been widely exhibited in film festivals, galleries, and museums both in the United States and abroad. His work has been showcased at prestigious venues such as Machine Project, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA Filmforum, Anthology Film Archives, VideoEx in Zurich, Il Cinema Ritrovato at Cineteca Bologna, Kurzfilmtage in Oberhausen, and Rencontres Internationales in Paris/Berlin. He has directed independent feature films, including 'OK, Good' (2012) and 'Excursions' (2016), and has produced numerous short experimental works, extensively collaborating as an editor, cinematographer, and producer on a range of narrative, documentary, and experimental film projects. Martinico's work has been featured in prominent publications such as Variety, Filmmaker Magazine, Keyframe, and IndieWire, and can be streamed on platforms like MUBI, Fandor, Kinoscope, and Filmatique.

Research Interests

Courses

Introduction Audio-Visual Media Practices Non-Linear Digital Editing Sound Production & Manipulation Documentary Sketchbook Graduate Workshop Media Production

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).