Indie Filmmaker, Podcast Host, Adjunct Professor and Occasional Mad Scientist (ok that last one isn’t true) Brian Cottington is the renaissance man of indie film.Brian has made over 30 short films and 1 feature over 12 years, including his most recent film, the award winning feature film documentary, House of Oddities: The Story of the Atrocity Exhibition.Brian Cottington graduated from Robert Morris University in 2009 with a Bachelors in Media Arts/TV Video Production. While at RMU, Brian rose through the ranks of RMU TV, starting off as a camera operator, technical director, and ultimately Co-Producer/Editor/Talent for his own movie review show, Prime Cuts Theater.After RMU, he worked for a short time as a freelance editor and crew member for various independent productions including WQED and Jamie Kennedy Entertainment. It was also during this time that he collaborated with Daggervision Films. Through that partnership, DaggerVision grew to create a successful internet horror talk radio show and increase the profile of the horror film company.In the fall of 2010, Brian decided to pursue his MFA in Film & Digital Technology at Chatham University. With an emphasis on learning the art of visual storytelling, Brian grew as a filmmaker. At Chatham, Brian created lifelong relationships with fellow filmmakers, including fellow co hosts, John and Elaine Wooliscroft.When he isn’t cranking out podcasts or making movies, Brian works at Chatham University as an Event Media Specialist and as an Adjunct Professor in the Film & Digital Technology Department instructing young filmmakers in the dark arts of visual effects.Brian has had his films screened throughout Pittsburgh as part of Horror Realm, Most Wanted Fine Art, and RAW Art Exhibition; as well as Cleveland at the International Indie Gathering and Long Island, New York’s Macabre Faire Film Festival.