Friedrich Kohle

Short Biography, Friedrich H. Kohle, BA (Hons), MA:

Fritz Kohle studied at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, and as a postgraduate at the Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University. He currently studies for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh investigating how social media is changing the production value chain in documentary production.

In 2009 he obtained tenure at NHTV, University of Applied Sciences, Breda, Netherlands, as a senior lecturer teaching Film & TV production, while continuing his professional production practice. Kohle began his career as a production assistant at companies such as the The Weather Channel UK, working his way up to become Location Manager for a Channel 4 UK feature film (Prometheus), Head of Productions at the Lux Centre London, and Field Producer for iBeam Europe.

As a freelance Producer and Production Manager he has produced episodes for Marienhof, one of Germany's most popular soaps, with a daily viewership exceeding 6 million. In collaboration with the Ludwigsburg Film Academy in Germany, he published the media handbook Medienmacher Heute. Kohle's projects include post-production management for Studio Babelsberg features in Berlin, such as Wim Wender's Soul of a Man, and Jackie Chan's 80 Days Around the World. In addition, he was also involved in various German soaps such as Notruf 110 and Tatort.
Kohle was Bigfoot Entertainment's Head of Post Production until 2007. In June 2007 he joined New York Universities Tisch School of the Arts as Assistant Director for the Production and Post-production Centre, significantly contributing to the establishment of the NYU Singapore Campus.

Research on consensus based editing on Wikipedia

Currently Fritz is researching the reliability and accuracy of consensus based article review regarding the representation of controversial events in recent history and the present.

Publications and screenings to date:

Paper ‘Social Media in Documentary Practice’ has been accepted as a chapter contribution for the IGI Global publication “Analyzing the Strategic role of networking in Firm Growth and Productivity”, edited by Associate Professor Vladlena Benson of the Kingston Business School, Kingston University London, UK. The book is expected to be published by Spring 2016.

Paper 'Abuse of the social media brain: Implications for media producers and educators', Chapter 5, Fritz Kohle,University of Edinburgh, UK, Sony Jalarajan Raj, St. Thomas University, USA, Benson, V., & Morgan, S.  Kingston University Business School, UK, (2015).  Book title: 'Implications of Social Media Use in Personal and Professional Settings' (pp. 1-311). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7401-1

Contribution of two chapters to the book 'Socyal Media Devrimi' in collaboration with Dr. Baris Coban, Turkey.

1) ‘Social Media and Documentary Cinema: the Arab Spring, the Wall Street Movement, Challenges and Implications for Documentary Filmmakers’ (Kohle), p. 367

2) 'Social Media: changing the way we teach, changing the way we learn' (Kohle / Cuevas), p. 376 Publication details: 'Sosyal Medya Devrimi', 2014, ISBN 9-786054-554188 by publisher Su Yayinlari

Social Media and Documentary Cinema: the Arab Spring, the Wall Street Movement, challenges and implications for documentary filmmakers. F. Kohle, 2011, Edinburgh University, UK, Presented at Edinburgh University Postgraduate Conference 2011 and London Film & Media Symposium 2012.

Article contribution to the Media Watch Journal. Article title: "Social Media and Documentary Cinema: the Arab Spring, the Wall Street Movement, Challenges and Implications for Documentary Filmmakers". Publication details: Media Watch Journal, May-August 2014, ISSN: 0976-0911, e-ISSN: 2249-8818 Social Media: Changing the way we teach and changing the way we learn. F. Kohle, A. Cuevas, 2011, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands, Published at 6th International Education, Education and Development Conference, Valencia Spain. INTED2012 Proceedings, Pages: 221-226, Publication year: 2012, ISBN: 978-84-615-5563-5, also available as a chapter contribution to IGI Global publication ‘Social Media and the Transformation of Interaction in Society’ (2015, p.15-23), edited by John P. Sahlin, ISBN 13 9781466685567.

Chapter contribution ‘The Social Media Information Spectacle: Perspectives for Documentary Producers’ for IGI Global publication ‘Social Media and the Transformation of Interaction in Society’ (2015, p.173-187), edited by John P. Sahlin, ISBN 13 9781466685567.

A case study in Youtube and Facebook as social media tools in enhancing student centred learning and engagement. F. Kohle, A. Cuevas, 2010, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands. Published at 3rd International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Madrid, Spain, 2010. ICERI2010 Proceedings, Pages: 3596-3601, Publication year: 2010, ISBN: 978-84-614-2439-9

'Medienmacher Heute' F. Kohle, C. Doege. Ausbildung, Entwicklung, Vor-Produktion, Produktion, Nachbearbeitung, Vertrieb - das sind die wichtigen Stationen im Filmbereich, zu denen sich die hier interviewten Fachleute äußern. Published by Bleicher Verlag, Germany, 2002, ISBN-13: 978-3883509037 Screening of '5 to 12' at the Sedona International Film Festival, Arizona, US. March 24, 2015 at 9:15 am and March 28, 2015 at 6:15pm.

2012 Premiere of the documentary "God, Church, Pills & Condoms" at the Cinemalaya Filmfestival in Manila. In competition at the Hanoi International Filmfestival, 2012, Vietnam. Produced by Arleen Cuevas, directed by Fritz Kohle.

Publication of ”Social Media in Documentary Practice” in IGI-Global publication “Analyzing the Strategic role of networking in Firm Growth and Productivity” edited by Benson, V., Tuninga, R., & Saridakis, G. (2016). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0559-4

'Journalistic independence: How social media are reshaping power structures in news broadcasting' published in the peer-reviewed journal 'Social, Health, and Communication Studies'.' 2015, Vol.2, 1, Friedrich H. Kohle, PhD (Cand.), Dr. Sony Jalarajan Raj, Lucille Mazo, PhD (Cand.)