RUTH J. MENDELSON
ruthmx@usa.net

ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEMES AND SOURCE MUSIC: NATIONAL TELEVISION

DISNEY CHANEL

Imagination Campaign
(Disney/Auracana Productions)

ANIMAL PLANET

All Bird TV (Series)
Big Spender (promos, radio spots) (Auracana Productions)

HBO

and another honky tonk girl says she will
(American Film Institute (AFI)

KING WORLD
A&E, TLC

Bob Vila's Home Again
Nominated: Emmy

A & E

Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes

In Search of Palladio
Part 1: The Villa in Veneto
Part 2: The Palladians in England and Ireland
Part 3: The Palladian Legacy in America

Bob Vila’s Guide to Historic Homes of America
Part 1: The Northwest
Part 2
: The South
Part 3: The Midwest and The West
Part 4: The Mid-Atlantic States

LIFETIME

At Home with Martha Stewart This Christmas

ESPN, PBS

A Hero For Daisy (50 Egg Productions)
Awarded: Gracie Award

ESPN

Apple Pie (ESPN/ 50 Eggs Productions)

ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEMES AND SOURCE MUSIC: INDEPENDENT FILM

DOCUMENTARY

Deluge (A People's History of Ethiopia) (Mekuria Productions)

In Camera: The Making of A Camera Obscura Photograph (Mid-career retrospective of photographer Abelardo Morell) (125th Celebration Of Mass Arts/ International Museum Tour) (Allison Humenuk Productions)

Family Stories from the BMC (Allison Humenuk Productions)

THE GROW CLINIC helping children and their families thrive (Allison Humenuk Productions)

A Matter of Conscience (John Luvender) (Co-arranged score for film portrait of Viet Nam Veteran Artist Bill Short)
Awarded: First Place: Documentary Profile Hometown USA National Competition

Too Good To Be True (Morning Star Productions)
Awarded: Cine Award, Golden Eagle, Hugo, CINDY (Finalist), ITVA Golden Slate Award

MUSEUM EXHIBITS:

The Garbage Dilemma (Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.) (Chedd Angier)

A Night at the Recombinant Opera (Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.) (Chedd Angier)

INTERACTIVE THEATER

AIDS: The War Within (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois) (Chedd Angier)

Chicago Hidden House (Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois) (Chedd Angier)

Amazing JELLIES (New England Aquarium, national tour)

WORDS FOR THE WORLD (conceived, directed and produced for the Mary Baker Eddy Library)

Eco-Active Theater (Liberty Science Museum, Liberty State Park, New Jersey) (Peace River Films)

PSA

Caring for Kids Massachusetts Department of Social Services (RedTree)
Brookline Foundation (VIDA)

HEALTH DOCU-DRAMA

Retirement - Mapping Your Journey (Mighty Oak Productions)

Depression in the Older Patient (NERI, RedTree Productions)
Awarded: Cine Golden Eagle, Telly Award, National Educational Media Competition Award, Media Owl Award
Talking to Your Doctor about Breast Cancer (NERI/Redtree)

You and Your Physician (NERI, Northern Lights Productions)
Awarded: National Health Information Award (Gold), Health Sciences Communications Award (First Place), Telly Award

HEALTH EDUCATION

To Your Health: Food For Life (NERI)

Hope in Sight-Living with Macular Degeneration (NERI)

Works of Wonder (VIDA)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, NHIA (Bronze Medal), Parent’s Guide Award, National Council Family Relations
Silver, HESCA Media Bronze

Heart Disease (Xenejenex)

In Good Hands- A guide to Health Care Advance Directives (NERI)
Awarded: International Health and Medical Film Festival (Finalist), The New York Festivals, “The Global Awards” (Finalist), National Health Information Award (Merit)

News About Newborns (VIDA)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, NHIA (Bronze Medal), Parent’s Guide Award

HealthNews Now (Gilbert Televsion Productions)

Students Like Me (helping kids with FAS) (VIDA)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, NHIA (Bronze Medal), NCFR (First Place), Parent Education Bronze

Starting Out Safe and Sound (VIDA)
Awarded: Cine Golden Eagle, NHIA (Silver Medal), Parent’s Guide Award

Headaches (Xenejenex)

Making the Right Choice- Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer (NERI/ 4 Square Films)

Because You’re Pregnant (VIDA Health)
Awarded: Time Inc. Health (Freddie), CINE Golden Eagle, NHIA (Bronze Medal), NCFR (First Place), Parent’s Guide Award

The Clinical Management of Breastfeeding for Health Professionals (VIDA Health)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, AMWA (American Medical Writers Assoc.) Will Solimene, Award of Excellence, World Feast Houston - Gold “Special Jury Award”, HeSCA (Health Sciences Communications Association) Bronze Award

Breast Cancer (NERI, RedTree Productions)

Breastfeeding , Why-To, How-To (VIDA Health)
Awarded: Gold Cindy- Medical Division, Bronze Apple Award- NEMN (National Educational Film and Video/Media Network Festival), Silver NHIA (National Health Information Awards)- Medical Communications Division, Category of Patient Information, Parents Choice Award, The New York Festivals (Finalist), HeSCA (Health Sciences Communications Association) Bronze Award, APHA (Video Festival Selection)

Depression (Music Research) (Xenenejex)

Worth the Trip- Raising and Teaching Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (VIDA Health)
Awarded: US International Film and Video Festival - Creative Excellence Award, National Education Media Network Bronze Apple Award, Parents Choice Award, Silver CINDY (Cinema in Industry), Bronze Apple Award from NEMN (National Health Educational Film and Video/Media Network Festival)

Home Before You Know It (VIDA Health)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, HeSCA (Certificate of Excellence, International Film and Television Festival of New York (Finalist), AMWA (Will Solimene Award of Excellence), Cindy (Gold), The New York Festivals (Finalist), World Feast Houston (Bronze Medal), NHIA (Bronze Medal) What’s New in Home Economics (Healthy Living Award), U.S. International Film and Video Festival (Certificate for Creative Excellence), Time Inc. Health- Freddie (First Place-Patient Education), APHA (Video Festival Selection)

Urinary Incontinence: Finding the Solution (NERI, Chedd)
Awarded: CINE Golden Eagle, Media Owl Award, The Retirement Research Association (Silver), National Health, Information Award

Emotional Healing (SITE Productions)
Nominated: AFI American Video Award for Health Care

CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

Greentown (Peace River Studios)

Number Jamboree (Peace River Studios)

What's Cooking (Peace River Studios)

A Different View (Helping change the way kids view TV) (Destiny Productions)

The Green Anole (Peace River Films)

An Interview with Bonnie Pryor (Peace River Films)

An Octopus is Amazing (Peace River Films)

Patternville (Peace River Films)

Amazing Animals (Peace River Films)

Lucy and Nacho to the Rescue (Peace River Films)

What do You Like? (Peace River Films)

A World of Patterns (Peace River Films)

A Taste of Culture (Peace River Films)

On My Own: Making Codes and Solving Mysteries (Pacific Arts)

On My Own: Windowsill Gardens (Pacific Arts)

On My Own: Paper Playthings and Gifts (Pacific Arts)
Awarded: Action For Children's Television Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award, California Children's Book and Video Award, Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award

CORPORATE

CGU: Mali 1999 Closer (CGU)

ITT Sheraton SGSS Series (CF Video)
Awarded: NewMedia ENVISION Awards: Award of Excellence for Training and Support, Gold Medal for New Employee Orientation

Fleet Bank (Lightship Productions)

Liberator (Multivision)

IBM: A Motorola Story (Cambria Productions)

Paving the Road to Success (Morning Star Productions)

Future Vision (Winton/Dupont)

SPORTS

NAUI: Scuba Diving...Take a Closer Look (series: Lightship Productions)

GOURMET

Wine Guide (Sound/Image)

ADVERTISING

Shoplink.com (Redtree)

Keybank.com (Redtree/Pisces)

Orbcomm (Chedd Angier)

Eastern Clothing (Chedd Angier)

REGIONAL

New Bedford Aquarium (RedTree Productions)

Vermont: The Video Tour (SITE Productions)

Maine Coast Moods (SITE Productions)

Cape Cod Video Tour (SITE Productions)
Awarded: AFI Blue Ribbon Travel Home Video

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

EDUCATOR

Professor: Advanced Film Composition
Berklee College of Music

STUDIO PERFORMANCE

Featured multi-instrumentalist on various CD’s recorded in Boston, New York, Los Angeles

LIVE PERFORMANCE

Featured mulit-instrumentalist with One Human Family Gospel Choir throughout Europe and the United States
Most recently: Opened at the Palais des Nations for The Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (October 6-9, 2002)

CD COMPILATION

Featured composer on ‘Hope, Healing and Survival’

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Music Director for stage production Sea of Love (The Life of Mirabai) - to aid survivors of the 2001 earthquake in Gujurat, India

SOFTWARE

Featured bassist on Cakewalk Program: Guitar Track s Pro version 3

AIDS EDUCATION

Featured composer (original composition: "Waiting") on "Staying out of the Risky Zone"