Richard Hutton

About Richard Hutton

Richard Hutton is an independent consultant/producer.He currently services as Producer of \"The Fight to Fight,\" an independent feature-length documentary about women\'s battle for equality in the U.S. military, and as Communications Advisor for Saku Biosciences. Previously, he served as Communications Advisor for Prellis Biologics.From 20••••18, he was Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Communication and Education (CECE) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. CECE is the reincarnation of UCSB\'s OCTOS (Outreach Center for Teaching of Ocean Sciences); Hutton oversaw the reframing of OCTOS\'​ vision and the redesign of its building in 2014-15.From 20••••14, Hutton was Executive Director of UCSB\'s Carsey-Wolf Center and Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies. He oversaw the Center\'s consolidation and growth and, until 2020, taught courses in storytelling and documentary filmmaking in the Film and Media Studies Department and at the Bren School for Environmental Science and Management.From 20••••10 Hutton ran Seattle-based Vulcan Productions and directed Vulcan Inc.\'s media development projects, including initiatives in the education, museum, and entertainment sectors. Under Hutton\'s direction, Vulcan Productions produced or co-produced: the Peabody-award-winning Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial; the four-part series Strange Days on Planet Earth; the Emmy Award-winning six-part series Rx for Survival; the Peabody and Grammy Award-winning No Direction Home: Bob Dylan; and the Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. Hutton also executive-produced the acclaimed PBS series, Evolution; the Peabody Award-winning Black Sky: The Race for Space; and the blues concert film Lightning in a Bottle. Feature films included Where God Left His Shoes, Bickford Schmeckler\'s Cool Ideas, Hard Candy, and Far From Heaven. Prior to Vulcan, Hutton was Senior Vice President of Creative Development at Walt Disney Imagineering, and served as Vice President, overseeing the creation, development, and opening of the Disney Institute. Earlier, Hutton was SVP of programming and production for WETA Television in Washington, D.C. Still earlier, at WNET in New York, he developed the Peabody and Emmy award-winning eight-part series The Brain and the Emmy Award-winning eight-part series The Mind; he produced, directed, and wrote several of the shows. Hutton has authored or co-authored nine books and textbooks, as well as articles for publications including The New York Times Magazine, Omni, and Cosmopolitan.

Experience

1. Communications Advisor

   Saku Biosciences

   Jul 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of California at Berkeley

  BA, History

  1969 — 1971

Skills

• Video
• Publications
• Storytelling
• Research
• Entertainment
• Media Production
• Magazines
• Film
• Video Production
• New Media
• Television
• Strategic Planning
• Creative Direction
• Documentaries
• Multimedia
• Public Speaking
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Non-Profits
• Feature Films