career objective                              

dedicated creative entertainment professional eager to contribute diverse background, excellent organizational skills, and extensive technical knowledge toward a successful organization seeking a driven and motivated team player

profile                                                

ø  offer strong, progressive experience as a director, writer, producer, performer, cinematographer, videographer, and light and sound design specialist for film, television, and theater productions 

ø  depth of knowledge in technical and creative operations with the demonstrated ability to quickly adapt

ø  consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

ø  winner, rollins college audience choice award c video games: innocent simulation or red menace and dc shorts screenplay competition c taco mary

 

~ technical proficiencies ~

final cut pro ~ adobe premiere pro ~ adobe photoshop ~ microsoft office

education                                           

rollins college, winter park, fl                                                                                                             may 2008

b.a. in theatre; directing concentration, creative writing minor

• student/intern in winter with the writers program (2007)
• member, sigma tau delta and theta alpha phi

 

~ professional development & certifications ~

new york university: school of continuing and professional education, new york, ny                            summer 2008

16mm filmmaking certification

 

mac business solutions, gaithersburg, md                                                                                            insert date

studies toward master s certification in final cut studio 2. 

certified apple pro in final cut pro level 1

 

new york university: tisch school of the arts, new york, ny                                                                  2005

screenwriting and sketch comedy

professional experience                

jwm productions, takoma park, md                                                                                              insert date c present

intern c treasure quest discovery channel television series

 

sunflower express, bowie, md                                                                                                                   insert date c present

video editor / staff writer c sunflower express public access children s television program

 

future media concepts, washington, dc                                                                                        insert date c present

intern c customer service, documentation, and it maintenance

 

traveltelevision.org, rockville, md                                                                                                        2008

segment editor and writer c montgomery community television

 

rollins college, winter park, fl                                                                                                             2004 c 2008

performer / theatre crew c annie russell theatre and fred stone theatre

 

tool of north america, santa monica, ca                                                                                               summer 2007

intern / production assistant c commercial production

 

the bullis school, potomac, md                                                                                                            2006

co-editor / co-producer c senior video 2006

 

 

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~ recent film/video projects ~

flying over trout productions                                                                                                                2008

editor c short: kentucky terrorism preparedness

 

cathy fink, producer                                                                                                                             2008

editor c concert: old time banjo festival

 

steve o krepky, director                                                                                                                       2008                

sound recordist c tv pilot:  prez 2 prez

 

hipurductions                                                                                                                                     2008

cinematographer / camera operator c insert type of production: an average moe

 

citra productions                                                                                                                                  2008

production assistant c music video: so it goes by lucky day

production assistant c music video: think of you by lorelei carlson

 

nyu scps                                                                                                                                           2008

lead actor / boom operator / sound recordist / grip / ac c film: distorted

assistant to sound and grips c insert type of production: g-trification

writer / director / editor / producer / casting / cinematographer c insert type: undying

 

rollins college campus moviefest                                                                                            2005, 2007, 2008

director / editor c film: beautiful morning (2008)

co-writer / editor / talent c film: video games: innocent simulation or red menace (2007)

actor c film: gamer chic for the non-geek (2005)

 

the bullis school                                                                                                                                  2006

co-editor / camera op c video: the bullis school senior video

                                                           

~ recent theatrical projects ~

american music stage                                                                                                                          2008

stagehand / run crew c the producers

 

annie russell theatre                                                                                                                            2006 c 2008

assistant sound designer / soundboard operator c murder we wrote: the improvised whodunnit (2008)

assistant director c equus (2007)

light board operator c the mousetrap (2007)         

projections operator c henry v (2006)                                 

props run crew head c annie get your gun (2006)                         

 

fred stone theatre                                                                                                                                2008

actor c dog sees god by bert v. royal        

 

dc shorts film festival screenplay competition                                                                                    2008

actor c staged reading taco mary

 

rollins college                                                                                                                                      2005 c 2006

performer c rollins improv players                   

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity as a insert job title and am submitting my resume for your review.  in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include four years of progressive experience working in a broad range of capacities within the entertainment industry, with strong experience in film, television, and theatre.  i excel at proactively assessing and responding to the unique needs of each production environment, and am adept at quickly coordinating resources to meet them.  my superior communication and organizational skills have consistently proven instrumental in my ability to steer team efforts to meet critical deadlines.   

to complement this background, i offer  a bachelor s degree in theatre with emphasis on directing and creative writing, as well as final cut and 16mm filmmaking certifications.

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

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