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Film Production
Experience in fiction, animation, modern and historical documentary, and abstract films, with work as director, screenwriter, animator, editor, assistant editor, prodcution designer, director of photography, camera operator, gaffer, grip, sound recordist, boom swinger, script superviser, and Foley artist, including:
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February 2010 - Wrote the bible and pilot script for Dinosaurus Explorus, a show for 6-11 year-olds in development by Believe Animation in Green Bay.
October 2009 - Wrote the bible and a script for Smartsville, a show for 7-12 year-olds in development by Sharp Image in Karachi, Pakistan.
October 2009 - Consulted on the pilot for Nicky's Awesome Adventures, a show for 7-12 year-olds in development by Cardamon Assets in Dubai.
September 2009 - Consulted on the bible and pilot for The Milkshake Show, a preschool show in development by the Grammy nominated children's rock band Milkshake in Baltimore.
June 2009 - Wrote the bible and a script for Who's Watching Conrad?, a show for 7-12 year-olds in development by Believe Animation in Green Bay.
June 2009 - Consulted on the bible for Jalebi, a preschool show in development by Kushi Productions in Boston.
June 2009 - Wrote sample scripts of Angelina Ballerina, The Backyardigans, Charlie & Lola, Elmo's World, Peep and the Big Wide World, Phineas and Ferb, True Jackson VP, The Wonder Pets, and WordGirl.
May 2009 - Wrote the bible for The Salties, a preschool show in development by Francis Fitzpatrick, creator of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, in Dublin.
March 2009 - Had six premises for Handy Manny on Playhouse Disney accepted by the executive producer for possible development.
August 2008 - Assistant edited feature documentary Brighing Godzilla Down to Size.
June 2007 - Assistant edited feature film Polycarp and the music video Calling on You.
November 2006 - Assistant edited children's musical Samuel the Lamanite and edited DVD bonus features.
March 2006 - Shot, directed, and edited Wild City, an abstract documentary about urban wildlife in London.
December 2002 - Wrote The Best Crop, a historical documentary that aired on regional PBS.
Employment History
- September
2007--December 2009
Indexer; H. W. Wilson Company, Bronx, New York
Research and index periodicals for the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
- April
2009--September 2009
Reader; Abbott Management, Pasadena, California
Read, analyze, and provide coverage of feature film screenplays. - April
2007--September 2007
Museum Educator; Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, New York
Gave tours, demonstrations, and historical lectures at premiere cinema museum.
- January
2006--June 2006
Part-time faculty; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Taught a course on Mormon cinema and enhanced the library's holdings and resources by acquiring DVDs, creating bibliographies, etc.
Film Criticism
- June
2008--present - Maintain a blog on children's media.
- December
2002--March 2010 - Published or presented eightteen articles on Mormon
cinema.
- February
2006--January 2008 - Edited film material for multiple issues of Irreantum, the
literary journal of the Association for Mormon Letters.
- July
2007 - Co-edited a special film issue of BYU Studies 46:2
(Summer 2007), a peer-reviewed scholarly journal
Honors
- January
2007--April 2009 - Short film By
Water, and Blood, and the Spirit screened at festivals in
New York City, Utah, and Brussels.
- September 2008 - Short film Wild City screened at the Matsalu International Nature Film Festival in Lihula, Estonia.
- April
2008 - Ultimate Film Junkie Award, Tribeca Film Festival, for a
thirty-second animation.
- March
2008 - Special Award in Criticism, Association for Mormon Letters
Skills
- Experience
with film and video production equipment and software including
cameras, lights, rostrum cameras, sound equipment, Screenwriter,
Photoshop, FCP, Avid, and Steenbeck table.
- Mac and
PC proficient, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Fluent
in Spanish as a second language with oral and written translation
experience.
- Experience
with music composition and performance, especially keyboards and
woodwinds.
Education
- Master
of Arts: Film Directing
London Film School, London UK
- Bachelor
of Arts: Media Arts Studies
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah