Summary

Freelance Production Assistant & Camera Operator with Gear.

Credits

9/16 – 5/17

Receptionist The Mill

Corporate Details
9/16 – 5/17

Full-time Receptionist & Dispatch (Drive/Data Storing and Shipping) with a client services / facilities management focus for this London-HQ internationally acclaimed Post-Production company.

8/13 – 4/17

Intern Food Choices

Netflix — TV — Michael Siewerski Details
8/13 – 4/17

Worked with Emmy-nominated filmmaker, director & producer Michal Siewerski as a production assistant (on set once), while mainly focusing on research & development, as well as review/feedback to progress his latest documentary on plant based diets and holistic medicine. Now available on Netflix.

8/14 – 12/15

Camera Operator (Canon 5D Mark III)

Staff Position — Audiotree TV Details
8/14 – 12/15

Initiated as a Cam-Op intern but was promoted to freelance camera operator and lighting grip upon optimal team-work / workflow. Was hired for an off-site gig at PIQNIQ for an interview of Linkin Park and 30 Seconds to Mars.

8/13 – 12/13

Production Assistant Quriosity Productions

Liquid 9 — Advertising — Dimestore Films, Shatterglass Studios Details
8/13 – 12/13

Intern for Liquid 9 & Quriosity Productions for Commercials and Specs. Shadowed Production & PA Duties.

8/13 – 9/13

Production Assistant The Origins of Wit and Humor

Film (Feature-length) — Dimestore Films, Shatterglass Studios Details
8/13 – 9/13

Immersing into a professional set, I learned industry-standard set etiquette, communication structures, and PA expectations under close guidance of Production heads. Project written and directed by Christian Gridelli and Hunter Norris. Filmed in Chicago.

Recos

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Education

Class of '14

Columbia College Chicago

Cinema Arts & Science
Class of '12

Syracuse University

Public Communications for TV, Radio, Film

My Gear

  • Canon 60D
  • Sony a7S
  • Gels
  • LED Lighting
  • DSLR Shoulder Rig
  • Rokinon Lens Kit
  • Canon 24mm lens
  • Beholder DSI Stabilizer
  • FloodLights
  • Monitor for Camera

Skills

  • Screenwriting
  • Camera Operation
  • grip
  • Adobe Premiere | Editing
  • Lighting / Gaffing