One of two lead producers on the feature film Paradise starring Patricia Allison & Tate Donovan shot in Hilo, HI. Duties included script and story development, creating pitch materials, fundraising, navigating state tax credits, overseeing casting, hiring and management of crew, securing lodging, equipment & vehicles, negotiating contracts, managing day-to- day cast and crew needs.Also worked as creative lead assisting director in aligning departments around a strong creative vision.
Summary
Producer, Director and DP with 10+ years experience. Film MFA from Columbia University. Good eye, good with actors, verbally deft, creative problem solver, good under pressure. Inventive, project/story oriented and happy to be part of a team.
Credits
3/20 – 11/21
Producer – Paradise
Film (Feature-length) — Blimp Worldwide Details
3/20 – 11/21
4/20 – 9/21
Producer (Creative) – Virtual Wooden Boat Festival (Season 1)
Vimeo — Digital — Northwest Maritime Center Details
4/20 – 9/21
Remote produced 6 concurrent short documentaries to serve as the centerpiece of the 2020 Port Townsend Virtual Wooden Boat Festival. Responding to the pandemic to create entertainment that brought the 40,000 person audience of this 40 y/o institution together during the early stages of the pandemic. Hiring directors, editors, developing subjects, stories, reviewing cuts, overseeing post, color, sound, etc. Delivering and integrating into a hybrid live/pre-recorded show.
1/20 – 1/20
Producer – The Race To Alaska
Adventure Entertainment — Film (Feature-length) — Blimp Worldwide, Untethered Productions Details
1/20 – 1/20
Producing, shooting, directing & editing content for one of the world’s premiere adventure races. Building teams, managing budgets, logistics/ travel, creating high-quality content in remote environments with fast turnaround. Filming of/on/in/from moving vehicles (boats, planes, helicopters). Boat driving/navigation. Coordinating drone/aerial shoots. Writing promos. Managing internship & fellowship program.
1/20 – 1/20
Director – The Race To Alaska
Adventure Entertainment — Film (Feature-length) — Indie Details
1/20 – 1/20
Directed the feature documentary The Race to Alaska. Worked with editor and producers to create an exciting story out of over 70,000 individual video clips from 5 years of covering the Race to Alaska. Conducting interviews, shooting, outlining, script writing, overseeing edits, collaborating with composer, editor, graphic designer/VFX, producers, and the race organizers.
12/19 – 12/19
Director of Photography (DP) (Canon C300) – Pigeons
Instagram — Digital — Fullscreen Details
12/19 – 12/19
Lighting, conceptualizing shots, working with creative, talent, PD, client etc.
9/18 – 9/19
Producer (Development, EP) – Unguided: The Northwest Passage (Pilot)
TV — Untethered Productions Details
9/18 – 9/19
Writing pitch materials, conducting interviews, developing sizzle reels, concept reels, pitch decks, etc. Pitching to investors and partners. Budgeting, research, community outreach, safety research, etc. Overseeing production sending a skeleton crew to the Arctic for initial filming. in July 2019. Unguided: The Northwest Passage is the first installment in an anthology series about ground breaking big adventures. It chronicles Karl Kruger's journey as he becomes the first person to paddle a Stand Up Paddleboard through the Northwest Passage, a 1900 mile water route through the arctic connecting Alaska to Greenland.
6/15 – 6/19
Director of Photography (DP) – The Race To Alaska
Adventure Entertainment — Film (Feature-length) — R2AK The Movie LLC Details
6/15 – 6/19
Shooting in the field, on boats, from planes. Coordinating with drone operators, heli teams, and remote b-units. Gimbals, non-traditional cameras (gopros, osmos, etc). Sit down interviews, lighting, sound. Serious run-and-gun work in oftentimes rough conditions.
8/17 – 3/19
Development Producer – Various
Film (Feature-length) — Das Egg Productions Details
8/17 – 3/19
Developing a slate of films for a public/private partnership film fund on the Big Island in Hawaii. Sourcing original screenplays, scouting talent, developing treatments and pitches to marry with the needs of the partnership. Working with writers & directors to hone their vision. Working with writers to tailor pitches. Also working long term on a project called Pop Up studios, developing a long term business model for film production in federally designated economic improvement zones. Sourcing talent, developing pitches and screenplays, researching economic opportunities.
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Education
Class of '13
Columbia University in the City of New York
MFA/Film Directing
Class of '12
The Nautical School
USCG Masters to 50 ton Near-Costal with Sailing Endorsement/
Class of '04
Colorado College
Bachelor's degree/Fine and Studio Arts
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