Summary

Adam is a seasoned PA, writer and script supervisor with years of experience in everything from pre-production to post-production for both advertising and entertainment. He loves working hard but hates writing about himself in the third-person.

Credits

7/17 – 7/18

Assistant Editor (Avid)

Staff Position — Ignition Creative
7/17 – 7/18
12/15 – 7/17

Assistant Editor (Adobe Premiere and AVID Media Composer)

Staff Position — Optimus Details
12/15 – 7/17

Aided assistant editors to ensure seamless and successful workflows | Created, customized and prepped AVID and Adobe Premiere projects based on different editors’ individual preferences | Imported/exported media, transcoded according to specifications | Synced incoming dailies with production audio | Created string-outs and trimmed footage for editors’ convenience | Prepped projects and oversaw delivery to third parties for audio, color and finishing | Pulled archival footage | Conducted searches for SFX and music selects | Recorded scratch VO for use in edit comps | Performed quality control checks on outgoing projects | Uploaded files to FTP and posting sites for client review |

6/17 – 6/17

Production Assistant Association of Independent Commercial Producers

Live/Special Event Details
6/17 – 6/17

- Checked in guests and cross-referenced guest list - Ushered guests to appropriate locations - Answered any guest questions or concerns

4/17 – 4/17

Script Supervisor FCB Chicago

FCB Global — Advertising — One At Optimus Details
4/17 – 4/17

- In charge of maintaining continuity from shot to shot - Coordinated with sound department to ensure scene/take numbers remained uniform - Noted director's preferred takes, relayed that info to director when asked for reminder - Maintained pristine script notes and liaised between editor and post-production staff - Stepped in to help wherever else possible, including setting up lights and coordinating props

3/17 – 3/17

Script Supervisor FCB Chicago

Ben & Jerry's — Advertising — One At Optimus Details
3/17 – 3/17

- In charge of maintaining continuity from shot to shot - Coordinated with sound department to ensure scene/take numbers remained uniform - Noted director's preferred takes, relayed that info to director when asked for reminder - Maintained pristine script notes and liaised between editor and post-production staff - Stepped in to help wherever else possible, including setting up lights and coordinating props

12/16 – 12/16

Set Production Assistant Leo Burnett

McDonald's — Advertising — One At Optimus Details
12/16 – 12/16

- In charge of maintaining continuity from shot to shot - Coordinated with sound department to ensure scene/take numbers remained uniform - Noted director's preferred takes, relayed that info to director when asked for reminder - Maintained pristine script notes and liaised between editor and post-production staff - Stepped in to help wherever else possible, including setting up lights and coordinating props

1/12 – 1/15

Development Assistant

Staff Position — Timnick Films Details
1/12 – 1/15

Right-hand man to Tom Sternberg, producer of APOCALYPSE NOW, LOST HIGHWAY, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY and more. Consulted on active development projects, including revising scripts, writing detailed coverage, offering script notes and working with write

1/11 – 1/12

Development Assistant

Staff Position — Original Film Details
1/11 – 1/12

Assisted CE with script reading, coverage writing, notes on projects in development, coordinating with writers and directors, and general office administration duties.

Media

  • Scouts Honor (2016 Camp Kuleshov Competition Honorable Mention)

  • The Dark Knight - Chaos Edit

Recos

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Education

University of Illinois

Bachelor's in Communications

UCLA

Master's in Film, Theater and Television

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Stringouts
  • Lighting
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Grouping
  • Syncing
  • Transcoding
  • Multicam
  • Handbrake
  • Set Production Assistant
  • Cameras
  • Script Supervising
  • dailies
  • ISIS/NEXUS Shared Storage