Summary

I am a writer for film, TV, games and experiential entertainment with a passion for SF, comics and biopics. I have extensive experience in US/China co-producitons as well.

Credits

7/15 – 7/16

Screenwriter Encounter With Tiber (Pilot)

TV Details
7/15 – 7/16

Writer and co-creator of series bible and pilot for tv series based on SF novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin

7/15 – 7/16

Writer "Olympus" & "Super Hero"

Film (Feature-length) Details
7/15 – 7/16

wrote and sold original screenplays "Olympus" and "Super Hero" for US/China co-productions

1/15 – 1/15

Co-Producer

Staff Position — Secret Adventures to Shanghai
1/15 – 1/15
1/15 – 1/15

Writer, Docuseries - "Copycat Killers"

Staff Position — Story House Productions, Inc. Details
1/15 – 1/15

Natural Born Killers / Sarah Edmondson & Ben Darras American Psycho / Elliot Rodger

1/12 – 1/14

Feature Documentary Writer/Producer/Director

Staff Position — Piercing the Veil of Time: The Life and Art of Charles R. Knight Details
1/12 – 1/14

Wrote, shot, produced and edited segments for a documentary of legendary paleo-artist Charles R. Knight. Interviewed filmmaker Ray Harryhausen, artist William Stout and Mauricio Anton, writers Alan Dean Foster and Richard Milner and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

1/12 – 1/12

Screenwriter - "The Locked Door 女人如花"

Staff Position — Singing Well Productions, LTD. & Executive Producer Andre Morgan
1/12 – 1/12
1/08 – 1/11

Feature Documentary Writer/Producer/Director

Staff Position — WaterMan Details
1/08 – 1/11

wrote produced, shot and edited segments for a feature documentary proposal based on the book "The Blue Edge" by freediver Carlos Eyles.

1/03 – 1/04

Writer - Producer

Staff Position — Pacific Cine-Media, LTD. Details
1/03 – 1/04

• Deciphered clients’ requirements and translated into engaging and creative production solutions; crafted screenplays and treatments from original idea to finished product • Transformed good pitch show concepts into great pitch show concepts for producers from History, Travel and Discovery channels • Coordinated and produced video content and interviews with leaders in the world of science, art and politics • Successfully assembled key production teams, recruiting best talents; developed concepts and packages for documentary features and episodic docu-series AVAILABLE PROJECTS: "Where the Road Ends"​ - what happened to Jack Kerouac when he reached the end of his road? MANAGER CONTACT FOR PROJECT: Andi Frazin Andifrazin@aol.com (310) 463-7941 "Nautilus"​ (television series) - the untold story of the Indian Prince who became Captain Nemo "Resonance"​ - To solve a series of uncanny assassinations Arthur Conan Doyle enlists the aid of Harry Houdini "Monster Kids" - Three childhood friends who bonded over a love of monster movies reunite on Halloween Night after thirty years apart just as the malevolant forces that inspired the holiday in the first place decide it's high time to take it back! -- it's "The Halloween Tree" meets "IT" with a dash of The Three Investigators. "Between the Tides"​ - after the death of his best friend and creative inspiration, marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, John Steinbeck returns to Monterey, California to sort through the wreckage of his life "Faraway Laughter" - a young Cambridge boy befriends his crazy neighbor who he discovers was the founder of Pink Floyd; Syd Barrett

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Education

Class of '02

Moviola Digital

Editor/Avid, Final Cut Pro, Film Editing
Class of '01

UCLA Extension

Certificate/screenwriting, short film production, entertainment
Class of '96

University of Central Florida

B.A/English (creative writing, screenwriting)
Class of '89

Full Sail University

Associate’s Degree, Audio/Film/Cinema/Video Studies/
Class of '86

Dick Smith's Advanced Professional Make-up Course

Professional Make-Up Artist Certificate/Special Effects Make-Up

Skills

  • Post Production
  • Producing
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Directing
  • Editing
  • music
  • Digital Media
  • Documentaries
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Media Production
  • Music Videos
  • New Media
  • Social Media
  • Storytelling
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Final Draft
  • Pre-production
  • Production
  • Screenwriting
  • Script
  • Scripting
  • Writing
  • Documentary
  • Feature Films
  • HD Video
  • Independent Film
  • Short Films
  • Sound
  • Copywriting
  • Final Cut Studio
  • Screenplays
  • Videography
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Creative Writing
  • Film Editing
  • Creative Writer
  • Script Coverage
  • Music Production
  • Editorial
  • Books
  • Screenwriter
  • Short Stories
  • AVID Pro Tools
  • Transmedia Storytelling