• Hired to direct docu-series “Black Girl Magic” NYC, for Essence.com about the lives of African-American girls. • Wrote shooting script, designed scenes, liaised with talent, hired and collaborative team. Edited and delivered four docu-shorts, released online.
Summary
I am an award-winning filmmaker who produces and edits short form content for narrative, documentary, and branded video. I am based in NYC but available as a local LA hire.
Credits
8/15 – 2/16
Preditor – Black Girl Magic
Essence — Digital — ESSENCE Magazine Online Details
8/15 – 2/16
6/15 – 1/16
Producer – Collective:unconscious
Film (Feature-length) Details
6/15 – 1/16
• A producer on short film “Everybody Dies” for the feature film “Collective: Unconscious”. • Worked with director on creative script notes and project development. • Brought on key crew for production and post team, secured locations, managed casting sessions.
6/15 – 7/15
Preditor – California Drought
Fusion Media — Digital Details
6/15 – 7/15
• Hired to story edit a five-part video series on the California drought. • Assessed strongest material from interviews and b-roll, created a narrative-driven edit for each story. • Assembled first edits, wrote voiceover narration to build transitions for story progression. • First video released in the series received 50,000 YouTube views.
7/14 – 12/14
Story Producer – Rebel Music (Season 2)
MTV — TV — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details
7/14 – 12/14
• Researched, pitched, sourced, and edited storylines for youth activism documentaries in Turkey, Venezuela, Senegal, and Myanmar for the doc web series, “Rebel Music II”. • Scouted talent and helped to build team of researchers, creatives, and collaborators for production and post. • Worked with directors and editors to draft most effective dramatic stories out of material. • First video released in the series, Turkey: Flowers of Gezi Park earned over 2 million YouTube views
8/13 – 8/14
Preditor – Freelance
Digital — Think/Feel Details
8/13 – 8/14
-Producer for non-profit/advocacy video projects. -Provided direction through researching, writing scripts, casting, interviewing and camera direction. -Oversaw all areas of project management including scheduling, budgeting, client relations, contracts, and staffing. -Managed post delivery, cut videos.
1/13 – 7/13
Associate Producer – Python
Film (Feature-length) — Phoenix Media Group Details
1/13 – 7/13
Researched subjects, secured interviews with state protection agencies officials, and managed production for documentary shooting in Florida Everglades National Park. Transcribed footage, media and post-production management.
6/13 – 6/13
Assistant Editor (FCP) – Original Love
Film (Feature-length) — More is More, LLC Details
6/13 – 6/13
Syncing audio files, organizing media, creating sequence string-outs
5/13 – 5/13
DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) (Assistant Editor) – Glamour Girls
Sizzle Reel — Live/Special Event — Phoenix Media Group Details
5/13 – 5/13
Media Management. Transcoding media of various codecs, audio syncing, creating string-outs, assembling rough cuts, incorporating client feedback, incorporating Photoshop stills and motion graphic files, rendering and posting final deliverables.
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Education
Class of '12
Columbia University
MFA
Skills
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