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Summary

Born in New Orleans, I grew up in Minnesota and graduated from The Art Institutes with a BS in film production. I recently returned to the area and am eager to work on set! I am friendly, hardworking, organized, adaptable, and reliable.

Credits

11/17 – 11/17

Set Production Assistant Revlon Commercial/Product Vlog

YouTube — Digital — Fullscreen Details
11/17 – 11/17

Driver, carried gear.

10/17 – 11/17

Set Production Assistant Alex and Me

Nickelodeon — TV Details
10/17 – 11/17

Lock-ups, wrangled background, vouchers

10/17 – 10/17

Set Production Assistant 24 Hours to Hell - Restaurant Renovation Project (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Hole in the Fence Productions, LLC. Details
10/17 – 10/17

Shuttled crew, runs for production, labeled and organized receipts, assisted departments as needed; assisted with prep, production, and wrap.

10/17 – 10/17

Set Production Assistant Out of Blue

Film (Feature-length) — Double Slit Productions Details
10/17 – 10/17

Lock-ups, kept eyes on talent, wrangled background, vouchers

9/17 – 10/17

Set Production Assistant Spooked (Pilot)

Fox — TV — Lucerne Productions Details
9/17 – 10/17

Assisted with walkies, shopped for craft services/set up, drove crew, runs for production supplies, labeled and organized receipts, filled out purchase orders, lock-ups, assisted different crew departments.

9/17 – 9/17

Videographer Show Your Love - Ubuntu Village

Organization Website — Digital — Leah Thorkelson Films Details
9/17 – 9/17

Met with client, filmed interviews, filmed b-roll, edited 5-minute video for nonprofit organization's campaign

6/17 – 7/17

Set Production Assistant Are You The One? (Season 6)

MTV — TV — Lighthearted Entertainment Details
6/17 – 7/17

Drove shuttles, kept up craft services and trash sweeps, cleaned trailers, printed and distributed call sheets and release forms, assisted in office, filled in for supervisor, and any other tasks assigned to me.

5/17 – 5/17

Second Assistant Director Seed of the Free

Film (Short) — Hogan Productions Details
5/17 – 5/17

Created, printed, and distributed release forms and call sheets daily; assisted with extras, assisted First Assistant Director as needed.

Orgs

  • Women in Film & Television

Media

  • Amy's Classic Confections Promo

  • Germain Wedding Highlight

Recos

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Education

Class of '16

The Art Institutes International Minnesota

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production

My Gear

  • Canon EOS 80D
  • Canon 55-250mm Lens
  • Canon 18-55mm Lens

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Photography
  • Live Events
  • organization
  • Cinematography
  • Communication
  • Videography
  • Mac & PC proficient
  • Lighting
  • Adobe Suite
  • Leadership
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Production Assistant
  • Script Supervision
  • DSLR Cameras
  • Sony EX1R
  • Zoom Recorder