Summary

Visual storyteller skilled at finding drama in true events, building suspense, and delivering emotionally engaging content on a budget. Avid proficient, I am known for my rapport with editors. Background includes script development for four major studios.

Credits

3/20 – 3/20

Field Producer Life 2.0 (Season 1)

Syndication — TV — Steve Rotfeld Productions Details
3/20 – 3/20

Conduction on-camera interviews of scientists and inventors who are shaping our future. Directed B-roll and operated B-camera.

12/17 – 3/18

Writer Hurt

Film (Feature-length) — Templeheart Films, Ltd. Details
12/17 – 3/18

Co-wrote the screenplay for an action-thriller involving home invasion.

7/15 – 1/17

Writer The Evil Inside

Film (Feature-length) — Widescreen Entertainment, Ltd. Details
7/15 – 1/17

Wrote the screenplay for a low-budget horror feature about shape-shifters, based on my original story.

4/15 – 3/16

Writer eHero

Film (Feature-length) — Diamondbox Entertainment Details
4/15 – 3/16

Co-wrote an independent feature set in the world of professional video gaming.

3/15 – 4/15

Story Producer Waterfront House Hunting (Season 1)

FYI — TV — Authentic Entertainment Details
3/15 – 4/15

Assembled stringouts of house tours and on-the-fly interviews.

9/14 – 10/14

Field Producer Xploration Earth 2050 (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Steve Rotfeld Productions Details
9/14 – 10/14

Interviewed pioneers and pace-setters in advanced technologies, managed production and directed B-roll.

6/14 – 10/14

Story Producer Killer Kids (Season 3)

Lifetime — TV — 44 Blue Productions Details
6/14 – 10/14

Developed structure for an hour special, combining material from existing shows, wrote narration, collaborated with editors in refining the format. Assembled stringouts for Season 3 episodes.

1/14 – 2/14

Story Producer Swamp Monsters (Season 1)

Destination America — TV — Varuna Entertainment Details
1/14 – 2/14

Developed structure for an hour-long series on cryptids in Louisiana, conducted telephone interviews, investigated locations.

Unions

  • IATSE Local 700 Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG)

Orgs

  • Television Academy (ATAS)
  • Film Independent
  • Filmmakers Alliance

Media

  • Forensic Files: "Fate Date" (excerpt)

  • The Boneyard (excerpt)

Recos

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Education

Class of '75

University of Nebraska

BA Broadcast Journalism, English

My Gear

  • LED lighting package for interviews
  • Edit suite with Avid Symphony and Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Colorist workstation with DaVinci Resolve
  • Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K camera rig
  • DJI Mavic Mini Drone

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Draft
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC
  • Script development
  • Assembling Stringouts
  • Editing Multicamera Sequences
  • Gorilla Budgeting and Scheduling
  • Logging Shots
  • Mac and PC Literate
  • Managing Production
  • Movie Magic Screenwriter
  • Writing and Directing Reenactments
  • Writing Narration