Alexander Benoit

Wrote, directed, and edited a promotional video for Homesick Clothing Co., an upincoming company in Chicago, IL that ships all over the United States.

Work long and irregular hours. Some of my duties would include; escorting actors and actresses to and from their trailers, helping with crowd control and lockup, giving out schedules or scripts, collecting paperwork, delivering film to various locations and managing extras. I was also responsible for driving crew members, package pick-up and delivery, creating and distributing maps, delivering contracts, film clean-up, photographing locations and putting up signs.

Wrote and directed short film “Driftwood,” produced by Magnanimous Media. Driftwood was shot on their new camera, the Sony F55. The short was shot to showcase what the F55 can do for your production, as well as what Magnanimous equipment can do to help any sort of video production.

Report to the assistant director department and key set PA if one is so designated. Duties include echoing (calling out) "rolls" and "cuts", locking up (making sure nothing interferes with a take), wrangling talent and background, facilitating communication between departments, distributing paperwork and radios, and related tasks as mandated by the ADs.

Locking up locations so the shooting of the film is not disturbed. Driving and moving picture cars, as well as carts used to move heavy equipment from one set to another. Help wrangle talent and background actors, as well as deal with the maintenance of walkie talkies used by everyone on the crew.

When it comes to filmmaking I have a vast knowledge of what it takes to lead a set and keep the cast and crew on task. I encourage and push the cast/crew to work as hard as they can to better the project, ultimately finishing the project to the best of all our abilities.