• Conducted research, pre-interviews and location shoot interviews for the inductees of the 2015 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Awards • Interviewed a variety of personalities from scientists, doctors, professors and students to CEOs • Selected sound bites, created offline edits and wrote original scripts • Wrote pitches and concepts in a variety of tones
Summary
I am a writer, story producer & researcher who is a sucker for strong narratives (especially comedy). I have worked on both scripted & unscripted projects which has strengthened my writing, cutting & ability to troubleshoot tomfoolery before it surfaces.
Credits
10/14 – 9/15
Story Producer
Staff Position — Silverpoint Media Details
10/14 – 9/15
1/14 – 5/15
Writer (Director and Editor) – The Birds and The Knees
Film (Short) — Slaywriting Details
1/14 – 5/15
Produced after winning funding from We Make Movies Canada Slate 1 Screenplay Competition (2013) Script Winner “Best Comedy” and “Best Dialogue”
3/15 – 4/15
Story Producer – Youth and Elder Traditional Knowledge and Water Summit
Digital — Silverpoint Media / Chiefs of Ontario
3/15 – 4/15
3/14 – 8/14
Researcher
Staff Position — Zone 3 Productions Details
3/14 – 8/14
• Performed global research and prepared reports on diverse subjects to source participants and experts for international co-productions in development
7/13 – 2/14
Assistant Story Producer – Cold Water Cowboys (Season 1)
Discovery — TV — Paperny Entertainment Details
7/13 – 2/14
• Communicated with the story team and liaised with technical staff to create one of Discovery Canada’s highest-rated series premieres in network history • Hunted through a large volume of content (3000+ hours) to isolate integral moments • Promoted from Junior Story Editor to Assistant Story Producer on the basis of performance
8/07 – 9/13
Writer (Lead) – Brainsgiving
Digital — Slay Writing and Video Editing Details
8/07 – 9/13
- Organize an annual, live comedy fundraiser for neurological causes - Write sketches, scripts & develop innovative social media concepts such as a comedy collective Twitter account that tweets and interacts as The Human Brain at different life stages
9/12 – 6/13
Editor (FCP 7) – Mercatus - Outreach & Recruitment Campaign
Internet — Slaywriting and Video Editing Details
9/12 – 6/13
- Directed, shot and edited series of short one minute promo videos for http://www.mercatustechnologies.com/ to be used on their new website (currently under development with launch date set for summer 2013) -Researched original, royalty-free music, with an emphasis on finding ACTUAL music, not stock music or 'muzak'.
1/12 – 2/13
Editor (FCP 7) – Autodesk: Autodesk University Videos
Live/Special Event — Slay Writing and Video Editing Details
1/12 – 2/13
-Edited client interview footage shot at Autodesk's 2011 event "Autodesk University" with imagery of various software applications and examples of end products into series of short videos
Media
Recos
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Education
Class of '05
Humber College
Film and Television Production Program Advanced Diploma (Honors)
Skills
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