Summary

Positive, playful, self-motivated, highly creative, problem solver and team player. Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills. Experienced in the creation of original online content. Can shoot, write, produce and edit.

Credits

4/16 – 4/17

Director (Producer, News Anchor, Editor)

Staff Position — Aero-News Network Details
4/16 – 4/17

Anchored and edited daily newscast episodes with brief time and training by relying upon and expanding preexisting skillsets to deliver a quality newscast with seamless transition from its predecessors

4/15 – 4/16

Director (Producer, Director) Boy & Girls Clubs of America Promotional Video

Corporate — Associated Press Details
4/15 – 4/16

Field Produced/Directed a long-form promotional video for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America

10/11 – 10/12

Director (Professor of Screenwriting, Course Director)

Staff Position — Full Sail University, Creative Writing MFA Program Details
10/11 – 10/12

Taught screenwriting and created video lectures for film, television, animation, comics, and games to graduate level students using Apple Final Cut Pro, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, Live Type, Motion, Soundtrack Pro and SmartSound SonicFire Pro

1/01 – 10/11

Director (Feature Film Producer, Director, Writer)

Staff Position — Odom-Booker Entertainment Details
1/01 – 10/11

Produced, directed, shot, wrote and edited narrative feature films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, commercials, trailers and corporate video

11/06 – 8/11

Editor (Web Series Editor)

Staff Position — LiveVideo.com Details
11/06 – 8/11

Edited raw footage into webisodes from interviews, concerts, paparazzi video, sketch comedies, and scripted content, including projects

7/06 – 2/09

Preditor (On-Air Promotions Producer, Director, Writer, Editor) Independent Lens

PBS — TV — ITV Studios America Details
7/06 – 2/09

Produced, wrote, directed, revised and edited audio and video on-air promotions, creative promo and trailer scripts and spots for the PBS nationally televised original series Independent Lens

3/06 – 10/06

Story Editor (Feature Film Story Analyst)

Staff Position — Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Details
3/06 – 10/06

Wrote coverage reports for big-budget feature film scripts, independent of studio financing, assessing their quality and marketability for a commercial audience using Microsoft Office, Word

Recos

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Education

Class of '01

University of California, Los Angeles

Master of Fine Arts, Film, Television and Digital Media
Class of '96

University of California, Los Angeles

Professional Program in Screenwriting
Class of '94

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts, Film and Video Production
Class of '91

Morehouse College

Some College Courses Taken

My Gear

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Skills

  • Television
  • Film
  • Final Draft
  • Screenwriting
  • Cinematography
  • Final Cut Studio
  • Non-linear Editing
  • Story Structure
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Camera Operating
  • Creative Writing
  • Story Editing
  • Green Screen
  • Apple Compressor
  • Apple Motion
  • Book Writing
  • Camera Experience
  • Co-production
  • College Teaching
  • Corporate Media
  • Course Management
  • Course Material
  • Creative Writer
  • Digital Cinema
  • Film Analysis
  • Film Industry
  • Graduate Students
  • LiveType
  • Movie Magic
  • Movie Magic Budgeting
  • On-Air Promos
  • Playwriting
  • Production Direction
  • Production Experience
  • Professors
  • Promo Production
  • Promo Videos
  • Script Analysis
  • Script Breakdowns
  • Script Consultation
  • Script Coverage
  • Script Doctoring
  • Script Notes
  • Script-writing
  • Sitcom
  • Soundtrack Pro
  • Teaching Writing
  • Teasers
  • University Teaching
  • WGA