Gregory Williamson

Writer/Director/Producer As Writer/Director I wrote and directed the film with a cast/crew of 120 As Producer I... • Hired cast and crew, scouted and hired locations, negotiated rates with equipment suppliers and locations, broke down script, estimated budgets ($80k), created schedule, oversaw expenses, coordinated grants from The Irving Lerner Endowment Fund and The Moving Picture Company • Unique Challenges: cast and crew of 120, 2 weeks of production, extensive exterior locations in Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, animal performer, sound stage set, 58 visual effects shots, blue screen full-size practical hanging rope bridge effect, gunshot effects and makeup, matte painting, composite shots, original music • Winner: Silver Award from Oregon International Film Awards; Best of Fest audience selection and final night screening at Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest; Award of Merit from Best Shorts Film Competition; Award of Merit from Accolade Global Film Competition; Outstanding Excellence Direction, Best of Show LGBT, and Award of Excellence Script/Writer from Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition

• Hired cast and crew; scouted and hired locations; negotiated rates with equipment suppliers, cast, crew, and locations; broke down script, estimated budgets ($30k); created schedule, oversaw all expenses • Challenges: cast and crew of 60, with 25 minor cast/background and studio teachers, shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena, 40-foot jib

Producer/Co-writer • Hired cast and crew, locations, negotiated rates with crew, talent, equipment suppliers and locations; managed the cast and crew on set (all depts); estimated and controlled project budget ($45k), oversaw all expenses; broke down script • Compressed Schedule: 2 weeks from pitch to production (including extensive auditions for actors, singers and dancers; client approval on cast and script; and original music with vocal pre-lays for playback on set), 5 days of production, 30 days of post • Additional Challenges: Cast and crew of 160, original musical, location shoots with full street closures for dance numbers, 30-foot jib • Sony HD capture; VFX process for After Effects; comprehensive deliverables to client for web, TV and theatrical exhibition • Winner: Student Emmy for Best Series; over 1.5 million hits online, premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival

• Hired crew, negotiated rates with equipment suppliers and locations; broke down script, created shooting schedule; estimated and controlled production budget ($50k), oversaw all expenses in 2 currencies; coordinated and supervised the crew; coordinated all travel; 2-time grant recipient from UCSD • Challenges: cast and crew of 30, extensive location shoots in Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles and Boston, filming in a hot air balloon in Germany, extensive surface travel at all locations • Additional Challenges: copyright clearance from German archives requiring 6 months lead time and a second trip to Germany for pickups, legal document translations between German and English, traveling equipment and insurance carnet • Sony HD capture, original music, HD finish with 5.1 Dolby • Winner: Best Documentary at First Look Film Festival, Invited to Outfest Film Festival