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John Backstrom (He/Him)

Los Angeles, CA

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Recently relocated to Los Angeles from NYC. Writer-Director-Actor seeking narrative projects to Direct. Multiple screenplays in the works. Artistic chops from art school & Meisner conservatory, practical knowledge via 7+ years as 1st AD. Lynch+Lucas+PTA

Credits

9/23 – 10/23

Director – Oscar Zulu

Film (Short) — ICYMI Details

9/23 – 10/23

Co-Wrote, Produced, and Directed

10/19 – 11/19

First Assistant Director – Slapface

Film (Feature-length) — Chhibber Mann Productions

10/19 – 11/19

3/19 – 4/19

First Assistant Director – Pixar in Real Life (Season 1)

Disney+ — TV — Deverge / Improv Everywhere Details

3/19 – 4/19

Worked extensively in pre-production with Director Charlie Todd & the team at Deverge to meticulously plan every episode, and then carried out the full season with a crack AD team & veritable legion of PAs.

10/18 – 1/19

Co-Producer (UPM) – In the Campfire Light

Film (Short) — Leigh Manor Films

10/18 – 1/19

12/18 – 12/18

First Assistant Director

Advertising — Picture Farm

12/18 – 12/18

First Assistant Director – T3

UPS — Advertising — Contagious LA

12/18 – 12/18

11/18 – 11/18

First Assistant Director – T3

UPS — Advertising — Contagious LA

11/18 – 11/18

Second Assistant Director – Human Being Media

Sennheiser XSW-D Campaign — Advertising — Ticking Clock Productions

11/18 – 11/18

10/18 – 11/18

Production Assistant (Background) – Jack Ryan (Season 2)

Prime Video — TV — Paramount Overseas Productions Inc

10/18 – 11/18

10/18 – 10/18

First Assistant Director (Co-Producer) – McCann Tel Aviv

Bamba — Advertising — CRC Media Details

10/18 – 10/18

I worked with the production company & client to secure locations, crew, and cast, as well as all the typical 1st AD responsibilities.

9/18 – 10/18

Second Assistant Director – Forbidden Steps

Film (Feature-length) — Parveen Shah Production

9/18 – 10/18

8/18 – 8/18

First Assistant Director – Benny (Pilot)

Pilot — TV — Suitcase Productions

8/18 – 8/18

Second Assistant Director – Dogs Lost in a Maze that is also in Egypt

Coca-Cola/VitaminWater — Corporate — Synonymous Productions

8/18 – 8/18

First Assistant Director – YesBoss

Converse — Advertising — http://yesboss.co

8/18 – 8/18

6/18 – 7/18

First Assistant Director – A Case of Blue

Film (Feature-length) — Dane-Gramp Productions

6/18 – 7/18

6/18 – 6/18

Second Assistant Director (Day player) – Inez & Doug & Kira

Film (Feature-length) — Nine Lives Productions

6/18 – 6/18

First Assistant Director – SWELL

Avon — Advertising — SWELL

6/18 – 6/18

4/18 – 5/18

First Assistant Director – June

Film (Feature-length) — Arri Media / Tianying Media Details

4/18 – 5/18

I was initially hired as the 2nd AD, but after various Week 1 shake-ups, I was promoted to 1st AD.

4/18 – 5/18

Producer (Director) – CUFFH Documentary 2018

Corporate — Backstrom Productions / Motion Mob Films Details

4/18 – 5/18

Produced & directed short documentary focusing on fair-housing non-profit CUFFH's 2018 achievements & objectives.

4/18 – 4/18

First Assistant Director – Cavan

Film (Short) — Missing Bolts Productions

4/18 – 4/18

3/18 – 3/18

First Assistant Director (Additional)

Nice HR — Advertising — CRC Media

3/18 – 3/18

First Assistant Director – Lilith

Film (Short) — Unspoken Productions LLC

3/18 – 3/18

1/18 – 3/18

First Assistant Director – FLASHER

Film (Feature-length) — Blah Blah Blah Productions

1/18 – 3/18

1/18 – 1/18

Second Assistant Director – Celebrity Memwas (Pilot)

E! Entertainment — TV — Haymaker Productions

1/18 – 1/18

12/17 – 12/17

First Assistant Director – Open

Film (Short) — Nick Candido

12/17 – 12/17

Second Assistant Director (Additional) – Callahan

Film (Feature-length) — Callahan Productions LLC

12/17 – 12/17

Second Assistant Director – Chalk 242

REDBOX — Advertising — Underdog Films

12/17 – 12/17

11/17 – 11/17

Second Assistant Director

Advertising — Yuen Hsieh

11/17 – 11/17

Second Assistant Director – kicks

Film (Short) — Maria Soccor Productions

11/17 – 11/17

First Assistant Director (Additional) – Woodside

Film (Short)

11/17 – 11/17

First Assistant Director – White Man's Burden

Film (Short) — Peter Duncanson

11/17 – 11/17

10/17 – 10/17

Production Coordinator (Remote) – WeWork Creator Awards Boot Camp

Corporate — The Front

10/17 – 10/17

Second Second Assistant Director – Jay-Z - Marcy Me

Music Video — Elara Pictures

10/17 – 10/17

Director (Producer) – Peter Piek - The Universal

Music Video — Backstrom Productions

10/17 – 10/17

First Assistant Director – Ezra Firestone

BOOM! by Cindy Joseph — Advertising — Jessica Blank

10/17 – 10/17

9/17 – 9/17

Production Coordinator (1st AD) – Days of Record (Season 1)

Mashable — Digital — Mashable Studios

9/17 – 9/17

Associate Producer (2nd AD) – BIG TEN RUN

Fox Sports — Live/Special Event — Deverge

9/17 – 9/17

First Assistant Director – El Cuco is Hungry

Film (Short) — Super-Fi

9/17 – 9/17

Production Manager – BBDO Studios

AT&T — Advertising — Neighborhood Watch

9/17 – 9/17

Associate Producer (2nd AD) – Deverge

Hallmark — Advertising — Deverge

9/17 – 9/17

8/17 – 8/17

Production Coordinator (1st AD) – Almost Bedtime With Lil Andy

Bravo — Digital — Mashable

8/17 – 8/17

First Assistant Director – Souls of a Kindred Flame

Film (Short) — Thaigershark Productions

8/17 – 8/17

First Assistant Director – Whiteboard Pictures

Family Zoo — Advertising — Whiteboard Pictures

8/17 – 8/17

7/17 – 7/17

First Assistant Director – JWALK

BUXOM Cosmetics — Advertising — Andrea Mitchell Digital

7/17 – 7/17

6/17 – 6/17

Second Assistant Director

Advertising — Andrew Mitchell Digital

6/17 – 6/17

First Assistant Director

Advertising — Jessica Blank

6/17 – 6/17

First Assistant Director (Additional) – Mommy Mafia

Film (Short) — Laura Sweeney

6/17 – 6/17

DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) (Pre-Production) – Rain

Alibaba — Advertising — Rain Agency

6/17 – 6/17

First Assistant Director – JWALK

BUXOM Cosmetics — Advertising — Andrea Mitchell Digital

6/17 – 6/17

Second Assistant Director – JWALK

Bare Minerals — Advertising — Andrea Mitchell Digital

6/17 – 6/17

Second Assistant Director – Bootstrap

SPARK For Autism — Advertising — Whiteboard Pictures

6/17 – 6/17

5/17 – 5/17

First Assistant Director – Time Left

Film (Short) — Leaving Normal Productions

5/17 – 5/17

Second Second Assistant Director – Man With A Cam

Kidz Bop — Advertising — Man With A Cam

5/17 – 5/17

Second Assistant Director – JWALK

BUXOM Cosmetics — Advertising — Andrea Mitchell Digital

5/17 – 5/17

4/17 – 4/17

Second Assistant Director – JWALK

BUXOM Cosmetics — Advertising — Andrea Mitchell Digital

4/17 – 4/17

Key Set Production Assistant – Rain Agency

flockU — Advertising — Rain Agency

4/17 – 4/17

Producer (1st AD) – Zen Mother - Perfect

Music Video — Backstrom Productions Details

4/17 – 4/17

Worked with the band to develop a concept and screenplay for their song. I also worked closely with DP Jonathan Rafael to establish a visual language for the music video, as well as a shot book for what was a very tightly scheduled shoot, taking place almost entirely on Washington State Ferries.

3/17 – 4/17

Key Set Production Assistant – Phear Creative

Vermont Smoke & Cure — Advertising — Phear Creative

3/17 – 4/17

3/17 – 3/17

Second Assistant Director – Like Her

Film (Short) — Velocity Creatives

3/17 – 3/17

Driver (Client Car) – Rain Agency

PSA - Face the Issue — Advertising — Rain Agency

3/17 – 3/17

2/17 – 2/17

Set Production Assistant (Driver) – First Reformed

Film (Feature-length) — Ferrocyanide

2/17 – 2/17

Director – Spirit of Recovery

Film (Short) — Backstrom Productions Details

2/17 – 2/17

Produced and directed a short documentary about a recovering crack addict and former hustler working to establish a recovery campus housing program in Seattle, WA.

1/17 – 1/17

Line Producer – Held Down by a Shadow

Film (Short) — Peace Productions

1/17 – 1/17

12/16 – 12/16

Set Production Assistant (Driver) – Options

Film (Short) Details

12/16 – 12/16

Driving cube truck, pick-ups and returns, various standard set duties

11/16 – 11/16

Key Production Assistant (Driver) – Tent Content

Theknot.com — Advertising — Adiuvo Productions Details

11/16 – 11/16

Driving cube truck, pick-ups and returns, and on-set duties including production design assistance, standing in for talent, lock-up, etc.

10/16 – 10/16

Production Assistant – Diwal-Oween

Digital Details

10/16 – 10/16

directing public around set, locking down set, assisting talent and production, light office PA work, crafty, runs, returns, etc.

9/16 – 10/16

Production Coordinator – Such a Funny Life

Film (Feature-length) — Open Sense Productions Details

9/16 – 10/16

coordinating between art, camera, grip, direction, and production departments, assisting UPM and 1st AD, securing picture car, coordinating runs, pickups, and returns, managing PA team, managing studio location, negotiating cashflow issues with bank, driving and securing overnight parking for vans and trucks, etc.

9/16 – 9/16

Second Assistant Director – Barrio Boy

Film (Feature-length) — Cautious Films Details

9/16 – 9/16

Assisting 1st AD, driving, drafting and distributing daily call sheets, bringing talent to and from set/location, handling SAG paperwork and timesheets for talent, set PA duties, managing PAs, etc.

9/16 – 9/16

Production Assistant – Just a Mile to Go

Film (Short) — Resonant Pictures Details

9/16 – 9/16

Camera PA on overnight shoot, driver, wrangling walkies, setting up generator, other set PA duties, etc.

8/16 – 8/16

Key Production Assistant – Siji: Driver

Film (Feature-length) — TC Production Details

8/16 – 8/16

Location management, driving, helping with load out, bringing talent to and from set, wrangling walkies, ordering and managing crafty, delegating responsibility among other PAs, going on runs, etc.

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Education

Class of '22

Terry Knickerbocker Studio

2-Year Meisner Acting Conservatory

Class of '10

Cornish College of the Arts

BFA Fine Art - Video Art

Skills

Directing
Screenwriting

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