Summary

Freelance Writer, DGA Assistant Director, and budding Producer accomplished in commercial, television and motion picture production with 15 plus years of experience in crew, talent, set and script management uniquely adept at collaboration and ingenuity.

Credits

6/14 – 6/14

Assistant Director

Santa Monica Place — Advertising — General Malaise Productions Details
6/14 – 6/14

Devised Shooting Plan and Generated EP Schedule for three day shoot. Designed MS EXCEL CALL SHEET and managed distribution to crew and talent

5/14 – 6/14

Co-Producer SMP YOUTUBE Videos

Corporate — General Malaise Productions Details
5/14 – 6/14

Coordinated logistics/ shooting plan for multiple Corporate Videos/ Commercials for Santa Monica Place Mall

1/14 – 2/14

Production Supervisor As They Continue To Fall

Film (Short) — Generl Malaise Productions Details
1/14 – 2/14

Created EP Prep and Production Schedule, Managed Set Operations and supervised AD Staff/ Location Depts.

8/13 – 11/13

Production Consultant Man On Carrion Road

Film (Feature-length) — Atlas Media Corp Details
8/13 – 11/13

Created Script Breakdown and Preliminary Shooting Schedule for Budget purposes Identified potential script changes and plot points that could be simplified to match budget constraints. Suggested production scenarios and their potential budgetary affect.

2/13 – 6/13

Associate Producer

Staff Position — Contento Films Details
2/13 – 6/13

Created Script Breakdown, prep schedule and preliminary shooting schedule to match 1.4 Million Dollar budget Designed, Coordinated and supervised Prep responsibilities for 11 departments and local police, fire, etc. to include crew staffing, design, art direction, logistics, script preparation and revisions Managed shooting schedule conflicts

2/12 – 6/12

Screenwriter Lineage

Film (Feature-length) Details
2/12 – 6/12

Created, developed, and implemented revisions to match shooting script to budget realities.

4/11 – 4/12

Producer (Owner)

Staff Position — MANIFEST LLC Details
4/11 – 4/12

Film, Television, and Commercial Production Company with demonstrated experience in: Production consultation and services. Script breakdowns. EP Budgets. EP Schedules. Story Development. Script Analysis. Story Editor. Script Creation, Revisions, and Ghost Writer Services. Generating and tracking FINAL DRAFT production drafts and revisions.

12/11 – 2/12

Post Screenings Coordinator Red Tails

Film (Feature-length) — Lucasfilm Ltd Details
12/11 – 2/12

Assisted publicity and marketing dept. in prep for theatrical release Co-wrote production notes for publicity packet. Created press releases for special screenings. Co-Designed and facilitated “TAKE ACTION” Wordpress website connecting public to ticket sales. Project managed LFL Ltd. prep for “The Tom Joyner Sky Show” aired live on release day.

Unions

  • Directors Guild of America (DGA)

Orgs

  • Kappa Alpha Psi

Recos

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Education

Class of '11

UCLA

Certificate/UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program
Class of '05

New York University

MFA/Dramatic Writing
Class of '97

Wesleyan University

BA/Theater, American Studies
Class of '92

Brooklyn Friends School

High School Diploma/
Class of '88

De La Salle Academy

Jr. High Diploma/

My Gear

  • EP Budgeting
  • EP Scheduling

Skills

  • Editing
  • Commercials
  • Film
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Final Draft
  • Screenwriting
  • Writing
  • Budgeting
  • Feature Films
  • Project Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Budgets
  • Mac OS
  • PC
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Movie Magic
  • Advertising
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Market Research
  • Facebook
  • Time Management
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Budget Analysis
  • Logistics Management
  • Team Oriented
  • calm under pressure
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Compassionate
  • Professional Organizing
  • Secretarial
  • adept in fast-paced
  • can work independently or collaboratively
  • effective communication & public speaking
  • initiative driven
  • proficiency of social networking sites
  • research & analysis
  • strong writing & editing skills (alone or in collaboration)