Nicolas Jara

- Build Video Village - Building Camera - Slating - Set up live streaming to remote client via Zoom - DIT

- Operator for Angelica Ross musical performances

- Directed, produced, and edited videos from start to finish - Led teams of external contracted talent for projects - Created budgets, filed for insurance, wrote contracts, built production schedules, made and sent out call sheets, and coordinated all aspects of production and post - Developed ideas and showcased ideas with created shot lists, decks, mood boards Worked with CCO (Chief Creative Officer) to populate video and motion onto the website in-time for global launch, QCing all materials and testing population - Led department kickoffs of Marketing and Creative departments to ensure both the spirit of Charles & Ray Eames within our work while maintaining company brand in our visual work - Incorporate client and stakeholder feedback while maintaining high-quality output - Built lighting setting set-ups, recorded audio, & ran camera preps in rental houses - Built the structure of a physical and online video DAM for team workflow with a contracted remote IT team in Iconik.io & Frame.io integrated with Jellyfish Mobile,Jellyfish Manager, a ThunderBay near-line backup, Backblaze, UPS and Good Sync

Produced & Edited international short documentary in Istanbul, Turkey & San Francisco, CA. Acquired and fulfilled the following: Government-issued filming permits, equipment rentals, COIs, crew travel scheduling, equipment traveling, interview scheduling, additional crew hiring, post-production management DIT, etc. Fundraised production and received Berkeley Film Foundation Grant for post-production. Developed story within the editorial process while maintaining the creative vision of director and journalism practices. World Premiere announcement at a major film festival coming soon

Worked closely with the producer and client to ensure that each frame of the storyboard was filmed. Call sheets, catering, production schedule, and set management.

Produced film which was selected into Academy-Award Qualifying Raindance Film Festival, HBO New Fest, HBO Outfest & Outfest Fusion. Oversaw preproduction, production, post, marketing content & festival submissions. Coordinated cast & crew travel, equipment rentals, locations, insurance, & legalities.

- Build and send call sheets - Company moves coordination - Coordinate street lockups for car driving scenes - Source safety items for lockups - Lunch - Walkie disbursement

- Distributing payroll - Per Diem distribution - Vendor acquistion - Talent transportation - Sides - Contract processing

- Create production schedule - Clear COIs & rent trucks, equipment, etc. - Coordinate with client(s)

- Create production schedule - Maintain schedule - Build and deliver call sheets - Coordinate building of set

- Load production vehicles - Assist Producer with receipts - Order, pickup, and delivering lunches to crew

Production schedule, live-casting children & parents to participate in a documentary shoot at exploratorium, obtaining access to research spaces, finding on-the-fly story leads, NDA and Talent release forms, etc.

- Oversaw casting, preproduction, script development, locations, production design, art direction approval, storyboards, director of photography proposals, equipment, actor performances, wardrobe, grants, fundraising, festival submissions, post-production management. 12+ festival selections, awarded Best LGBT Film, Best Direction, & Barbara Hammer Film Grant. Acquired by New Queer Media

Produced, wrote, and edited a successful marketing campaign for the short film, as well as the film itself. Signed with NFL star Marshawn Lynch’s prod. company: Beast Mode Productions. Organized the production of 40+ crew members and actors within a constructed set in a soundstage. Helped source camera, lighting, grip, sound equipment, SFX makeup, etc.

- Distribution office assistant

Street Lockups