Professional Skills

Microsoft Office (2007): Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, and Outlook
Adobe Creative Suite: Basic Photoshop, Premiere
Mac: Final Cut Pro, OSX, Microsoft Office 2011
Administrative: Filing, Scheduling, Professional Phone Etiquette, and Strong Customer Service, Research
Keyboarding: 75 wpm

Writing Experience

Content Editor 336 Events, Greensboro, NC
March-2010-
March 2012
• Create and edit Movie Reviews
• Create, edit, research Frugal in the City Blog
• Create, edit, research Culinary Adventures Blog
• Monitor comments and edit outside contributors’ posts

Writer Open, Greensboro, NC
Sept.-Nov. 2009
• Created overall concept of film.
• Drafted several versions of the screenplay and edited them to a final draft
• Ran through final draft of screenplay with actors and crew at all table reads
• Modified screenplay on set to comply with 16mm shooting style—30-second shots.

Director’s Assistant Bone Creek, Yanceyville, NC
Aug.-Dec. 2008
• Provided administrative support to Director.
• Created contact database for all cast and crew using MS Office

Shooting and Editing Experience

Director/Editor Out of the Closet, into the Light, Short Documentary, Greensboro,
Feb.-May 2009 NC

• Developed concept for film and designated extended wide shots and close-up shots for emphasis
• Organized all dailies into clips and pared down over 24 hours of footage
• Set up timeline for both video and audio rendering
• Created opening sequence and credits.
Director/Editor Blues Man on a Mission, Short Documentary, Greensboro, NC
Oct. 2007
• Followed subject for three days of shooting on set of feature film Bone Creek
• Crafted story format from archival documents and photographs
• Pared down 72 hours of footage in six day span of time
• Assembled timeline and overlap of subject’s poetic audio recording
• Created opening and closing titles

Location Scout/ Elevator
Gaffer/Editor
Nov. 2007
• Obtained location and filed all relevant paperwork for reservation on shoot dates
• Created lighting plots for crew to follow in two different locations
• Acquired and organized Dailies from two shoot dates
• Coordinated with Director on style and presence of sound as a cutting device
Casting Experience

Casting Assistant Bunim-Murray Productions, The Real World Season 25 Casting
April 27, 2010 in Charlotte, NC
• Organized potential applicants during the audition proceedings
• Maintained applications for potential applicants
• Directed street teams in advertising for the casting session

Director’s Assistant Bone Creek, Independent Feature Film, Yanceyville, NC
Aug.-Dec. 2008
• Supervised prospective cast members during casting session
• Organized sides for each role
• Divided actors according to looks and characteristics as well as requested audition role
• Assigned sides for call backs
Education

Jan. 2010-Dec 2011 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
Bachelor of Arts, English

Jan. 2007-Aug. 2009 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
Bachelor of Arts, Broadcasting and Cinema: Film Production
Related Coursework: Advanced Editing, Sound and Video Acquisition, Media Writing, Film Production I, Documentary Production

Aug. 2005-Dec. 2006 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP)
Mass Communications: Journalism