Objective
I am a hardworking, driven filmmaker with a passion for movies and am seeking jobs that will allow me to continue to develop and utilize my skills in lighting and camera.
Skills & Abilities
- Experienced working with Mole Richardson, Kino Flos and HMIs
- Able to create quick lighting set ups
- Familiar with 35mm film and loading magazines
- Know how to properly rig C stands and flags
- Understand basics of film and photography
- Easy to work with and Welcome other’s ideas
Experience
- Have worked on six independent feature films
- Achieved the Boy Scout rank of Eagle for which I made a 30 minute documentary documenting the history of my home town titled: Newark of Yesteryear. Available in the library of congress.
- Gaffed three features: Return to Nowhere, Ayana, Writer’s Cramp.
- Lighting Technician on Star Trek: Renegades
- Gripped on features: Prep School, Life Without
- Directed, Wrote, and Produced a Sci Fi short Shot on 35mm Film.
- Gaffed several Credit Karma commercials for National Television
- Experience filming stage performances such as dance and opera: Oakland Ballet, Ballet Petit, Composers Inc. (Opera)
- Worked with children as a piano teacher and as a docent in the MAST program where I taught children basic marine biology and astronomy.
- Worked as Gaffer, and Grip on several corporate productions for clients such as: Red Bull, Adobe, Solar Edge, Citrix, Cisco, Credit Karma
Education
San Francisco State University – Bachlors of Fine Arts
Graduated San Francisco State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film Production and a minor in Music.