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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Facilitate communication between the TS teams and other departments
• Ensure that the security training onboarding is completed for all employees
• Act as a liaison for production ticket follow-ups
• Establish and maintain asset reporting metrics
• Responsible for TS communications that go out facility wide, including service downtimes and outages
• Coordinate department meetings and any team events

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Feature AnimationRigging Department (September 2018-February 2020)CFX/FX Departments (September 2018-November 2019)DMP/Lighting/Comp Departments (October 2019-October 2020)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Feature AnimationAnimation Department (November 2016-February 2018)
• Coordinate with the animation leads in managing a team of animators by assigning feature animation shots, tracking bid days, and setting production targets for the week.
• Administer dailies and rounds sessions, both internal with the animation supervisor and external with the director, by driving RV sessions, calling out remaining bid days, and flagging issues.
• Liaise with coordinators in other departments to track down missing elements and ensure that shots flow through the pipeline smoothly and quickly.
• Update the production database daily and adjust production targets accordingly.Rigging Department (February 2018-August 2018)
• Established a procedure for department scheduling and tracking

Montreal, QC

• Animation Department Coordinator
• Work with the animation supervisor in managing a team of animators by assigning visual effects shots, setting a production schedule, and ensuring that schedule is kept to as closely as possible.
• Conduct dailies and rounds sessions by taking feedback notes, calling out upcoming deliveries, and following up on any pertinent information.
• Communicate relevant information between supervisors, leads, managers and other coordinators in person or via e-mail, insuring that nothing gets missed.
• Update the production database daily with the most current data, amend the schedule accordingly, and flag any subsequent issues or concerns.

Montreal, QC

• Animation Department Assistant
• Managed the schedule for the animation department by maintaining the calendar, booking meetings, and coordinating with other PAs within the company.
• Organized several crew outings and events, raising morale within the department and providing opportunities for team-building activities and exercises.
• Assisted the coordinators where needed, including attending dailies sessions and other meetings, taking relevant notes, and communicating with coordinators, supervisors, and leads.

Montreal, QC

• Maintained the studio facility by performing various support tasks, including tidying up common areas, arranging overtime meals, and preparing for client visits and presentations.
• Occasionally carried out office administrative and receptionist duties such as photocopying, internal mail delivery, message taking, and call transferring.

Montreal, QC

• Write capsule reviews (100-200 words) for a wide variety of upcoming cinematic releases, combining plot summary and film analysis in a clear, concise, and critical manner.
• Communicate with public relations contacts to obtain press passes for film festivals, inquire about screening details, and share feedback on recent viewings.
• Occasionally write longer feature reviews (700-1000 words) for select films, delving deeper into formal techniques and commenting critically on the thematic meanings.

Montreal, QC

• Assisted Professor John Winiarz with his course FFAR 298 - The Music of the Beatles
• Aided the professor in the administration and supervision of in-class examinations by distributing tests, answering students’ questions, and ensuring that rigorous academic standards were upheld.
• Marked the three aforementioned exams for all 90 students and created a spreadsheet to organize the grades, calculating the overall course mark based on the individual weight of each exam.

Montreal, QC

• Assisted Professor Johanne Larue with her course FMST 212 - Film Aesthetics
• Helped the professor conduct the midterm examination by supervising students, ensuring that academic standards were upheld, and generally making sure that everything ran smoothly.
• Graded both the midterm and final exam papers for all 50 students, evaluating based on formal accuracy, grammatical correctness, and thematic content.

Edmonton, AB

• Served customers at the cash register, ensuring that correct change was given and all acquired items were properly purchased.
• Assisted patrons in finding desired merchandise, often by contacting other stores, ordering products online, or recommending other titles.
• Maintained a tidy store appearance by restocking shelves, organizing merchandise, and assembling product displays.

Edmonton, AB

• Unloaded incoming stock off the delivery truck and into the store backroom by utilizing warehouse equipment such as hand trucks and furniture dollies.
• Unpacked stock by opening wrapped merchandise, rearranging based on colour and size, and placing on warehouse shelves.
• Input delivery data into the computerized inventory system, which kept track of in-store stock.
• Shipped out products to other stores, dealing with shipping companies such as Purolator and UPS.
• Organized the backroom warehouse, monitoring overstock and replenishing the store as needed.

Edmonton, AB

• Operated the projection booth, preparing all 8 film projectors for screenings and subsequently starting them on time.
• Assembled incoming reels into completed films, ready to be screened, and disassembled outgoing films back into constituent reels to be shipped out.
• Maintained all other film-related paraphernalia, including posters, banners, and standees.

Edmonton, AB

• Managed the cinema several shifts a week, supervising all staff members and handling customers’ concerns and complaints with patience and respect.
• Dealt with all financial matters during the shifts, including making cash deposits and ensuring all staff members balanced their tills.
• Closed down the cinema at the end of the night, making certain that no customers remained behind.

Edmonton, AB

• Initially worked in the concession stand, serving customers by taking their orders, providing correct change, insuring a balanced till, and cleaning up at the end of the night.
• Subsequently worked in the box office, selling tickets to customers, informing them about screening times and the films being shown, providing correct change, and insuring a balanced till.
• Also worked as a floor usher, tearing tickets, checking theatres during screenings for disturbances, cleaning up in between showings, and generally maintaining a tidy cinema appearance.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Film Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film Studies