Dana Carlson Email & Phone Number

Creative Producer/Director, Filmmaker & digital media content creator for the themed entertainment industry. Focus on original art and animation, custom motion graphics and projection mapping. Leads teams of artists, creatives and production professionals to create large and small-scale original entertainment content.Current projects: Disney Starlight Magic Kingdom nighttime parade, Disney Australia Westfield malls installation, Disney Dream As a creative professional with over 14 years in "the Business," Dana loves telling stories through visual media and is honored to do it at "The Most Magical Place on Earth," Walt Disney World. She has a passion for inspiring happiness and hope, especially for the thousands of guests who enjoy Disney's theme parks, cruise ships and more on a daily basis. She began her career as a video editor with Disney and was privileged to work on a variety of videos for various Disney entities: Disney Event Group, Disney Animal Programs, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Disney Parks Live Entertainment and more. She was the senior editor for several entertainment offerings such as the Frozen Sing Along and Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far, Away stage shows. For the past seven years she has served as a creative producer, overseeing content creation for large scale multi-media productions such as Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy, The Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary "Disney Enchantment" projection mapping, Pixar Day at Sea ship-wide entertainment and more. Dana brings her post-production expertise to the table primarily overseeing teams of editors, artists and animators on a wide variety of digital content productions with a focus on projection mapping shows. She is passionate about the entire production process from storyboarding, directing, to scoring, to visual effects and editing, and most especially about seeing the delighted faces of clients and viewers alike! Her favorite projects have involved collaboration with Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Animation Studios, and can be seen throughout the Disney Parks and Resorts all over the world. Proficiencies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Keynote & MS OfficeWorking knowledge of: After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Final Draft, Adobe AuditionFamiliar with: Maya, Cinema4D, Element3D, Davinci Resolve, UnrealSkills: Creative/ Video Direction, Filmmaking, Art Direction, Mogfx/Animation Direction, Video Editing, Storyboarding/Concepting, Writing, Music Editing, Leadership, Presentations, Pitches, Project Management

Listed skills include Post Production Supervision, Video Editing, Creative Development, Entertainment, and 2 others.