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Wilmette, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Direct and serve as lead videographer for marketing, commercial, and interview productions• Manage and direct talent• Design lighting setups• Coordinate with producers, production assistants and clients

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Portraits and headshots, promo and event photography - both in-studio and on location."Classic. Painterly. Brilliant. This one had me at a glance. It reminds me of Renaissance portraits that are full of contrast yet have subtle goings-on in the almost black of the background." - Photo Focus Award-winner

Greater Chicago Area

• Coordinate and shoot on-location and in-studio video projects• Design and create assets for live stream• Live switching of studio shows to social media platforms• Edit product marketing and social media videos• Design and create motion graphics templates using After Effects

Chicago, Il

• Shoot and edit merchant videos on Blackmagic Ursa, Panasonic GH5, Canon 5D MarkIII• Conceptualize, shoot and edit special video projects, pseudo-doc and narrative shorts• Edit in Final Cut Pro X and After Effects CS6• Sit down. Stand up. Think. Get another cup of coffee.

Chicago

• All press and promotional photography• All promotional video: concepting, shooting and editing• Integrate HTML, PHP, CSS, Flash, and JavaScript to design, develop and maintain online content at http://curioustheatrebranch.com and its affiliated domain, http://rhinofest.com• Design, develop, and deploy monthly email newsletter• Develop and update content across various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube• Design posters, postcards, and other marketing collateral; research cost-effective print solutions; coordinate with vendors for print delivery

Feature documentary about Quentin Young and the single payer movement

Chicago

• Develop and design dynamic Web sites integrating HTML, PHP, CSS, and content management systems such as Wordpress • Coordinate and direct video shoots with a variety of HD tape-based, solid-state and large sensor cameras• Provide video direction and production support for corporate and promotional spots, including lighting, green screen and audio set-ups• Serve as primary cinematographer and lighting coordinator on narrative shorts, features and experimental projects• Design and edit video, motion graphics and multimedia content; color keying in After Effects• Deliver platform-specific video and motion graphics solutions utilizing appropriate compression schemes

Abbott Park, Il

• Light and shoot industrial, corporate, interview and email blast videos on Canon EOS 7D• Edit videos and create motion graphics in Premiere Pro & After Effects• Green screen lighting/shooting, with color keying in After Effects• Client roster including Abbott Laboratories and All State

Evanston, Il

Develop content and scripts/storyboards for video ads and microsites covering ScienceFusion, Pinpoint Education Suite, HMH Fuse, and various educational initiatives.

San Francisco, Ca

Created profile videos for 2009 company launch at TEDTalks. Location shooting of interviews, plus high-profile interviews of tech experts at Mother Jones. Collaboration with Fuse Project in design, look & feel of campaign.

Evanston, Il

Composed, developed and edited print, Web, and multimedia promotional materials. Established direction for marketing projects and collaborated with designers, tech support and vendors.

New York, Ny

Maintained, evaluated, and updated video and film collection for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Facilitated communication with freelance videographers.

New York, Ny

Daily copy editing of stories per Chicago Manual of Style. Collaborated with staff editors and writers on style usage. Wrote occasional reviews for the Theater and Music pages.

B.A., Philosophy / English

Philosophy

Graduate studies in continental philosophy and critical theory

Theater

Graduate studies in acting and performance theory