Mckenzie Blake Email and Phone Number

• Partnered with Film Department Professors to assist with teaching material for a class over the size of 100+ students, as well as smaller courses consisting of 18 students. • Consistent and professional email communication with students to relay important material and homework to be completed for class. • Created my own syllabus and homework assignments to teach a course titled Moving Image Foundations.• Developed a series of introductory workshops with the topics of how to get started with editing a project in Adobe Premiere and DaVinci resolve, recording cinematic sound with a Zoom H4N microphone in addition with getting started with a Panasonic Digital Video Camera. Semester was ended with a cinematic lighting workshop using three-point technique and filters.• Taught students how to publish their videos to various digital platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo and Google Drive. • Conducted project critiques four times during each semester. • Resolved interpersonal communication conflicts between students and professors.• Maintained a diligent record of the students’ assignments by using canvas software to input test grades and homework scores.

• Consistently optimized and updated the website with relevant information to inform of new events and occurrences in the film department.• Collaborated over email effectively by scheduling meetings and events.• Produced articles and social media posts highlighting successes and events relevant to the film department.• Redesigned the Brakhage Center Website in coordination with a professor to revamp the beloved film program for a new audience.• Researched and archived photographs of past events to create a historical page on the Brakhage Center website. • Wrote news articles that were relevant to department happenings and updates. • Maintained, changed, or added web copy via a content management system.

Assisting with the upkeep of camera equipment and accessories, I.E. cleaning lens filters, cleaning sticks, and refreshing monitors. Helped with putting together ARRI and RED camera kits and accessories (wireless focus puller, matte box etc.)

• Forecasted a yearly budget with excel spreadsheets and maintained balance throughout the year• Coordinated weekly meetings with cinema staff to create a program and schedule. • Email communication with film distributors to obtain rentals of film prints. • Weekly cash deposit and bookkeeping experience.