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New York, NY, US

I write prompts and evaluate responses for various AI models, improving answers and eliciting higher-quality reasoning and writing abilities for different tasks.

New York, New York

I write screenplays, show bibles, and other material for children's series and media. While my current goal is to work on an active series, I've thus far especially worked in development by transforming production companies' rough concepts into honed bibles, pilot scripts, and other material with which they can pitch to broadcasters and other potential.

New York, New York

I often work on video projects in roles such as writing, shooting, and editing. In addition to my own short films and video art projects, I've edited commercials at a marketing agency, shot classes for a nonprofit in Mexico City, and worked on short and feature-length films. Among other projects, I wrote "The Best Crop," an hour-long historical documentary.

New York, NY

I largely created the field of Mormon film studies through my writing, teaching, and organizing. In 2018 I wrote the book "Mormon Cinema: Origins to 1952," which won the award in Criticism from the Association for Mormon Letters. I began much earlier, however, and since 2002 have published or presented over sixty articles in books, journals, and.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

I wrote and edited content for the AI-powered toy robot Miko, including writing narrative and educational animated films, spoken games, interactive dialogue, jokes and riddles, and educational “missions.” I reviewed content for pedagogical standards, United States vernacular, and age-appropriateness for three age demographics between 3-10. I wrote the.

New York, United States

As a member of the New York City chapter board of directors, I managed a team overseeing records, fees, and benefits for CMA members, devised ways to recruit new members, and developed events and resources to increase the organization's value for current and prospective members. I oversaw the members' job board, liaised with corporate and nonprofit.

New York, United States

As the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person networking impossible, I assisted in administering CMA's inaugural national program for professional mentorship in the children's television industry by helping with communications between mentors and mentees, gathering and implementing participant feedback, managing three Facebook groups, organizing regular events.

Brooklyn, New York

I wrote articles about the film industry for both the website and print magazine of the world's largest publication on indie film, with a print circulation of over 60,000 readers. While covering numerous issues and productions, I quickly emphasized animation, social issue documentaries, and developing technologies like transmedia, interactive films.

New York, New York

I conceived and created videos about beauty, lifestyle, and relationships for the BettyConfidential.com website, their first effort to move into online video. I created and produced a twelve-episode web series called "He Said, She Said," about men's and women's perspectives on relationship issues, as well as filming behind the scenes at New York Fashion.

Bronx, New York

I researched, indexed, and abstracted periodicals for the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, the leading subject database for public and university libraries throughout the country. Each day I would read roughly forty articles in magazines like The New Yorker, Popular Mechanics, Taste of Home, Iceland Magazine, Mother Jones, and The Weekly Standard.

Pasadena, California

I read, analyzed, and provided coverage of feature film screenplays for a script agency. In addition to writing coverage of every script, I created quantified evaluations in nearly two dozen criteria to delineate each script's strength and weaknesses. I quickly learned to identify common screenwriting mistakes and how to avoid them, as well as more general.

Queens, New York

I gave tours, lectures, and demonstrations of historic filmmaking equipment, early video games, and activities such as ADR recording, sound mixing, and stop-motion animation to school groups, camps, and other groups of children, teens, and occasional adults. This took place in the galleries, where I would explain the museum's collections and lead.

Provo, Utah, United States

As mentioned in my film history work, I taught a course in Mormon film history, treating it like an ethnic or national cinematic tradition. I created the syllabus, including an expansive filmography and bibliography for students' outside reading and viewing; I gave weekly lectures and screenings with class discussions; and I read and graded students'.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Film Directing And Production

Worked as a director, screenwriter, DP, camera operator, camera assistant, sound recordist, boom operator, grip, gaffer, sound mixer, and.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film Production And Screenwriting

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key National Honor SocietyMagna cum laude. I emphasized screenwriting, writing several.