EXPERIENCED FILM & TV PROFESSIONALMy Film & TV credits include working with 36 award winners including 6 Academy Award winners, Golden Globe, Tony, Emmy, Grammy Award winners, and Award-winning Directors. I have worked on 90 feature films, and over 150 TV episodes. As a Special Effects Supervisor, I have worked for major Hollywood studios, including Paramount Pictures, HBO, United Artists, CBS, ABC and NBC. I am a successful TV Producer, and Co-Creator of a prime-time TV show spanning 5 seasons and over 50 episodes that was broadcast in Canada, USA, and worldwide. This TV series went into syndication in the US markets. I have also produced a TV series for NBC Sports and was the Executive in Charge of Production for a Discovery TV series for 2 seasons. I have appeared regularly on both Radio and TV as a featured guest.I have created and produced corporate videos for a variety of corporate clients and bring a unique style and message strategy to each project. My goal is to position the client’s message, so it breaks through the fragmented media landscape and connects with their target audience. My media experience has provided me with the expertise to educate and speak in the areas of Creativity; Starting a Career in Film, TV or Digital Media. I offer seminars on improving creativity for business Executives, and how to break into the media industry. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR & WRITERI have over 20 years of experience as an Educator and I am currently a Professor at a Canadian University, where I teach production courses to third and fourth-year students. For 5 years, I was the Vice President and Director of the Toronto Film College, where part of my duties involved supervising a film degree program at one of the largest Universities in China. I have taught at the Nanjing Institute of Industry and Technology, the Beijing Film School, and the largest Opera School in China. In addition, I presented seminars on the North American film industry at several universities in China. I wrote and sold a feature film script to a major production company. I have penned over 25 published magazine articles and have a demonstrated the ability to write proposals, speeches, and create presentations. My corporate writing experience includes the design of 30 brochures, advertisements, and the creation of a newsletter for a multi-national corporation. I am currently writing a book on Creativity, based on an entirely new, scientific proven approach for improving creativity.
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ProfessorRyerson UniversityToronto, On, Ca -
ProfessorRyerson University 1998 - PresentPart time Professor teaching 3rd and 4th year students graduating with a BFA (Bachelor Fine Arts) degree. Designed and created original support material for courses in Special Effects; Advanced Pyrotechnics and film and TV Production. -
PresidentF.X. Associates 1988 - PresentA leading Special Effects company providing services for major Hollywood studios in the motion picture and TV industry. MOTION PICTURE & TV EXPERIENCE:• Worked on 90 feature films and 153 TV episodes , numerous documentaries, and commercials as a Special Effects Supervisor. Created pyrotechnic, mechanical, and environmental effects for major Hollywood studios, including: Paramount, CBS, NBC, and Home Box Office. • Worked with Academy Award-winning actors (Christopher Plummer, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Marlon Brando, George Kennedy, and Sarah Polley) Award-winning Cinematographers, and Award-winning Directors. • Created and produced a prime-time TV series (50 episodes) that was sold to Discovery USA, FOX Australia, and broadcasters worldwide. • Produced a car race series for NBC Sports and Dodge Chrysler at ten racetrack locations in the United States.• Executive in Charge of Production – Season 1 and 2 of a TV series for Discovery USA.PRESENTATIONS:• Speaker at The National Association of Broadcasters Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada - the largest annual conference of broadcast professionals with over 130,000 attendees. 3 presentations made to media professionals from the TV industry.• Delivered peer-reviewed papers and made presentations at International Conferences in the following locations: Puerto Rico; Sibiu Romania; New Orleans, Louisiana; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Phoenix, Arizona to audiences of up 1,000 professionals from around the world. • Presented at Regional Conferences in Rochester, New York. Phoenix, Arizona, Boston, Massachusetts, Toronto, Canada, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Vice President / DirectorToronto Film College 2005 - 2010Responsible for managing overall operations, including business development, hiring instructors, supervising curriculum advancement, and liaising with the Ministry of Education to ensure compliance with Ministry regulations. Increased enrollment by nearly 70%, resulting in profitability status for the College.
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President / CeoNew Horizons Manufacturing Ltd. 1985 - 1988Started as Director of Marketing, promoted to President. Company grew from a small startup company to a major competitor in the world market for silver recovery systems in photo labs. As President and CEO, guided and evolved this privately financed owned corporation into a successful, publicly traded company.
Ron Craig Education Details
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Teaching Technical And Professional Communication
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