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Selected Production Experience
Assistant Camera Liz Mathis for Senate Adelstein | Liston
Gaffer Shift Burgin/Beahm
Director of Photography Untitled TV Pilot KRT Productions
Director SpeedConnect Eastern Iowa Overview Marketing and Communication Strategies, Inc.
Director of Photography Galena Business Profiles KRT Productions
Director of Photography Marriott Hotels Video Tours Bratys Development SRL/TVTrip
Director of Photography Student Interviews ME&V/Cedar Rapids Public Library
First Assistant Camera Trophy Wife Bad Influence Cinema
Director of Photography Campaign VIdeos Dennis Petersen for Supervisor
Key Grip Man and Woman Travis Kraus
Gaffer One Bullet CRMPG
Gaffer Sway Vigilance Films
Grip Impulse Bluebox Limited
Second Assistant Camera Collapse StoryBench/Iowa Film Production Services
Director of Photography Splatter StoryBench/Iowa Film Production Services
Director of Photography The Offering StoryBench/Iowa Film Production Services
Director of Photography The First Tomorrow Iowa Digital Filmmakers Guild
Director of Photography Drop Gun IDFG/Mississippi Films, Inc.
Sound Mixer Eternal Punishment JD Productions
Director of Photography VeraSun Ethanol Story Forbes.com
Director/DP BrookView TV Spot The Views Senior Living
Grip Take Your Office With You Qwest Communications
Production Assistant Iowa State University Recruitment Motiv Films/Iowa State University
Production Assistant Just Eliminate Lies Anti-smoking Motiv Films/JEL
Associate Producer Jenny's Blog Progressive Indirect Productions
Director/DP Wesley Halcyon House Corporate Video Wesley Services
Director of Photography Voleur Dans le Theatre Avec Un Touriste Eyedream Productions
Boom Operator Count on Me Slice Pictures
Extras Casting Director The Final Season Final Season Partners
Boom Operator Operation: Homecoming TLC/True Entertainment
Producer/AD Homeland Security IMPA/Robert Hurst
Grip Boone Style Youngblood Productions
Videographer Testimonial Videos Options of Linn County
Writer/Director/Editor Racked Self-Produced
Associate Producer Jump for Jesus Spiritual Dynamics
Writer/Director/Editor Cellmate Self-Produced
Writer/Director/Editor Redlight Hearts Misunderstanding William Palmer
Assistant Art Director Track Star TV Spot U.S. Cellular
Assistant Producer/DP Elvis, Kafka and Me Julie Shelton-Berg
Director/DP Corporate Video Tanager Place

Other Experience
Vice President Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
November 2001 - May 2008
Developed and implemented film festival promotional campaigns, managed venue and filmmaker relations
Senior Art Director Marketing and Communication Strategeies, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

November 1995 - April 2009
Directed and created photography, video and design for the advertising campaigns of local, regional and national clients
Technical Director Marion Independent School District
Marion, Iowa
August 1998 - June 2001
Designed and oversaw lighting and sound design, and construction of sets and props for theatrical productions

Education
B.A., Cinema (Production Emphasis) University of Iowa
May 2004

Concentration in video and film production, cinematography and editing

B.A. Art (Studio Emphasis) University of Iowa May 1993
Concentration in graphic design, photography and drawing
Additional coursework in broadcast communications

Associations

Iowa Motion Picture Association Board of Directors – Vice-President, Marketing Committee Liaison
Iowa Digital Filmmakers Guild

 

 

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