Skills:

(in directing)
  • Has worked with theater actors, film actors, and non-actors.
  • Experienced in all aspects of pre-production (scripts, storyboards, shot lists, schedules, etc.), production (lights, camera, sound, talent, etc.), and post-production (editing, color correcting, DI, festivals, etc.).

(in cinematography)
  • Experienced with a variety of lights and lighting styles, including Mole, Arri, and Lowel lights. See gear list for owned lighting equipment.
  • Has shot on 16mm color negative (Arriflex S16 and  16SR2), Canon and Nikon DSLRs, Panasonic GH series cameras, Blackmagic cameras, and camcorders. 
  • Owns a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. Experienced with new and vintage lenses, and owns a kit of Nikkor manual primes (see gear list).
  • Familiar with many tripods, monopods, Glidecams, dollies, shoulder rigs, follow focuses, and other camera gear.

(in sound recording and design)
  • Can boom operate and mix simultaneously; familiar with digital recorders and mixers including the Marantz PMD 660 and Zoom H4n.
  • Knows how to rig lavaliere microphones, both wired and wireless.
  • Skilled in ADR engineering, foley, sound mixing, designing and sweetening.

(in screenwriting)
  • Writes in industry-standard screenplay format, primarily using Celtx.
  • Can create pitches, treatments, loglines, and outlines, plus formatting, re-writing, and doctoring work.
  • Experience writing in a variety of genres (comedy, drama, romance, etc.).
  • Day rate: depends on project length and duties (doctoring, rewrite, short, feature, series, etc.).

(in PA/grip)
  • Can properly wrap a cable.
  • Fluent in on-set lingo.
  • Enthusiastic, helpful, and attentive personality.