WILL PELLEGRINI

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Education

- Master of Fine Arts: Directing for Theater, Rutgers University, completed May 2007

- Recipient of the 2007 Benjamin Bettenbender Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement

- Selected member of the George B. Stauffer/Mason Gross School of the Arts Dean s List

- Bachelor of Arts: Theater, University of California Los Angeles, completed June 1999

- Recipient of the 1999 Carol Burnett Award for Outstanding Theater Performance

Professional Film and Television Experience

- Director of Marketing and Media, American Horror Story and Glee, 20th Century Fox, Exec Producer: Ryan Murphy (Current)

Coordinate all publicity and marketing-related events, with the Fox Studio and Fox Network marketing and communications

departments. Coordinate all studio and/or network set-visits and oversee production/talent interviews, b-roll taping, and other

promotional activity. Work closely with FBC Talent Relations, FBC Publicist, as well as International Publicity to coordinate both on-set

and off-set promo shoots and press junkets.

- Director and Producer, Mrs. Henderson s Cat and The Break Up (short films), 2011 & 2010

Produced and directed two short-film adaptations of the stage plays: The Break Up, written by Tommy Smith and Mrs. Henderson s

Cat written by Lia Romeo. Initiated projects, after directing the stage-versions. In addition to directing, I oversaw every element of the

film including budgeting, art direction, casting, location scouting, etc. ** The Break Up was an official selection at: LA Shorts Film

Festival, Boston Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Oxford International Film Festival, and Topanga Film Festival**

- Assistant to Producer, Glee, 20th Century Fox, Producer: Kenneth Silverstein, 2009

Assisted Producer/Unit Production Manager in multiple areas of production with emphasis on coordinating and managing on-set

publicity and press-related activity. Assisted Fox Home Entertainment division in the scheduling and coordination of filming DVD bonus

feature footage. Additional duties included: maintaining master schedule for producers and talent.

- Assistant to Executive Producer, Do Not Disturb (sitcom), 20th Century Fox, Exec Prod: Abraham Higginbotham, 2008

Assisted Executive Producer, Line Producer, and Production Coordinator in all areas of production. Established a day-to-day

relationship with all members of the production team and communicated any production issues or problems to the Executive Producer.

Created and maintained contacts database, schedules, and reports for Executive Producer. Assisted the Executive Producer in

interactions with producers, directors, music, talent, casting, production designers, and post-production.

- Assistant to Co- Exec Producer, Back to You (sitcom), 20th Century Fox, Exec Prod: Steve Levitan & Chris Lloyd, 2007

Assisted Producer with daily office management i.e. answering phones, coordinating schedules, organizing meetings, etc. Assisted

with research for the development of a new television pilot.

- Unit Production Manager, Bounty Killer, (short film), Just Chorizo Productions, Director: Henry Saine, 2010

Supervised and coordinated all areas of production. Supported the production team by acquiring all necessary resources. Coordinated

locations, transportation, and accommodations for all production and talent. Assisted with payroll and union paperwork.

- First Assistant Director, Rockwall (feature film), BDDB Productions, Director: Simon Anthony Abou-Fadel, 2007

Supervised and coordinated camera, lighting, and sound crewmembers. Assisted director with framing, composition, camera

movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot. Supported the production team by acquiring all necessary resources.

Supervised payroll and the completion of all union paperwork.

- Producer, Sara Bareilles: Fairytale (music video), Just Chorizo Productions, Director: Henry Saine, 2004

Recruited and hired the crew who worked on the project. Choose and acquired the appropriate location for the shoot. Oversaw and

assisted in the production design. Designed and built a number of props and puppets used in the music video.

- Production Designer, Sand (dance film), Shim Sham*/Eyestorm Productions, Director: Cari Ann Henderson, 2009

Collaborated with the director to design and create the physical, theatrical world for a documentary-style dance film. Researched,

purchased, and organized the materials necessary for the shoot which included the construction of a temporary dance floor.

Oversaw the resetting and maintenance of the performance space between and during takes.

- Production Designer, Cut Chemist: The Robots Are Coming (music video), Eyestorm Productions, Director: Kyle Ruddick, 2008

Assisted in the design and acquisition of props, costumes, and equipment necessary for a location-shoot. Assisted director and

choreographer with framing, composition, and camera movement for each shot. (Video was filmed on a mountain, using a 360 lens.)

- Production Assistant, G-Unit (music video), Interscope Records, Producer: Randy Sosin, 2007

- Production Assistant, Sexy Single (short film), Director: Jen Derwingson, 2008

- Set Decorator, Tour de Fright (short film), Director: Ryan A. Levin, 2008

- Assistant to Children s Acting Coach, Gary Spatz, 2007

- Press Office Staff, Sundance Film Festival, 2000-2002

- Intern/Reader, DreamWorks Story Department, 1999

Television Directing Observerships

- Observed William Ludel (director) on the set of General Hospital, 2009

- Observed Pamela Fryman (director) on the set of How I Met Your Mother: Three Days of Snow, 2009

- Observed Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (directors) on the set of multiple Taco Bell Commercials, 2009

- Observed Gary Halvorson (director) on the set of Do Not Disturb: The Birdcage, 2008

- Observed Jason Bateman (director) on the set of Do Not Disturb: Pilot, 2008

Theater Directing Experience (partial list)

Golden Guys produced by Jane Espensen, hosted by Joss Whedon, (Santa Monica) 2010

All You Can Eat: the Vanessa Mizzone Comedy Buffet ACME Comedy Theater (Los Angeles), 2010

Strip - Theater of NOTE, Theater of NOTE (Hollywood), 2010

Cymbeline The Actors Gang Theater, Media Park (Culver City), 2009

The Break-Up Theater of NOTE, Theater of NOTE (Hollywood), 2009

References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot - Pet Mercury Productions, ArtWorks Theater (Los Angeles), 2008

Light Sensitive - Vox Humana Theater Company, Pico Playhouse (West Los Angeles), 2008

365 Days/365 Plays - Theater of NOTE, Theater of NOTE (Hollywood), 2007

Copy - (staged reading) - Echo Theater Company, The Zephyr Theater (Los Angeles), 2007

Mrs. Henderson s Cat (new work) - Mason Gross School of the Arts, Jameson Studio Theater (New Brunswick), 2007

The Swan - Mason Gross School of the Arts, Jameson Studio Theater (New Brunswick), 2007

The House of Bernarda Alba - Mason Gross School of the Arts, Levin Theater (New Brunswick), 2006

The Shape of Things - Mason Gross School of the Arts, Jameson Studio Theater (New Brunswick), 2005

The Save - (new work) - The Seventh Inning Stretch, Mile Square Theater (Hoboken), 2005

Remote Control (new work) - Echo Theater Company, Whitefire Theater (Los Angeles), 2003

An Evening of David Mamet The Atomic Theater Project, The Chance Theater (Anaheim Hills), 2001

Save Me From My Sister - Hot Glue Productions, Hudson Backstage (Los Angeles), 2000

Assistant-Directing Experience (Theater)

Scrooge Must Die! - Assistant Director to Angela Berliner, The Actors Gang, The Ivy Substation (Culver City), 2008

The Giver (workshop)- Assistant Director to Pamela Berlin, Theatreworks USA, Chelsea Studios (New York), 2007

Bird in the Hand - Assistant Director to Louis Tyrrell, O Neill Playwrights Conference, O Neill Theater Center (Connecticut), 2006

Madagascar - Assistant Director to Gus Reyes, Summer Play Festival, Theater Row (New York), 2005

Chasing Nobokov s Butterflies - Assistant Director to Chay Yew, New Work Festival, Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles), 2003

Summary of Qualifications

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; capable of making thorough decisions in the absence of detailed instructions

- A strong team-leader who is able to create a harmonious and cohesive team and inspire the cooperation and confidence of others

- Self-directed, detail-oriented, and a creative problem-solver

- Highly knowledgeable of theatre, television, and film production

- Able to prioritize and complete multiple demands from superiors and colleagues in a professional manner

- Flexible, receptive, and open to change which often accompanies the fast-paced environment of television production

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