High School Service

ADRIENNE D. HELITZER

**** ***** ** - ****** *****, CA - 92651 - 949-***-****

- ***@********.*** -

CO-DIRECTOR/PARTNER - STILL PRODUCTIONS, INC

May 1994 to present-- a full-service communications company emphasizing

the publication/presentation of story-telling projects in a variety

of formats for both editorial and corporate clients.

CONTRACT PHOTOGRAPHER, THE DISNEYLAND RESORT & THE WALT

DISNEY CO

Dec 1988 to present. Assignments are for publicity, promotion,

special events and advertising. Photographs of all attractions

and events, celebrities or VIPs, live or taped shows, commercials

and specials within or relating to The Disneyland Resort.

Media Kit Photographs for all new attractions, shows, special

events, parades, and general publicity.

Includes: The California Adventure (documented two-year construction

of new theme park and press/public openings), Tomorrowland, Splash

Mountain, Fantasmic, Toontown, Symphonic Fantasy (Hollywood Bowl),

Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, The Loin King, Indiana Jones,

Pocahontas, CBS/Circus of the Stars, Disney's 40th Anniversary

Celebration, Pigskin Classics, Rose Bowl teams, Super Bowl MVPs,

Rose Parade events (1988-2006), Holiday Candlelight events and

Disneyland 50th Anniversary Events

Corporate Departments (Burbank) photographer for World Wide

Outreach and Environmental Affairs.

Includes: Make-A-Wish events, "Pirates of The Caribbean"

premieres, "High School Musical" and "Enchanted"

movie openings, Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids Foundation events,

Susan B Koman Breast Cancer events, KaBoom (national non-profit

campaign for playground construction for Boys & Girls clubs),

Big Sunday events, Environmentality events, X Games (ESPN), Wonder

of Reading events with actress Julie Andrews and Madison Pettis,

Earth Day events with LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Jonas

Brothers, Season of Wishes with the Cheetah Girls, Cast VoluntEARS

events, and photos of corporate executives

News photographs also transmitted on electronic media wires

(AP, Reuters).

Worked internally on archiving Disneyland photographic library

system.

ADDITIONAL CORPORATE CLIENT FREELANCE

CHARM CITY CAKES BAKERY Food Network "ACE OF CAKES"

Photos for upcoming book on celebrity chef DUFF GOLDMAN, and staff

in Baltimore

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA: 5 locations San Francisco,

Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Orange County, San Diego. Photos for

brochures, PR and web.

THE ANAHIEM/ORANGE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU:

Official event photographer for the 39th Annual International

POW WOW 2007. Coverage of meetings, convention business, media

tours of Orange Country, social parties and wire news for the

USA travel destination business. 1500 domestic and international

professionals, and 300 journalists in attendance

THE DANA POINT WHALE FESTIVAL official event photographer for

brochure PR, advertising and web

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL: executive portraits, high-tech documentation

and special corporate event documentation for annual reports and

publicity

ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT/BLUE PLANET FOUNDATION: Annual

coverage of "Children's Drinking Water Festival" for

promotion and publicity

ST. MARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: executive portraits, advertising

and special events for annual reports, publicity and marketing.

AUTRY MUSEUM OF WESTERN HERITAGE: photographed exhibits, educational

programs and events for promotional purposes.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE: co-house photographer for playbills and promotional

collateral for marketing, editorial and internet usage.

MILKEN INSTITUTE: Annual Global Conference, executive portraits,

educational seminars and workshop conferences for editorial and

internet usage

ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: performance photos for

brochures and media publicity.

MISSION VIEJO IMPORTS: Mercedes Benz advertising of new cars

at dealerships for editorial and brochure usage.

MBI MEDIA: documentation of the Los Angeles Alameda Transportation

Corridor for resale by transportation image agency.

WOMEN'S SPORTS WIRE & WOMEN'S SPORTS SERVICES: Photography

of agency's client events and advertising.

THE PACIFIC SYMPHONY: performance photography for publicity

THE MARRIOTT HOTELS: event coverage for news media publicity

events

CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE: Student and Alumni magazines, publicity

photos and special projects.

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND: photos for special book

project

BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA: special event coverage.

PERSPECITVE AGENCY: advertising and brochure work for agency

serving J. Morita USA, Inc. (dental supply company) and Head Shampoo

Inc. ("Pure and Basic" product line)

CONTRACT PHOTOGRAPHER, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Orange County Edition and Metro (downtown) Edition. October1987

to June 1994. Contract and freelance work involved all daily assignments

for Metro, Business, Calendar (entertainment) Life & Style

(feature) and Sports sections.

ADDITIONAL EDITORIAL CLIENT FREELANCE

Editorial assignments published in newspapers and magazines

worldwide including The Washington Post; The Detroit Free Press

and The Detroit News; (newspapers and Sunday magazine) Disney

Magazine, Money Magazine (financial), Unique Opportunities Magazine

and Health and Hospital Networks Magazine (health) Sunset Magazine

and Orange County HOME Magazine (lifestyle), GOLF Extra Magazine

(sports)

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, COURIER JOURNAL & LOUSIVILLE (KY)

TIMES

Sept 1981 to Sept 1987. Position involved all daily assignments,

news, feature, sports and food. Routinely produced both assigned

and self-generated picture pages. Occasionally wrote text to accompany

picture pages, special projects in daily newspaper and Sunday

magazine section. Job required frequent travel throughout the

USA and periodically overseas.

INTERNSHIP, ALLENTOWN (PA) MORNING CALL

June-Sept 1981. Summer position involved coverage of daily

assignments

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, ATHENS (OH) MESSENGER

April-Nov 1980. Part-time position for daily newspaper while

in graduate school at Ohio University. Responsible for daily assignments

and picture packages.

BOOKS: (CONTRIBUTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

"It's Never Too Late to Plant a Tree"/Morrie and

Melvin Helitzer

"Disneyland Resort: Magical Memories For A Lifetime"/O'Day,

Santoli

"The County Of Orange. Center Of Southern California"/The

Max Company

"Laguna Beach- Local Color"/The Max Company

"Schindler's Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors"/Elinor

Brecher

"At The Rim" -- Women's (NCAA) Basketball/Eastman Kodak

"The Dream Job -- Sports Publicity, Promotion and Public

Relations"/M.Helitzer

"Power Shift" /Alvin Toffler (jacket cover)

"Mysteries of the Unknown -- Search for Immortality"

(TIME/LIFE series)

"The Best Sports Stories"

"Photojournalism 9"

"La Cinica: A doctors Journey Across Borders" David

P. Sklar, unmpress.com

"Our Team - Our Dream"/Tammy Lechner

"The Bill Schroeder Story"/Martha Barnette

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

1987

First Place: Purnell Penn Business Award: "On Toyota's

Turf"

Toyota builds first American "Camery" automobile plant

Georgetown Kentucky --writer Holly Holland and, photographer Adrienne

Helitzer won for business stories relating to topic coverage in

Kentucky and Japan.

1986

First place, general news. Kentucky News Photographer's Association

1985

First Place, feature picture story. KNPA

First place feature picture KNPA

*Pulitzer Prize nomination: RUNNER UP: Public Service Award, (considered

the "Gold Medal" of the Pulitzers) for "Up in Smoke"

coverage of the tobacco industry and non-smoking movement.

1984

Kentucky School Bell award, presented by the Kentucky Education

Association for excellence in education coverage.

*Pulitzer Prize nomination: RUNNER UP/ Public Service Award (considered

the "Gold Medal" of the Pulitzers)

for "Report Card Unsatisfactory, Crisis in Kentucky's Classrooms."

Excellence in Photography, metro daily photographer of the year.

Louisville Metro Journalism Awards.

1983

Excellence in Photography, metro daily photographer of the year.

Louisville Metro Journalism awards.

Honorable mention, feature picture story, Atlanta Seminar on Photojournalism.

Atlanta Press Photographer's Association.

1982

Two honorable mention awards. Ohio News Photographers Association.

1981

First runner-up Portfolio Newspaper Photographer of the year.

ONPA

First place Color sports picture story, second place feature,

third place B&W fashion, news picture story, sports picture

story All with ONPA.

Third place news picture story Southern Short Course.

Third place news picture story, College Photographer of the Year:(Univ

of MO)

EXHIBITS:

Pictures on permanent exhibit at The Kentucky Derby Museum,

Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY

SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS:

Keynote speeches and audio/visual presentations for high schools,

universities and professional organizations

EDUCATION:

1979 -1981: Ohio University, Athens, OH. Master's Candidate/Journalism

1977-1979: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. BA/Mass Communications

1977: Exeter University, Exeter, England. (Summer session)

1975 -1977: Skidmore College, Sarasota Springs, NY

1972 -1975: The Master's School, Dobbs Ferry, NY (High School

diploma with honors in Art)

GENERAL BACKGROUND:

Born September 7, 1957/New York City and raised in Larchmont,

NY (Westchester County)

National Press Photographer's Association member since 1980

Chairperson for NPPA's 1993 "Flying Short Course" educational

seminar

REFERENCES:

Rene Bardeau - Former director of photography, Disneyland,

Publicity Department, 1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim CA 92803

Home Phone 623-***-**** E-mail: **********@***.***

Bill Luster - The Courier Journal (Louisville) Chief photographer

National Geographic contract photographer

500 E. Broadway, Louisville, KY 502-***-**** email: ******@*********.***

Gail L. Fisher - Senior Picture Editor, The National Geographic

Society Magazine

PO Box 98199 Washington DC 20090-8199 work: 202-***-****

Email: *******@***.***

Catherine Boire - former Director of Marketing - Marriott Corp/Western

Region;

Currently CEO of Catherine Boire Public Relations/1234 Cayetano

Dr/Napa, CA

94559 OFFICE: 707-***-**** email:

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