R ESUME

R UTH CHRISTINE DE JONG

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L os Angeles, California 90014

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F ilms

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F lashpoint E ntertainment

Producer: Gil Netter, Erwin Stoff, Andrew R. Tennenbaum

Writer: Richard LaGravenese

Director: Francis Lawrence

Production Designer: Jack Fisk

Art Director: David Crank

Assistant Art Director: Ruth De Jong

FOX 2000 Feature Film. 2011

2010 Art Director T HE FUTURE

L eapold, LLC

Producer: Gina Kwon, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meisner

UPM: Chris Stinson

Writer/Driector: Miranda July

Cinematograher: Nikolai Von Graevenit

Production Designer: Elliot Hostetter

Art Director: Ruth De Jong

Independent Feature Film. 2011

2010 Production Designer L OVE IN VEIN

Producer: Sissy Spacek, Schuyler Fisk

Writer/Director: Madison Fisk

Cinematographer: Aldo Filiberto

Production Desinger: Ruth De Jong

NYFA. Short Film. 2011

2008 Art Department Coordinator

T REE OF LIFE

C ottonwood Pictures, LLC

Producer: Bill Pohland, Sarah Green, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner,

Grant Hill

Writer/Director: Terrence Malick

Cinematographer: Emanuel CHIVO Lubezki

Production Desinger: Jack Fisk

Art Director: David Crank

Art Department Coordinator: Ruth De Jong

River Road Entertainment. Feature Film. 2010

2007 Production Designer T HE M ACABRE W ORLD OF LAVANDER

W ILL IAM S

C astilian Pirate Productions

Producer: Begona Castillo

Director: Nicolas Delgado

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Short Film. USC. 2009

www.castilianpirate.com

2006 Production Designer F AM ILIAR STRANGERS

D onkeyball Productions, LLC

C avalier Films, Inc.

Producers: Barry Sisson, Marc Lieberman, Bruce Heller

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Director: Zackary Adler

Writer: John Bell

Cinematographer: Hernon Michael Otano

Independent Feature Film. 2007

www.cavalierfilms.com

2006 Assistant to the Production Designer

T HERE W ILL BE BLOOD

T he Little Boston Company, INC.

P aramount Pictures

Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Joanne Sellar

Executive Producer: Scott Rudin

Line Producer/Producer: Daniel Lupi

Writer/Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Cinematographer: Robert Elswit

Production Designer: Jack Fisk

Art Director: David Crank

Assistant to the Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Paramount Feature Film. 2007

www.therewillbeblood.com

2005 Production Designer S W EDISH AUTO

A lbemarle Films, LLC

Producer : Tyler Davidson, The Lab Group

Executive Producers: Jay Ferguson, Andrew Kavovit, Jennifer

Dodson, The Lab Group

Line Producer: Lynn Kramer

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Writer/Director: Derek Sieg

Cinematographer: Rick Lopez

Independent Feature Film. 2006

www.swedishauto.com

2005 Set Dresser I M REED FISH

S quared Foot Productions

Executive Producer: Akeva Goldsman

Producer: Peter Alwazzan

Production Designer: Ariana Nakata

Writer: Reed Fish

Director: Zackary Adler

Cinematographer: Doug Chamberlain

Independent Feature Film. 2006

2005 Production Designer T HE LOCRIAN M ODE

R estless Farm Films

Producers: Perrin Chiles, Edward McGurn, Zoe Clark-Williams

Production Manager: Alain Gagnon

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Writer/Director: Eric Lodal

Cinematographer: Denis Maloney

Short Film. 2005

M usic Videos

2009 Production Designer S EAN PATRICK M cGRAW

Dollar Ain t W orth A Dime

M ichael Estrella Productions

Producer: Jeff Yapp, Tamara Yapp

Director: Michael Estrella

Procution Designer: Ruth De Jong

Cinematograher: Jason Wawro

Music Video. CMT/MTV 2009

www.seanpatrickmcgraw.com

http://www.cmt.com/videos/sean-patrick-mcgraw/381527/dollar-

aint-worth-a-dime.jhtml

2007 Art Director K IETH M URRAY Nobody Do It Better

N o Protection Limited

Producer: PJ Sodaski

Director: Vem

Production Designer; Kevin Pierce

Art Director: Ruth De Jong

Cinematographer: Zues Morand

Music Video. Koch Recors. 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP77QDQpIew

2005 Production Designer I SM Breath

R ing of Fire Productions

Producer: Edward McGurn

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Director: Pavlina Hatoupis

Cinematographer: Denis Maloney

Music Video. SONY. 2005

www.ismmusic.com

C ommercials

2008 Production Designer W . (Photo Shoot)

Lionsgate Studios

Producer: Ryan Wickers, Doug Lloyd

Photographer: Tim Palen (www.timpalen.com)

Creative Director: Jon Manheim

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Print Ad Campaign. 2008

2007 Art Director S IXT

N o Protection Limited

Producer: PJ Sodaski

Director: Vem

Production Designer; Kevin Pierce

Art Director: Ruth De Jong

Cinematographer: Zues Morand

Television Commercial. 2007

2006 Production Designer N AVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SPOT

M y Card and New H ouse

P otomac Pictures, LLC

Producer: Lockie Duggins

Director: Mike Taylor

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Cinematographer: William Billy Velten

Television Commercial. 2006

2005 Production Designer FROST for LG Electronics, ART COOL

D ancing Toe Productions

Producer: Edward McGurn

Executive Producer: Sara Park

Production Designer: Ruth De Jong

Director: Kyo Sung Kim

Cinematographer: Kevin Robertson

Television Commercial. 2006

E ducation

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Texas Christian University 1999-2004, emphasis in photography and

painting; Dean s List 2003 and 2004

Semester abroad, Fall 2003, University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Cortona, Italy

E xhibitions

Paintings by Ruth De Jong, 8560 W Sunset Blvd 3rd&4th Floor Galleries, June 2007 - 2008

Paintings by Ruth De Jong, Hot Cakes Gallery, Charlottesville,Virginia,, April 2005

be ef eh oh four, Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition, Moudy University Art Gallery,

Texas Christian University, April 2004

How Do You Measure Up? Senior Exhibition, University of Dallas, February 2004

Lamar Dodd School of Art, main gallery, Athens, Georgia, January 2004

Mostra, Palazzo Casali, Cortona, Italy, November 2003, **Professors Choice Award*

E xperience

Art Director/Store Designer for TUMBLEWEED & DANDELION, 1502 Abbot Kinney Blvd.,

Venice, CA. 90291 - Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2007, July 2008 - Nov. 2009

Album Photographer for SCHUYLER FISK, THE GOOD STUFF 2009, www.schuylerfisk.com

Tour photographer for JOSHUA RADIN (Columbia recording artist) and SCHUYLER FISK

(Universal recording artist) Winter Tour 2007 www.schuylerfisk.com/winterTour2007/

Commissioned to do 2 paintings in the 1200 Summit Bank Building Suite 502, Fort Worth,

Texas, for the New England Financial Group, Spring 2004

http://216.12.92.90:8080/samples/DeJong/Ruth/index.htm

Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, Fort Worth, Texas; March 2000, 2001, 2002,

2003, 2004

Staff Photographer, Skiff (Texas Christian University Newspaper), Spring 2004

Free Lance photographer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Spring 2002 Fall 2004

Member, Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, Spring 2004 - Spring 2005

A ctivities

Texas Christian University Varsity Women s Soccer Team, 1999-2003 (NCAA DIVISION 1)

Athletes in Action International USA Women s Soccer Team, South Africa, Summer 1996;

Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Summer 1998; Guatemala, Costa Rica, Summer 2001;

Costa Rica, summer 2002

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