Media Production

EMILY GRANDCOLAS

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University of Southern California Class of 2016 B.A. in Film and Television Production EXPERIENCE

Founding Member of Standard Deviation Productions LLC

• As a founding member of Standard Deviation Productions, I helped craft articles of organization, set up the LLC with an attorney and work to fulfill the LLC’s vision.

“For the Dignity of the Migrant” Photographer

• A photo essay that covers one of the several privately run migrant safe houses in Mexico and what they can help us understand about a migrant’s journey. Featured on NPR’s Latino USA.

“Queens in the Medina” Photographer

• A photo essay that covers a developing social arts and community house in the heart of Marrakech’s old Medina. Featured on Girls Will Be Girls.

“Danny” Producer

• Find, vet and hire crew members and collaborators

•Organize and manage schedule for production and post-production activities

• Provide creative feedback on the documentary content

• Project management to ensure the team and crew members are informed, on task and meeting deadlines for the best possible outcomes

• Provide extra assistance when needed

“Lumpkin, Georgia” Producer

• Find, vet and hire crew members and collaborators

•Organize and manage schedule for production and post-production activities

• Provide creative feedback on the documentary content

• Facilitate and develop the outreach and social campaigns

• Identify and apply to grants and fiscal sponsorships

• Pursue and secure a platform for the project’s release

• Project management to ensure the team and crew members are informed, on task and meeting deadlines for the best possible outcomes

• Provide extra assistance when needed

Chain Camera Pictures

Intern for Kirby Dick

• Pre-production processes such as conducting research and transcribing footage for the organization’s current project

• Outreach tasks for impact campaigns on past films.

• Office tasks and errands

Outlast Filmmaking Camp

Director of Leadership and Programming

• Founded Outlast with three other filmmakers in 2015

• Acted as Director of Leadership and Programming to identify potential advisors for Outlast and produce mentor and camp coordinator training

• In charge of recruiting and selecting staff each year

• Collaborated with the Director of Educational Programming and mentors to create tailored curriculum for each camp.

Lisa Leeman

Intern for Documentary Filmmaker

• Worked as a sound mixer and gaffer for a documentary short

• Conducted research and logged footage for several grant proposals

• Transcribed footage and audio interviews, and gave notes International Documentary Association

Program and Events Intern

• Conducted outreach on film festivals, film schools and documentary films for the IDA awards

• Worked at master classes, screenings and discussions put on by the IDA

• Office and administrative work

SKILLS

• Advanced proficiency in Apple Pages, Powerpoint, Excel, WordPress, Microsoft Word, Google Suite, Adobe Illustrator, MailChimp, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Pro Tools, PhotoMechanic, Photoshop and Avid Media Composer and Windows and Mac systems

• Experienced in developing pitches, writing grant proposals, creative thinking, problem solving and providing creative feedback on projects.

• Production: Canon Camera, Zoom H5, Sony Lavalier Mics, and Boom. PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY WORK

• Selected to participate in Oxford’s 2016 Consortium on Human Rights in Conflict

• Sound Assistant on “As the River Goes,” a USC Senior thesis documentary about a drought- ridden community in California

• Participant and Videographer for the 2014 Alternative Spring Break to Appalachia, West Virginia

• Member of USC’s Design for America 2014

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