Assistant Director

Tanner Akman

**** ******** *********, ***. * Los Angeles., CA 90034

******.*****@*****.*** 310 – 920 – 9612

Summary Seeking an opportunity to expand my experience and sharpen my skills working in film and television. I have been involved in pre-production, shooting, and post-production. I am skilled in editing as well as creative development. I can multitask well and I am dedicated to getting projects done by their deadlines. Experience

Production Assistant Los Angeles, CA

Assisted in simplifying the flow of production, through various activities ranging from equipment transportation to set support, primarily under the direction of the production coordinator. o Amelia – Case Closed Music Video April 16 – 17, 2016

The Lung Club; Director – Christopher Parsons; Producer – Joseph Barbalaco o Fablab TV Show February 29 – March 2, 2016

Whizbang Productions; Director – Victor Borachuk; Executive Producer – Mike Burg o Connan Mockasin – Defeatist Anthem Music Video February 6,2016

The Lung Club; Director – Simone and Joseph; Producers – Joseph Barbalaco / Aimee Sequiera o Fablab TV Show January 1 –3, 2016

Whizbang Productions; Director – Victor Borachuk; Executive Producer – Mike Burg o Fablab TV Show Pilot December 8, 2016

Whizbang Productions; Director – Victor Borachuk; Executive Producer – Mike Burg o Unconditional Arms – Fever Basin Music Video November 27, 2015

Director – Sinan Gemirli; Producers - Sinan Gemirli / Chris Schiell / Margery Tran Editor Los Angeles, CA

Cut together footage for an advertisement for the popular clothing brand JNCO. I received the raw video files via online transfer then actualized the final version with full creative control. The ad has over 90,000 views on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jncoapparel/videos/897************/ o JNCO Commercial “Our Style is Hot” December 2015

Director – Keenan Carter; Producer – Gary J. Matthew Set Dresser/Production Assistant Red Hook, NY

Created and painted props and sceneries for film with close collaboration of cast and crew. This was the director’s first professional film, which made it an especially valuable experience as it exposed me to the different roles of each crew member and

o Adam Green’s Aladdin Film June – August 2014

Director – Adam Green; Producers – Adam Green / Yasmin Green Special Skills

Bilingual – Fluent in both Turkish and English

Computer Software – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, literate in Mac and Windows

Social Media – Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat

Video and Audio Editing - Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Ableton

Cinematography – Canon C100, Canon T3i

Screenwriting - Final Draft

Vehicle: Kia Rio 2007 (via CA license)

Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN – FW560F

Editing System: Mac Pro mid 2010 (with upgraded RAM and GPU) Education

Pennsylvania State University – University Park 2015

College of Communications Film/Video, B.A.

College of Liberal Arts Philosophy, B.A.

Extracurricular

Student Government Association (SGA) representative of Science Club at Penn State Berks in 2011

Awarded the Nile Coon Trustee Scholarship in Communications department in 2013

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