DaManuel Richardson
Phone: 678-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***
Portfolio: www.i-skope.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fellow; Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA March 2016 - May 2016
• Contracted by Disney through their WDI/CalArts Educational Initiative to develop a blue sky project that involves the companyʼs intellectual property
• Cooperated closely with team members and mentors to draft a story and render original art and designs
• Pitched the proposed project to dozens of Disney executives and Imagineers Original Programing Intern; Starz Inc., Beverly Hills, CA September 2015 - December 2015
• Read one hour and half hour pilots and wrote coverage on script submissions from various agencies
• Covered phone calls for executives and communicated with other assistants to maintain a steady workflow in a deadline oriented environment
• Created and maintained reports on writers and agents, filed creative samples, updated pitch and submissions grid, and monitored show pick ups by other networks and studios. Intern, Feature Film Program; Sundance Institute, Los Angeles, CA September 2014 - April 2015
• Read and verbally discussed international feature script submissions and coverage for the Screenwriting labs
• Researched and corresponded with filmmakers who were interested in the program and served as concierge during the Sundance Film Festival
• Maintained and organized contact database with Filemaker Pro, covered phone calls, booked flights, updated submissions database, and completed expense reports on a regular basis Technical Teaching Assistant; California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA September 2013 - May 2014
• Managed the film directing program’s studio and classroom building at night
• Helped visitors with access to building and the equipment cage and provided technical assistance as needed
• Trained in operating the sound boards and rigging lights on the grid Set Up Crew; The American Championships, Gainesville, FL January 2013 - April 2014
• Set up and broke down stage and production equipment for live cheer competitions in arenas across the United States
• Unloaded trucks, constructed spring board floors and set up various stations around the arena
• Managed various work stations during events such as running sound boards and operating replay computers EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts; Film Directing May 2016
California Institute of the Arts; Valencia, CA
Bachelor of Arts; Film Studies December 2012
Bachelor of Science; Psychology
University of Georgia; Athens, GA
FILM PRODUCTIONS
The Ebbing Tree (2016); Writer/Producer/Director
• Thesis short film shot on Sapelo Island, Ga with a budget of $7,000 and a cast and crew of 15 people
• Coordinated the logistics, scheduling, and transportation of crew and equipment
• Link: https://vimeo.com/163501428 password: sapelo TECHNICAL SKILLS
Production: Canon DSLRs, Sony EX1 & FS700, 16mm cameras, Kino Flo lights, Sound devices, Lavalieres Post Production: Avid Media Composer, ProTools, Adobe Creative Suite, Quality Assurance Testing, DVD and Blu-ray authoring, Sourcing-Ingesting-Transcribing footage, Codecs, Storage Area Network (SAN) Office: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint), Mac OS, Google Drive, Filemaker Pro, Adobe Acrobat, Final Draft, IMDbPro, Citrix, 50 wpm