Joseph Edwards
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Atlanta, GA 30346 Email: ***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
7+ years of filmmaking competence; including: writing, producing, directing, cinematography, and editing skills.
3+ years as a senior product sales representative for a gradually progressing marketing and advertising company.
Exceptionally well structured when dealing with equipment, documents, and other work related essentials.
Awarded the 2015 Exhibition Piece for Most Creative Student Short Film at The Boonies International Film Festival, 08/2015.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
DSLR Proficiency: Most Canon DSLR models; ranging from beginner to advanced cinema-grade cameras
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, and Lightroom
Apple Final Cut/Avid: Final Cut Pro & Final Cut Pro X/Avid Media Composer/Avid Pro Tools
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MCA Graphic Solutions, Inc., Jamestown, NY November 2013 â August 2016
Audio/Visual Production Coordinator & Advertisement/Product Sales Representative
Supervises the conceptualizing and abstracting of scripts, screenplays, and storyboards for media projects and/or works independently on shooting and lighting video productions, also develops concepts and storyboards to support media initiatives and productions for both MCA and clients of MCA.
Records, edits, and synchronizes audio/visual content, programs, and projects for MCA and clients of MCA.
Digitizes and organizes audio/video files, graphics/imageries, documents/texts as required.
Organizes the backups and archives of media program content for both MCA and clients of MCA.
Edits the draft and final video productions and records/edits audio and video for various media based projects.
Olean City School District January 2016 â June 2016
Substitute Teacher
Educate and aid students on a multitude of academic subjects and disciplines, from grades Kâ12th.
O.F.F. Productions © January 2011 â Present
CEO/Founder
Script/Screenplay writing that consists of both enticing dialogue and character development alike.
Directing up to 30 plus actors/extras on one set, cinematography capabilities with a multitude of Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLR models, and editing with a variety of industry standard software including Adobe, Final Cut, and Avid.
Clients ranging from private companies, small businesses, independent musicians, and freelancing artists.
Independently produced three renowned short narrative fiction films, one of which won first place as the 2015 exhibition piece at The Boonies International Film Festival for Most Creative Student Short Film.
The Boonies International Film Festival, Warren, PA August 2015
Volunteer Event Coordinator & Intern
Awarded the 2015 Exhibition Piece for Most Creative Student Short Film.
Represented The Boonies International Film Festival exclusively at DuBois Business College.
Organized showings and introduced the filmmakers to the audience at three individual premieres.
EDUCATION
Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Olean, NY June 2011
Certificate in Advanced Audio/Visual Production Technology, June 2011
State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY December 2015
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Media Arts
Minor: Film Studies and Production
Digital Portfolio: http://josephdedwards.weebly.com/
Professional references, letters of recommendation, and showreel are all available upon request.