ALEXANDER PETER SCHORSCH

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Phone: 1-773-***-****

E-mail: ad1cht@r.postjobfree.com

I -SUMMARY

Has extensive experience in writing scripts for documentary and institutional films. Has produced award winning films. Also writes copy for the hotel/travel business, eco-tourism, interior design/real estate, while understanding different cultures and ethnicities. Professional-level photographer using digital cameras and lenses for high-resolution capture for both video and stills with post-production and color-correction skills. Speaks, reads and writes fluent English and Portuguese, advanced conversation level in French and Spanish and basic level in Italian and German. Is a professional-level translator in Portuguese to English with many published translated works. Proficient in the programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Final Draft, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Apple Final Cut Pro.

An American citizen who has also lived in Brazil for many years. II -WORK EXPERIENCE

i - Adventure Tourism/Navigation 1986 - 2009

Pioneer of eco-tourism in Brazil

Developed and implanted the “Macuco Boat Safari” (boat trips under the waterfalls) one of the most iconic travel products in Latin America and which has boarded over one million passengers.

Companies that he has worked for: Arco-Iris Expeditions, Ilha do Sol Tourism and Navegation, Cataratas S/A, Porto do Rio Iguassu

ii - Kavoré Produtora e Editora Ltda. (Terraqua Productions) 2004 - 2022 Founder and Managing Partner

Video production and publishing company dedicated to producing documentary and institutional films and designing and publishing content for both print and online mediums. Work included distribution, promotion and billing of the company’s books. iii -Copywriter

Has worked as a freelance copywriter for PNK Agency in Miami, Saccaro Furniture in Miami, Hunt Hill Farm Trust (Conneticut), and for several Travel Agents and hotels in Brazil. Mainly has provided English copy for publicity campaigns, newsletters, product catalogues and content for Instagram, Facebook, etc.

III – Writer, Photographer and Video maker

ALEXANDER PETER SCHORSCH

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Author of books, short stories and screenplays for documentaries and institutional films. Books include “Unforgettable”, an institutional travel promotion work as Art Director and writer; author of the texts and photographs of “Cataratas and the Iguassu Forest”, a book on the Iguassu National Park which has sold over 20,000 copies; “Borderline” a collection of “street photographs” awaiting publication.

Crew member on several major motion pictures and commercials in the diverse roles of translator, location scout, aquatic and terrestrial transport coordinator, assistant prop-master, location manager, assistant producer, production assistant and actor. Clients included Samsung, Metropolitan Insurance, Casio, Cascaya Pefume with Gabriela Sabatini), etc. Feature films including the James Bond film “Moonraker”, the Oscar winning “The Mission” from Goldcrest Productions and Mr. Magoo from Disney Corporation. Has worked as a director, producer, DP and editor on several documentary and institutional films. Recently was director of the documentary film “Maria Cheung”, winner of the FUNARTE Respirarte Award for the Visual Arts category from the Brazilian National Art Foundation, Nova Fronteira Productions, 2020. Layout designer of the books “The Girl in the Yellow Dress” by Bia Campos, 2021, and “Shreds of Life” by Any Collin, 2021. In 2021 translated for English subtitles the feature-length documentary “Land of the Indians” by Zelito Viana for Mapa Films.

IV – Academic History

- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

o Creative Writing

- Paradiso Multi-Midia Zentrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands o Photography