Team Leader Member

J. DAMON WOOD

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SUMMARY

ENERGETIC – TALENTED – EDUCATED – ADVENTUROUS – MOTIVATED Damon has a broad background of accomplishment, experience and education which make him a versatile team leader for creative enterprises driven to succeed. As a content producer, Damon understands the value of hard work, attention to detail and meeting deadlines. As a director, he has demonstrated the lead-by-example model, being willing to take the time to teach, direct and work cooperatively with actors and crew members. As a teacher, he has learned patience, understanding and the value of setting and keeping standards. As a small business owner, Damon knows well the risk versus reward structure of entrepreneurship as well as its place in creative endeavors. Damon seeks to leverage his broad knowledge and experience as a leader and a team member in projects that seek multiple levels of success. Since high school, Damon has told stories with images, as news photographer, videographer, cinematographer, writer, producer and director.

AWARDS

My Jeans (2009)

Country Music Australia Music Video Award: Silver Award for Production Excellence Popstar! Online Video of the Month

Looking in Your Eyes(2010)

San Diego IndieFest 2010 Official Selection Award

Popstar! Online Video of the Month

Volunteer of the Year (2007)

American Red Cross Overseas Association

Creator of Beyond the Beaches, a video about women who served overseas with the Red Cross, recorded personal histories of women from WWII and Korean War. EDUCATION

2000 Master’s Degree, Film and Video Communication, Georgia State University Page 2

1984 Bachelor of Science, Public Relations/Journalism, Cum Laude, Berry College SKILLS

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

· Recruited, trained and managed crews for video productions and feature films..

· Recruited, trained and managed contractors in audio-visual set-up and operation.

· Directed feature films, documentaries, educational series, commercials and live events.

· Headed camera and lighting departments for feature films.

· Consulted on student projects as well as short films.

· Created award-winning music videos and independent projects. TECHNICAL

· Video Production including camera, lighting and editing on multiple platforms.

· Still Photography for publication, both print and digital.

· Set-up and operation of audiovisual equipment, including image mag, sound, lighting, as well as supervising load-in and load out of equipment.

· Taught video, lighting, sound and scriptwriting at the college level. EXPERIENCE

Brief Summary

· Trivia and karaoke host in Atlanta-area restaurants, bars and private parties.

· Video Journalist, Snippies NY, 2007-2015, assignments including on-street interviews, documentaries, corporate video productions and travel videography.

· Freelance video producer, director and director of photography from 1994 to Present

· Acquired serial programs and movies for Indie Digital and Indie Dish.

· Marketed Educational DVDs for Friends for Autism

· Made commercials and a documentary for Tyler Perry (2004)

· Taught college courses for Art Institute of Atlanta(2002-2004)

· Managed a retail store for The Finish Line

· Sold real estate and managed rental properties

· Introduced new products to supermarkets for Procter & Gamble

· News writer and photographer for Rome News-Tribune, The Lithonia Observer and Atlanta Journal-Constitution

NOTABLE PROJECTS

The Spirit of Clara Barton(2006)- selected by Library of Congress and Smithsonian Page 3

Institute for official collections.

Beyond the Beaches (2007) - Presented to Museum of Peace, Caen, France Dollar(1999) – Blockbuster Video Top 20 Rental

Praise Band(2008) and No Limit Kids (2010) – nominated for Dove Awards The Look(2010) – featured on CMT, TCN and The Bite Nationwide Tyler Perry Here and Now(2004) - a behind-the-scenes look at Tyler Perry's business TMC For Autism Educational Series - a 12-part educational series for teachers and parents of children with autism

Profitship(2017) - educational series featuring Ellen Springer, The Extroverted CPA Jinx’d(2000) - feature film director and executive producer Jacob’s Eye’s Up & Coming(2013)- a youtube series about new artists, director Indie Digital - content producer and collector for Comcast On-Demand The Real Estate Report(1988) - 6-part educational series about real estate The Adoption(2006) - documentary director and producer- in USA and Russia 2018-2019

Writer/Producer - JacobsEye, creating for The Fresh District, an Agri-business development, including marketing materials, live plays, sales narratives, casting, producing and directing

Head of Production - JacobsEye, creating 3-year ad campaign for Air National Guard, including photo shoots, full video production and social media programming 2017

Driver - a noir series pilot starring Rhett Johnson - producer and director Profitship(2017) - educational series featuring Ellen Springer Freelance Photographer - covering live events and shooting headshots for actors Outspoken Entertainment - host for live events including corporate parties, trivia and karaoke

2016

Welcome Home - writer, producer and director - marketing video for Teresa Lynne, realtor

Atlas Marketing - writer - animated video

Outspoken Entertainment - live event host including corporate events, trivia and karaoke

2015

Success Studios, Kennesaw - designed and built studio, produced and directed web content for Ellen Springer

Energy Consultant, part-time - sold solar energy solutions for Creative Energy, Kennesaw Indie Digital - created and acquired content for Comcast On-Demand 2007- 2016

Snippies, NY - photographer and videographer for on-street interviews, ethnographies, promotional videos and live events for clients including Google, Microsoft, Kellogg, Page 4

Dannon, Ford Motor Company, national creative agencies and non-profits. 2013

Jacob's Eye - music video producer - created 4 music videos Jacob's Eye - Up & Coming - director for 6-part web series Atlanta Audio Visual - managed set-up and operation of live shows in Atlanta, Houston and Orlando. Shot video for Verizon Wireless, Eli Talks and Wolf Creek Amphitheater 1999 - 2007

Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta - contractor providing lighting and camera for international broadcasts, including shows for National Institutes of Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, and other clients 1988 - 2007

Audio-visual contractor - freelance audio-visual services for companies in Atlanta, including Projexions, Total Audio Visual, Technical Industries, Marriott Visual Presentations and Atlanta Audio Visual. Duties included camera operation, set-up of projection screens, audio systems, projectors and set pieces. 1978 -1984

Photographer and writer for The Lithonia Observer, Decatur-Dekalb News-Era, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Rome News Tribune and for Berry College Office of Information. Sports photography, event photography, reporting news, portrait photography, developing and printing photographs and writing features were all part of those assignments.

Viking Views - founded, wrote and edited the first recruiting publication for Berry College. Viking Views survives today as a quarterly magazine, distributed to alumni and friends of Berry College.

Sarah Hightower Regional Library Channel, Rome, GA - host for Rome Tonight, a daily news program in 1983-4. Also built the set.

Campus Carrier Newspaper - news editor for Berry College student newspaper Dawg Days Newspaper - sports editor for Lithonia High School student newspaper 1984 -1986

Proctor & Gamble - field advertising representative - mapped-out and managed the introduction of new products into grocery stores in New York state, Ohio and Indiana. Kopper Realty - director of marketing - created and managed advertising campaigns for four major housing developments.

1986 - 1998 - licensed real estate agent, Georgia. Kopper Realty and Century 21 Dynamic Realty - pioneered using video to show listings in the office

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