STEPHEN SLOANE

310-***-**** cell

909-***-**** home

adconq@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a JOURNALISTIC/WRITING POSITION where knowledge acquired through a Creative Writing Degree, as well as published/award-winning writings, can be utilized in an innovative working environment.

EDUCATION:

University of California, Riverside 3.977 CUMULATIVE GPA

Bachelor of Arts Creative Writing (3.98 GPA) Summa Cum Laude 2005

Bachelor of Arts Film & Visual Culture (4.0 GPA) Summa Cum Laude 2005

PHI BETA KAPPA – Lifetime member since 2005, past & current members include: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ruth Bader Ginnsburg, Condoleeza Rice, Mark Twain, Leonard Bernstein, Tom Brokaw, Theodore Roosevelt, John D. Rockerfeller, John Quincy Adams.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

WWW.MOVIEMAKERCENTRAL.COM

Online website on all things regarding Indy Filmmaking. Various articles on topics ranging from how to make an indy film, to Hitchcock films, to old b&w classics. ARTICLE WRITER

January 2019 – ongoing.

REAL ESTATE INVESTOR/MANAGER

Riverside, CA / Austin, TX 1998 – Present

Construction and management of investment properties in both Austin, TX and Riverside, CA. Leanred the business from the ground up – literally.

IMDB.com

Short film – “Something of the Night” Director/writer credits. 2018.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10499541/

https://youtu.be/pHWvjzQOUrg

MAPQUEST/AOL ARTICLE WRITER

Freelance Position. Travel/point-of-interest articles in various cities, towns, locations.

October 2015 – present.

ENGAGED MEDIA ARTICLE WRITER

22840 Savi Ranch Pkwy, Suite 200, Yorba Linda CA 92887.

Editor: Malena Jaimie 800-***-****.

“Mob Kings: Made Men that Ruled The Screen” March 2015

Magazine publication - “Road to Perdition” & “Bugsy.”

DVD RELEASES. FILM CRITIC

Freelance position. Critiquing latest box office films. September 2014 – present. Critiques available: www.dvdreleases.org.

ENTERTAINMENT VOICE ARTICLE WRITER

8560 W. Sunset Blvd., Suite 500, Hollywood CA

Freelance position. 500-750-word articles on entertainment themes – film, concerts, art exhibits, etc. August 2014 – present. All article available: www.entertainmentvoice.com.

DEMAND MEDIA ARTICLE WRITER

Santa Monica, CA

Freelance position. Writer of over 1700 published online articles on numerous topics. Ongoing position since March, 2009. All articles available online.

http www.inlandsocal.com/iguide/movies/ FILM CRITIC

Winner of the online “Inlandsocal” 2010 movie review contest, weekly reviewer since March, 2010. All reviews available online. Contact: Juliane Ngan. E-mail: adconq@r.postjobfree.com.

VERSAIT PRESS WRITER/CO-EDITOR

“Colby’s Egypt Adventures” – book/board game

ISBN 0-9746810-4-0

Vera Guamaraes 772-***-****

BLUE FROG PRODUCTIONS WRITER/DIRECTOR

Lake Arrowhead, CA.

Adapted screenplay from award-winning short story, coordinated entire pre-production as well as principal photography, co-produced, directed and edited independent film project (title: “Something of the Night”) on Final Cut Pro Studio 2, and brought in entire production under budget.

HEAD-IN-THE-CLOUDS PRODUCTIONS SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT

Crestline, CA.

Second camera operator (all B-roll footage), assisted in development of shooting script, and coordination of principal photography.

UC RIVERSIDE, CA TEACHING ASSISTANT

Guest Lecturer to 150 students teaching “Basics In Cinematography.” Assisted Film Professor Bill Dunks in preparation and completion of twice-weekly classes, grading over 1000 essays/exams throughout duration of the class, as well as cataloguing all grades (course: “Introduction To Film”).

WRITING PUBLICATIONS:

Skirtcollective.com Feb 2015 Articles

“Worth the Risk? A Father Awaits Amnio Results”

“I’m a Godparent. Wait, now What?”

Mob Kings: Made Men that Ruled The Screen March 2015 Articles

“Road to Perdition”

“Bugsy”

Solid Gold – The Very Best Short Fiction From Gold Dust Magazine

ISBN: 978-0-9555430-8-1 2009 Fiction

“The Solitary”

www.mettafictionblogspot.com Spring 2008 Flash Fiction

“Cartoon “

Touchstone Literary Journal Spring 2007 Fiction

“The Solitary”

Twisted Tongue Magazine Feb 2007 Fiction

“Something of the Night”

“Feet Soup”

Hero Magazine Feb 2005. Poetry

“Paraphernalia”

“Shropshire Man”

“Uncle Eric’s Hands”

Mosaic Literary Journal Spring 2004

UC Riverside, CA

“Homebird” (Fiction)

“Paraphernalia” (Poetry).

Muse Literary Magazine Spring 2002 Fiction

“Girl at the Mirror”

Muse Literary Magazine Fall 2002

“All the Lonely People” (Fiction)

“The Cross” (Poetry)

Spring Hill Review Nov 2001 Film reviews

“Hearts in Atlantis”

“The Winslow Boy”

WRITING AWARDS:

Robert Laughlin’s Micro Award - Nominee 2008

“Feet Soup” (Fiction)

University of Kansas Graduate Fiction Writing Award Spring 2007.

Second Prize: “The Solitary”

Twisted Tongue Magazine Editors Choice Award: Feb 2007

“Something of the Night” (Fiction)

UC Riverside Chancellors Performance Award in Creative Writing, 2003.

SKILLS: Final Cut Pro Studio 2, Mac OSX 10.4.9, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Wordpress.

Writing Sample Links (Over 1800 pubished articles):

https://moviemakercentral.com

http://entertainmentvoice.com/2014/08/18/big-picture-hitchcock-hits-hollywood-bowl/

https://www.ehow.com/search?q=steve%20sloane

(link offers 100’s of my DIY articles to choose from)

http://entertainmentvoice.com/2014/08/07/sin-city-dame-kill/

https://travel.mapquest.com/2016/02/19/stroll-laurel-and-hardys-music-box-loop-in-l-as-silver-lake-di/

http://entertainmentvoice.com/2014/12/08/new-film-dying-light-creates-behind-scenes-controversy/

https://travel.mapquest.com/2015/12/18/four-reasons-to-visit-riversides-mission-inn/

http://entertainmentvoice.com/2014/08/18/big-picture-hitchcock-hits-hollywood-bowl/

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