Christy Michelle Lavalais

E-mail: adhkx7@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 312-***-****

www.LavallaisPictures.com

Experience Anchor Staffing, Chicago, IL February 2020 - Present Director of Events, Assistant

Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council

• Assists the Director of Events with all aspects of planning an event

• Coordinate meetings for the Events Team

• Record minutes for meetings

• Correspond with Sponsors for upcoming events

Nexus Entertainment, Fifth Ward, Chicago, IL 2018 – Present Writer

• Outline and write scripts for the television series Lavallais Pictures, Van Nuys, CA; Chicago, IL 7/09 – Present Producer/Director/Writer

• Hire production and post-production crew, cast actors

• Organize deal memos and SAG paperwork

• Scout locations, execute set design

• Arrange production design and making of props

• Organize craft service

• Write and breakdown scripts for production

Alive and Kicking, Inc., Incredible Crew, Van Nuys, CA 4/12 - 6/12 Office Production Assistant

• Faxed insurance certificates to vendors

• Filed insurance certificates, purchase orders, contracts and deal memos

• Prepared consent agreements for on camera participants

• Set up area for wardrobe department

Long Pond Media, The Tyler Shields Project, Los Angeles, CA 5/3/10 – 5/10/10 Production Assistant

• Responsible for the completion of release forms for any on camera participants

• Made runs for the production that included picking up art work, props, talent, delivering footage to post production

• Responsible for coordinating all aspects of craft service, set up, distribution to talent, break down in all locations

New Breed Entertainment, Dysfunctional Friends, Los Angeles, CA 4/5/10 – 4/16/10 Production Assistant

• Made copies of sides for production and distributed to cast and crew on a daily basis

• Collected contracts from talent

• Responsible for coordinating all aspects of craft service, set up, distribution to talent, break down

• Made runs for the production that included picking up talent, props Silver Pictures, Burbank, CA 3/09 - 9/09

Development Assistant/Intern

• Answered phones for three executives

• Scheduled meetings

• Made copies of scripts and DVDs for the executives

• Did script coverage

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AppleOne Employment Agency, Glendale, CA 2/07 – 6/14 Assistant to the Vice President of Publicity

Hollywood Records

• Sent out executed music licenses

• Sent out press kits and press releases

• Responsible for the completion of forms for Travel Authorization, Free Goods Request, Complimentary Ticket Requests

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Assistant to the Director of Photo Stills

Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Publicity

• Made copies of production photos and sent them to filmmakers for approval

• Sent photos to talent and publicists for approval

• Logged in talent and filmmaker approvals and kills into the master proof book

• Logged in dailies (prints, proofs, disks) for Photo Stills Education Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts – Film and Video, August 2001

• Concentration in Producing

Volunteer New Beginnings Church of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2015-2017 Media Team

• Posted live to Social Media accounts during Sunday Morning service

• Helped setup and conduct media for live events at the venue

• Was a technical director for the live stream of Sunday Morning service Organization of Black Screenwriters, Los Angeles, CA 2008-2011 Membership Coordinator, Script Reader

• Accepted payments for membership dues and sent out membership cards

• Accepted payments from non-members to enter events

• Helped setup and coordinate events including monthly meetings, film screenings, screenwriting workshops and table readings

• Read scripts for the Annual Screenwriting contest

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