MICAH FRENKIEL

EDUCATION

• Denison University 2016 — 2020, B.A. in Creative Writing

• The Masters School 2009 — 2013, 2015 — 2016

• St. Michael’s Grammar School 2014 — 2015

EXPERIENCE

Present — Script Analyst (Freelance), Coverfly

• Reading screenplays/pilots and submitting script coverage on tight deadlines, often with 24-hour turnaround. May 2020 — Director/Writer’s Assistant, Netflix

• Collaborated with director David E. Talbert during creative sessions for upcoming projects.

• Drafted screenplays and contributed original dialogue and narrative concepts.

• Created character breakdowns, detailed synopses and meeting notes to be distributed to producers and assistants. Summer 2019 — Comedy Operations Assistant, Stand Up NY

• Attended shows and interviewed comedians about their respective writing processes.

• Reviewed rosters of comedians and collaborated with management to put together entertaining and varied nightly lineups.

• Operated company social media accounts such as Instagram and Twitter, and created original graphics for upcoming shows.

• Created a reusable monthly shift schedule for marketing tasks, assigning coworkers to various creative duties. Winter 2019 — Film and Series Development Intern, Color Force

• Conducted historical research for American Crime Story in anticipation of the upcoming season, providing writers and development staff with detailed lists of potential narrative elements and plot points.

• Pitched ideas for original film concepts to development executives and producers.

• Produced extensive script and novel coverage, executed office tasks such as greeting guests and covering reception. Summer 2018 — Film and Series Development Intern, Pretty Matches Productions / HBO

• Read screenplay, novel, and treatment submissions on a weekly basis, and submitted comprehensive coverage.

• Compiled stills for films in post-production, created festival circuit calendars and lists of potential titles for upcoming projects.

• Greeted guests, covered phones, stocked office supplies, in addition to running daily errands outside of the office. Summer 2018 — Film Development Intern, Metalwork Pictures

• Provided script coverage in addition to presented synopses during weekly meetings with director Andrew Levitas.

• Collaborated with Director’s Assistants on in-depth historical and creative research during pre-production for Minamata (2020).

• Organized dailies for films in post-production, arranged travel itineraries, planned gifts for producers and executives. Spring 2018 — Copy Editor, Film Forward

• Read submitted reviews on a weekly basis, and provided contributors with constructive feedback.

• Edited and fact-checked writing, resolving both grammatical and stylistic errors.

Summer 2017 — Editorial Assistant, The Last Magazine

• Regularly collaborated with creative executives, conceptualizing editorial and aesthetic components of upcoming projects.

• Conducted interviews and generated stories for both print and online editions.

• Managed all aspects of complex photo shoots: Booked talent, created and distributed call sheets and letters of responsibility, assisted stylists on and off-set, safely transported garments and equipment to/from agencies and design houses.

• Compiled archival information on past magazine issues, and conducted distribution data regarding its readership.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HONORS ACTIVITIES

• Dean’s List, Denison University (2020)

• Graphic Design Assistant, Denison University Financial Wellness Office (2019-2020)

• Prose Editor, Exile Literary Magazine (2020)

• Contributor, Exile Literary Magazine (2017-2019)

• Production Assistant, Skitish Media (2019)

• Recipient, Mary H. Catherwood Scholarship for Excellence in English (2019)

• 2nd Place Recipient, Annie MacNeill Poetry Award (2019)

• Independent Study, “Contemporary Comedy in Hollywood” (2019)

• Member, The Phaistos Society, Denison University (2017)

PUBLISHED WORK

• Mario Sorrenti Shows a New Side of Kate Moss, The Last Magazine, Issue 21 (Fall 2018)

• Salad Days by Ward + Kweskin, The Last Magazine, Digital (June 2018)

• Chris Domenick Brings Artistic Air to Denison Curriculum, The Denisonian (September 2017)

• Girls In Uniform, Ohio’s Best Emerging Poets, Z Publishing House (September 2017)

• Simon Eeles’s Rockaway Beachgoers, The Last Magazine, Issue 19 (Fall 2017)

• A Different Kind of Beauty: Shay Ashual, The Last Magazine, Issue 19 (Fall 2017)

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