GARDNER MCFADDEN III
B.A. CINEMA ART AND SCIENCE, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, 2019 WWW.IAMGARDNER.COM
adl01e@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Columbia College of Chicago
Bachelor of Art Cinema Arts and Science (2014-2019); GPA: 3.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Online Film Editorial
FACETS.org Editorial Intern for Marketing (Summer 2019 June- Sept)
Curate and create original media content for the Facets website and blog. In charge of writing, proofreading, and research. Supervised by the Marketing Director and Marketing Production Assistant.
Responsibilities
Manage and produce original content for our marketing
channels
Monitor and implement cross promotional efforts
Write, edit, and proofread website and marketing materials
Help create sharable video and photo content
Log products of the Facets film archives.
Create blog posts for the Facets website
Graphic Design work
Responsibilities
•Freelance graphic designer, specializes in cover art, typography, color editing and photo
•Graphic designer and Art director for the Chicago band Blaqrock
Iamgardner.com Content Creator (2016-present) Squarespace
Responsibilities
Produce editorial content;
Interview subjects from different backgrounds;
Conveys art culture to the masses and contributes audio, photo, and educational narratives.
On Set Film Work
Be Yourself (2015): Writer/ Producer / Director
Biggest Fear (2015): DP/ Producer
Misophonia (2015): Writer/ Key Grip
The Writer’s Pariah (2015): Writer / Director / Producer
Ze’ev Promotional Video (2015): DP
Black Girls Can’t Sleep (2017): DP/ Director
Erica’s Boyfriend (2017): Director/ Producer
Candy and Humility (2017): DP/ Director
Live Show Photographer
Advert City Management (2015-2017)
Exhibitions
•The Writer’s Pariah (2015) Certificate of participation on The Online Film Festival
•Erica’s Boyfriend (2017) Featured on Callosum Magazine
•Erica’s Boyfriend (2018) Featured at Columbia College Chicago’s Black Arts Festival
Skills
•Writing treatments and providing storyboards;
•Writing Reviews and Blogs
•Manages website content, such as audio, text, and photo;
•Conduct camera and field operations using Canon, Nikon, and Panasonic products;
•Contacting artists for creative vision and collaboration effectively;
•Knowledgeable with Celtx, Final Cut X, and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel,
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