PROFILE
Driven and Ethical Media Director and Producer. Director of Photography. Video Editor.
Colorist. Sound Mixer. Still Photographer. Documentary Storyteller with 20+ years of experience. Licensed Drone pilot. CDL Class A Truck Driver. Owner/Camera Operator Sony FS7. Owner/Operator Avid Media Composer w Symphony Color Correction. Digital Asset Manager of Terabytes of Media Data (Video Library and Still Photography). Instinctively adaptive to embrance change and processes for perpetual improvement. Self- reliant, yet team player. Hits deadlines. Innate desire to use media storytelling and talents to bring positive change to our world across nations, across races, across cultural divides. Embracer of truth, light and what is right. Fighter for the underdog and truth. Former Utah County and Utah State Delegate.
STRENGTHS
Skilled at working in harsh climates- as a one man media producer, cameraman, director, still photographer etc. to bring about positive change and ethical outcomes via visual storytelling. Strategic thinker. Adaptable, Nimble, Time Thrifty and Time Maximizer. High Value & High Quality Oriented Outcomes. Content Creator of Meaningful and Original Content.
Quick to find multiple paths forward and innovative methods to accomplish hard tasks regularly. Ability to improve processes and outcomes regularly. Civil. Honest. Hardworker. Dependable. Strategic Thinker. Empahtethic. Ethical. Trusted leader- accomplishing repeatedly what many thought impossible.
-Initiated Preservation of Bridal Veil Falls Nov-Dec. 2020. https://tinyurl.com/SavingBridalVeilFalls
-Initiated Preservation of American Fork Canyon 2015. https://tinyurl.com/SavingAFCanyon
Initiated Preservation of North County Equestrian Park Feb. 2021. https://tinyurl.com/SavingEquestrianPark
Willing to stand alone when needed in the fight for truth and light. Storyteller and believer in the power of media to create positive change, and associated with that power the responsibility to do so responsibly and ethically. Single Father-having raised 3 daughters 1672 W. 630 N. LINDON, UTAH 84042 801-***-**** adnx2y@r.postjobfree.com MARK S. ALLEN
and a son for the past 12 years alone- perhaps my greatest accomplishment of lasting value, ie. my posterity. Sampler footage shot on GoPro, Sony FS7 just for fun of my family. https://youtu.be/UDU1MTSjNhk
SAMPLES REMOTE SHOOTS/ NO SUPPORT CREW
SAMPLER HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/-ISNJU_K0RC
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO EDITOR, COLORIST, SOUND MIXER, DRONE PILOT, STILL PHOTOGRAPHER, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR AND CURATOR FOR WESTERN RIVER EXPEDITIONS AND MOAB ADVENTURE CENTER. ALL INCLUSIVE MEDIA SKILLS FROM A TO Z. 2014-2020 (C0VID RELATED JOB LOSS- TOURISM DECLINE).
WWW.WESTERNRIVER.COM, WWW.MOABADVENTURECENTER.COM
(GRAND CANYON) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDH0n0mOjKw
(JETBOAT- HANDHELD & DRONE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTVP7__t_M
(MOAB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PFdeaYyVNA
(TOUCHING INTERVIEW)
https://www.westernriver.com/grand-canyon-river-trip/videos/family-trip
(PETER from Vienna- the 11th buy)
https://youtu.be/sYPcSKfH-kk
(Desolation- A Place of Peace)
https://youtu.be/-qexUYh_eDk
(QUALITY FAMILY TIME)
https://www.westernriver.com/grand-canyon-vacation/videos/quality-time
(TRIP OF LIFETIME)
https://www.westernriver.com/grand-canyon-river-trip/videos/trip-of-a-lifetime
(WAREHOUSE DOCUMENTARY STYLE) GoPro, Timelapse Canon, Sony FS7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JjEZ1EyUzw
(INTERVIEW- SCOTT)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62NbGV0vkY
(Hot Air Balloons- Drone)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8N-g-UUmc
RESPONSIBLE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION AND MODERATOR OF THREE ORGANICALLY GROWN FACEBOOK PAGES, 25K, 12K, 11K MEMBERS OVER THIS TIME SPAN RESPECTFULLY. 2014-2020
https://www.facebook.com/WesternRiverExpeditions 25k+ members https://www.facebook.com/MoabAdventureCenter 12k members https://www.facebook.com/ProtectAmericanForkCanyon 11k members FREELANCE MEDIA PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO COLORIST, VIDEO AND SOUND EDITOR. SCOUT MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR: SAMPLES: APOLOGIES THESE YOUTUBE VERSIONS ARE LOW RESOLUTION.
HIRED CREW AND DIRECTED HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JAMES EARL JONES. EDITED SHOW, OBTAINED STOCK FOOTAGE AND LICENSING FOR GLOBAL USE ALL IN 3 WEEKS FROM GREEN LIGHT TO PRESENTATION AT ABRAVANEL HALL. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HLTIV0HPZ2C&T=3M40S PRISONER OF WAR RON YOUNG BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND SUPPORT CREW MANAGEMENT, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, PRODUCER, EDITOR. DIRECTED AND PRODUCED/ INITIATED PROJECT REQUIRING BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER. WAS ALLOWED USE OF BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND CREW FOR A FEATURETTE- OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM WASHINGTON D.C. MILITARY LEADERSHIP HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH? V=POSQJFFUBOQ
SCOUTMEDIA SAMPLER (FILM)
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NOBVWJ-VSXY
Bolo Tie Carving Bill Birch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKCK9fNiGrc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qawNXgZOFpY
(DR. STEPHEN COVEY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVQakEWjC8
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, PRODUCER, EDITOR FOR BILLIONAIRE JAMES LEVOY SORENSON AND MOLECULAR GENEALOGY FOUNDATION. FAMILY HISTORY DNA STORY. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH? V=SJS_CYSSBLQ
OTHER: CLIENTS. NEXTPAGE. FOLIO, ANCESTRY.COM, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. INTERVIEWED: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, SENATOR JAKE GARN, ELDER DAVID B. HAIGHT AND OTHER EXECUTIVES. FRANKLIN COVEY- (PRODUCED, DIRECTED, EDITED MULTIPLE (5) CAMERA SHOOT FOR 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE. (JAPANESE VERSION)
HIRED AMERICAS CUP YACHT CREW AND SUPERVISED AND DIRECTED OCEAN FILM CREW FOR CORPORATE FILM. VERSATILE. DEPENDABLE. Dr. Lynn Scoresby (natural light augmented by bead board) no crew support. https://youtu.be/TAmt9-xRkZI
FREELANCE VIDEO EDITOR -
LDS MOTION PICTURE STUDIO.
Editor HOWARD W. HUNTER LIFE STORY
Prototype Lead Editor: PREACH MY GOSPEL
Video Editor: BISHOP LEADERSHIP TRAINING LIBRARY
EDUCATION
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
KBYU-TV SPORTS CAMERA OPERATOR
DAILY UNIVERSE PHOTO EDITOR
OREM HIGH SCHOOL
EAGLE SCOUT
REFERENCES
Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith
American Fork Mayor Brad Frost
Chief Administrator Executive Director State of Utah- Jenney Rees Ret. Surveyor General of the United States Francis Eickbush Alpine Mayor Don Watkins (retired)
Math Hirschi- Ranch Manager Garff Ranches
Curt Allen- Agilix.com CEO, Former CEO Ancestry.com & CEO Folio Corporation