Emerging Filmmaker and Videography Specialist

Cole Melchor Hundelt *.*.*******@*****.*** 571-***-****

ignatzpictures.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-hundelt/ Unity Boat Club internship, summer 2025

Boat upkeep and care

● Assembled and disassembled racing shells to replace or salvage parts

● Carried riggers, nuts/bolts, wrenches, oars and other specific equipment to and from the dock to make sure teammates were safe to go out on the water

● With my coach and fellow athletes, transported boats between dock and boathouse and trailer, and guided the coach on parking the trailer safely Mentoring other rowers

● Learned how to assist visually impaired rowers with all parts of the rowing experience: boathouse safety and navigation, guidance techniques both on land and in the water, entering and exiting a floating boat, and rowing with direction and purpose

● Rowed with multiple fellow disabled athletes in boats ranging from an eight to a single

● Guided newcomers and intellectually disabled athletes by directing them through targeted workouts

Cinema Experience

Fracture Director and Editor College Film Apr. 2025

● Drew the storyboards, directed the cast, and edited footage in Premiere Pro What Is Rowing? Director, Interviewer, Editor College Documentary Jan. 2025

● Recorded rowing coaches and teammates and asked them 10 questions about rowing, recorded additional footage of regattas and practices, used archival footage of rowers from multiple sites and sources, and edited footage in Premiere Pro

Nothing Is What It Seems Writer, Director, Editor, and Producer College Film Dec. 2024

● Wrote the screenplay and filmed an actor playing the sole character in the film, edited footage in Premiere Pro

What Is Reality? Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, and Lead Actor College Film

Apr. 2024

● Premiered the film at Richmond International Film Festival, July 2024

● Wrote the screenplay and portrayed the sole live action protagonist, recorded and mixed in the two voice actors, produced the film with Nicholas Nohe

(co-producer, cinematographer and gaffer) and Jacob Skammer

(co-producer), and edited footage in Premiere Pro

Struggle Director and Editor College Film Oct. 2022

● Directed the cast, and edited footage in Premiere Pro The Moment of Truth Writer, Director, Editor, and Lead Actor High School Film Feb. 2021

● Wrote the screenplay, directed myself, and edited footage in iMovie Cole M. Hundelt’s Excellent Bike Adventure Writer, Director, Editor, and Lead Actor High School Film Nov. 2020

● Wrote the screenplay, directed myself and my mother, who served as my co-star, and edited footage in iMovie

Why Most People Hate Self Checkout Machines Writer, Director, Editor, and Stop-Motion Animator Animated High School Film Sep. 2020

● Wrote the screenplay, animated using construction paper, and edited photos in iMovie

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Cum Laude

Virginia Commonwealth University,

Richmond, VA May 2025

Skills

● Digital & analog film cameras

● Sound mixing & operating

microphones

● Adobe Premiere Pro editing

● Final Draft 12 screenwriting

● Adobe After Effects

● Adobe Creative Suite

● Filming

● Photography

● Post-production

● Video editing

● Video production

● Teamwork

● Problem-solving

● Time management

● Adaptability

● Initiative & motivation

● Attention to detail

VCU Awards

● VCUArts Cinema Oscar for editing I’m

a Teenage Mermaid

Certifications

● Virginia food handlers permit

● US Boater Safety course (in progress)

● American Red Cross Adult, Child, and

Baby First Aid / CPR / AED (in

progress)

Clubs & Activities

VCU Crew Club (2022 - 2025)

● Assisted rowing teams with equipment

upkeep and preparation

● Collaborated with other team members

to carry boats, oars, and help on other

things related to rowing

National championships and appearances

● ACRA National Championship Regatta

(Oak Ridge, TN) mixed adaptive 1x

grand final, first place 2023, 2024, and

2025

● Head of the Charles (Cambridge, MA)

invitation (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)

● Stotesbury Cup (Philadelphia, PA)

adaptive doubles - Isabel Bohn Trophy

(2022)

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