Producer, Editor; Film
and Video production
majicrobotfilms@bellsouth.net
Summary of Qualifications
Multi-Media Artist with extensive Film, Television, and Music production experience. A creative team player and motivator that wears many hats and brings 110% to whatever he’s involved with.
Film and video production and
editing - Coordinated and managed all aspects of production for numerous
feature film projects, commercials and documentaries across a wide array of
businesses and clients throughout south Florida and the entire United States.
Currently editing the the full length feature “Hello, My Name is Frank” starring
Garret Brown and Tess Harper. - Devises
creative solutions with innovative techniques in prop fabrication, set design,
art direction, script writing, production photography and all other aspects of
film and television production.
Education - A licensed vendor / film production educator contracted
to the Palm Beach school district. Co-director of the WNGS award winning news
team at North Grade Elementary. Organized the “Stop Motion Animation Film
Club,” showcasing student work a the Stonzek Theatre in Lake Worth, Florida.
Videography – 1991 -1999
Founded “Chrome Bumper Films” in Detroit, Michigan; producing award-winning and
revolutionary commercial film and music videos throughout the world on behalf
of Warner Brothers records, Capitol Records, Virgin Records, Ford Motor
Company, Alternative Tentacles, 4AD Records, Dominos Farms; for an exhaustive
array of top-shelf entertainers including Kid rock,
Eminiem, Sponge, ICP, The Melvins, The Romantics, His Name Is Alive and more.
Music -
An experienced recording artist signed to Virgin Records, Amphetamine Reptile
Records, as well as numerous underground recording and distribution labels.
Managed all aspects of touring act logistics and live concert production and
stage management. An accomplished formally-trained vocalist and musician with a
reputation for ground-breaking accomplishment and dynamic performance.
Proficiencies
Production and – Proficient
with various professional-grade cameras, lighting and sound equipment.
Enthusiastically applies all skills and experience required to direct and shoot
film and video; working from formal shot lists or ad-hoc workshop-style
direction. Coordinates pre-production activities such as casting, location
scouting, equipment procurement, screenplay revision and logistics, to all
aspects of promotion, distribution and marketing; including DVD authoring,
social media outreach, and public relations.
Editing – A skilled editor with
a reputation for applying creative solutions across the entire scope of
post-production to complete projects on-time and on-budget. Experienced with
industry standard tools such as Adobe Premier and Photo Shop, Final Cut Pro,
Pro Tools, as well as analog and digital techniques for voice-over recording
and integration.
Project Management – Client
consultation and project scoping. Production coordination and logistics.
Marketing coordination and promotion.
Professional
experience
June 2012
to present – B unit director, editor, and
producer for the feature film “Hello, My Name is Frank” Responsibilities
including casting and second team management working with Majic Ring
Productions of Irvine, Califorina.
April
2009 - June 2012 – Adjunct professor of
film technology
2011 - Lead editor for the
short feature “Hard To Come By” - Best Short winner at the Palm Beach
International Film Festival, Grand Jury award at the Lake Worth Film Festival,
Best Short at the Manhattan International Film Festival. Best Actor award at
the ITN and New Media Film Festival.
Wrote, produced, and directed the documentary
film “I'm Gonna Do It Until The Day I Die”
Honorary Director of the lake worth
film festival, 2010 – 2011
Honorary Judge for the palm beach
international film festival 3 years,
2012 – 2014
April 2007 - April 2009:
Taught creative film making and
editing under a production grant from the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary
art – MOCA.
2006
Produced “Straw in the Wind” -
featured in the Optic Nerve film program sponsored by Starbucks
2002 – Performance film for the Palm
Beach Institute of Contemporary Art – MOCA. “Against Design” with award winning
choreographer Demetrius Klien.
2000 - present – Majic Robot
Films
One stop comprehensive production
services for fim and video. Clients including Kilwins Ice Crème, South Florida
Fair Grounds, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach
Zoo, Dave Lewter Boxing, The Bamboo Room, the artist Pooch, Amphetamine Reptile
Records, Lake Worth Beach T-shirt Factory
2000 - 2014 – Purple Haze
Records, music, art, and collectibles retailer. Co-owner responsible for every
aspect of management and operations
1999 - 2000
Florida Light and Sound, West
Palm Beach, Florida. Monitor Engineer,
Driver, Producer
1997 - 1999 – AVI, Novi,
Michigan - Audio Visual Technician, Lighting Director, Show Producer, Client
consultation and services
1991-1995 - The Record
Collector - Livonia Michigan – Shop manager, promoter, buyer, retail sales.
Acting experience – Appeared in
commercials for DuPont corporation, The feature length horror film “Mosquito,”
Helmdale film productions, and “Hello, My Name is Frank.”
Education
1989-1991 - Specs Howard
school of broadcasting – Obtained radio broadcast license, with a background in
television news production.
1982 - Bentley High School
- Livonia, Michigan
Focus on music/art/ concert
choir/stage band/set production - 1980-1982
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