Run Amok Productions
halle@mail.csh.rit.edu
Current Address: 541 University Avenue, Apt.5, Rochester, NY 14607 716/442-8523
Permanent Address: 2 Lakewood Circle, Newark, DE 19711 302/234-9211
EDUCATION
1995 graduate with honors of Newark High School, Newark, DE
BFA in Film/Video/Animation expected May 22, 1999 from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
· 3.8 GPA (highest honors)
· Recipient of the RIT Presidential Scholarship, the Nathaniel Rochester Society Scholarship (2 years), and the Davis Leadership Award (2 years)
· Concentration in Literature, concentration requirements fulfilled in Anthropology
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA (35mm film) June, 1998 - present
Duties include loading 35mm magazines, keeping camera reports, and monitoring raw stock supply.
· Clients have included the Professional Motion Imaging Department of Eastman Kodak
· Assisted in the product launch reel for the Vision 800T color negative stock, 1998
· Assisted in the engineering test for black and white negative stocks, 1999
STUDENT FILM CREW MEMBER September, 1992 - present Numerous crew positions from boom operator to cinematographer to producer/director/editor. Individual credits available upon request.
RIT FILM/VIDEO/ANIMATION FACILITIES November, 1997 - present
Duties include checking production and post-production equipment in and out of the facility for student and faculty use; maintenance and simple repair of equipment and facilities; operation of a wide variety of film, video, and animation equipment.
· Promoted to Student Manager January, 1999 and awarded merit raise
TEACHING ASSISTANT March, 1999 - present
Assistant to professional cinematographer in a lighting for film and video college course. Both classroom and location work involved, as well as serving as Assistant Camera on the location shoots.
FREELANCE VIDEOGRAPHER & VIDEO EDITOR September, 1992 - present
Principal videographer and/or editor for a wide variety of projects, mainly documentaries.
· Clients have included the Rochester Institute of Technology's Student Life Center and Ellen Goldstein, certified social worker, among others. Individual credits and reel available upon request.
INDUSTRY-RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS
· Recipient of a 1998-99 Chester W. Brinks Scholarship
· Recipient of a 1998-99 Callahan-Bork Senior Production Grant
· Nominated by RIT for the Princess Grace Award for Filmmaking
· Nominated by RIT for the Eastman Kodak Cinematography Grant
FAMILIAR WITH THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT
Arriflex BL and SRII cameras and magazines (16mm) Arriflex 35-3 camera and magazines Sound Edit 16
Nagra and DAT sound recording equipment Bolex non-sync cameras Adobe Premiere 5.0 Steenbeck flatbed editing systems Avid Media Composer & MCXpress
VHS, S-VHS, & Hi-8 recording and editing equipment Kino-Flo, Arriflex, & Mole-Richardson lighting equipment
OTHER INTERESTS AND ABILITIES
· Conversational in Spanish and American Sign Language; able to read and write a small amount of Russian and Hebrew
· Proficient on Macintosh and PC systems and word processing programs; basic knowledge of HTML and web design
· Outside interests include camping and hiking, cycling, singing, writing, and travel