Professional Experience
I am an award-winning journalist and filmmaker with over 16 years experience. Along with reporting on all facets of the entertainment industry, including interviewing celebrities and covering award shows and major film festivals, I also direct, edit, and produce short films for online as well as longer-form programming for television and theatrical production. If you are looking for an award-winning film and video producer (and Producers Guild member), a skilled freelance writer/reporter, or a quality ghost writer or copy editor for that book you are looking to finish, I am your man.
Expertise
Reporter
13 Years
Producer (television)
7 Years
Writer
13 Years
Specialty
Entertainment
16 Years
Music
13 Years
Law
13 Years
Industries
Online/new media
13 Years
Documentary
10 Years
Film/entertainment - all
16 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
E! Online (10+), Moxie Firecracker Films (1-2), The Hollywood Reporter (1-2), New York Post (1-2), Vulture (1-2), Brother Grey LLC (1-2), EQI Worldwide (1-2)
Other Work History
For six years (2009-current) I have served as Producer, Writer, Director, and CEO of Two Cousins Entertainment, an independent production company encompassing a diverse slate of feature films, television series, documentaries, theatrical productions and web content. In my capacity there, I provide strategic leadership to dedicated teams in creative development, acquisition, budget management, PR, product packaging and branding. I oversee properties through the entire cycle from development, production and post production to distribution, social networking and marketing. Among my responsibilities are creating business plans and investor presentations, securing distribution deals for TV, online and retail sales, and managing budgets up to $500,000. I also served for three years (2002-2004) as the New York Deputy Director of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy where I organized events and academic conferences bringing together leaders in politics, academia, business and the arts to build intercultural bridges.
Technical Skills
Film and video editing, cinematography, directing, field producing, screenwriting
Computer Skills
Fluent in Mac OS X, Windows 10, Internet Platforms, I-News and proficient in pulling footage for news & Entertainment, Microsoft excel, Microsoft word, Adobe Creative suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Indesign, Acrobat ), Final Cut Pro 7 & X, Avid, Powerpoint
Equipment
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon C300, Canon C100
References
Marcus Errico - Deputy Editor Yahoo Entertainment; Cassidy Arkin - Producer (Producers Guild Member); Lew Harris - Editor in Chief, GoodEvery Day (former Editor-in-Chief E! Online)
Awards
A BRIDGE LIFE: FINDING OUR WAY HOME Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, 2010 Gold Remi Award—Film and Video Production; Canada International Film Festival, 2010
Rising Star—Excellence In Filmmaking Award; Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2009
Bronze Plaque Award; Naples International Film Festival, 2009
Neapolitan Award; Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2009
Spirit of the Independents Award; THE ASCENDANCE & THE NUMBER YOU HAVE REACHED New Century Writers Awards, 2002
Finalist—Special Honorable Recognition; LIFE IS ELSEWHERE
WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, 2001 Platinum Award—Short Subject Fim and Video; THE ASCENDANCE
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 2000 Semi-Finalist—Academy Nicholl Fellowship in
Screenwriting; NOWHERE TOWN
WorldFest Charleston International Film Festival, 1996 Grand Jury Prize—Steven Spielberg Award
Associations
Member of the Producers Guild of America New Media Council and Documentary Committee;
Member of the Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance; Panelist at the Digital Hollywood New York Conference, 2010 and 2011; Board member of Art Studio Miami, a nonprofit empowering youth via creative-holistic art integration
