• Currently serve as Producer, Director & Editor for Yahoo! Studios: I write, produce, direct and edit a weekly personal finance show, as well as assist with two daily news shows, and create pilot programs.
• Associate Producer, ScribeMedia.org – dealt with all phases of production for web video content -Produced for several clients including the Advertising Research Foundation, Cleantech Forum and the Producer’s Guild of America, ISC West, StreamingMedia and Reuters
• Segment Producer/Editor at “Shoot the Messenger”: Multimedia show produced by Lizz Winstead, creator of the Daily Show. What Colbert Report is to O”Reilly, this show is to the Today Show. Directed all phases of web and video production, assist as a writer and director on all segments.
• Production Assistant, “Some Girl(s)” by Neil Labute; MCC Theatre (Bernie Telsey, Artistic Director – served as acting coach to Fran Dresher)
• Writer/Director/Editor, “The Things We do for Love” – 15-minute short
• Director, “Aunt Vanya” Cannery Works
• Assistant Director, “Hamlet” TWAS Theatre, New York City
OTHER FREELANCE GIGS:
• Editor and Original Music, Promotional Video for the Alpine Conservation Fund
• Editor and Original Music, Promotional Video for American Alpine Club
• Behind-the-scenes cameraman, “Save Ellis Island” campaign (Van Huesen)
• Production Assistant, “Some Girl(s)” by Neil Labute; MCC Theatre (served as acting coach to Fran Dresher)
• Assistant Director/Director of Photography “A Common War” – narrative short
• Production Assistant, “Peak Experiences”; documentary for the American Alpine Club; Howard Sebold, Director
• Assistant Director, Independent Music Video – Andrew Ravani, Director
• 2nd Camera, “Mishpocha (The Family)” – Independent Feature Film – Adam Vardy, Director
EDUCATION:
• B.A. Rutgers University, (History major; Music minor – Training at Mason-Gross School of the Arts)
• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) – 2-Year Postgraduate Acting Degree (Lee Strasberg Scholarship)
• Digital Film Academy – Diploma, Filmmaking Intensive
• Directing Workshop with Di Trevis (National Theatre) – London, England
• Acting studies in NY with Eve Shapiro, Larry Singer and Elizabeth Swain
RELEVANT SKILLS
Final Cut Studio (all programs); Adobe CS (especially Photoshop), After Effects, MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint;
Able to light for interviews and/or dramatic scenes; Extensive work with green screen in production and post-production;
Complete knowledge of web video compression and broadcast standards
Basic HTML and ability to diagnose and solve basic networking problems on PC and Mac;
Knowledge of Canon 5D+7D DSLR systems; Sony EX1+3, Panasonic HVX200 Camera Systems
Experience and knowledge of workflows from pre- to post-production
INTERESTS, SPORTS, HOBBIES:
Classically trained actor – Full theatrical resume available upon request
Classically trained musician – Opera Singer, Piano, Guitar
Screenwriter and playwright
Languages: Hebrew (semi-fluent); German (basic); Italian (basic)
Sports: Rock/Ice climbing/mountaineering, stage combat (certified), ice hockey, rollerblading