About
Education
DePaul University - Chicago, IL. 2023- Present
Masters of Science - Film and Televison (Cinematography )
Expected Graduation: Spring 2025
Northern Illinois University – Dekalb, IL. 2018-2022
Bachelor of Arts – Communication (Media Studies)
Certificate of Digital Media Production
Certificate of Film and Television Studies
NIU Department of Communications O'Connell Award: Creative Achievement Award
Work Experience
Depaul University
Advanced Camera Vault Technician
1/2024- Present
- Located at Cinespace Film Studios Chicago, in the DePaul Advanced Camera Vault. Handles returns and check outs of equiptment as well as working with advanced camera equipment.
Northern Illinois University Intergraded Media and Technologies
Freelance Media Production 12/2022- 4/2023
As a freelancer, works for all events at the Convocation Center in a variety of roles such as Camera, graphics, and other control room roles as needed.
Student Production Crew Manager 3/2020- 12/2022
As a student, lead a student crew in video coaching for Football practices and games. Was responsible for set up and strike as well as taking care of equipment and delivering high quality footage.
Northern Illinois University
Summer Internship for NIU STEAM Camp Summer 2022
Interned with the film camp section aiding and instructing high school students on the basics of filmmaking such as working with cameras, audio, lighting, screenwriting, and editing. Helped students produce their own films from start to finish.
Projects/ Other Activities
Reality Bytes International Student Film Festival
Role: Film Screening Team 2022 Season
For the Spring 2022 Season, I was a part of the crew for a student ran International Film Festival where I was a part of the Film Screening Team. We were in charge of editing the sequence of films for viewing at the festival and the actually screening of the films. I also was in charge of creating a physical program for the festival as well as watching a rating every submission for that season.
Related Media Production and Studies Classes (At NIU)
Media Studies: Critical Interpretation of Film and Television, Introduction to Media Studies, Media Writing, History of Animation, Narritive Scriptwriting, Media Law and Ethics, History of Film before 1950, Film Festival Administration, Major Directors.
Media Production: Intro to Field Production, Intro to Studio Production, Intro to Audio Production, Interactive Media Production, Advanced Narrative Production, Advanced Documentary Production.
Other Related Classes: Intro to Theater, Disability in Film, Writing Fiction, Writing for the Arts.
Equipment Experience
Cameras:
ARRI Alexa Mini
ARRI Amira
Red Gemini
Red Epic-W
Canon C100
Canon C300 Mark II
Sony Fx6
Sony Fx9
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k
DSLR's (Panasonic Lumix)
Grip and Electric:
Hydraulic Dollies (Chapman and Fisher)
Dana Dollies
Mole-Richardson Fresnel
ARRI SkyPanel
Kino FreeStyles
Astera Tubes
Litepannels Gemini
HMI Lights
Audio:
Zoom Recorders
Mix Pre3
Softwares:
Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro X
Avid Media Composer
Final Draft 12