Work History:

• Producer, Director & Editor for Yahoo! Studios

For five years, produced, directed and edited several reality, news, finance and entertainment features for Yahoo! Studios, as well as assisted with live, daily news shows; Oversaw all phases of pre- and post-production in addition to operating as a field shooter and general producer/editor. Worked on pitch reels and collaborated with advertising and sales departments. Oversaw a small team of freelance shooter/editors. Directed/produced/edited the Webby-nominated show Financially Fit and produced/photographed the Murrow-Award Winning series 9/11 Remembers.

• Broadcast Associate/Technical Director, United Nations Television

Technical Director/Camera Operator/Post Producer for United Nations In-House broadcast, Webcast and UNTV Cable network. Support Directors and Producers in television coverage for all United Nations events: General Assembly and Security Council meetings, press conferences, interviews and promotional messages.

• Associate Producer, ScribeMedia.org

Contributed to 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 “Wake Up World”

Directed and edited videos for both live and web distribution for a multimedia show produced by Lizz Winstead, creator of the Daily Show; assisted as a writer and segment producer

Freelance Work:

• Production Associate, “Some Girl(s)” by Neil Labute; MCC Theatre
• Editor and Original Music, Promotional Video for the Alpine Conservation Fund
• Behind-the-scenes cameraman, “Save Ellis Island” campaign (Van Huesen)
• Production Associate, “Peak Experiences”; documentary for the American Alpine Club;
• Assistant Director, Independent Music Video – Andrew Ravani, Director
• 2nd Camera, “Mishpocha (The Family)” – Independent Feature Film – Adam Vardy, Director
• 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

Education:

• MFA in Writing and Production at the T.V. Writer’s Studio, Long Island University

• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), 2-Year Postgraduate Acting Degree (Lee Strasberg Scholarship)

• B.A. Rutgers University, (History major; Music minor – Vocal training at Mason-Gross School of the Arts)

Relevant Skills:

Final Cut Studio (All), Adobe CS including 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

Thorough knowledge of web video compression and broadcast standards

Basic HTML and knowledge of networking system hardware

Camera Experience: Sony PMW-F3, Canon 5D+7D DSLR systems; Sony EX1+3, Panasonic HVX-200

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

References (contact upon request):

Jeffrey Siegel (Pianist), Lori Singer (actress, producer), Jeff Kreisler (comedian, producer)