J M Hall

Please accept this letter and accompanying documents in support of my application. Currently, I am a temp at Warner Bros through Randstad and Act 1 and have worked for Telepictures (the entire month of June 2012), Media Sales Planner in the Domestic Television Distribution Dept (for 3 months), as well as DC Entertainment in both reception and digital art, with a great deal of time spent in the digital art department.

I recently finished an assignment as the executive assistant for Hank Kanalz (SVP of Digital & Integrated Publishing with DC Entertainment), where I also handled Digital Production Artist creating and quality controlling PDFs for the Nook, Kindle and iBook in addition to my
Executive Assistant duties.

Please find attached my resume, which establishes the credentials you are seeking. Specifically, I have a Masters of Fine Arts degree (in Motion Pictures & Television: Directing) from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (in Computer Art: Traditional Animation) from the Savannah College of Art and Design in
Savannah, Georgia.

Following my baccalaureate studies, I was the Fine Arts & Animation teacher at Bethune Elementary School of the Arts, a magnet school for visual and performing arts for grades K-5, in Hollywood, Florida. While there, I was a member of the magnet team that wrote and was awarded a $30,000 Multicultural Grant.

While attending graduate school, I was fortunate to be a part of the 3D Animation Studio, Cinematico, where I worked as a Producer on several video games for Marvel, Dreamworks and Activision, as well as the Adult Swim television series Xavier: Renegade Angel. Since completing my MFA, I have been privileged to work as a Producer and Office Manager at
several Commercial production companies, as well as an Executive Assistant with the owners,

Executive Producers and Lead Directors of both Streetlight Films and Bully Pictures. As a result, I have 5 years of working as an Executive Assistant, with 4 years as a Producer overseeing multiple projects simultaneously. I also have worked as an Office Manager for 5 years, working in various office environments, from Production to Sales.

I have extensive experience in graphic design, animation, illustration, film production, concept development and post production. In addition to the above experience, I have also worked as a Producer, Assistant Director, Production Designer, Special Effects make-up artist and Director on numerous award winning films, which are detailed on my resume.

Warmly,
Jennifer M. (Penny) Hall
(912) 604 1616
jmhall.net@gmail.com
imdb.com/name/nm3739189

vimeo.com/jmhallnet
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3739189/

Objective
To Work in the Entertainment Industry

Technical Skills
Experience in Final Cut Pro, Final Draft, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Celtx, Movie Magic/EP Scheduling & Budgeting, Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook, Pages, Filemaker Pro; minimal experience with 3D Studio Max, Premiere, Pro-Tools, InDesign, Quark; experience with both MAC and PC computer systems

Professional Experience
Office Temp, 2007-present
Warner Bros contracted through Act 1, Culver City, CA 90068
-Worked with various professional offices for research & data entry; digital production work; general office management and/or secretarial duties, administrative & executive assistant work
-Worked as WB Domestic Television Distribution Media Sales Planner under VP for three consecutive months
-Worked as Executive Assistant for SVP of Integrated Publishing & Vertigo for three consecutive months Digital -Production Artist for DC, used Quark, InDesign and Adobe Photoshop for both creation and QC of Periodical & Trade PDFs for Nook, Kindle and iBook platforms
clients & projects: Telepictures, Warner Bros, DC Entertainment, Mosaic Financial Partners, AllSteel

Associate Producer, Office Manager, Executive Assistant 2012
Bully Pictures, Santa Monica, CA 90401
-Pre-Production work, treatment writing, updating as well as maintaining of image and film database for directors & producers; office management duties, petty cash handling, intern hiring and overseeing, graphic design through treatment writing/layout & website updates/maintenance
clients & projects: McDonalds, Panda Express, Coca Cola, Stryker, Toyota, Kia, Subaru, Michelob, Canada Dry
Manager (CSL), 2010-2012
Bath & Body Works, Los Angeles, CA 90017
-Customer Service Sales Lead; help maintain sales goals for season and quarters; assist with management of talent coach new and current talent to meet sales expectations, company image, create “legendary” customer service as per company policy; create displays, manage stock, merchandise, cashwrap area
Associate Producer, Office Manager, Executive Assistant 2010-2011
Streetlight Films, Los Angeles, CA 90038
-Assisted Producer and Directors with pre-production and production work; marketing and public relations work; general office management duties; treatment writing. clients & projects: Jaguar, Toyota Corolla, Coors Light

Producer, Office Manager, Executive Assistant 2008-2010
Cinematico, Inc. San Francisco, CA 94103
-Assisted with pre, during and post-production activities; marketing and sales work; managed production calendars and milestone deadlines for team
-Performed general office management duties; also developed contracts for employees and client; bookkeeping (internal and project related)
clients: Cartoon Network, Activision, Dreamworks, Marvel projects: How to Train Your Dragon: the game, Monster vs. Aliens: the game, Xavier: Renegade Angel (season 2), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion, Spiderman: Web of Shadows
Fine Arts & Animation Teacher, 2005-2007
Mary M. Bethune Elementary School for the Arts (Magnet School), Hollywood, FL 33020
-Taught & motivated students enthusiasm for art in grades K-5 by modifying curriculum to introduce creative technique to art projects
-Worked cooperatively with other departments/teachers on annual art fair and other projects
-Part of grant writing team that was awarded a $30,000 grant administered over three years

Substitute Teacher, 2004-2005
Manassas City Public Schools, Manassas, VA 20110

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Motion Pictures, Television & Acting (Major in Directing) 2010
Academy of Art University; San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Art (Major 2D Animation & Stop Motion Animation) 2003
Savannah College of Art & Design; Savannah, GA

Production Experience
Director/Writer
Sand in the Grass (short film)
Bourbon & Scotch (short film)
Within (short film)
Lust (short film)
Baggage (short film)
Fruit (short film)
Under the Shade (short film)

Assistant Director/Production Coordinator
Agent 88 (1st AD; short film)
The Gift (2nd AD; short film)
J. A. W. (2nd AD & Production Coordinator; short film)
American Apparel (Production Coordinator; commercial; Streetlight Films)
Mother Hen (1st AD; short film)
Leisure Heights (1st AD; short film)-featured in San Francisco International Film Festival 2010

Production Design
Angelito (short film)
-San Francisco Epidemic Film Festival 2011winner Best Director, winner Best Narrative Short
-Los Angeles International Film Festival 2011
-Latin Film Festival 2011
-Savannah Film Festival 2011
-Cannes Short Film Festival 2012
Lottery (short film)
Marvin the Clown (short film; make up; 2009)
-San Francisco Epidemic Film Festival 2010 nominated Best Director winner for Best Cinematography
-Cannes Short Film Festival 2011
The Raw (short film)
-San Francisco Epidemic Film Festival 2010, nominated Best Editing, nominated Cinematography
-San Francisco Black Film Festival 2011
Sarah (short film)
-San Francisco Epidemic Film Festival 2010 nominated Best Narrative
Free to Be Me (short film)
-San Francisco 48 Hour Film Festival 2010 winner Jury Selection Award, Audience Award Group C

Producer
How to Train Your Dragon: the game (cinematics; Cinematico, Inc 2009)
Grace (short film; 2009)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion (cinematics; Cinematico, Inc 2009)
Monster vs. Aliens: the game (cinematics; Cinematico, Inc 2009)
Spiderman: Web of Shadows (cinematics; Cinematico, Inc 2008)
Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 2 (television show; Cinematico, Inc 2008)

Production Assistant
Jaguar 2010 Holiday Spots (commercial; Streetlight Films 2010)
Coors Light ‘El Train’ (commercial; Streetlight Films 2011)
W. T. F. (music video, 2011)

Awards & Merits
MFA Thesis Flavors: Seven Short Films published through LAP 2012
Cambridge Who’s Who 2006 (selected for)
Who‘s Who Among American Women 2006 (selected for)
Who’s Who Among American Colleges & Universities 2003

2010 MFA in Motion Pictures & Television : Directing
Academy of Art University; San Francisco, CA

2003 BFA in Computer Art : 2D Animation & Stop Motion Animation
Savannah College of Art & Design; Savannah, GA

Extensive experience in Final Cut Pro, Final Draft, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Celtx, Movie Magic/EP Scheduling & Budgeting, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Professional; minimal experience with 3D Studio Max ; Pro-Tools; After Effects; HTML & JAVA; 74 WPM typing, Dealmaker

California - Southern