5034 7^th Ave. NE • Seattle, WA 98105

Phone (425) 736-2781 • E-mail darrickmorrison@gmail.com

DARRICK MORRISON

 
OBJECTIVE                                                       

To obtain a job involving the production of dynamic videography projects

PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKING EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                  

PNWER., Seattle, WA                                                             July 2007 – Sept 2007

  Videographer/Website Maintenance

·  Filmed all keynote speakers at PNWER 2007 Annual Summit Conference in Anchorage, Alaska and created imbedded video-podcast database on PNWER.org website.  Filmed 8 breakout group sessions, coordinated multi-camera shoots and edited each segment for website video-podcasts. 

Photoworks Inc., Seattle, WA                                                    Jan 2007 – July 2007

  Public Relations Intern/Multimedia Producer

·  Individually produced, filmed and edited three 2-minute high-impact PMA videos representing Photoworks products and uses, designed to attract investment at large corporate investment expos, and as media clips on the Photoworks website. 

·  Created Photoworks Inc. animated logo, now used in all Photoworks media clips on website.

·  Designed and budgeted highly successful marketing plan for gay/lesbian travel demographic.  Plan identified 7 potential gay/lesbian cruise-line clients and acquisition deliverables for each.

·  Gathered demographic marketing information, produced demographic analysis reports for PR Manager, wrote press releases.  Assembled and co-designed 300 Photoworks press kits for Digital Imaging Marketing Association convention 2006, as well as talking points packets for all Photoworks representatives at DIMA.

Voices of Peace TV, New York, NY                     Aug 2005 – June 2006

  Production Coordinator/Editor

·  Created full script and storyboard proposals from assigned documentary abstracts for executive producer, including interviewee contact lists and production schedule, oversaw documentaries through completion

·  Coordinated production on three 23-minute TV documentaries and produced one 23-minute documentary.  Budgeted, prepared treatments, interviewed subjects of documentaries, shot B-roll, coordinated and supervised all pre and post production.  Filmed and edited fifteen 26-minute “UPI On The World” talk shows.

Family Learning Center, Bellevue, WA                       Summer of 2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04

  Video Production Instructor

·  Designed curriculum and taught beginner, intermediate and advanced video production to 8^th-12^th grade summer camp students.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                                    

High proficiency in the following software:

·         MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, Visio

·         Video Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro/CS3, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Magic Bullet, Illustrator, Apple Motion, Macromedia Director/Flash,

·         Audio Editing: Soundforge XP, Reason, Fruityloops, Audacity, Acid Pro and Pro-Tools.

High proficiency in the following equipment and production related tasks:

·         Cameras: Panasonic DVX-100 DV camera (own this camera), Panasonic HD HVX-200 camera, Cannon GL-2 DV Camera, Betacam SP

Tasks and skills: Crew leadership and management, production coordinating, creating film schedules and budgets, Light metering and lighting kit setup, Sound metering and setup, Interviewing, Steadicam, Camera setup cleaning, Experience with most types of camerawork (handheld, on tripod, on dolly, small crane, and steadicam), press release writing, all types LCD projector setup, all types of sound/PA systems.