Education
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M.F.A., Film and Creative Media. December 2017
Relevant Coursework: Faith & Artistic Development in Film, Narrative Storytelling,
Advance Screenwriting, Writing for Television, Cinematography and Lighting,
Producing, Acting for Directors,Film Sound, and Documentary and Film Expression.
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B.S., Communications December 2014
Relevant Coursework: Visual Storytelling, Digital Media Production, Audio Production
Sports Production and Audio/Video Post Production
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Relevant Courses in…
Directing, Editing, Screenwriting, Color Correction and Grading, Cinematography and Lighting, and Film Marketing & Distribution
Teaching Experience
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Production & Postproduction Courses:
Technologies and Techniques of Digital Media - An introduction to the basics of audio and video equipment controls
Digital Media Production - An introduction to the principles of directing and producing for both multi camera and single camera programs, commercials, and short films.
Audio/Video Post-Production - Intensive hands-on training in the craft and art of audio and video editing.
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Writing Courses
Fundamentals of Media Writing - An introduction to print and broadcast news writing with emphasis on grammar, style and structure.
Electronic Media Writing - A study of the techniques and methods used in writing radio, film, and television scripts. Focus on style and structure .
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Communication Courses
Public Speaking - An introduction to the principles of speech composition and delivery with an emphasis on preparing and presenting.
Film Production Experience
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(Selected) SHORT FILMS - NARRATIVE
A Beautiful Stranger
Romantic Drama, TRT:17 mins, HD, 2017
Credits: Producer, Director, and Writer
A love stricken championship boxer must decide between losing his title or the woman he loves.
Questions
Fantasy Drama, TRT:7 mins, HD, 2017
Credits: Producer, Director, Writer, and Editor
A vampire hunter meets his ultimate match as he seeks to tame the one vampire, he’s searching for his entire life.
Victorious
Credits: Producer
Teen Sci-Fi, TRT:12 mins, HD, 2014
An overzealous yet arrogant nerd takes on his biggest threat… his bully’s bully.
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(Selected) SHORT FILMS - DOCUMENTARY
Jefferson Street Sound Museum
Metropolitan Historical Commission, TRT:11 mins, HD, 2020
Credits: Director and Editor
A video tour of the ‘Jefferson Street Sound Museum’ told through the personal experiences of its curator, Lorenzo Washington, who had the privilege of meeting and housing artifacts from artist such as Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, and Ray Charles.
The Past Is Prologue: The Cameron Class of 1969
Cameron High School Class of 1969 Reunion, TRT: HD, 2019
Credits: Casting Director
In 1968, amidst the turmoil of the Civil Rights era, circumstances lead an inner city high school in Nashville, TN to take a stand, in a decision that would change their community, and Nashville, forever.
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(Selected) WEB SERIES
#WeirdMYAH
Credits: Director and Writer
#WeirdMYAH; Myah Bridges, a quirky HBCU freshman is determined to become a campus somebody, all the while avoiding her nerdy boyfriend of thirteen years and a new crush who thinks she's someone else.
Episode: #Photobomb
Episode:#CheckYourBallot
Episode: #Mistakes&Mixtapes
Episode:#Weird... Mia?
Festivals and Exhibitions
International Black Film Festival ‘Best Doc’
The Past Is Prologue: The Cameron Class of 1969 (Feature Doc)
SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild) Showcase
A Beautiful Stranger (Short Film)
National Black Film Festival Award for ‘Best TV Pilot’
(Episodic Television Series): #WeirdMYAH; “#photobomb” Episode
(For a extensive list of Festivals and Exhibitions click the link)
UNIVERSITY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University Service
33rd Annual Robert N. Murrell Oratorical Contest
Search Committee for Director of the Center for Media Arts & Production (C-MAP)
TSU Film Club: Faculty Sponsor, Tennessee State University
Metro Historical Commission: Jefferson Street Sound Museum Documentary
Talkback and Q&A w/ Film Director Deon Taylor: International Black Film Festival
Industry Service
Big Apple Film Festival - Festival Screener and Script Reader
Lipscomb Five Minute Film Festival- Judge
Sisters in Film - Founder
Dialogue Films - Board Member
Dave Ross Productions - Script Consultant
Featured Speaker
“Black Women in Film,” - Featured Speaker (Invited), hosted by the Black Student Union at Belmont University.
“Content Creators and Entrepreneurs” - Featured Speaker (Invited), hosted by the Black Student Union at Lipscomb University