DEZERA PAGE
Hollywood,Ca
Summary
Exceptional Producer/Screenwriter excels at concept development and delivering compelling stories. Spearheaded several short films, overseeing all aspects of production especially budgeting, scheduling, casting, hiring crew and locations. One short premiered at an international film festival earlier this year. Possesses top notch organizational skills and a keen eye for innovative projects that will appeal to a broad audience.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales and Acquisitions Associate/intern
VMI Worldwide, International Sales and Acquisitions
Hollywood, CA.
09.2013 - 12.2013
- Duties include basic clerical work.
- Script coverage
- Viewing possible film acquisitions and writing coverage for the Director of Acquisitions
- Reading scripts and compiling preliminary cast lists for acquisitions in the development stage
- Compile and generate leads for possible new acquisitions
- Prepping all materials necessary for film markets
- Assist Sales team at film markets.
- Coordinated sales materials for film festivals and awards such as American Film Market, Berlinale.
Development Assistant/Production Assistant
Hurwitz Creative/Hurwitz Media
Los Angeles, California
02.2013 - 05.2013
- Responsible for identifying possible partners for product placement for several documentary projects in development.
- Generated leads for potential stock video footage for use in their documentaries.
- Digitized video footage,
- Organized and created shots lists for clearance and omissions
- Wrote synopsis of various projects to be sent out to prospective product placement partners
- Script Supervision
- Assisted Producer with daily clerical duties.
ESL Instructor
Page ESL
Rome, Italy
09.2007 - 06.2012
- Created and implemented all marketing strategies and materials for each school year.
- Developed all curricula to suit the specific needs of each student.
- Taught Business English with a focus on finance.
- Developed curriculum for students in legal English with a focus on ILEC preparation, Legal discourse and writing.
- Created and implemented a program called "Teaching English through Theater and Musical Theater Program.
- Trained and supervised teachers to teach third grade students in learning musical numbers and choreography
- Developed techniques to teach English through song and dialogue in the theater and ESL games and choreography.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude - Producing for film and Television
New York Film Academy
March 2014
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of other languages) - undefined
University of Cambridge, CELTA
June 2007
Bachelor of Music - Professional Music
Berklee College of Music
July 2006
Skills
- Fluent in Italian
- Works well under pressure
- Self-starter
- Budgeting
- Fast learner
- Collaborative
- Deadline-driven
- Valid passport
- Skilled multi-tasker
- Strong graphic and visual sense
- Field production
- EP Movie Magic Budgeting/Scheduling
- Experienced with Final Draft
- MS Word, Power point, Excel
- Experienced with Final Cut Pro 7
- Experience with MAC
Affiliations
Actors Equity Association, Screen Actor's Guild, NAACP
Timeline
Sales and Acquisitions Associate/intern
VMI Worldwide, International Sales and Acquisitions
09.2013 - 12.2013
Development Assistant/Production Assistant
Hurwitz Creative/Hurwitz Media
02.2013 - 05.2013
ESL Instructor
Page ESL
09.2007 - 06.2012
Master of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude - Producing for film and Television
New York Film Academy
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of other languages) - undefined
University of Cambridge, CELTA
Bachelor of Music - Professional Music
Berklee College of Music
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