Julian Cole
Nashville,TN
Summary
Creative Producer and Writer/Director with 10+ years of experience in both film production and academia. BFA and MFA holding, multi-faceted production hand that is advanced in the core tactile elements of on-set functions including: lighting and composition, camera operation, grip & electric, and production design. Advanced in feature and short film editing, post-production sound mixing, budgeting, and marketing. Six years experience in pre-production and distribution packaging/marketing planning for independent feature films.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Studio Manager & Content Producer
Bray House Media
Murfreesboro, TN
10.2022 - Current
- Organized and maintained company equipment inventory.
- Dictated pre-production and shooting schedules for clientele.
- Selected and curated shot lists and lighting arrangements.
- Edited and mixed both video and audio of content before final delivery to clients.
- Used strong issue resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships.
- Oversaw day-to-day operations of independent production company specializing in creating video products for webcasting, video streaming, commercials, weddings and special events.
Director & Content Producer
Singularity Films
Nashville, TN
01.2019 - Current
- Helped clients budget and develop pre-production materials for financiers.
- Helped clients gather marketing materials for distribution opportunities.
- Gathered and rendered information for databases of historical and theoretical content for easy decimation by new students.
- Arranged and assembled educational video essays for incoming students.
- Directed implementation of post-production workflows to keep projects on task and meet budgetary concerns.
- Organized pre-production functions by establishing budgets and hiring cast and crew.
- Supervised and coordinated work of camera, lighting and sound crew members.
- Applied strong writing, editing and proofreading abilities to each assignment to produce best possible content.
- Cultivated and maintained relationships to promote positive work culture.
Education
Master of Arts - Film Production And Film Education
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN10.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Film Production And Film Education
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
Nashville, TN05.2018
Skills
- Microbudget feature filmmaking/festival marketing
- Advanced screenwriting structure and storytelling
- Pre-production and schedule building
- Sound Mixing
- Production Budgeting
- Crew Work Coordination
- Film Editing
- Script Review and Revision
- Schedule Management
- Sound Editing
- Photography
- Post-Production Editing
- Content Development
- Lighting Rigs
- Camera Operation
- Camera Gear Inventory
- Dolly Grip
- Crew Support
- Focus and Exposure Manipulation
- Scene Preparation
- Boom Operation
- Light and Filter Application
Accomplishments
• Produced, wrote, directed, edited, and scored a feature film made under Watkins College of Art as a thesis project (placed as a semi-finalist at Blowup Arthouse Filmfest, 2022)
• Semifinalist placement at the annual ScreenCraft feature-length screenplay competition.
• Best cinematography, score, and production design awards for senior undergraduate film.
• Best Cinematography award for junior undergraduate film.
• Semifinalist placement at the annual ScreenCraft feature-length screenplay competition.
• Best cinematography, score, and production design awards for senior undergraduate film.
• Best Cinematography award for junior undergraduate film.
Affiliations
- Student guest-lecturer for an undergraduate Film Adaptations course. Presented on Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali (1955).
- Assembled and arranged an educational video essay on the body of work of Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo. Presented as a senior undergraduate sample-lecture.
- Student guest-lecturer on the Italian Cinema and Box Office of the 1950s.
- Assembled and systematized a sortable spread sheet for pedagogy instructor that contained over 200 films pertaining to international cinema, with attached links to reading materials, for incoming students.
- Organized course structures for three special topics courses, including Japanese New Wave, and Duration-based cinema.
Timeline
Studio Manager & Content Producer
Bray House Media
10.2022 - Current
Director & Content Producer
Singularity Films
01.2019 - Current
Master of Arts - Film Production And Film Education
Lipscomb University
Bachelor of Arts - Film Production And Film Education
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film