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Marica Petrey

Oakland,CA

Summary

  • 13 Years in the Film industry
  • 15 Years in the Music industry
  • 15 Years as a Production Technician and Coordinator in film, music, live theater and corporate events
  • 8 Years as Producer and Editor on 2 feature films, 3 albums and dozens of documentary and narrative shorts
  • 6 Years as a Video Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker and Writer

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Music and Event Producer

Girl Swallows Nightingale
01.2016 - Current
  • Shipped 1 LP "Shapeshifter," 2 singles, and 1 Live Video EP "Memory's Fool."
  • Controlled overhead costs and logistical expenses to meet tour, album, and budget goals.
  • Directed rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
  • Scheduled and organized recording sessions with musicians and vocalists.
  • Composed and arranged original music successfully for various projects.
  • Monitored and adjusted sound and lighting levels to optimize live event performance.
  • Maintained and troubleshot audio and visual equipment to minimize downtime.
  • Supported live events with well-controlled lights, sound and video streaming.
  • Collaborated with directors and camera crews to lay out filming sequences and equipment requirements.
  • Managed compression, digitization and storage of audio and video data.
  • Set up projectors, laptops, lighting, and microphones for live shows and immersive events.

Music Producer

Kaneko's Owl (feature film)
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Produced an all original score for 1.5hr feature film.
  • Scouted and hired lead composer and 6 featured artists.
  • Scheduled, coordinated, and directed over 10 studio recording sessions with the composer and 6 contributing music artists and multiple engineers.
  • Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
  • Directed musicians at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
  • Collaborated with composer, featured musicians, and engineers determine and achieve desired sound for production.
  • Developed and directed the musical vision for score, combining different genres and styles including classical, metal, ambient, electronic, and hip hop.
  • Collaborated with mixing and mastering engineers to produce the desired sound, mix, and tone.

Film Editor

The Black (W)hole (feature documentary)
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Evaluated, selected, and edited over 60 scenes for pacing, story, visual style and continuity.
  • Delivered edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio, and special effects.
  • Performed post-production work, edited sound and sequences and provided final product within time and budget constraints.
  • Organized assets by collecting data from camera media, transcoding video, and audio files and managing file backup to digital asset management system.
  • Organized and worked with raw footage from multiple cameras and sources.
  • Delivered edits on time for reviews and final delivery.
  • Understood director's artistic vision and maintained alignment with vision throughout editing process.

Film Producer

Kaneko's Owl (feature film)
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Reduced the overall cost of production by 350% by negotiating rates with cast and crew
  • Co-developed and co-wrote story and script with two other writers
  • Coordinated a successful 21-day shoot involving a cast and crew of over 50 individuals
  • Found and secured 80% of the shooting locations
  • Scouted, auditioned, and booked 85% of cast and crew
  • Increased on-set efficiency by 30% with improved shooting schedules, travel and logistics management
  • Facilitated clear and streamlined communication between director, cast, crew, and department heads using detailed spoken, written and visual presentations
  • Resolved tense disputes between department heads with tactful communication skills and emotional intelligence
  • Scheduled shoots and set up filming by communicating with talent and crew.
  • Managed and coordinated post-production video editing, motion graphics design, compositing and quality assurance reviewing.
  • Streamlined processes to minimize production delays and achieve intended style and vision.
  • Observed tight deadlines and strict budgetary controls to avoid waste and streamline costs.
  • Led meetings with producers, director and production crew to keep production in step with creative vision.
  • Identified and approved equipment and elements required for productions.
  • Directed work of lighting and sound crews to coordinate efficient production operations.
  • Developed and co-wrote an original feature film script in collaboration with two other writers
  • Produced and coordinated a successful 21-day shoot with a cast and crew of over 45 individuals
  • Produced and directed a key action scene in the film involving fight choreography and stunts
  • Made call sheets, coordinated schedules & security, location scouted, and booked catering
  • Blocked and directed actors

Film Director

The Slaphouse
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Directed and produced action scene involving fight choreography and stunts with a cast and crew of over 25 people
  • Utilized lighting, camera angles and movement to create a unique visual style
  • Directed actors and crew to bring vision and script to life
  • Completed pre-production planning such as setting budgets, hiring crew, and cast members and obtaining permits
  • Conducted 4 rehearsals before film production to stimulate actors' emotions and creative side.
  • Collaborated with stunt and fight choreographers to block scene
  • Independently conceptualized storyboards
  • Collaborated with department heads (Wardrobe, Camera, Lighting etc) to build a unique world
  • Oversaw post-production editing, special effects, music selection and performance's overall tone.
  • Managed casting and selected shot locations.
  • Developed and communicated vision to set designer, costume designer, and fight choreographers using mood boards, visual, spoken and written presentations
  • Conducted 3 months of research on illicit slaphouse gambling machines, history, locations, police raids, and the overall sub-culture
  • Managed the construction and build out of a large set

Freelance Cinematographer & Producer

Business Insider
05.2020 - 06.2020
  • Covered the story "Why Millions Of Potatoes Are Being Thrown Away During The Pandemic" on a potato farm in rural Montana
  • Planned and executed 3 camera set-up with a 2 person crew.
  • Checked lighting and composition of each scene and made adjustments to meet needs.
  • Read and understood scripts, shot lists and location plans.
  • Conducted audio equipment tests to identify and resolve potential technical issues.
  • Interviewed farmers about a sensitive topic
  • Shot all second camera angles
  • Recorded location sound and interviews with combination of boom mics and lavaliers.
  • Recorded multiple camera angles simultaneously to capture dynamic shots.
  • Adjusted focus, zoom and aperture to obtain desired shot effects.
  • Set up for shots according to production schedules, weather, and lighting conditions and available equipment.

Video Producer, Journalist, Writer

California magazine
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • Shipped over 30 documentary shorts
  • Pitched, produced, wrote, shot, and edited original short documentaries, including 4-8 minute short films designed for California’s YouTube channel and 1-3 minute video stories intended for Facebook and Instagram.
  • Stepped in as a one-woman-crew and effectively operated camera, audio and production equipment during crew and budget shortages.
  • Wrote scripts, developed shot-lists, treatments, and budgets
  • Directed cinematographers and drone operators while operating b camera, running sound, and conducting interviews
  • Wrote feature length articles for the print magazine on science, art, and travel
  • Wrote engaging copy for social media
  • Conducted research; fact-checked print, audio, and video content; organized digital files
  • Mentored and trained interns
  • Executed projects with efficiency while under intense deadlines
  • Helped develop strategies for increasing audience engagement and brand awareness
  • Wrote scripts and treatments
  • Researched and pitched story ideas to the Editor in Chief
  • Conducted research and interviews
  • Wrote feature length articles the print magazine
  • Fact-checked print, audio, and video content
  • Mentored and trained interns

Theater Producer and Director

Radix Troupe Productions
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Produced and directed 3 full-length, immersive theatrical productions
  • Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments.
  • Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
  • Maintained and troubleshot audio and visual equipment to minimize downtime.
  • Developed schedules for production, cast, and crew
  • Set up projectors, laptops and microphones for live shows.
  • Developed project budgets and managed production costs
  • Identified and approved equipment and elements required for productions.
  • Directed work of lighting and sound crews to coordinate efficient production operations.

Producer, Director, Writer, Composer

Zoey and the Wind-Up Boy
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Brought fantastical characters to life in a 30 minute original steampunk fairytale about twins, red string, and a lonely monster named Mr Strange
  • Won multiple film festival awards, including Best Fantasy Film Roswell Sci-fi & Fantasy Film Festival (2017), Finalist for Best International Short at the Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival (2017), Award Winner Juggernaut Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival (2018), Award Winner Carcosa Film Festival (2018)

Music Ambassador

American Music Abroad
11.2015 - 12.2015
  • Performed as a singer and cellist with MAD NOISE on a West African tour of Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia with the U.S. Dept of State.
  • Performed and collaborated with local and international acts
  • Developed and gave workshops on music business and marketing.

Education

Film

Amma Asante Filmmaking Mentorship Program
Brussels, Belgium
01.2016

Certificate in Acting - Theater Arts

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Saint Petersburg, Russia
01.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Comparative Literature (Arabic and Russian) and Theater and Performance Studies

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
01.2012

Skills

  • Advanced technical skills as a camera operator, director, and sound recordist (most familiar with Sony, Panasonic, Canon, and RED camera systems)
  • Advanced technical skills: live audio production and house sound, projection set-up, wireless microphone systems, multi-channel mixing, creative and practical lighting ( for events, theater, and camera), multi-cam live-streaming
  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Lightroom)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Able to handle tense situations calmly and with tact
  • Excellent AV troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organizational, data and asset management skills
  • General knowledge of Microsoft Office, Keynote, and PowerPoint on both PC and MAC platforms

Websites

Languages

Native English speaker
Conversational Arabic (Palestinian dialect)
Conversational Russian
Basic Japanese and French

Timeline

Music Producer

Kaneko's Owl (feature film)
01.2021 - 01.2023

Film Editor

The Black (W)hole (feature documentary)
01.2021 - 01.2023

Film Director

The Slaphouse
01.2021 - 01.2022

Freelance Cinematographer & Producer

Business Insider
05.2020 - 06.2020

Film Producer

Kaneko's Owl (feature film)
01.2019 - 01.2023

Producer, Director, Writer, Composer

Zoey and the Wind-Up Boy
01.2016 - 01.2017

Music and Event Producer

Girl Swallows Nightingale
01.2016 - Current

Music Ambassador

American Music Abroad
11.2015 - 12.2015

Video Producer, Journalist, Writer

California magazine
01.2015 - 01.2020

Theater Producer and Director

Radix Troupe Productions
01.2013 - 01.2019

Film

Amma Asante Filmmaking Mentorship Program

Certificate in Acting - Theater Arts

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts

Bachelor of Arts - Comparative Literature (Arabic and Russian) and Theater and Performance Studies

University of California, Berkeley

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