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Jonathan Clayton

Hickory Flat,MS

Summary

University of Mississippi graduate with a BFA in Film Production. Experience in event and project management working with the Yoknapatatawpha Arts Council and Oxford Film Festival as a staff member. I have produced award-winning independent films screened at the Tallgrass Film Festival, Knoxville Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, South Georgia Film Festival, The Lake County Film Festival, and Rising Tide Film Festival and have been hired to work on commercial projects.


This has included work with award-winning filmmaker Antonio Tarrell - Red Window communications and commercials from CYLNDER and Clear Sky Creations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Event Coordinator

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council
11.2020 - Current
  • Managed event logistics and operations.
  • Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes.
  • Oversaw event registration process by collecting and tracking attendee information.

Americorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA
08.2024 - 05.2025
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Event Coordinator

Oxford Film Festival
02.2021 - 02.2025
  • Contributed ideas to help venue navigate uncertainty and event complexity due to shifting COVID-19 restrictions
  • Co-manage various event details such as sending emails, scheduling, and audiovisual setup
  • Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.
  • Managed event logistics and operations.
  • Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes.

Teacher's Assistant - Acting for the Screen

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Produce videos from class and upload them to a shared folder for class to view
  • Edit footage from class
  • Communicate with diverse class and, build rapport and long-term relationships, and achieve goals

Teacher's Assistant - Film Production I

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Help students during labs with hands-on learning
  • Problem solve with students to achieve vision

Lead Video Editor - Survive Accounting

Lee Ingram
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Delivered edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio, and special effects.
  • Evaluated and selected scenes for pacing, entertainment value, and continuity, trim shots and edit content.
  • Organized assets by collecting data from camera media, transcoding video, and audio files and managing file backup to digital asset management system.
  • Understood director's artistic vision and maintained alignment with vision throughout editing process.
  • Saw concepts through to completion by working to develop final edits, color and other editing processes

Equipment Cage Staff

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • managed equipment to students for projects
  • Cleaned and oporated equipment after check-ins

Education

BFA in Film Production - Department of Theatre & Film

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
05-2024

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • Organization
  • Creativity
  • Collaboration
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Sony A7siii
  • GH5

Professiona Projects

Roundabout Oxford RV(Commercial) 2024 - Camera Operator -  Red Window Communications


Make Merry, Be Glad (Short Film) 2024 - Producer - Jackson Strickland


Waiting in the Wings (Short Film) 2024 - Producer - Kaitlyn Marie File


Micheal's Air B&B (Short Film) 2024 - Producer - Dan Stearns


The First Twenty Years (Documentary) - Editor - Oxford Film Festival


SINergy (Short Film) 2023 - Gaffer - Conner King


Men of Moore (Documentary) 2023 - Camera Operator -  Antonio Terrell


LSU Football Commercial (Commercial) 2022 - Set PA - CYLNDR


Grove Commercial (Commercial) 2022 - Camera Operator - Antonio Terrell


Meg Med Commerical (Commerical) 2022 - Set PA - Clear Sky Creations


Picayune Documentary (Doc) 2022 - Camera Operator - Jonathan P. Smith


Song of the Stars (Music Video) 2022 - Director


Mississippi Roads (Doc) 2022 - Camera Operator - Antonio Terrell


Charlie House (Test Shoot) 2021 - Truck PA - York Productions


Opera for Earth Presents: the Arts Earth Festival (Doc) 2021 - Producer/B-Camera Operator - Opera for Earth


Oxford: A Place for Art (Documentary) 2021 - Producer - Yoknapatawpha Arts Council

Timeline

Americorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA
08.2024 - 05.2025

Teacher's Assistant - Acting for the Screen

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
01.2024 - 05.2024

Teacher's Assistant - Film Production I

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
08.2023 - 12.2023

Lead Video Editor - Survive Accounting

Lee Ingram
09.2022 - 12.2022

Equipment Cage Staff

University of Mississippi - Department of Theatre & Film
03.2022 - 12.2022

Event Coordinator

Oxford Film Festival
02.2021 - 02.2025

Event Coordinator

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council
11.2020 - Current

BFA in Film Production - Department of Theatre & Film

University of Mississippi

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