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, MS05-2024
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