MATTHEW ROTHENBERG
Los Angeles,California
Summary
Cinephile, avid reader and an aspiring filmmaker. Interested in the aesthetics of literature, film, art, and how technology transforms culture and society. Committed to exploring these issues in the context of the contemporary internet world through lenses ranging from cybernetics and new materialism to post-humanism and postmodernism.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR
Self-employeed
04.2022 - Current
- Communicated with clients about overall vision of the video, capturing the integral moments, and scheduling and outside shoot
- Shot over 8 hours of coverage during the wedding ceremony, after party, and beach dress rehearsal
- Applied organizational workflows by shortlisting and logging footage into intuitively structured subsections
- Edited footage using Adobe Premier to fulfill client wishes for the video and to express their personalities while also leaving my artistic mark.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Hungry Man Inc.
01.2022 - Current
- Worked on Doritos Jack Harlow Superbowl Commercial, Amazon Black Friday Commercial Campaign, Fox Sports FIFA Commercial, and various other multimillion dollar budget commercials
- Maintained communication as the liaison/Client PA between client and Hungry Man production staff including the ADs, Line Producer and Key PA leading to our client's full satisfaction
- Directed 50+ background actors to proper positions set positions and managed their needs
- Efficiently assembled and disassembled production materials including director and client's tent, lunch set up, crew load ins/ and outs.
INTERN FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Toni Messina Esq.
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Met and communicated with various clients from economically disadvantaged backgrounds seeking free legal representation
- Examined thousands of case documents, reviewed video footage, and transcribed client interrogations by law enforcement to help bolster and structure arguments for the defense
- Conducted relevant case research to help build and strengthen defense
- Shadowed and observed Defense Attorney in her office and at the courthouse prior to and during trial.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Politics -
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts05.2021
Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Digital Literacy
- Organization
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Time Management
Volunteer Experience
MEMBER, 9/2019 - 5/2021
The Right To Immigration Institute (TRII) - Waltham, MASSACHUSETTS,
● Participated in semester-long intensive training to become a Department of Justice-accredited free legal
representative for non-citizens in the greater Massachusetts area. This included attending weekly three-hour long training sessions and completing extensive evaluations to prove knowledge of immigration law
● Interviewed, managed, and filed N-400 citizenship applications for naturalization for a diverse array of our non-citizen clients
● Participated in semester-long intensive training to become a Department of Justice-accredited free legal
representative for non-citizens in the greater Massachusetts area. This included attending weekly three-hour long training sessions and completing extensive evaluations to prove knowledge of immigration law
● Interviewed, managed, and filed N-400 citizenship applications for naturalization for a diverse array of our non-citizen clients
ARTIST BOOKER, 9/2017 - April 2020
Student Music Committee of Brandeis Radio Station (WBRS) - Waltham, MASSACHUSSETTS
● Recruited, led pricing negotiations, and developed logistical plans for music events featuring high profile artists at Brandeis’s music venue
● Managed and drafted team budget and ensured proper payment of funds to hired musical acts
● Recruited, led pricing negotiations, and developed logistical plans for music events featuring high profile artists at Brandeis’s music venue
● Managed and drafted team budget and ensured proper payment of funds to hired musical acts
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR
Self-employeed
04.2022 - Current
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Hungry Man Inc.
01.2022 - Current
INTERN FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Toni Messina Esq.
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Politics -
Brandeis University