Base

Role

Crew Member

Male or Female?

Male

First and Last Name:

Moses Akempta

City:

New York

About Yourself:

About You:

[email protected]
EDUCATION
Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pleasantville, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications Arts, May 2013 GPA: 3.18
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Media Production I & II
Directing for Television
Director’s Seminar
Producing the Documentary
Digital Editing Workshop I: Avid Digital Editing Workshop II: Final Cut Pro
Camera Operator: Art of Motion Camera
Advanced Screenwriting
SKILLS
Cameras Used: Panasonic HVX2000, Canon X1A1, Canon 5D Mark III
Software: Final Cut Pro 7, AVID Media Composer 6, Final Draft, Celtx Computer: MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel
PROJECTS
Battle Behind The Bottle, Producing the Documentary Travel Course, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal/Pleasantville, NY
Production Assistant /Research Team Member, January 2012 – May 2012
 Collaborated in small shooting teams and alternated production duties which included camera operation, operating the boom mic, and outdoor lighting using kicker
 Arranged camera setup for interviewing talent
 Logged entries of the dailies at the end of the shooting day
Media Production II, Pace University Course
Director/Writer/DP of “GRACE”, September 2011 – December 2011
 Created digital storyboard to visually map out original screenplay
 Confronted technical issues by formulating reshoot schedule
 Edited on Final Cut Pro 7
Director’s Seminar, Pace University Course, Pleasantville, NY Director/Writer/DP of “DRIVE”, January 2011 – May 2011
 Created storyboards to visually map out original screenplay
 Organized & conducted casting process for actors
 Edited on Final Cut Pro 7 [self-taught] (Currently being re-edited due to aforementioned loss of data)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Write Act Repertory, New York, NY
Assistant Director/Production Assistant, February 2013 – present
 Edited informational video to excite investor interest using Final Cut Pro 7
 Ran necessary errands for production manager
 Posted casting notices over Breakdown Express
MATH WARRIORS Web Series, New York, NY
Assistant Camera/Production Assistant, August 2011 – January 2013 (Seasons 1-3)
 Assisted Director of Photography with lighting, camera, and sound aesthetics
 Ran errands for assistant director which included bank runs
 Furnished Kraft Services table under direction of Producer