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Role

Crew Member

Male or Female?

Female

First and Last Name:

Stephanie Gaweda

City:

new york, chicago

Role:

Other Role, Title or Designation:

Cinematographer, Videographer, Producer

About Yourself:

About You:

Work Experience
The Pavilion – The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Live Camera Operator
• Operating camera for live events in a 9500 seat arena
• Technical directing , switchboard operating , and assisting camera
• Operating Instant Replay machine and in-house editing for highlight reels and halftime clips
• Events include: College Basketball Games, Roller Derby, Boxing Matches, Concerts, and Graduations

City Parks Productions, Brooklyn, New York
Production Team Leader / Student Intern
• Led a team of employees throughout several studio productions and live event shoots
• Provided students and new interns with assistance and instructional lectures on the mechanics and
proper operation of our cameras
• Assisted and instructed employees with shooting, editing, and finalizing videos
• Met with clients from non-profit or educational organizations to draft storyboards, treatments,
shooting schedules, budgets, and general production packets.

Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois
• Set up for interviews and events with actors, directors, and guests
• Prepared the theatres for upcoming screenings / distributed and collected ballots between films

Film Experience
MATES (2013) – Director/Producer (Nominated for the Take 1 Film Festival)
Summer Moon (2014) – Camera Intern
Fingers Crossed (2013) – Assistant Producer
G.A.D. (2013) – Cinematographer/Camera Operator

Education
Columbia College Chicago, Illinois Class of 2016
Cinematography major / Management minor
• Dean’s List and Honors student
• Inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Skills
• Formally trained and experienced in operating DSLRs, Prosumer Camcorders, & 16mm film cameras
• Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Pinnacle, Corel, Sony Vegas, and related video editing software
• Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Motion, and related graphic design and imaging software
• Microsoft Office Suite, Filemaker Pro, and related data entry/word-processing software
• Computerized cash register units, POS stations, their operating systems and mechanisms
• Bluetooth headset, intercom, and channel walkie-talkie communication systems