Jono Schaferkotter

Jono Schaferkotter

Multimedia Designer at Compass Rose Media

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Director, Editor and Multimedia Designer at Compass Rose Media
  • Director, Editor and Designer at jOno |DESIGN
Past
  • Hip-Hop Teacher at BPC Middle School
  • Director at Before North
  • Video/Web Designer & Developer at Studio Holladay
  • Cinematic Media Specialist at Creative Explosions
  • Director at Before North
  • Director at Before North
Education
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
Connections
51 connections
Industry
Motion Pictures and Film
Websites

Jono Schaferkotter’s Summary

With my roots in traditional painting and sculpture, I leapt into the fields of motion graphics and film making. Striving to blur the borders between mediums, I use techniques such as long-exposure light drawing and low budget set construction to get my artistic message across. My work history shows a wide range of leadership and mentoring experience. Each one of those unique areas has provided me with a better understanding of how to teach, guide and inspire the staff I am working with to create the best final product possible. Whether I'm directing videos, teaching hip-hop, pitching ideas to clients or working with independent musicians, the weight is on me and my crew to provide clear direction and inspiration to create a product that makes us all proud.


I'm currently working on ...
• another feature film
• 30 sec commercial spots
• an independent album
• music videos

Jono Schaferkotter’s Specialties:

Director, Editor
Camera Operator, Sound Engineer & Designer,
Set Construction & Design
Lighting & Storyboarding
Animator
Flash ( motion, designer, developer)
HTML & CSS
Photoshop and Illustrator
Photographer
Painter
Sculptor (wood & metal)
Professional choreographer & Hip-hop Instructor
Teacher


Jono Schaferkotter’s Experience

  • Director, Editor and Multimedia Designer

    Compass Rose Media

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

    August 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    • Directing & editing commercial videos
    • Motion graphics & animation

  • Director, Editor and Designer

    jOno |DESIGN

    (Media Production industry)

    July 2006Present (2 years 5 months)

    • Music Videos
    • Commercial & Instructional Videos
    • HTML/Flash Website Design & Creation
    • Animation
    • Print collateral
    • Theater production Media

  • Hip-Hop Teacher

    BPC Middle School

    (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

    May 2008May 2008 (1 month)

    Guest teacher for a week - 13 classes ( 15 - 20 kids each ).
    • hip-hop
    • stomp
    • intro to break-dancing

  • Director

    Before North

    (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    January 2007May 2007 (5 months)

    Director of independent feature flim "The Beginning".
    (Director, DP, set construction/design, Sound supervisor, Editor)

    •Pre-production: Nov. 2006 -
    •Principle Photography: Jan. 2007 -
    •Post: April 2007 -

  • Video/Web Designer & Developer

    Studio Holladay

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

    November 2006May 2007 (7 months)

    • Television Commercials (shooting, directing, editing)
    • Tradeshow & Demo Reel videos
    • HTML/Flash websites, ads, widgets, coding consultant.

  • Cinematic Media Specialist

    Creative Explosions

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)

    September 2005July 2006 (11 months)

    * Print work design for fliers, web distribution, magazine collateral, and tradeshow banners.
    * Graphic and film intros for websites.
    * Tradeshow commercials, community videos, speech videographer.
    * Flash website design/creation/and developer.

  • Director

    Before North

    (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    January 2005May 2005 (5 months)

    Director and Editor of independent feature flim "The Ballad of Jacob Wonder and Wesley Precious".

    An existential Western that follows our heroes Jacob Wonder and Wesley Precious as they struggle to define their ambivalent dynamic whilst saving the world from fate and destruction. Our two heroes find themselves on a road trip from which they no not where they're going or how they will get there. Along the way they encounter numerous unique individuals that seems to posses magical characteristics and subtly remind Jacob and Wesley of their eventual destination. The story dances on the edge of surrealism as it destroys and then reinvents the cinematic image.

  • Director

    Before North

    (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    December 2003April 2004 (5 months)

    Director and Editor of independent feature flim "ONE : A Story of Six".

    A troubled college student stumbles upon a fallen dollar bill and consequently leads the way through an intricate story of devotion, injury and the struggle that comes with living. One is an elaborate tale that follows a dollar bill through six individuals dealing with their independence and exploring the importance of their relationships with each other. An experiment in storytelling that resembles a narrative documentary and uniquely walks backwards along the border between cinematic brilliance and independent bullshit.


Jono Schaferkotter’s Education

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

    BA, Art, 20012005

    Activities and Societies:
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    • orientation leader (02-03)
    • orientation leader (03-04)
    • orientation leader (04-05)

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