Sam Stone

Current

• Intern at Boston Productions

Past

• Drama Department Intern at Vassar College
• Art Department Assistant at "Hachiko: A Dog's Story"
• Production Assistant at Departure Films

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Education

• Vassar College
• Sydney Film School

Connections

27 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Portfolio

Sam Stone’s Summary

A Massachusetts native, Sam grew up in Marion, attending high school just south of Boston at Milton Academy. Arriving at Vassar College in 2005, he fully explored his interests in the arts, whether through drama or film. He has been a part of student as well as departmental drama productions, helping build and rig sets for a variety of shows (Quills, Into the Woods, Macbeth) and designing others (Betty the Yeti). During his first two years at Vassar, Sam began exploring film for the first time, acting in lead roles in two senior film projects (The Null Set, Johnny Hearts & The Fourth Miracle). He soon declared a major in Film, spending the summer and fall of 2007 in introductory film production (16mm) before travelling to the Sydney Film School in Sydney, Australia in 2008 where he further delighted in all aspects of production (narrative and documentary). Returning to Vassar for his senior year, Sam continued to take classes in film as well as other areas such as psychology. Outside of class, he wrote, shot, directed, acted, and edited a thirty-minute feature (Brazen) during the fall of 2008, screening the final product in February 2009. In his last semester, Sam enrolled in a senior narrative production class, working on a twenty minute narrative based on a fellow student's script (Dot) as sound recordist and sound editor. Sam is excited for the challenges ahead of him as he leaves Vassar and steps into the dynamic and robust entertainment industry, with interests mainly in post-production (editing) and production design (art department).

Sam Stone’s Specialties:

Post production, sound and music editing, problem solving, set construction, set dressing, trailer editing

Sam Stone’s Experience

• Intern

  Boston Productions

  (Media Production industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  - Cut/edited video clips, resized photos for museum projects
  - Helped with various office tasks
  - Worked with fellow intern on fall internship project (video, mixed media)

• Drama Department Intern

  Vassar College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  October 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 8 months)

  Rigged, painted, constructed, and struck sets for department shows.
  Developed quick problem solving, teamwork skills in a scene shop crew.

• Art Department Assistant

  "Hachiko: A Dog's Story"

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)

  "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" - dir. Lasse Hallstrom, starring Richard Gere
  Researched & acquired clearance for product placement and use in film.
  Assisted with clerical tasks, projects involving set dressing.
  Worked as Production Assistant on location and on set for 2nd 2nd AD (distributed call sheets, assisted with lock-down of set during shoot).

• Production Assistant

  Departure Films

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)

  Introduced to the Avid editing system layout and function.
  Wrote transcripts, completed music cue sheets.
  Assisted office with errands and other tasks (clerical, post-production, distribution).

Sam Stone’s Education

• Vassar College

  Bachelor of Arts , Film , 2005 — 2009

  Sound Recordist & Sound Editor, "Dot" (Senior Narrative Production)
  Writer/Director/Camera/Editor, "Brazen" (Independent 30 min. Short Feature)
  Writer/Director/Editor, "Bad Apples" (Junior Narrative Short)
  DP, "Lean On Me" (Junior Narrative Short)
  Actor, "Johnny Hearts and the Fourth Miracle" (Senior Narrative Production)

  Activities and Societies:

  Drama Department Tech, Philaletheis (Student Theater), Los Angeles Immersion Program 2007

• Sydney Film School

  Certificate IV , Screen , 2008 — 2008

  Editor, "Mr. Hector Dudley" (Short Digital Documentary)
  *Best Documentary under 10 Minutes (award)
  *Best Sound Design (award)
  Writer, "Love-All"
  *Selected for production, Semester 2 (2008)
  1st AD, "The Mirror" (Short 16mm Drama)
  
  Classes and Workshops in 16mm Filmmaking (Drama), Digital Filmmaking (Documentary), Directing, Screenwriting, Screen Studies, Film Editing, Film Music

Additional Information

Sam Stone’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Sam Stone’s Groups:

•    Vassar College Alumnae/i
•    '09 Grads

Sam Stone’s Contact Settings

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