
8 Sided Films/Unified Pictures
Greater Los Angeles Area

8 Sided Films/Unified Pictures
Greater Los Angeles Area
While developing and producing my own content in film and interactive media, I work as a freelance screenwriter and as a production executive. My background ranges from theater to the sciences, and I love telling human stories in utterly fantastic settings.
With the sale of two films I helped put into production, I'll be seeing the money to begin production on my debut feature, a strange little comedy called "Sam Bailey". In the meantime, I'm focused on selling a handful of spec scripts and on broadening my network and understanding of the business.
Screenwriting, directing, and producing are my focus, and other areas where I have a lot of experience include sales, investing, film market trends, contracts, writing, and management.
(Media Production industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
How we see the world and how we interact with it is becoming more and more passive. Our toys have started playing with us. Telling stories for mass consumption, even in a metaphorical or satirical vein, is not going to address that truth appropriately. New media, demanding new levels and methods of audience interactivity, is the only way to cultivate an active audience. If I do my job right, the fun and the spectacle in these worlds will challenge us to embrace our own accountability - both now and down the road, as we develop these worlds into the future.
I'm bringing back playtime, because that's how we learn to live.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)
For a film to realize its full creative and financial potential, every element of the film's development should reflect the overall goals of the project. From the work of developing the script and securing the financing to eventual distribution, a consensus on what the film is intended to accomplish insures that everyone is working to solve the same problems. Great films are made by teams of talented people united by a common intent.
8 Sided Films represents my stewardship over those stories born from intent too multifaceted or unique for studio production, and my commitment to honoring that intent from page to screen and beyond.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
May 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
While I've provided many services for Unified Pictures over the years, my daily duties there revolve around connecting investment dollars and independent feature films. For more information on Unified Pictures, visit www.unifiedpictures.com.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
My stories follow ordinary people on journeys through extraordinary worlds. Any story that immerses my characters in a setting that feels new to me will attract my attention, and I gravitate towards genres like science fiction and fantasy.
These stories also tend to develop rich, lush universes full of merchandiseable characters, props, and settings. As someone who works in motion picture finance, I understand that value and know how to maximize it.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)
I wrote the first 4 drafts of the Michael A. Nickles thriller "XII", premiering at the 2008 Cannes Film Market.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 5 months)
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
November 2002 — December 2002 (2 months)
This was my first experience financing independent motion pictures.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 8 months)
For over a year, I managed the neuroscience laboratory of renowned biologist Dr. Vivian Budnik, maintaining and providing for genetically-based experiments related to neurotransmitter release along the synaptic gap of larval Drosophila Melanogaster.
(Entertainment industry)
December 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 2 months)
I addressed the lighting needs of travelling acts ranging from Momix and Pilobolus to the Vagina Monologues, to Tom Jones and BB King. Additionally, I maintained the lighting equipment of the Calvin Theater and supervised lighting hangs for the Technical Director.
(Entertainment industry)
November 1997 — December 2000 (3 years 2 months)
During college, I worked professionally throughout the Pioneer Valley, on stage in New York City, and along the East Coast as a theatrical lighting designer. My shows included "Of Mice and Men," staged at UMASS Amherst, and "Book of Paul," an original thesis piece at NYU.
(Entertainment industry)
May 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Providing all technical lighting services as well as occasional design work, I lit shows for bands ranging from Nickelback to George Clinton.
Bachelor's Degree in Theater, Minor in Russian, 1996 — 2002
High School Diploma, 1992 — 1996
I welcome opportunities to get involved in Andover events, alumni affairs, and to meet my fellow alums. Students with questions should feel free to contact me as well.
Producing, directing, developing a library of media content, alternative media distribution models, screenwriting, genre storytelling, personal accountability, socially and environmentally conscious business practices, creating and discovering new worlds, understanding and restoring the world we live in