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Skills

  • Communications
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Team building
  • Production support
  • Improvisation in high-pressure environments
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Can-do attitude
  • MS Office
  • Stand-in experience
  • Cross-functional teamwork with makeup and costume departments

Work Experiences

  • Adhered to rigorous filming deadlines.
  • Through speech, body language, and movement, I was able to successfully portray over 4 characters in dramas and comedies.
  • Adapted to hectic shoot schedules.
  • Wrote original or adapted material for dramas, comedies, puppet shows, narration, and initiative performances.
  • Collaborated with customer success to ensure post-production needs by offering consistent, high-quality performances in scenes requiring clean loops for editing.
  • Built relationships for referral-based job offers.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Interpreted, learned, and memorized lines, stunts, and cues by studying and rehearsing roles from scripts.
  • Adapted to variable weather conditions.
  • Collaborated with method to minimize turnaround times for casting decisions by consistently delivering high-quality background roles on first take.

Summaries

  • Able to adapt in-the-moment to situational changes.
  • Achieved a 57% callback rate across multiple auditions.
  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • Adept at collaborating with cross-department teams.
  • Adapted to fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
  • With memorization skills and a willingness to accept coaching and direction, I am diligent and timely.
  • Background Performer with cross-functional collaboration and process improvement abilities developed over 8 years in the entertainment industry.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Entertainment and Performing Arts.
  • Applied knowledge to enhance historical accuracy.
  • With extensive experience in short films and commercials, I am dependable, responsible, and enthusiastic.

Accomplishments

  • Repeatedly commended by directors for delivering consistent in-character performances in all takes, contributing to enhanced scene realism.
  • Recognized by process for maintaining composure and focus during high-pressure, unpredictable filming environments.
  • Collaborated with seasoned actors and continuously observed their techniques, improving personal acting skills and proficiency in character embodiment.
  • Managed complex crowd choreography in coordinated scenes involving 11 extras, contributing to smoother takes and fewer reshoots.
  • Assisted in creating realistic background activity by improvising everyday motions and interactions in support of lead actor performances in program.
  • Adhered to SAG-AFTRA guidelines throughout all production engagements, ensuring complete compliance with union safety and work-hour regulations.
  • Trained in following on-set safety protocols, including emergency procedures, to contribute to a safe and compliant working environment.
  • Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of category.
  • Documented and resolved category which led to method.
  • Contributed to the award-winning metric by demonstrating punctuality and consistent support for lead actors during initiative.

Affiliations

  • Broadcasters Guild of America
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Film and Television Production Association
  • Performers Union of Independent Actors (PUIA)
  • National Association of Audio-Visual Professionals (NAAVP)
  • Association of Independent Film Makers (AIFM)
  • Jaycees
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Motion Picture Division
  • Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE)
  • Association of Movement and Performance (AMP)

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Non-Union Background Performer License – procedure (2017)
  • Vocal Projection and Diction for Performers – system (2023)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Scene Partnering for Background Actors – Cedar Works (2023)
  • Advanced Blocking Techniques for Actors – procedure (2021)
  • Salesforce
  • Dialect and Accent Work for Film Performances – Northwind (2022)
  • Advanced Screen Acting Techniques Certification – Meridian (2015)

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