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General info
San Francisco / LA
I've always loved film (directing, editing, cinematography, motion graphics), but I'm also highly experienced with creative direction, photography, cinematography (including extensive underwater experience), photo/video compositing, color correction, retouching, graphic design, interactive production, web design/development, email marketing, packaging and point-of-purchase design.
Although I liked the excitement of having my hands in several different areas of advertising and design, my focus now is on film (trailers, commercials, shorts) and motion graphics. I am technically trained in cinematography, directing and editing.
I've had the pleasure of working with Adidas, NBC, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Juicy Couture, Sport Chalet, Amazon, Sports Authority, Mr. Chow Restaurant, Universal Sports, Ironman, Armada Skis, Standard Films and many others.
jobhall@gmail.com
401.662.9143 mobile
Experience
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- Freelance Cinematographer/Motion Artist
- San Diego, CA
Feb 2010 - Present - Adidas
Digital media production for the 2010 Adidas Golf campaigns.
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- Creative Director/Director of Marketing
- Huntington Beach, CA
Apr 2006 - Feb 2010 - TYR Sport
Notable achievements include:
• Listed in Communication Arts Photo & Advertising Annual and Lürzers's Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide'
• 2009 ‘Design Of The Times’ Gold Award winner for in-store display
• Finished fiscal year as the most profitable in company’s history
• Saved over $300,000 of first year's allocated budget
• Packaging redesign led to a 20% growth in annual sales
• Shot, edited and produced the first broadcast spots (aired nationally on NBC)
• Initiated new web and email campaigns which led to the company's biggest, most profitable annual e-commerce revenue to date (21% increase in online orders)
• Created targeted online promotional campaigns which garnered thousands of opt-in emails and tens of thousands of dollars in additional revenue
• Produced grass roots social media promotions via Facebook and Twitter
• Developed and expanded mutually beneficial relationships with partner companies (i.e. Triathlete Magazine, Sport Chalet, Sports Authority, Ironman, Zone Bar)
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- Art Director/Producer
- Hollywood, CA
Dec 2005 - Jun 2009 - Paramount Pictures
• Produced several spec spots for Bud Light, MAC Cosmetics, Wachovia
• Designed soundtrack key art for the feature film Cloverfield
• Full branding campaign for the band Stiff Dylans. Designs used in British feature film, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
• Initial design for the Benjamin Button soundtrack
• Album design for Gavin DeGraw, Chester French, Low vs. Diamond
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- Assistant to VP of On-air Promotions
- Burbank, CA
Apr 2005 - Oct 2005 - Warner Bros. Television Network
Worked in the motion graphics department on the 2005-2006 Image Campaign and in the print department on the release of ‘Supernatural’.
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- Designer
- Beverly Hills, CA
Sep 2005 - Jul 2006 - Mr. Chow Restaurant
Projects included several back cover print ads in Beverly Hills 213 magazine, prints ads for the Tribeca Film Festival, a custom stamp collection and an 8-panel z-fold pamphlet featuring original scans of the works of Andy Warhol.
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- Art Director/Web Designer
- Lake Tahoe, CA
Aug 2001 - May 2006 - Southshore Soldiers Snowboard Camp
Art Director responsibilities included branding, web development and print design. Handled web design, development and e-commerce implementation for the first four years of operation.
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- Principal Cinematographer
- Lake Tahoe, CA
Oct 2002 - Aug 2003 - Technine Productions
16mm and digital cinematographer for the snowboard company Technine.
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- Art Director/Designer
- Costa Mesa, CA
Dec 2001 - Dec 2002 - Armada Skis
Complete branding campaign, ski designs, print and graphic design.
Education
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- B.A., Cinematography/Advertising
- Orange, CA
Jan 2004 - May 2006 - Chapman University
Led Chapman Advertising team in the 2005 and 2006 AAF National Student Advertising Campaign (NSAC). Our 2006 team won the southern California district (beating out district rivals USC, UCLA, SD Art Institute, etc) and went on to place 5th in the nation.
On the film side, worked on various student films and multiple spec spots in a variety of roles (Director, AD, DP, AC, Editor, Producer).
Technical Skills
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- Software
• After Effects
• Final Cut Pro
• Photoshop
• Color
• Illustrator
• Freehand
• InDesign
• Quark (sadly, yes)
• Dreamweaver
• Fireworks
• Flash & Flash Animation
• Avid
• Premiere
• Cinema4d
• Compressor
• Quicktime
• Sorenson Squeeze
• Sony Vegas
• Microsoft Office
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- Web Skills
• Experience designing and implementing display campaigns, rich media banners, microsites
• Able to code clean, standards-based HTML & CSS
• Experienced with user experience design, ecommerce development and behavioral targeting
• Basic knowledge of Javascript/jQuery, XML, & PHP
• Understand motion and video compression for web
• CMS design (EE, Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress)
• In-depth understanding of social media advertising
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- Qualifications
• Expert in photography and cinematography (including extensive underwater experience)
• SCUBA Certified
• Highly experienced producing and directing high-end photo shoots and commercial productions
• Experience in confidently and effectively leading a design or production team
• Very calm under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Diplomatic, optimistic and visionary approach to art direction and management
• Desire to learn from others and work within a team
• Obsessively attentive to detail and consistency
• Consistently delivers under budget
• Passionate and hard-working
• Extremely fast learner
• Good sense of humor :)
Awards
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- 2009 Design of the Times, Gold Award
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- 7-time ADDY winner
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- Lürzers's Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide'
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- Featured in Communication Arts Photo and Advertising Annual
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- Coloring Contest Champion, Age 10 ;)
View Job's Portfolio for work samples.