Jason Ragosta 337 Fulton Street, Apt 23 • San Francisco, CA • 415-341-5295 • [email protected]

• Work Experience • 2008–Present Instructor: Script Breakdown and Blocking, intensive course focused on breaking down scripts into events, objectives, adjustments, and actions. Special focus placed on creating activities, as well as blocking actors and camera movement that is motivated by the subtext of the story. Instructor: Successful Storytelling, Story building based on the arc of the protagonist, as well as an intensive look at screenplay format, dialogue, structure, theme, and genre. • Motion Picture Department, Academy of Art University • San Francisco, CA 2008 Teaching Assistant:Jim Pasternak's Directing Workshops at PIXAR UNIVERSITY, Focusing on script breakdown, blocking, working with actors, shooting, and editing. Worked both the basic & advanced workshops • Pixar Animation Studios • Emeryville, CA 2006–Present Production Coordinator, 466 Townsend, supervising a crew of five and producing up to eighty shoots a semester, as well as researching & organizing equipment purchases and troubleshooting the post-production pipeline. Reporting directly to Executive Director / Actress, Diane Baker • Motion Picture Department, Academy of Art University. 2003 - 2006 Motion Picture & Television Equipment Technician, Handling 35mm, 16mm, HD, Dv camera, sound, and support equipment • Motion Picture Department, Academy of Art University 2001 – Present Freelance: Independent Film Work, (details at Imdb.com) 1999 - 2001 Fulltime: Storyboard Artist, 1st Assistant Camera, & Art Director, Creating Stop motion animated Commercials and Tv Specials • Wreckless Abandon Studios • East Granby, CT

• Recent Projects • 2010 THE PREVISUALIZATION SOCIETY: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE presented by Autodesk (Co-Director) 90 min, Feature length documentary on the Art of Previsualization and how it supports Feature films, Commercials, Video Games, and Animation to create the very best in entertainment. 2009 DISNEY/PIXAR'S JOHN CARTER OF MARS: Director Andrew Stanton Barsoom 101 (Director) 13 min, Behind-the-scenes featurette, gives a comprehensive crash course in the characters and world of the film. Created as part of a presentation for the DISNEY IMAGINEERS held at Pixar Animation Studios. 2009 DISNEY/PIXAR'S JOHN CARTER OF MARS: Director Andrew Stanton The White Apes: Under the Skin (Director) 3 min, Behind-the-scenes featurette, a sizzle piece featuring Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Dan Gregoire, providing an inside look at a motion capture session of a key scene of the film, to be shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. 2008 The Comic Detective (Co-Writer, Director, Producer) • 3 min, Comedy short (Vimeo.com) 2008 Guinness, Share One With a Friend (Writer, Director) • 60 sec, Viral Spec ad, featured on several blogs, including Marketingisadirtyword.com, Kanye West’s blog, and has been seen by over a million of people around the world. • Education / Skills • 1994-1999 Education/Skills Bachelor of Fine Arts: Illustration, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD.

Technical Skills Screenwriting, Directing, Digital Editing, Casting Talent, Drawing/Digital Painting, Sculpting, Carving, Photography, Lighting, Prop/Miniature construction.

Computer Skills Final Draft, Screenwriter, Word, Excel, Final Cut Pro, Color, Photoshop, Shake, Maya • Mac/PC

• References • Richard Enriquez, Assistant to Producers Jim Morris & Colin Wilson on John Carter of Mars (Letter of recommendation available upon request) • 510.922.6564 Michael Braverman, Writer / Director / Executive Producer • 650.712.1380 Dan Gregoire, CEO & Owner of Halon Entertainment • 510.207.2000