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JASON K. COREY 6826 Camrose Drive, , CA 90068 • 323-512-6164 • [email protected]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Innovative and tenacious /Production Manager with over 10 years of production experience. Lead entire production process - from setting creative strategic objectives, assessing creative pitches and establishing budgets to scheduling, casting, managing crews and successfully executing complicated on-location shoots. Known for delivering projects on time and under budget.

CORE SKILLS

* Budget Creation and Management * Scheduling * Project Development * Crew Management * Digital Media/E-Commerce * Consensus Builder * Executive-level Communications * Location Scouting * Producing Media over Multiple Platforms * Partner Negotiations * Current/Emerging Cross Platform Technologies * Production Techniques and Practices * Writing, Assessing, Negotiating Content/Production Contracts and Deal Memos

EXPERIENCE

Production Manager/1st AD September ’10 – Present Protagonist Weight Watchers BTS (Dir. Matti Leshem)  Hired crew  Negotiated and secured vendor deals.  Secured locations  Scheduled production  Managed physical production

Line Producer/Production Manager April ’10 – September ‘10 Omnicomm “Mysteria” (Dir. Lucius C. Kurt)  Budgeted feature  Hired crew  Negotiated and secured vendor deals.  Secured locations  Managed physical production.

Unit Manager: MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge (6 episodes) April ’10 – June ‘10 MTV/Transition Media Managed the production of a 6 episode 6 camera action/extreme sports for MTV.  Hired crew.  Scheduled shoot days.  Secured vendors and negotiate deals.  Created call sheets and production reports and supervised all paperwork between production company and .  Managed physical production.

Line Producer Jan ’10-March ‘10 Applebox LLC “Applebox” (Dir. Rick Page) Managed the production of short .  Budgeted, scheduled, cast, secured locations, hired crew, and managed overall production.  Successfully negotiated with vendors, location representatives and film offices.

Break Media Jan ’09–June ’09, Sept ‘09 –March ‘10 Line Producer/1st AD: AT&T: Life Without Mobil (Dir. Tyler Spindel, 3 episodes) Line Producer/1st AD: Southern Comfort: Social Sportz Net (Dir. Andrew Zilch, 8 episodes) Line Producer/1st AD: Anheuser Busch, viral videos (Dir. Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, 2 episodes) Line Producer/1st AD: Cheetos: Days That Don’t Totally Suck (Dir. Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker 3 eps.) Line Producer/1st AD: Castrol: Urban Car Legends (Dir. Paul Jury, 7 episodes) Lead multiple creative, viral-content projects to increase Break.com’s visitorship and broaden audience base.  Budgeted, scheduled, cast, secured locations, hired crew, and managed overall production of serialized internet commercials for Break.com  Creative conduit between executive producers, , director and crew.  Successfully negotiated with vendors, location representatives and film offices.  Consistently came in at or under budget  Worked with Ad Sales and Production departments to ensure clients’ needs were met.

Production Manager June ’09-Sept ‘09 Strata Productions “No God No Master” (Dir. Terry Green) Managed the production of an independent feature film (100+crew, $4million budget)  Budgeted project and reviewed weekly cost reports.  Negotiated deals with local and national unions.  Negotiated vendor deals.  Worked closely with local film offices.  Ensured all crew, cast and departments had the necessary information, facilities, equipment and paperwork to seamlessly complete the myriad of tasks required in producing this feature film shot in Milwaukee.

Director of Production and Acquisitions Jan ’07 –Dec ‘08 American World Pictures Supervised production of three features ($3 to $8million each) for the Sci-Fi Network as well as acquire films for distribution.  Solicited and evaluated script and project submissions.  Developed, budgeted and scheduled projects.  Partnered with line-producers, organizing production and crews.  Prepared, negotiated and reviewed deal memos.  Tracked project finances  Negotiated and maintained relationships with vendors.  Prepared tracking reports for completed films and films in production.  Managed physical delivery of licensed product.

Coordinator, Feature Productions April ’05 – Nov ‘06 Post-production Supervisor: "The Third Nail" (Dir. Kevin Lewis) Aug ’05 – Feb ‘06 Velvet Steamroller Entertainment Coordinated and supervised two feature films ($3 and $5million) from development through post-production and reported directly to Head of Physical Production.  Liaison between shows producers and production executives. Duties included budgeting, scheduling, reviewing cost reports and show inventory.  Budgeted, scheduled, and managed all post-production processes for feature film.

Producer

Princeton Review Commercials (Dir. Tom Stern) April ’06 – June ‘06 Slimpicity Films: This Is A Business (Dir. Tom Stern) April ’05 – Dec ’06 After The Dance" (Dir. Chris Seals) Nov ’02 – April ’03 "blue me" (Dir. Tom Stern) Feb ’02 – Jan ’03 "Kirkpatrick Evers: The Smitten Years" (Dir. Tom Stern) Sept’02 – Dec. ’02

Production Coordinator 2000

Velveteen Films: The Gypsy Years (Dir. Rebecca Bagley) MGM Pictures, Inc: What’s the Worst That Could Happen (Dir. Sam Weisman) Hotfries Entertainment: Lift (Dir. Khari Street)

EDUCATION

MFA Producing, Film and Television, Cum Laude, 2003 Chapman University, Orange, CA

BA Communication, Cum Laude, 1999 Certificate in Film, Cum Laude, 1999 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA