Durant Resume Q2 2019
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TIMOTHY DURANT DURANT DESIGN, P.O. BOX 537, VENICE, CA 90294 | W: DURANT.DESIGN C: 310-570-7816 | E: [email protected] CORE SKILLS MANAGEMENT Collaborating with clients to identify their strategic, creative & financial needs CONCEPTION Devising a concept that addresses those needs, including concept renderings, schedule and budget DESIGN Realizing this concept through system design, scenography, and video design PRODUCTION Implementing this design through project management, on time and on budget INTEGRATION Leading all onsite operations, including technical installation and creative rehearsals EXPERIENCE DURANT DESIGN Creative workflow lead on multiple six-figure experiences such as opening ceremonies, tours and CREATIVE PRODUCER brand experiences. Reporting directly to client on content design, system design and scenography; 2001-CURRENT leading teams of up to 30 people, on conception, design, production, integration and operation. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL/4U2C Project lead on multiple six- to seven-figure experiences including multimedia installations, tours, SENIOR PRODUCER and ceremonies. Chief client liaison and team leader for management, technical and creative, 2017-018 supervising teams of up to 30 people. PIXMOB Creative director and/or producer, leading five- to ten-person teams, on various opening ceremonies CREATIVE PRODUCER and halftime shows, with budgets up to $1m each. 2014-16 PROPAGANDA FILMS Founded the branded entertainment division of Propaganda Films, the world’s most successful PRODUCER commercial production company, where I executive-produced a Gold Lion-winning digital campaign. 1998-2001 TRAINING UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIF. MFA, Motion Picture Producing (Peter Stark Program, School of Cinematic Arts) 1997-99 Trained in creative leadership, project management, narrative, production, marketing and law. UNIV. OF LONDON MA, Cinema and Television (British Film Institute) 1994-95 Trained in film history, technology and theory. BBC Centre for Broadcast Skills Training 1994 Trained in the fundamentals of studio lighting, camera operation and technical direction. UNIV. OF SHEFFIELD BA (Hons.), English Literature (First Class/Summa Cum Laude) 1991-94 Radio station co-founder; theater producer; cinema publicist; graphic designer for local newspaper. MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATION TIMOTHY DURANT Fulbright Scholar; Member of the Producers Guild of America; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; MEMBERSHIPS Member of the John Adams Society; Dual US/UK Citizen; OSHA Certified. DURANT DESIGN State of California: Small Business CERTIFICATIONS County of Los Angeles: Local Small Business Enterprise City of Los Angeles: Small Business Enterprise/Emerging Business Enterprise TIMOTHY DURANT DURANT DESIGN, P.O. BOX 537, VENICE, CA 90294 | W: DURANT.DESIGN C: 310-570-7816 | E: [email protected] SELECTED CREDITS SHOW PRODUCER Doritos Blaze Stage Las Vegas NFL Experience New York Doritos/EA MixArcade at E3 Los Angeles OK Go: Hungry Ghosts National Doritos Boldstage at SXSW Austin Steve Aoki: Aokify America National CREATIVE PRODUCER Chris Brown: Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour Worldwide (SCREEN CONTENT) Neil Diamond: 50 Year Anniversary World Tour Worldwide Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Paris, Shanghai Avenged Sevenfold: The Stage Tour Worldwide Avenged Sevenfold: Live from Capitol Records Los Angeles WTA World Finals Opening Ceremony Singapore Country Music Television Awards Nashville Stand Up To Cancer (nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award) Los Angeles Hulu Upfront New York CREATIVE PRODUCER XXII Winter Olympics Opening/Closing Ceremonies Sochi (WEARABLES) University of Michigan Football Halftime Show Michigan Hero Indian Soccer League Opening Ceremony Assam South East Asian Games Opening/Closing Ceremonies Singapore King Abdullah Sport City Inauguration Jeddah NBA All-Star Weekend Brooklyn SET DESIGNER Doritos Blaze Stage Las Vegas Comedy by Blake Los Angeles MULTI-CAMERA U2: The Joshua Tree Tour Worldwide TECHNICAL PRODUCER A Day in the Life at Lincoln Center Facebook Live OR DIRECTOR Imagine Dragons: Tyler Robinson Foundation Concert Facebook Live Stand Up to Cancer Facebook Live CONTENT DESIGNER Neil Diamond: Melody Road ($35m box office) Worldwide (TOURS) Paul McCartney: Out There - Blackbird ($107m box office) Worldwide Bruno Mars: Moonshine Jungle ($96m box office) Worldwide Matchbox Twenty: North Worldwide LL Cool J: Kings of the Mic National Train: Save Me Worldwide Shinedown: Carnival of Madness Worldwide CONTENT DESIGNER You Oughta Know - Mary Lambert, Bleachers (VH1) Las Vegas (TELEVISION) Billboard Awards - Iggy Azalea & Ariana Grande (ABC; 10m TV) Las Vegas Video Music Awards - Bruno Mars (MTV; 10m TV) Brooklyn Academy of Country Music Awards - Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert (CBS; 12m TV) Nashville Fashion Star (NBC; 4m TV) Los Angeles Grammy Awards - Zac Brown, Jeff Beck (CBS; 22m TV) Los Angeles Primetime Emmy Awards - Jimmy Fallon (NBC; 12m TV) Los Angeles CONTENT DESIGNER University of the Pacific (nominated for 2 ILEA Esprit Awards) Stockton (EVENTS) California Institute of Technology Pasadena Tortuga (75k venue) & Hangout (40k) Festivals Fort Lauderdale/Gulf Shores OTHER SELECTED ARTISTS Arcade Fire, Deadmau5, Harry Styles, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd OTHER SELECTED BRANDS 7-Up, Electronic Arts, Intel, Lexus, Microsoft, NY Red Bulls, Sony, Ubisoft.