Patrick B. Ferrell 8410 1/2 Blackburn Avenue (917) 806-0056 Los Angeles, CA 90048 [email protected]

EDUCATION The University of Southern - School of Cinematic Arts Master of Fine Arts degree in production - graduation date: May 2015 Bachelor of Arts degree in critical studies

COMPUTER SKILLS Avid Media Composer – Digital, nonlinear editing Adobe Premiere – Digital, nonlinear editing Final Cut Pro – Digital, nonlinear editing ProTools - Digital sound mixing Maya - Animation and 3-D modeling Ableton Live - Digital Music Sequencing

EXPERIENCE

Apple TV - Easy Mark - MRC Productions - Los Angeles, CA 2020 Assistant to ♦ Attended to needs and services of co-star Will Ferrell ♦ General production duties ♦ Set lockdown and deliveries

US Census Bureau - Department of Commerce, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Field Enumerator - 2020 Census ♦ Conducted door-to-door surveys of respondent’s information ♦ Entered content into Field Data Capture to provide for US Census 2020

Entertainment Industry Production and Administrative

Inner City Arts, Los Angeles, CA 2019 - present Studio Volunteer - Digital Music, Media Arts ♦ Mentoring students in virtual reality teaching mindfulness ♦ Mentoring students in Ableton Live 9.0 ♦ Mentoring students in digital media arts ♦ General studio technical support and operations

LACER, Los Angeles, CA 2020 - present After-School Programs Volunteer - Hollywood High School ♦ Mentoring students in theater production ♦ Mentoring students in digital music arts

826LA, Los Angeles, CA 2018 - present Volunteer Mentor ♦ Field Trip Supervisor - mentor to kids from Mar Vista and Echo Park public schools in creative field trips. ♦ Personal Statement Advisor - provide writing support for LAUSD high school kids in college application essays. International Documentary Association, Los Angeles, CA 2018 - 2019 Volunteer Event Staff ♦ General check-in, set up and monitoring for documentary screenings. ♦ Panel moderator in post-screening discussions with filmmakers and talent.

ABC Television, Sony Studios, Los Angeles, CA 2018 - 2019 Production Assistant on Series - Schooled ♦ Set equipment wrangling. ♦ Location lockdown. ♦ Talent handling.

Warner Bros. Studios, Los Angeles, CA 2019 Production Assistant on feature film - Birds of Prey ♦ Set equipment wrangling. ♦ Location lockdown.

Gary Sanchez Productions, Hollywood, CA 2018 Production Assistant on Netflix series: Dead To Me ♦ Set equipment wrangling. ♦ Location lockdown. ♦ Talent handling.

O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, Los Angeles, CA 2017-2018 Director ♦ Water law interview - Buzz Thompson, Heather Welles, Matt Kline ♦ Video, audio, lighting and editing

Funny Or Die, Hollywood, CA 2015-2016 Director/Intern ♦ Director - “Will Shortz Wants To Get In Your Shorts” - 5 minute comedy video ♦ Assistant Director - Cancer For College - benefit put on by Will Ferrell, , Mick Fleetwood. ♦ Assistant in the social media department managing website presence on the Internet. ♦ Assistant to the digital asset media supervisor syncing video and sound clips as well as creating audio splits for website videos in Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro.

EXPERIENCE Previous Entertainment Industry Roles

Laugh Factory, , New York 2004 – 2006 Assistant Manager ♦ Managed the club door; answered ticketing questions ♦ Paid comics; issued gratuities for waitresses

MTV Special/Production Events, New York, NY 1998 – 2004 Free-Lance Production Assistant ♦ Assisted in arrangement and monitoring of special/production events as they pertained to VMA Awards, VH1 Fashion Awards

Dreamworks Studios, Hollywood, CA 2003 Assistant to Will Ferrell in the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ♦ Scheduled meetings with agents and managers ♦ Provided personal assistance to actor

Broadway Video, New York, NY 1998 Project Assistant ♦ Created company-wide database using Filemaker Pro ♦ Catalogued security and personnel data

Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, CA 1997 Production Assistant to Amy Heckerling in the film: A Night at the Roxbury ♦ Provided personal assistance to director Amy Heckerling and cast members ♦ Attended to general production needs of crew

Digital Editing Systems, Hollywood, CA 1995 – 1996 Avid Engineer Assistant ♦ Assembled and tested Avid equipment and audio/visual components ♦ Trained clients on equipment use and maintenance ♦ Provided help desk technical assistance to film editors and post-production companies ♦ Repaired faulty equipment

USC Humanities and Audio-Visual Center, Los Angeles, CA 1990 – 1993 Media Library Supervisor ♦ Supervised use and distribution of audio/video equipment. ♦ Maintained film viewing facilities

EDUCATION - Previous

Columbia University School of Social Science, New York, 2010-2012 Social Science Intern - One of a panel of eight hand selected peers to study social science under the tutelage of the Center To Study Recovery In Social Contexts based in Orangeburg, NY.

• Participated in community based participatory research. • Studied social science in the traditional academic contexts. • Performed literature review on community based participatory research done in global studies.

The City College of New York, Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Matriculated Second-Degree Student. Major: Sciences and Mathematics. Completed 19 credits. • Writing for Engineering. Research Papers: String Theory; Benefits of the Large Hadron Collider; Effects of Zyprexa on Schizophrenic Brains. Group Research Paper and Oral Presentation: The Threat of Viruses to Mobile Devices • Introduction to Computing. Research Paper: Social Issues in Computing: Digital Cameras in the Age of Photography.

The New School, 2008-2009 Writing Coursework (non-credit) : Introduction to Creative Nonfiction; 2009 Summer Writer’s Colony in Nonfiction Workshop; Beginning Fiction; Finding Your Voice in Nonfiction

USC HONORS/AWARDS Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Chairman and Editor of Chapter Newsletter, USC Received National Award Best Newsletter 1991-92 Inter-fraternity Mother’s Club Scholarship 1992 SCIONS Scholarship, USC 1989-93