MISSION STATEMENT |
Possessing a broad-ranging
creative skill set via careers in writing, cross-media design, and
theater, I am passionate about that place where creativity and commerce
intersect. While collaborating with others, my greatest enjoyment
comes from imaginatively and skillfully transforming ideas into
products of value, integrity and profitability. |
| SELECT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| Freelance |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Web site copywriting - imgoingvideos.com
for PUMA, bitofbourne.com
for Heineken, christina-aguilera-perfumes.com,
and puma-fragrances.com
• Writing and ongoing development of original feature film project
Love Attack.
• Creative writing and Screenwriting workshop leader with wordsinhere
• Freelance essay, copywriting and editing for Amsterdam
Weekly, Fantastic Man magazine, and International
Film Festival Rotterdam's CineMart
• Feature and short film script editing and consulting
• Web site design - statementjewels.eu
and glenrumsey.com
• Design and layout of The
Bent Guide - guide book to gay and lesbian Amsterdam |
'03- |
| Director |
LudlowLoungeNYC
New York, USA
Wrote, developed and produced a number of creative projects including:
book proposal and one-man performance show "Divamukti,"
"Gayle Force" line of illustrated greeting cards, "Word
Shadows" book of poetry and photography, and "And Now It's
Here" solo gallery show in New York. |
'99-'03 |
| Creative Director |
Provincetown Design Group
Provincetown, USA
Brought design expertise to this technically strong company, transforming
it into the leading web site design, development and hosting entity
on Cape Cod. By implementing shopping cart sites, enabled many seasonal
local businesses to remain profitable year-round. Completely overhauled
the design and architecture of Provincetown.com, firmly establishing
it as the region’s definitive tourist and residential web site. |
'00-'02 |
| Producer |
Doublespace
New York, USA
Successfully transitioned these leading New York specialists in print
graphics and branding, into online business. Established their interactive
division, overseeing five designers and three programmers, developing
large scale projects for the likes of Time Warner, EMI Music Publishing,
Comedy Central and mid west utility KN Energy. |
'96-'98 |
| Art Director |
Fox Lorber Associates
New York, USA
Directed creative production from seven graphic design houses in the
New York region, to produce video boxes, all sales-related print materials,
and magazine advertisements for monthly, multiple releases of foreign
feature and American independent films to the U.S. home video market.
Co-ordinated all aspects of process; from campaign creation, writing
and design, to final print production on press. |
'93-'95 |
| Performer / Publicist |
Chrome
Sydney, Australia
Wrote and choreographed songs and movement works to perform with this
Australia Council for the Arts funded performance trio. As publicist,
helped garner international bookings, then performed widely at arts
festivals across Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Performed as official Australian arts ambassadors at festivities for
Bonn’s 2000th anniversary and at World Expo, Seville. |
'88-'92 |
| State Director |
The Australian Association for Dance Education
NSW Office, Sydney, Australia
Invigorated what had been a dowdy, disrespected dance association,
into a vibrant professional network. By revamping their monthly newsletter
and creating a logo, visual identity and membership brochure, managed
to triple their membership in ten months, and stage a week-long dance
festival widely covered by Sydney print and broadcast media. |
'87-'88 |
| Owner / Operator |
Pastels Café
Sydney, Australia
At age 17, with a 22 year old business partner, created Pastels
Café in the heart of downtown Sydney. The café quickly
became one of the city's most popular lunch and dinner cafés
of its time, and with the introduction of cabaret shows helped launch
the careers of a number of leading Australian writers and performers. |
'82-'83 |
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| EDUCATION |
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| Script Editing Programme |
Binger Filmlab
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
'06 |
| Screenwriting Programme |
Binger Filmlab
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Development of feature film screenplay, in professional screenwriter's
lab. |
'04 |
| Bachelor of Arts |
New York University
New York, USA
Majors: Cultural Criticism, Semiotics, and Interactive Telecommunications |
'94 |
| Higher Vocational training in Dance and Performance |
The Centre for Performing Arts
Adelaide, Australia |
'84 |
| Higher School Certificate (Equivalent
of A levels) |
Canberra Grammar School
Canberra, Australia |
'81 |
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| ADDITIONAL
TRAINING |
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| Certified Workshop Leader |
Amherst Writers and Artists
Amherst, USA
Became certified to lead Creative Writing Workshops in the AWA Writing
Process Method developed by Pat Schneider |
'04 |
| Writing the Dramatic Monologue |
Fine Arts Work Center
Provincetown, USA
James Lecesne, Instructor, one week workshop |
'02 |
| Provincetown Writers |
Attendance at weekly writer's workshop |
'01-'02 |
| Manhattan Writers |
Attendance at weekly writer's workshop |
'99-'00 |
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| CREATIVE
CREDITS |
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| Solo Performances and Readings |
Either as Self, or characters Gayle Force and Brute
Force
Recent venues including Amsterdam's Sugar
Factory, Club Winston, De Kring, and for Bevrijdingsdag at the Homomonument |
'98-'07 |
| Screenplay |
Love Attack
Feature film contemporary comedy romance
set in New York
2nd draft completed |
'07 |
| Various Digital Videos |
Random Flashbacks -
15 min. Director, editor, camera operator, performer
The VR
Journey - 3 min. Director, editor, camera operator, performer
Claire's Angels - 7 min. Director, editor, camera operator
Hydrogyne - 5 min. Director, editor, camera operator
PTC Promo - 4 min. Director, editor, camera operator
Carnival 2003 - 3 min. Streaming web video. Camera, editor
Carnival 2002 - 2 min. Streaming web video. Camera, editor
Carnival 2001 - 1 min. Streaming web video. Camera, editor
Provincetown Beaches - 2 min. Streaming web video. Camera,
editor |
'00-'05 |
| Poetry & Photography Book |
Word Shadows
Original design self-published book of poetry and poem-photographs |
'04 |
| Book proposal and Solo show |
Divamukti
Development of a character-based yoga/new age spoof, into a book proposal
and a one-man show, performed in Provincetown and New York |
'00-'05 |
| Various Productions |
Actor. Provincetown Theater Company
Combination
of fully staged Summer productions, staged readings and Playwright's
Lab workshopped readings |
'00-'02 |
| Online Art piece |
Real Eye-Witness Accounts
Pseudo-transcripts
from film, radio and email, with photographs, compiled into on online
artwork. Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's
online presence, 'The Space' |
'01 |
| Solo Show |
Media Mélange
Self-devised
solo performance, incorporating video and text, at The Mews, Provincetown
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'00 |
| Solo Show |
And Now It's Here
Gallery
show of digital print texts-as-images, at the Australian Consulate
General in New York |
'97 |
| Promotional Video |
Chrome
Creation
of show reel for performance trio. Performer, and video editor |
'94 |
| Performance Video |
Image Crimes
10
min. short film shot on Super 8 and Hi-8. Writer, performer, editor |
'94 |
| Interactive game |
Select Me!
Interactive
art piece/game, created in Hypercard, incorporating text, images,
audio files and video |
'93 |
| Performance Video |
Go-go Boys for World Peace, Really Soon
10 min. short film. Writer, performer,
editor |
'91 |
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