DIMA OTVERTCHENKO

      Los Angeles, CA
        845.489.4880
        dima@twowatches.com


   EDUCATION

         Bachelor of Arts Degree - Major in Film Production, May 2006
         Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
                 (Vassar College is currently ranked #11 top liberal arts college in the country.)
         Graduated with a GPA of 3.65


    PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

    Freelance Credits
       
VIDEOGRAPHER
                 Intuit Inc. Officers' Meeting - CAPA Productions (03/2008) - Aptos, CA
                 
Pomona College guest speaker interview (02/2008) - Claremont, CA
             B.Scott Interviews at Ne-Yo's Post Grammy Party (02/2008) - Hollywood, CA
                 
Deke Dickerson's Guitar Geek Fest (2007 & 2008) - Anaheim, CA
                 Documentary Interview dir. Julia Huffman (12/2007) - North Hollywood, CA

        GRIP
                 The Block Season 2 Spring Break - G4 TV (03/2008) - Big Bear, CA
                 Pomona College guest speaker interview (01/2008) - Claremont, CA


    
August 2006 - December 2007
       
Field Production Coordinator
        
Pie Town Productions
           Duties include maintenance of production equipment for a home design reality TV company,
           and working grip, camera, and audio on TV shoots.

           Worked on shows such as 24 Hour Design, Designed to Sell, Rate My Space, Secrets That Sell,
           Good Buy Bad Buy, Fantasy Wedding in a WeekDesign on a DimeHammer Heads,
           Designers' ChallengeLandscapers' ChallengeDesigning for the SexesColor Correction,
           House Hunters, Weekend WarriorsMyles of Style, National Open House
           and My House Is Worth What?


    September 2005 - May 2006
          
Senior Film Department Intern
          Vassar College
          Duties included maintenance of film equipment for the college's production department
          and asssiting professors in junior class instruction.

     
          Wrote and directed a 21-minute narrative and an award-winning 23-minute documentary
          as part of senior production work.
          Worked with b&w and color 16mm, digital video.
          Set construction and filming.

    Proficient with the following major equipment:
           CAMERAS
           Digital:
Panasonic HDX900, HVX200, and DVX100, Sony DSR-1, DSR-250, DXC-D30, & DSR-570,
                       HVR-Z1U/V1U, HDR-FX7, PD-150/170.
           Film: Eclair ACL, Arri BL, Bolex, Krasnogorsk.
           Still: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Rebel XTi

           AUDIO
           Wendt X5 Audio Mixer, Lectrosonics wireless systems, Nagra IV,
Marantz, camera systems.

           EDITING
           Final Cut Pro 5, Avid Xpress Pro, Adobe PhotoShop 7.0, Moviola, Steenbeck.

           CAMERA SUPPORT
           Porta-Jib (Standard & Traveller), JonyJib Pro, Sachtler, Manfrotto, and Bogen systems.

           LIGHTING
           ARRIs 150W-1000W, K5600 HMI Joker-Bugs (800W & 400W), Litepanels LEDs (1x1s & minis), etc.
 

    EXTRA SKILLS

          Fluent in Russian. Some Spanish.
          Some acting for the camera training.
          Guitar, drawing, painting.

       REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

leftFESTIVALSright

      Staten Island Film Festival 2007 - Staten Island, NY
      Winner!: Best Historical Documentary Short

      
Angelus Student Film Festival 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
      Runner Up!: Honorable Mention

      Terror Film Festival 2007 - Philadelphia, PA
      Nominated for Best Screenplay

 
      
Sacramento International Film & Music Festival 2007 - Sacramento, CA
      Official Selection


       
Ivy Film Festival 2007 - Providence, RI
      Official Selection


        
San Fernando Valley International Film Festival 2007 - North Hollywood, CA
      Official Selection

     
Coney Island Film Festival 2006 - Coney Island, NY
      Official Selection




(c) 2007-2008 Dima Otvertchenko
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