nicholas collins

director and writer

About

I am first and foremost as storyteller and take pride in my work of building those stories through writing and directing. My goal in life is to be able to learn more techniques in order to better portray and articulate stories that will connect and touch their audiences.

Country

united states

City

minneapolis

Industry

motion pictures and film

Skill

writing, creative writing, grant writing, photoshop, final cut studio, celtx, final draft pro, cinematography, directing, assistant directing, theatre, musical theatre, theatrical production, film, film production, lighting, stage lighting, sound design, producing, acting, voice acting, stage direction, cooking, drawing, storyboarding, painting, driving license, final draft, microsoft office, scriptwriting

Experience

internship

omni-fusion media production

2014-6 - 2015-1 · 8 mos

I took on weekly responsibilities as well as managed major projects. I helped out on film productions and assisted the owner of Omni-Fusion Media Production on anything he needed.

customer service agent

u.s. bank

2011-9 - 2012-2 · 6 mos

office assistant

msum psychology dept

2010-1 - 2012-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

As an Office Assistant at the MSUM Psychology Dept. I would be in charge of maintaining the front office area. My duties included; cleaning, grading tests, creating power-point presentation slides, process mail, take calls and interact with the professors and their needs.

director and writer

onelistener stories

2010-1 - Present · 16 yrs 9 mos

I have taken many roles in my own freelancing company of OneListener Stories. My main focuses have been writing and directing though my recent projects have exercised my skills in video editing.

front desk agent

hampton

2014-2 - Present · 12 yrs 8 mos

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Education

southwest minnesota state university

theater

2007-1 - 2009-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

At Southwest Minnesota State University I studied a wide variety of subjects that included; philosophy, english, art. I mainly was involved in courses relating to my two majors; Psychology and Theatre. Activities and Societies: I was a member of Alpha Psi Omega and a founder of the SMSU FIlm Club where I was the Vice President.

minnesota state university moorhead

film

2009-1 - 2012-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

I was a Film Studies major at Minnesota State University, Moorhead with an emphasis in film production. I was a board member of the film club, Cinethusiasts where I took responsibilities as a public relations officer. Activities and Societies: Cinethusiasts, RHA