Spencer Schwartz

Wrote original screenplay and managed pre-production: crew hiring, actor casting, location scouting, and vehicle and equipment procurement. ● Orchestrated legal aspects: drafted crew contracts, actor release forms, film vehicle contracts and location permits. ● Directed actors and oversaw a 15-person crew across a 5-day shoot, ensuring schedule adherence. ● Led post-production, collaborating closely with the editor to achieve desired results.

Contributed to lighting setup at each filming location by working closely with Gaffer and Director of Photography to realize the Director's vision. ● Assisted in set assembly and disassembly for each filming location. ● Tech scouted each location prior to the shoot.

Assisted Gaffer and Director of Photography to using multiple lighting setups at rooftop and studio filming locations. ● Contributed to Worked on set assembly and disassembly for each filming location. ● Tech scouted for rooftop location prior to the shoot.

Wrote original screenplay and managed pre-production: crew hiring, actor casting, location scouting, and equipment procurement. ● Orchestrated legal aspects: drafted crew contracts, actor release forms, and location permits. ● Oversaw a 7-person crew across a 4-day shoot, including directing actors and crew to achieve my vision. ● Led post-production, collaborating closely with the editor to achieve desired results.

Directed actors and oversaw a 5-person crew across a single day shoot. ● Orchestrated all pre production including location scouting, casting, equipment rentals and legal requirements.

Shot on 16mm film. Directed actors and oversaw a 12-person crew across a single day shoot. ● Worked with a development lab to ensure clean exposure of 16mm film stock. ● Led post-production, collaborating closely with the editor to achieve desired results.

Wrote original screenplay and managed pre-production: crew hiring, actor casting, location scouting, and equipment procurement. ● Directed actors and oversaw a 5-person crew across a single day shoot, ensuring schedule adherence.

Role - Illegal Art Buyer, The Art of the Heist (Short)

- Assist the production sound mixer on set by operating boom microphones - Maintained the audio equipment - Manage and assign tasks for two PA's Manager - Prepared set locations including moving, organizing, and setting up equipment, lights, props, and cameras

Directing, Cinematography (Sony Fs5, Red Komodo, Black Magic 4K, Arri Arriflex 16MM, Panavision Panaflex Millennium,) Lighting, Sound-mixing (Mixpre-6, Zoom H4n Pro,) Video Editing (Davinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro), Video Production, Movie Magic Scheduling.