Alex Morrison
[email protected]
(925) 413-2091
Qualifications
I'm an award-winning Media Production specialist with experience in over sixty short films and music videos. My my best work seen in Post-Production, yet I have a strong passion for all sorts of Media Production, including Video, Sound/Music, Video Games, and Online Experiences.
Familiar with a wide variety of computer programs to achieve various goals (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, ProTools, FTP clients), I enjoy developing content aimed for large-scale audience consumption, compiling and organizing data, and customizing user experience.
I exceed at decision-making positions, am strong at collaborating with others as a team, use perfectionism as an advantage, and am creatively motivated.
Education
San Francisco State University 2012-Present • Major: Cinema • Activities: Member of Cinema Collective, Founding President of The Gaming Guild: Video Games, Technology, and Internet Culture
Las Positas College 2008-2011 • Focus: Videography, Music Theory • Activities: Secretary and PR of Gaming Technologies Club
Amador Valley High School 2008 • Focus: Video Production • Activities: Member of Anime Club, Officer of Dons of Liberty Club
Experience
Vitality Bowls - Team Member - February 2014 – Present - Pleasanton, CA
Making quality, great tasting, and affordable Açaí Bowls, invigorating smoothies, and delicious paninis. Educating customers about nutritional values and health benefits, catering to special health needs, and working with a team to accomplish satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.
SFSU Film Department - Edit Cage Internship - September 2012 – May 2013 - San Francisco, California
I worked with the SFSU Cinema Department to rent out film equipment for use by students and faculty members, effectively displayed organization skills by logging all exchanges of equipment and reservations of cinema labs, and greeted everyone with positivity in-person and over the phone.
DB Shoes - Sales Associate - October 2010 – December 2012 - Dublin, California
I worked with a team of sales associated strongly dedicated to customer satisfaction, utilizing POS software to make sales, and upheld a high standard of floor cleanliness.
LPC Photography Department - LPC Video Internship - February 2010 – May 2010 - Livermore, California
I coordinated with the Videography professor at Las Positas College to produce promotional videos for the Photography Department and the LPC Annual Film Festival, working with video equipment, a team of crew members and actors, and post-production software.
Awards/Honors:
California Independent Film Festival 2012
• Winner of Best Mini Short - "Franklin"
Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2012
• 1st Place Video Journalism, Honorable Mention - "The Art of Drumming"
LPC Student Film Festival 2010
• 2nd Place Weekend Filmmaker Challenge - "Painter's Touch"
Excellence in Video Arts Scholarship 2010
LPC Student Film Festival 2009
• 1st Place Weekend Filmmaker Challenge - "Lygophobia"
• 1st Place Micro Film - "FF1337 Lightsaber Preview"
• 2nd Place Short Film - "Evolution of Video Games"
• 3rd Place Medium Short Film - "The West Wing"
Amador Valley Student Film Festival
• Recognition as outstanding director
Mindless Self Indulgence's STV Video Response Contest
• 1st Place, video was published on their "Our Pain, Your Gain" DVD
Skills
[email protected]
(925) 413-2091
Qualifications
I'm an award-winning Media Production specialist with experience in over sixty short films and music videos. My my best work seen in Post-Production, yet I have a strong passion for all sorts of Media Production, including Video, Sound/Music, Video Games, and Online Experiences.
Familiar with a wide variety of computer programs to achieve various goals (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, ProTools, FTP clients), I enjoy developing content aimed for large-scale audience consumption, compiling and organizing data, and customizing user experience.
I exceed at decision-making positions, am strong at collaborating with others as a team, use perfectionism as an advantage, and am creatively motivated.
Education
San Francisco State University 2012-Present • Major: Cinema • Activities: Member of Cinema Collective, Founding President of The Gaming Guild: Video Games, Technology, and Internet Culture
Las Positas College 2008-2011 • Focus: Videography, Music Theory • Activities: Secretary and PR of Gaming Technologies Club
Amador Valley High School 2008 • Focus: Video Production • Activities: Member of Anime Club, Officer of Dons of Liberty Club
Experience
Vitality Bowls - Team Member - February 2014 – Present - Pleasanton, CA
Making quality, great tasting, and affordable Açaí Bowls, invigorating smoothies, and delicious paninis. Educating customers about nutritional values and health benefits, catering to special health needs, and working with a team to accomplish satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.
SFSU Film Department - Edit Cage Internship - September 2012 – May 2013 - San Francisco, California
I worked with the SFSU Cinema Department to rent out film equipment for use by students and faculty members, effectively displayed organization skills by logging all exchanges of equipment and reservations of cinema labs, and greeted everyone with positivity in-person and over the phone.
DB Shoes - Sales Associate - October 2010 – December 2012 - Dublin, California
I worked with a team of sales associated strongly dedicated to customer satisfaction, utilizing POS software to make sales, and upheld a high standard of floor cleanliness.
LPC Photography Department - LPC Video Internship - February 2010 – May 2010 - Livermore, California
I coordinated with the Videography professor at Las Positas College to produce promotional videos for the Photography Department and the LPC Annual Film Festival, working with video equipment, a team of crew members and actors, and post-production software.
Awards/Honors:
California Independent Film Festival 2012
• Winner of Best Mini Short - "Franklin"
Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2012
• 1st Place Video Journalism, Honorable Mention - "The Art of Drumming"
LPC Student Film Festival 2010
• 2nd Place Weekend Filmmaker Challenge - "Painter's Touch"
Excellence in Video Arts Scholarship 2010
LPC Student Film Festival 2009
• 1st Place Weekend Filmmaker Challenge - "Lygophobia"
• 1st Place Micro Film - "FF1337 Lightsaber Preview"
• 2nd Place Short Film - "Evolution of Video Games"
• 3rd Place Medium Short Film - "The West Wing"
Amador Valley Student Film Festival
• Recognition as outstanding director
Mindless Self Indulgence's STV Video Response Contest
• 1st Place, video was published on their "Our Pain, Your Gain" DVD
Skills
• Windows and OSX • Adobe Premiere Pro • Final Cut Pro • After Effects • Photoshop |
• QuickBooks Point of Sale • WYSIWYG Web Editors • FTP • HTML • Microsoft Office |
• Detail Oriented • Strong Problem-Solving Ability • Exceptional Organization • Assiduous |