Kent Allen
Phone: (336) 692-4467
E-mail: MWF@ALLENFILMS.COM

Ambitious and motivated designer who possesses various industry standard skills in multimedia, web-design and filmmaking.
 
  EDUCATION

Art Institute of Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina
Associates of Applied Science in Multimedia & Web-Design. (Graduated December 2003)

*Selected by instructors to design a website for a non-profit fund-raising organization*

*Director of Photography for a nationally televised Emmy Award Nominated
T.V. Series 'Tainted Love'.
 
 

EXPERIENCE

Allen Films (www.allenfilms.com)
2003-Present


President / CEO - Owner

• Design visually appealing and user friendly websites for various clients as well as company in-house projects.
• Follow through with projects from idea, creation to execution
• Produce, direct, write, and edit independent films
• Film/Edit various pre-recorded “special events” such as, weddings, commercials, music videos, and transferred footage to viewable platforms
• Filmed and edited footage for company “Glass Unlimited” showing the process of how stained glass is made.
• Edited, Filmed & Produced local YMCA and grocery store commercials.
• Camera Operator for LIVE event at the Charlotte Convention Center (live camera feed)
• Worked as DP (Director of Photography) & Editor with New Daydream Films for feature length Film 'Serial
• Served as a DP (Director of Photography), Producer, co-Director and Editor with New Daydream Films for TV Pilot titled ‘New Water'
• Worked as Producer for feature length horror film titled "Grinder" by New Daydream Films.
• Served as DP (Director of Photography) and Producer for feature length horror film titled "Heredity" by New Daydream Films.
• Designed movie posters, DVD's and websites for all New Daydream Films projects.
• Produced, Directed, Edited and Wrote short film “Angel of Hope” by Allen Films in association with New Daydream Films.
• Served as DP (Director of Photography) for Halogen TV Series 'Tainted Love'.
• Worked as co-Director, Producer, DP (Director of Photography) & Editor for New Daydream Films T.V. Pilot 'Home'
Served as DP (Director of Photography) / Camera Operator for Halogen TV Series: Season 1 & 2 'Tainted Love'.
Director of Photography / Camera Operator for Halogen TV's 2011 Promo Reel.
Edited a total of 10 re-enactments for Tainted Love: Season 2 for Halogen TV.


*Professional Development New York International Film & Video Festival 2004 / AiCH Perpetual
Visions Film Festival 2004.*


•  Selected by judges to screen film in Los Angeles ,CA, New
York , NY , Charlotte , NC , and Las Vegas , NV
•  Won award in the New York International Film & Video Festival
for 'Best Horror Short' film in Los Angeles, CA.

New Daydream Films (www.newdaydreamfilms.com)
2005 - Present

Producer / Writer / Editor / Director of Acquisitions & Development

• Working on various project including music videos, weddings, commercials, TV Shows, and feature films.
• Follow through with projects from idea, creation to execution.
• Daily screenplay readings for creating script coverages for writers.
• Making sure that projects are being produced within budget limitations.
• Working as a DP, director, producer, writer & editor for New Daydream Films projects as well as client projects
• Daily contact with media such as production companies, distributors, news stations, newspapers, magazines, etc.
• Developing and creating all NDF Promotional Material including posters, DVD’s and websites.
• Reading various screenplays and creating a proper script coverage.
• Finding potential projects for NDF to produce that are commercially valuable.
• Writing different genre screenplays for New Daydream Films to produce or sell.
• Creating project business plans, shooting schedules, budget breakdowns, marketing plans and business contracts.

Halogen TV (www.halogentv.com)
2009-Present

Contracted-Director of Photography / Editor

• Served as DP (Director of Photography) / Camera Operator for Halogen TV Series: Season 1 & 2 'Tainted Love'.
Director of Photography / Camera Operator for Halogen TV's 2011 Promo Reel.
Edited a total of 10 re-enactments for Tainted Love: Season 2 for Halogen TV.

 
  INTERNSHIP (Paradox Films)
2003

• Helped crew members with production gear, set design and assisted in operational functions
•  Set up lighting/camera equipment for production shoots.
• Assistant Editor for several nationally televised commercials.
• Helped out in everyday office administration work
• Transferred footage to different formats
 
 

TECHNOLOGY

Apple
• Final Cut Pro 7

Adobe
• Photoshop CS5
• Illustrator CS5
• Premiere 6.0 - Pro CS5
• Images Ready CS5
• After Effects CS5
• Encore DVD 1.5
• Dreamweaver 8 - CS5
• Flash 8 - CS5

Microsoft
•  Word 365
•  Word 2007
•  Power Point 2007
•  Excel 2007

 
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