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*
*Selected by TV Networks to serve as a judge for the 2012 National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences 'Emmy Awards'*

AWARDS

Director of Photography: 2010 Emmy Nominated Series 'Tainted Love'.
Director of Photography: 2012 Silver Telly Award Winning Series 'Tainted Love'.

Best Horror Short: 'Below E: The Demented' (NY International Film & Video Festival 2003)
 
 

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.

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

Producer / Editor / VP of Post-Production

• Working on various project including music videos, weddings, commercials, TV Shows, Corporate Video's 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 primarily as a producer, & editor for New Daydream Films projects as well as client projects.
• Has served as writer, director and Director of Photography for numerous NDF projects.
• Daily contact with music composers, musicians, digital effects artists, sound designers, managers, post-production supervisors to negotiate rates for various in-house NDF projects.
• 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.
• Creating project business plans, shooting schedules, budget breakdowns, marketing plans and business contracts.
• In talks with agencies in regards to actor there actors/actresses for NDF projects.
• Reading screenplays to determine its marketability for possible production.

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'.
• Worked as DP / Camera Operator for the 2012 TV Series 'Slave Hunters'.
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 CS5.5
• Illustrator CS5.5
• Premiere 6.0 - Pro CS5.5
• Image Ready CS
• Fireworks CS5.5
• After Effects CS5.5
• Encore DVD 1.5 & CS5.5
• Dreamweaver 8 - CS5.5
• Flash 8 - CS5.5

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

 
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