Tucker Meyers

Phone: 972 762 7807 / Email: tuckermeyers@gmail.com

Objective
To be immersed in the film/video/television work environment in various capacities and stages (pre, production, & post) and to produce quality work that satisfies clients and exhibits/meets professional standards.

Skills
Excellent communication, writing, & organizational skills Able to work independently & to meet any deadlines Can adapt & react to most production-related situations Able to work any position on a production crew Proficient in Directing Actors, Non-Linear Editors, Location Sound Production, and Camera Operating (all types of DSLR models, JVC ProHD Solid State Camcorder models, & GoPro models; very open to learning new camera models) Software Experience includes: o Final Cut Pro X (Highly knowledgeable) o Final Cut Pro 7 (Highly knowledgeable) o Adobe Premiere CS6 (Working knowledge) o Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Highly knowledgeable) o Adobe After Effects CS6 (Working knowledge) o Microsoft Office (Highly knowledgeable) o Final Draft/Celtx (Highly knowledgeable)

Freelance/Television Experience
Intern ICTN (Irving Community Television Network), govt.-funded local news station o High School Intern (unpaid): September 2008 June 2009 o College Intern: June 2009 September 2012 o Duties: ENG shooting, editing, grip, audio board operator, teleprompter operator Freelance ENG Camera Operator/Photographer/Editor/Film Essayist Self-Employed o September 2012 Present o Continuing ENG work for Irving Community Television Network o Film essays chosen as part of Dallas Biennial, curated online art exhibition

Production Experience
Experience on several different short film projects in 2012 in various crew positions, including: Director, Writer, Producer,

Editor, Assistant Director, Location Sound Mixer & Boom Operator, Camera Operator, Art Designer, Gaffer, Grip, and Score Composer.
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS CREWED 2012: 1. Chance Error, directed by Elliott Gilbert II o HD Short - Narrative, 2012 (Nikon D7000) o ROLE: Assistant Director (AD), Art Department Assistant Habit, directed by Iris Lopez o HD Short - Narrative, 2012 (Canon EOS 60D) o ROLE: Gaffer, Location Sound Mixer/Boom Operator Get That Money, directed by Jake Ladehoff o HD Short - Narrative, 2012 (Sony FS-700) o ROLE: Grip, Production Assistant (PA) Wee Hours, directed by Solomon Onita Jr. o HD Short - Narrative, 2012 (Sony F3) o ROLE: Grip, Production Assistant (PA) How Not to Burglarize a Home, directed by Cameron Garland o HD Short - Narrative, 2012 (Canon EOS 7D) o ROLE: Location Sound Mixer/Boom Operator Flower, directed by Miguel Lucero o HD Short - Documentary, 2012 (Still Images from Various Sources) o ROLE: Score Composer

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PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED 2012: 1. Once Again o HD Short Narrative, 2012 (Canon EOS 5D Mark II) o ADDITIONAL ROLES: Writer, Producer, Production Designer/Art Director, Score Composer 2. Traces o HD Short Narrative, 2012 (Canon EOS T2i) o ADDITIONAL ROLES: Writer, Producer, Editor, Production Designer/Art Director, Score Composer 3. 500 Days of Summer Scene Reenactment o HD Scene Reenactment, 2012 (Canon EOS 7D) o ADDITIONAL ROLES: Producer, Editor, Production Designer/Art Director 4. Good Will Hunting Scene Reenactment o HD Scene Reenactment, 2012 (Canon EOS 5D Mark II) o ADDITIONAL ROLES: Producer, Editor, Camera Operator, Production Designer/Art Director MISCELLANEOUS: 1. Sans Soleil o Kinetic Typography Animation Project, 2011 (After Effects CS5.5) o ROLE: Animator, Editor

2. Soundscape: Kassys Story o Audio-Only Art Piece, 2012 (Recorded on Zoom H4n) o ROLE: Location Sound Mixer, Editor

Education
The University of Texas at Arlington Major: B.F.A. in Film/Video/Screenwriting GPA: 3.75 on 4.0 scale Jack E. Singley Academy High School Diploma Vocational studies focus in Media Technology August 2005 June 2009 August 2009 May 2013

References
Mark Clive, Film/Video/Screenwriting Senior Lecturer & Area Coordinator at The University of Texas at Arlington o Phone: 214-597-8492 o Email: mclive@uta.edu Todd Everheart, Director/Editor/Intern Supervisor at Irving Community Television Network o Phone: 682-472-1898 o Email: teverheart@cityofirving.org Thomas Gandy, Producer/Talent & Host of Various Programming at Irving Community Television Network o Phone: 214-605-4382 o Email: tgandy@cityofirving.org Stephen Lapthisophon, Assistant Professor of Film as Art & Drawing courses at The University of Texas at Arlington, Curator of Dallas Biennial Volume 2 o Phone: 773-706-5240 o Email: slapthisophon@tx.rr.com

Links
To Film/Video Work:: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDRqFGF56iijzNbNazJG80g To Officially-Selected Essay in the Dallas Biennial: http://dallasbiennial.org/volume-2/tucker-meyers-sinewsimulacra/ To Website: http://waywardvagrantfilms.weebly.com/