adam.shamash@gmail.com
www.onelightcinema.com/about
Education
2004-present B.F.A: Double-Major Film Production & Religion, Concordia University, Montreal QC
2003-2004 New Media studies, Electronic Media Design program, Langara, Vancouver, BC
1999-2000 Sights and Sounds youth documentary program, Pacific Cinematheque, Vancouver
1999 Gulf Island Film & Television School (GIFTS) documentary course, Gabriola Is., BC
Work Experience
2007-2008 Assistant/ intern for award-winning documentary filmmaker Magnus Isacsson
(developing story topics, internet research,, organizing screening events, production
assistance, camera operator, and developing content for www.socialdoc.net)
2007 Cameraman, promotional video, Le Patin Libre, director Alexandre Hamel
2007 Production Assistant for Montreal Stories: 1944 (director Vanya Rose)
(lighting grip, set design, assistant sound recorder and set builder)
2006 Production Assistant for Montreal filmmaker Michael Yaroshevsky
2004 – 2006 Film projectionist, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University
2002-2004 Director, cameraman and editor of music videos (for Montreal bands Dandiwind and The Winks)
2001 Video library archivist, Sights and Sounds program, Pacific Cinematheque
Grants and Awards
2007 RCI Digital Diversity Grand Winner, People’s Choice Award, Abdallah of Mile-End http://www.rcinet.ca
2007 FASA Special Projects Grant, Concordia University
2000 Imago, Story of a Boy, (writer, director, editor) Produced by the Pacific Cinematheque’s Big Dream Productions
Technical Skills
Camera operator: HDV and DV video cameras; Bolex 16mm and Ariflex 16mm film cameras; digital and manual still photography
Editing: Final Cut Pro; Adobe Premiere; AVID digital editing software; Steenbeck 16mm flat-bed film editing
Experienced in all stages of documentary and film production, from preliminary stages of research and development, through stages of production (director; camera operator; lighting grip; set building;), into post-production stages of editing
A creative thinker; friendly and engaging; works well under pressure; works well in a group setting.
References are available upon request.
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