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| Ryan Isaac Spevack |
www.yournextproducer.com
Phone: 323-244-1908
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| PROFILE |
| Experienced professional seeking a position within the entertainment industry where my skills, accomplishments and leadership ability will allow me the opportunity for growth. Demonstrable skills in production, production management and marketing. Highly organized, motivated, detail-oriented worker. Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Effective as both a leader and as part of a team. Capable of managing multiple responsibilities & people simultaneously. Experienced in budgeting, scheduling, & executing multiple projects/priorities. |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
ZERO ONE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Los Angeles, California (thesixthmovie.com), 2002 - Present
Producer, “The Sixth” (2005) Starring Tiny Lister Jr. (Friday, Fifth Element, Austin Powers 2)
* Advised and coordinated development of screenplay with screenwriter.
* Charged with raising primary financing.
* Developed preliminary production schedule and budget.
* Hired key crew members, set up & initiated production accounts.
* Orchestrated post production schedule.
* Negotiated and hired post production crew members.
* Developed film festival schedule and marketing materials.
* Managed total production budget.
* Researched and coordinated travel bookings with key crew members.
Producer/Production Manager, “The Perfect Location” (2004) Phoenix, Arizona (theperfectlocation.net)
* Raised financing from independent investors.
* Organized and managed movie from pre to post production.
* Managed all aspects of production.
* Created budget, schedule, organized casting calls, catering, negotiated with equipment vendors and secured equipment, location scout & secured locations.
* Hired and negotiated production and post crew; created movie Website and marketing materials, handled press release writing & distribution.
* Completed project on time and under budget.
Producer/Production Manager, “The Realtor” (2003 - 2004) Tempe, Arizona (zeroonerealty.com)
* WINNER: 2004 CU2 Award – CU2 Film Festival, New York City, May 2004
* Organized and managed short film from pre to post production.
* Managed all aspects of production: created budget, arranged and secured financing, schedule, organized casting calls, organized all props and costumes, organized catering, hired and negotiated all key crew members, completed film festival schedule/delivery under budget, secured all equipment and locations, completed marketing materials, and managed website and press release writing and distribution.
Marketing Director (2002 - present) Mesa, Arizona (zeroone.com)
* Marketed film and music video Websites and worked within a monthly marketing budget.
* Developed Web, e-mail, and search engine marketing & strategies; Implemented, and executed search engine strategies; Coordinated link exchanges with online partners.
* Analyzed web data and compiled reporting of trends.
* Wrote, budgeted, and distributed all press releases.
* Increased link visibility and popularity by 60% within first 5 months; increased Web traffic with highly optimized keywords.
* Gathered market research for company’s target market, and provided online web marketing strategies for long-term growth, researched and built ad inventory from the ground up.
BAM MARGERA PRODUCTIONS INC., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ckymusic.com), 2002 - 2003
Associate Producer, “CKY: Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild: The Video Album”
* Director: Bam Margera and CKY Crew. Universal Home Video (DVD)
* Organized the shooting of live events, Produced live interviews and vignettes.
* DVD sales have sold over 300,000 copies since its release on Nov. 18, 2003.
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| EDUCATION |
UAT, Tempe Arizona
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media Production, 2005
* Focus on Business/Entrepreneurship & Marketing
* Student Government Officer (2003 – 2004)
People to People U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom & Ireland, 2000
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
IFP L.A. Financing & Distribution Seminar, 2004
* w/ Mark Bosko, Tom Ortenberg, Eli Roth, Ted Sarandos, & Tom Bernard.
Filmmakers Central School of Cinema, 2004
* Producing with producer Eric Galler
* First AD and Production Management with UPM Leonard Bram
Hollywood Film Institute w/Dov Simens, 2004
Insider’s Guide to Independent Film Production, 2004
* w/Producer Kurt Inderbitzin
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| AFFILIATIONS |
* Independent Feature Project (IFP) – Los Angeles – Member
* International Internet Marketing Association - Member
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| PERSONAL |
* Professional and Personal references available upon request
* www.yournextproducer.com – Online Demo Reel
* www.spevack.net – Internet Movie Database credits
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