Gabriella Fiorentino
Gabriella Fiorentino

Gabriella P. Fiorentino
447 E 14th St NY, NY 10009 | ------------ | ------------
Education: University at Albany, State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Concentration: Film Studies Expected: December 2019

Campus Involvement

Internship in Film Studies, teaching assistant to Dr. Shira Segal at University at Albany 09/2018-11-2018
Organized individual and group study sessions for over 40 students and made available hours to contact myself for those who were struggling with the material
Uploaded weekly analytical papers about the films we covered in class and chose a film from Kanopy each week to write paper on which related to the content for that week
Presented a 15-minute presentation on a relevant film choice using my knowledge of theoretical filmmaking and practical use of PowerPoint
University at Albany Film Society 08/2016-Present
Used my knowledge of theoretical film studies to organized screenings of culturally and socially relevant films on campus
Chose films that would engage my community with the value of visual arts and encouraged new members to become film minors at my university
Facilitated discussions after screenings about the intellectual and contextual aspects of these films

Albany Student Television 10/2016-Present
Planned and edited content for short series using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Lightroom
Used my lighting and camera technical knowledge to work as DP for short series including Girl talk and Chatterbox

Works and Relevant Coursework: ------------/channel/UCftiCC2bFGUPKmUutWuibbw?view_as=subscriber
Created a youtube channel and uploaded a series of short films monthly, culminating my theoretical film class studies into creative visual art (shot, edited, directed, casted by me)
“Homage to Us” (Dec., 2017)
“Nostalgia” (Oct., 2018)
“It’s Not What Happens” (Dec., 2018)
“Loud Silence” (Nov., 2018)
“The Wedding” (Jan., 2018)
“The Wall” (Sept., 2018)

Computer Skills
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Final Cut, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Work Experience
Pescatore Restaurant, Waitress, New York City 06/2013-08/2015
Enforced strict knowledge of sanitation and food handling policies and maintained organization of our TouchBistro POS system resulting in fast and more efficient service
Phebes Tavern and Grill, Waitress, New York City 06/2015-08/2016
Organized the rearrangement of seating layout to streamline our turnover and implemented a switch to Revel POS system and on the go IPAD ordering for waitresses which lead to fewer order and calculation mistakes
Bluestone Lane Collective Cafe,Waitress, New York City 06/2017-08/2018
Excelled in maintaining a professional demeanor with all patrons and trained all new employees in TouchBistro POS system and demeanor of someone in the service industry