Matthew Katz

Matthew Jorgen Katz
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3335 S. Figueroa St. #550A. Los Angeles, California, 90007

Education
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Film and Television Production 2018 - 2020

Boston University
School of Communications
Bachelor of Film and Television 2016 - 2018

Skills
Avid, Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Pro Tools, Movie Magic Scheduling, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Google Chrome Applications

Internships
DAVIS ENTERTAINMENT, Summers 2013 - 2017
Assistant to CEO and Producer John Davis (Producer of Predator, The Blacklist, Joy, and Game Night)
• Analyzed scripts and wrote coverage: reported directly to John Davis
• Aided and took notes in executive meetings on acquiring public domain works
• Communicated and scheduled meetings with talent agents and producers
• Assisted in company networking functions
• Did research and updated databases

CRYPT TV
Management Work, Summers 2015 & 2016
• Assisted in the pre-production. production, and post-production of internet-based
short films advertising Hollywood features
• Identified and hired talent and crews for company productions
• Was instrumental in reforming the company structure and expanding content
production to new, younger demographics
• Oversaw and trained day crew workers for multiple production days

CRYPT TV
Production Work. Summers 2017 & 2018
Best Boy, Grip Department
Soot
Cake Man

Swing/2nd AC
Troubled Youth
The Door In The Woods
Skelker
Fatal Beauty

Set Design
Cole Has A Secret

Independent Work
Director
USC SCA Junior Thesis "Twenty One Days"
BU Film Production Short "Treading Water"
USC SCA Film "The Jazz Player"
BU Film Production Short "Infidelity"

Cinematographer
USC SCA Junior Thesis "Magdalena"
USC SCA Film "The Exam"

Producer
USC SCA Junior Thesis "Tudung"
USC SCA Film "Meowijuana"

Editor
USC SCA Junior Thesis "Magdalena"
USC SCA Film "The Jazz Player"
USC SCA Film "The Exam"
BU Film Production Short "Treading Water"
BU Film Production Short "Infidelity"

1st Assistant Director
USC SCA Film "Brought To You By"
BU Film Production Short "Bootlegs"

Gaffer
USC SCA Short Film "The Melody Within Me"
USC SCA Short Film "Brought To You By"
USC SCA Short Film "myPhone"

Grip
BU Film Production Short "Bootlegs"
BU Film Production Show "Baystate"
BU Film Production Show "COED"

AC
Short Film "Distorted" (1st)
BU Film Production Show "Baystate" (2nd)
BU Film Production Show "COED" (2nd)