Michale K Clifford Resume
Michale K Clifford Resume

Michael K. Clifford
422 South Lake St Los Angeles, CA 90057
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PROFILE
• 5 years experience as Casting Assistant and Extras Casting Director
• Knowledge of all aspects of pre-production/production/post-production
• Excellent communication skills, both interpersonal and public speaking
• Keen eye for talent
• Thrives in fasted-paced work environment
• Praised for level-headedness under pressure in a role dealing with last minute changes

TECH SKILLS
• CASTING – Breakdown Express, CastIt, Voicebank
• EDITING – Avid, FinalCut Pro, iMovie
• OFFICE – Microsoft Office, DropBox

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Boston Casting, Boston, MA July 2014 – December 2018
CASTING ASSISTANT
• Created sides for actors
• Divided script for characters with 1-15 lines
• Scheduled actors; Ran camera; Uploaded all selected auditions
• Sent clips to casting director in LA (Sheila Jaffee)
• Created boards for actors cast
• Selected children under the age of 3, actors of all ethnicities, authentic EMTs and surgeons to bring in for auditions
• Ran audition sessions
• Sent wardrobe sizes to wardrobe department
• Filled out deal memos for actors cast

EXTRAS CASTING DIRECTOR
• Selected all extras
• Selected all photo doubles and stand ins for main actors
• Made PDF of all featured extra options
• Cleared all extras with SAG; Kept track of SAG and Non-Union count
• Booked all extras
• Relayed wardrobe notes to extras, and sent all of their sizes to the wardrobe department
• Made skins for production team
• Filled out Taft Hartley’s for non-union actors who received union pay
• Cast real life characters such as Joan Kennedy, John Tunney, John Culver and all of the Kennedy children
• Cast unique characters such as an entire African-American biker gang, a young man with a removable glass eye, stenographers and street vendors
• Was available on call late 24/7 to deal with any changes
• Kept track of which actors were used in what roles and in what scenes
• Organized travel with featured extras when film moved to shoot out of state
• Made child labor grid for minors
• Coordinated with the state and parents in regards to child labor paperwork
• Held open casting call for local actors
• Worked on multiple episodes simultaneously (in television)
• Attended meetings with the director, producers, and crew
Bearwalk Cinema August 2015 – Present
PRODUCER
• Created schedule for shoots
• Broke down script
• Worked closely with director of photography to create shotlist
• Secured locations for shoot – drafted location proposals
• Cast all actors
• Generated prop and wardrobe list
• Worked closely with writer to create a tight and coherent story
• Assisted in raising money for shoot when necessary
• Worked closely with actors on set

Saint Aire Productions, Boston MA January 2013-July 2014
• Read/Proofread scripts and gave input
• Made promotional videos with iMovie and FinalCut Pro
• General administrative work

Ocean One Productions, Boston MA January 2013-July 2014
• Edited projects using AVID
• Worked boom pole on shoots, worked audio

Frost Productions, Stoughton MA October 2014-Present
• Set up and operated lights and sound for films and events
• Assisted building sets for commercials

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

North Shore Tides, Boston MA Semi-pro Basketball team 2013-2014
Merrimack College, N. Andover, MA – Division II Basketball 2011-2013
• Two-year starter and captain. Received full athletic scholarship
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY – Division I basketball 2009-2011
• Committed at least 30-40 hours per week to team. Received full athletic scholarship.

EDUCATION

Merrimack College, North Andover, MA December 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 2009-2011
Coursework towards a bachelor’s degree in media studies

FILMOGRAPHY
Extras Casting Director:
HONEST THIEF – Dir. Mark Williams; SMILF Season 2 – Dir. Frankie Shaw/Cate Shortland/Kerry Washington; VAULT – Dir. Tom DeNucci; CITY ON A HILL – Dir. Michael Cuesta; EQUALIZER 2 – Dir. Antoine Fuqua; I FEEL PRETTY – Dir. Abby Kohn/Marc Silverstein; GRACE – Dir. Bernie Wexler; CHAPPAQUIDDICK – Dir. John Curran; GERMAN TV FILMS – Dir. Various Directors; SUPER TROOPERS 2 – Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar; MEASURE OF A MAN – Dir. Jim Loach
Casting Assistant:
PATRIOTS DAY - Dir. Peter Berg; BLEED FOR THIS – Dir. Ben Younger
Extras Casting Assistant:
PATRIOTS DAY - Dir. Peter Berg; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE – Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber; JOY – Dir. David O’Russell; TED 2 – Dir. Seth MacFarlane