Sarah Stevenson

CONTACT Mobile: (314) 956-9327 Address: 4446 Westminster Place

Email: the_hyacinth_girl@hotmail.com Saint Louis, MO 63108

SUMMARY I am a graduate of Messiah College who holds a double major in English and Film & Media
Studies. Over the past four years, I have worked on numerous short films at my school, and I
have been developing my own style as a visual artist and storyteller. I am most interested in
writing, directing, and editing films, but am also eager to work as a production assistant or
wherever help is needed. I am excited to learn from other people. I have worked with Final Cut
Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X, Pro Tools, Photoshop, and After Effects.

EXPERIENCE

June 2014-
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June 2013-
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Sep 2012
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Intern Video Editor for Grain Inc.
I returned to work as a full time video editing intern for Grain Inc. I used my editing skills to contribute
to the online magazine STL Curator, Stevens Institute of Business and Art, Varsity Tutors, and other
internal and client projects. I collaborated with fellow editors frequently in order to effectively
accomplish company goals. Internship Portfolio: sarahstevensonportfolio@weebly.com

Selected Poet and Photographer for the Minnemingo Review
Messiah Colleges literary magazine selected one of my poems and one of my photographs for
publication in the spring 2014 edition.

Short Film Selected for Best Editing Award at Splice Film Festival
My short film The Sleeping Mask was screened at Messiah Colleges film festival and won the award
for best editing.

Presenter at the 2014 Humanities Symposium at Messiah College
On February 28
th
2014, I presented my research paper about T.S. Eliot on a literature seminar panel titled
Sustaining Memory: Re-Imagining the Past.

Intern Video Editor at Grain Inc.
In the summer of 2013, I worked full time as a video editing intern in the media production department
for a company called Grain Inc., located in St. Louis, MO. I spent the summer efficiently editing videos
for the company Varsity Tutors and for the online magazine called STL Curator. This involved cutting
40-minute video interviews down to 3-4 minutes and color correcting C100, Canon t3i, and 7D video
footage.

Screenwriter for the short film Palace
For his senior film project, Rolando Vega requested that I adapt his story into a screenplay. I
produced a 20-page screenplay about a bankrupt movie theatre and the power that movies have
to bring many generations together.

Producer for a TV Studio Project
For a videography course at Temple University, I was in charge of producing a short comedic
TV segment about a talk show. The filming took place in a studio at Temple over a four-hour
period. I coordinated a large group of people, including camera operators, the director, actors,
the floor manager, etc. The production was a success, as everything came together for the
project and everyone worked well as a team.



April 2012
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Oct 2011
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Aug 2011
May 2012


Copy Editor & Contributor for Cinemablography.org
Under the leadership of a film theory professor at Messiah College, I became one of the
original contributors to our film theory website, cinemablography.org. I have written and co-
written several articles for the website, and have been in charge of editing other articles for
publication.


Production Designer for the short film Waiting Room
For Rebecca Rinkers senior film project, I worked as the production designer/art director. I did
many things on set but mainly focused on set dressing.


Secretary for Messiah Filmmakers Society
I served as secretary for MFS as a sophomore at Messiah, so I mostly dealt with coordination
and emails. I have been involved with the film club at Messiah since my first year there, so I
have given multiple presentations on film-related topics.


April 2011 Music Supervisor for the short film We Need to Talk
I am a trained pianist, and I used my abilities to perform the score for Joshua Wackers senior
film project, We Need to Talk. I used MIDI software to record Debussys Arabesque and
then I worked with the director to edit the music in Pro Tools. I supervised how the music was
edited into the film. I am credited under the music department on IMDb.

A link to my IMDb credit for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1946510/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast


March 2011 Production Assistant for the short film We Need to Talk
I worked on the set of We Need to Talk. I assisted the director in constructing the set. During
filming I assisted the director of photography, and in the absence of the boom operator I would
sometimes take over.


Oct 2010
Feb 2011
Assistant Art Director for the short film Metamorphosis
I worked on the set of a short film titled Metamorphosis, the senior project of Messiah student
Sammi Leigh Melville. I assisted the art director on many tasks, mostly involving set
decoration. I also helped with green screen work.


EDUCATION Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
Bachelors degrees in English and Film & Media Studies, expected to graduate May 2014
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Spent one semester, Fall 13, studying film at Temple University through a special program
offered by Messiah College.