Mark Newton
FILMMAKER
Graduate of the Famed UT RTF Program
RESUME
Professional
info
MARK AUSTIN NEWTON ("MARK")
Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas
The Woodlands, Texas
Phone (832) 640-7402
Email marknewton28@gmail.com
Website marknewton.net
Work
experience
Current Position
Freelance Filmmaker
Media Gather
Texas Crew Productions
Austin, Texas
Co-Producer
Batchain Productions, L.L.C.
Austin, Texas
Student Film Experience
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Intruder
Producer
Digital, Color, 2014
The Polterman
1st Assistant Director
Digital, Color, 2014
(Responsibilities included assisting the film’s director by ensuring a stress free work environment, promoting creative energy, and allowing for a more artistically successful project. This included managing the schedules of both cast and crew, while also paying close attention to minute details that may translate from script to screen)
Jerk Off
Lead Sound Operator
Digital, Color, 2014
After Dinner
Producer
Digital, Color, 2014
(Responsibilities included coordinating various elements related to the process of filmmaking in order to assure not only an effective shoot, but also a professional looking final product. These roles include, but are not limited to, securing finances (both through fund raising and through business finances), creating and managing the film’s budget, finding key personnel, and creating open communication)
Cagers
Production Assistant
Digital, Color, 2014
Unseen
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor
Digital, Color, 2013
27 Seconds
Principal Gaffer
Super 16mm, B&W, 2013
Building Nests
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor
Super 16mm, B&W, 2013
Incident at Public School 173
Production Assistant
Digital, Color, 2012
The Teleported Man
Production Assistant
Digital, Color, 2012
Checkmate
Producer
Digital, Color, 2012
The Greagle
Production Assistant
Digital, Color, 2012
Skills
Cameras
Canon C-100
Bolex H16 Reflex
Audio
Sound Device 744T 4-Channel Audio Recorder
Marantz PMD660
Editing Software
Avid Media Composer
Miscellaneous
Business of film
Calculation and Approximation of Film Box Office Receipts
Network of Film Distribution
Education
The University of Texas in Austin
Radio Television Film
Moody College of Communication
Bachelor of Science in Media (Film & Video)
May, 2014
The University of Texas RTF undergraduate program is one of the most dynamic and highly regarded media programs in the country, Undergraduates from this program have won numerous awards at international, national, and regional film festivals. Students graduating with a BS in RTF take courses that entail studying, making and creating of media. The curriculum also covers the globalization, history and contemporary structure of media industries, media content, texts, and policy and regulation. Graduates of the program are well prepared to analyze the critical trends that have shaped and continue to transform the industry. Graduates are adept at critical thinking and adaptive abilities in the field of media, and are capable of applying their fundamental understandings.