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RÉSUMÉ

 

jason.schaake@gmail.com

808.224.7195

Production Experience

Casting Production Assistant   
Moana (HI)   |   Adventure Comedy Film   |   Mar 2024

2nd Unit Set Production Assistant
Rescue: HI Surf (HI)   |    Action Drama Series   |   Mar 2024

Set Production Assistant
NCIS: Hawai’i - Season 3 (HI)   |   Action Crime Series   |   Jan Mar 2024

Set Production Assistant (Walkies) / Camera PA
Lilo & Stitch (HI)   |   Adventure Comedy Film   |   Apr ‘23-Jul ’24

Set Production Assistant
INTERIOR HALLWAY NIGHT (GA)   |   Short Film   |   Mar 2023

1st Assistant Camera
Cutting The Rope (GA)   |   Competition Short Film   |   Mar 2023

Unit Set Production Assistant
Chief Of War - Season 1 (HI)   |   Historical Drama Series   |   Oct-Dec 2022

Set Production Assistant
Magnum P.I. - Season 5 (HI)   |   Action Crime Series   |   Oct ‘22-Jan ’23

Drone Pilot / Camera Operator
Phantoms (FL)   |   Horror Feature Film   |   Mar 2022

Student/Indie Production Experience

Director of Photography / Editor
Parasailor   |   Music Video   |   Dec 2023

Director of Photography / Editor
Plan 10 From Outer Space In Color   |   Sci-Fi / Comedy Thesis Film   |   Oct ‘21-May ’22

Director / Producer / Writer / Editor
Disconnect   |   Drama Thesis Film   |   Aug ‘21-May ’22

Director of Photography (7)
The Stranger, The Pilfered Backpack, The Surprisingly Interactive Audiobook, Inheritance, Cancel Culture, Varmint   |   Various Genres   |   Dec ‘21-Mar ’22

Director
iStalker   |   Thriller Short Film   |   Oct-Nov 2021

Director
Am I Alone?   |   Horror / Comedy Short Film   |   Jun-Oct 2021

Freelance Experience

President
Nymbiis LLC   |   Boulder, CO   |   Aug 2020 to Present

Licensed Remote Aircraft Pilot
Federal Aviation Administration   |   Nov 2020 to Present

Awards

Best College Photographer
NATAS Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards 2023
(for Plan 10 From Outer Space In Color)

Education

Master of Fine Arts in Film
Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL | May 2021 to Jun 2022

  • Valedictorian - Film Production Master of Fine Arts (Jun 2022)

  • Course Director Award - Film Thesis I Pre-Production (Jun 2022)

 

Bachelor of Science in Architecture
University of Colorado Denver | Denver, CO | Aug 2013 to May 2016

  • Outstanding Graduate - College of Architecture and Planning (Spring 2016)

  • The Dean’s Undergraduate Merit Scholarship (2015-2016)

  • Dean’s Student Gallery (Fall 2015)

Employment

Architectural Designer III
Forum Phi | Aspen, CO Oct 2017 to Jul 2020 

Architectural Intern
Studio Completiva | Denver, CO Jun 2016 to May 2017

Skills

Software

·       Adobe Premiere

·       Adobe After Effects

·       Adobe Lightroom

·       Adobe Photoshop

·       Adobe Illustrator

·       Microsoft Office

 

Practical

·       Video Editing (VFX)

·       Videography (Cinema)

·       Photography (DSLR)

·       Drone Piloting

·       Screenwriting

·       Drawing/Sketching

Passions

Filmmaking, Video Editing, Drone Piloting, Digital Art, Photography, Videography, Alpine Exploration, Backcountry/Snowboarding.