
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.