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Michael Fix
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Male
member since Jul 6 2015
American
My skills
Presently I produce films/TV & events. Began career in production in the film world - worked in a variety of roles incl 1st Ast Director, UPM, Co-Producer. Prior adventures include traveling and living throughout the Americas, Europe and parts of Africa & Asia working an array of jobs including: blue water sailor, iron worker, admissions director, long shoreman, and teaching trapeze, ESL, film production, rock climbing, ballroom dance and scuba diving.
Languages Spoken
English (Mother Tongue) Portuguese (Medium) Spanish (Medium)Full CV / Resume
S E L E C T F I L M & P R O D U C T I O N W O R K
Producer
* ‘Relics’ - Managed Chaos Productions - Director Jennie Allen 2012 - Present
Columbia University thesis narrative short - shot on F3.
* ’A Coleção Invisivel’ - Santa Luzia Filmes Producão - Director Bernard Attal 2010 - 2013
$ mil, 35mm feature length film shot in Brazil.
* ’A Bike Ride’ - Red Hook Productions - Director Bernard Attal 2010 - 2011
Short film shot on RED. Festivals include Clermont Ferrand and Palm Springs. Distributed by Some Like It Short.
Production Manager
* LDJ Productions & Essay Productions 2002 - Present
Prepare and supervise installation and operation of large-scale, multi media live events in locations throughout the US.
Responsibilities include client management, site visits, budgeting, crewing, and transportation/accommodation
coordination. Key clients include Yahoo!, Martha Stewart, Matrix, WE, Fuse, Volvo.
* B Productions - Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2002 - 2013
Managed all aspects of install, operation and breakdown of on-site control room for 9 HD cameras in multiple venues
for live fashion shows (avg. 10 shows daily). Responsibilities included coordinating engineer/camera/utility crew,
producing multiple stand-up segments & client interaction. Clients included Project Runway, Tommy Hilfiger & DKNY.
* ‘Os Magnificos’ - Santa Luzia Filmes Producão - Director Bernard Attal 2008 - 2009
Feature documentary for Brazilian public TV shot on RED.
Co-Producer
* ‘The Reconstruction of Asa Carter’ - Gone To Texas LLC - Director Marco Ricci 2009 - 2010
S16mm PBS feature documentary shot in locations throughout the US.
* ‘The Savage Beast’ - Director Roger Majkowski - Feature S16mm film. 2004 - 2005
1st Assistant Director
* ‘King Lear’ - Director Chris McGill – Royal Shakespeare Company feature shot on Alexa. 2012
* ‘Boy With A Camera For A Face’ - Director Stewart Brown - Short shot on Alexa. 2012
* ‘Black & White & Grey’ - Director Jonah Bleicher - Short shot on F3. 2012
* ‘One Thousand Cranes’ - Director Zach Carver - Short shot on Alexa. 2010
* ‘The Savage Beast’ - Director Roger Majkowski - Feature shot on S16 film. 2004
* ‘Company K’ - Director Robert Clem - Feature shot on S16mm film. 2003
Field Producer/Location Scout 2000 - 2004
NY metro area - clients included Nike, National Geographic, Adidas, Timberland, Hearst Publications and Patagonia.
R E L E V A N T E X P E R I E N C E
* Taught film production, ESL, SCUBA, trapeze, rigging/aerial dance and ballroom dance.
* Traveled, lived and worked throughout Central and South America, Western and Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
* Dual citizenship - United States & European Union. * Partial fluency in Spanish & Portuguese.
Admissions Director 1994 - 1997
* New World Teachers - Plan, initiate and coordinate development and expansion of million dollar teacher training
business. Perform market research and budget analysis to determine appropriate marketing program. Develop and
produce brochures, create national advertising campaign and write press releases. Founding board member.
S O F T W A R E
Proficient with Movie Magic Scheduling/Budgeting, Gorilla Pro, MS Office, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, QuickBooks,
Final Draft, FileMaker Pro & Photoshop.
E D U C A T I O N
Certificate in Final Cut Pro - The Edit Center, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - State University of New York at Binghamton
About Me
Adaptable, positive, passionate, curious, hard working, easy going, FIXER. My life is a journey seeking like minded individuals (optimistic/passionate, etc) who are working on projects they care deeply about but find they need assistance.
I'm particularly adept at working with creative types whose 'vision' often leaves them exposed to weakness with financial and managerial items and I have found I strike a solid balance on defending the demands of goal and available budget.