Matthew J. Gatlin
Los Angeles, California
Recent Professional Experience:
UPN NetworkEducational Background:
Arnold's Rock 'n' Roll Bodybuilding Championship 1999
Robert Roll & Relatives
Robert Roll - Producer
Music Video Editor - May 1999 -June 1999Evolve Entertainment
Gerald Abrams, Jennifer Alward - Producers
Producer’s Office Intern - March 1998 -June 1998
Script Coverage, General Office DutiesTTT Productions
John Nazarian - Producer
The Grandfather Tree - Screenplay. April 1998 Co-writer, Script Development
Jimmy White - Feature Screenplay. November 1997 Co-writer, Script Development
I Am You - Short Subject film. March 1997 Lighting Director, Producer’s AssistantShames Productions
Roger Shames - Producer
The Cherry Orchard - Theater Promo. September 1997 Location Lighting Director
Associate of Arts Degree in Cinema -Recent Student Work:
Magna Cum Laude, Los Angeles City College 1998
President’s Award for Academic Achievement, Valedictorian Candidate
Television Broadcasting Dean’s Honors, 4.0 GPA
Television Broadcasting / Film Dean’s Honor's (all terms), Teaching Assistant (1 term)
Applied Media Design Dean’s Honor's
De Anza College, Cupertino, California 8- and 16-mm Film Production
Cabrillo College, Aptos, California General Education
University of California at Los Angeles General Education
As Writer, Producer, Director:
“Mississippi Idyll” - Short
subject narrative video. March 1999
“Hearts and Hands” - Short subject
narrative video. November 1998
“A Westward Wind” - Short subject
screenplay. August 1998
“A Burning Faith” - Feature-length
screenplay (in progress)
“Dawn of the Freezing Moon”
- Video documentary. December 1997
“High Life” - Short subject
narrative film. May 1997
“La Bra D’or Noir” - Short subject
narrative film. April 1997
“Divided Highway” - Feature-length
screenplay. May 1996
Various other projects including
live-to-tape commercials, short subject dramas, etc.
As Production Assistant:
Over 100 various “live-to-tape”
student productions, from 30 seconds to 30 minutes in length.
Served as studio lighting director
in approximately 75 of these student productions.
Equipment Skills:
Electronic cameras and equipment,
both field and studio systems: 3-CCD pedestal cameras, camcorders (various
formats), CCU’s, SEG/switcher, 3/4” and 1/2” VTR’s, linear and nonlinear
tape editing systems, character generator, 16-channel audio board, cart
machines, tape decks, variety of mics (lavs, boom, handheld, etc.), variety
of studio lighting instruments, 18-channel/108-circuit dimmer board and
patchbay, computers - Macintosh and PC platforms. HTML. Software - WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, Final Draft, Scriptware, Avid Media Suite Pro, Avid Media
Composer, Avid Express, Adobe Premiere, After Effects,Photoshop, Lightwave
3D, etc. Also skilled in the use of various hand tools, power tools, welding
& fabricating equipment, 5- and 10-ton dump trucks, backhoe, and miscellaneous
heavy equipment.