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HAROLDESCOTETU.

HAROLDESCOTETU.

SanFrancisco,CA,94115

MFACandidateSchoolofMotionPictures&Television

AreaofEmphasis:DirectorofPhotographyMid‐PointReview:June15th,20093PM

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TABLESOFCONTENTS

COVERLETTER

BUSSINESCARD

RESUME

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

ACADEMICTIMELINE

PORTAFOLIO

TVCommercials

Documentaries

MusicVideoclips

ShortFilms

PHOTOSESIONS

THESISProjects

LalalaLanguage

1.5

Fruit

Nader(MusicVideoclip)

JacksintheBox(TvCommercial)

MercedesBenz(TvCommercial)

MarketingPlan

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PORTFOLIO

TVCOMMERCIALS.

NAME–MercedezBrandDATE‐Spring2001FROMAT‐35mm(color)TRT‐30SegPOSITION–Gaffer

NAME–Volkswagen“Newbeetle”DATE‐Fall2001FROMAT‐16mm(color)TRT‐30SegPOSITION–Gaffer

HAROLDESCOTETU. NAME–Doritos“TasteEveryWhere”DATE‐Fall2008FROMAT‐HDTRT‐30SegPOSITION–DirectorofPhotography

NAME–HUMMERH2&H3DATE‐Fall2003FROMAT–SD(MiniDV)TRT‐30SegPOSITION–DP/Director/Editor

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DOCUMENTARYSNAME–FUNK“TheNewFunkGeneration”DATE‐Fall2008FROMAT–SD(MiniDV)&HDTRT–12minPOSITION–DP/Director

NAME–Romanissima“RestaurantChain”DATE‐Fall2003FROMAT–SD(MiniDV)TRT–5:40minPOSITION–DP/Director

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MUSICVIDEOCLIPSNAME–SystemCrew“ThanksfortheBeginning”DATE‐Summer2004FROMAT–SD(MiniDV)TRT–4:40minPOSITION–DP/Director

NAME–SystemCrew“GoodTimes”(AwardWinnerEpidemicFilmFestival2009)DATE–Fall2008FROMAT–SD(MiniDV)TRT–4:58minPOSITION–DP/Director

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SHORTFILMSNAME–SarahDATE‐Spring2009FROMAT–Super16mm(Color)TRT–6:00minPOSITION–DirectorofPhotography

NAME–BerryDATE–Spring2009FROMAT–HDTRT–9:40minPOSITION–DirectorofPhotography

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PHOTOSESIONSNAME–IvetteObregon(Model)DATE‐Summe2007FROMAT–DigitalPhotography(RAW)TRT–85PicturesPOSITION–DP/Photographer/Designer

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PHOTOSESIONSNAME–VenezuelaDATE–Summer2008FROMAT–35mmTRT–50PicturesPOSITION–Photographer

HAROLDESCOTETU. THESISDETAILS‐Projects(Narratives)

Logline: A girl wakes up onemorning,

and everyone she knows is speaking a

language she cannot understand. It

soundslike”lalala.”

TRT:12minutes

Genre:Drama/Comedy.

Treatment

Lindaisahighschoolstudent.Oneday

whenshewakesup,hermotherspeaks

in “la la la” toher.At first shedoesn't

care. Until she goes to school. She

realizeseveryoneatschoolisspeakingin“lalala.”Lindacan'tstanditbecausenoone

canspeakEnglishwithher.Lindaescapesfromschool.Lindatriestofindsomeonecan

speakEnglish toher and tell herwhathappened. Finally Linda givesupand she goes

back home. She faints after she turns on the computer and discovers everything is

writtenin"lalala."Thenextday,alarmclockwakesLindaup.ItisOctober11th.Linda

tries to speak in “la la la” to hermother, but hermother responds to her in English.

Linda is sohappyandgoesout towait theschoolbus.Whenthebuscomes in,Linda

jumpson thebus. Linda thinks everything is ok rightnow,but everyoneonthebus is

singingasongby“lalala”.Lindaissoscared.Thebusgoesaway.Thereisabigposton

thebackofthebus. Itshows“October10th,LaLaLanguageDay!!”Aftertheyfinishe

thesong,everyonespeaksinEnglishagain.

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LogLine:

Unsureofhis rolewithinhis life in theUS,KoreanteenagerYoungSootravels inward

andoutwardtoescapethegripofhisfatherandfindananswertohisidentity.

TRT

12minutes

Genre

ComingofAge/Drama

FilmSynopsis:YoungSoo(16)isaKorean‐Americanteenagerworkingpart‐timeathisfather'sgrocery

storeanddecidestorethinkhisidentity,buthiseveryactofindependenceistoppledby

hisfather.Hisfrustrationeventuallyleadstoanenragedoutburst.Intheend,YoungSoo

finallylearnsthathissurroundingsarenotbarriers,butrathergiftsofthepresentthat

propelhimtowardsabrighterfuture.

HAROLDESCOTETU. THESISDETAILS‐Project(MusicVideoclip)

EYES – Music Videoclip – Artist

(AsalaamalikumNader)

TRT:4minutes

Genre:romance&Drama

Synopsis: the basically performance

thatwewillfindinthismusicvideoclip

isthesingerNaderlookingafterhisfirst

crush. Inside thestorywearegoing to

see the adventures of Nader life

through and stylist way merging time

lapse (fast‐motion)with real time. The

firstmoment in frontof thecameraof

Naderitwillbealittlechild,basicallysittinginfrontofthestairsofhishouselookingthe

newneighborsmovingnexttohishouse, inthismoment iswhereouradventurewith

amazing camera angles, smoothly transitions and fastmotion techniquemeltingwith

the real time at the samemoment begins. During the all performance of our singer

“Nader”andalsocharacterwewillbeageinghimupandatthesametimejumpingin

differentcharactersthroughlife,whichallofthemarelookingafterthesamegirlbutin

differentmomentsofNaderlife.

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CAST&CREW

JOBTITLE NAME

ActorandSinger AsalaamalikumNader

Producer HagarAbelaziz

Director CGMohammed

DirectorofPhotography

HaroldEscotetU.

ProductionDesigner

SarahAbdelaziz

HAROLDESCOTETU. Outlook&STYLE–Videoreference

CommercialHEART(UnitedAirline)

HAROLDESCOTETU. THESISDETAILS‐Project(TVCommercials)

JackintheBox–JAIL–HamburgerTVCommercial

Sinopsis:Aprisoner behind the bar is looking to build a kindof a electronic or funzy

arm,whichwillhelphimtoreachthekeywherethepoliceofficerissleeping,butatthe

end a big twist is show it in the screen, he is trying to catch the hamburger of the

sleepingcop.

TRT:30sec

Genre:Comedy

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CAST&CREW

JOBTITLE NAME BIO

Producer EunkyuPark MFAinMotionPicturesandTelevision(AAU)BSinindustrialDesign(KAIST)Animator/WellpigAnimationStudios/Artist/AnimediaEntertainment/3DArtist/MunemaIntern3DModeler,ETRIVFXsudio

Director CarolFerguson

AssistantofDirector

BoraOzan BAinMassCommunication(TamkangUniversity)

CurrentMFAinMPT(AAU)Director/Writer/DP,“TidyUp”(2008)Director/Writer/DP,“Ohno,NotAgain!”(2007)Director/Writer,“ShowMetheMoney”(2003)

DirectorofPhotography

HaroldEscotetU.

ProductionDesigner

PabloRussek BAinVisualEffect(AAU)CurrentMFAinMPT(AAU)

Editor YairaLamela

Sound GinaHu CurrentMFAinMPT(AAU)Editor,“IntheStreet”(2007)Editor,“InternationalStudent”(2007)Editor,“TeaandLife”(2008)

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BUDGET

PRE‐PRODUCTION

Scriptcopy 30$Photocopies 15$Bookpurchase 35$

PRODUCTION

Breakfast 70$Lunch 85$Dinner 50$Permissionfees 150$

EQUIPMENT

HVX200P AAU (MPT issue room) Tripod AAU (MPT issue room) Hi hat AAU (MPT issue room) Light and Electric Department AAU (MPT issue room) 2K JR AAU (MPT issue room) 1K Baby AAU (MPT issue room) KINO AAU (MPT issue room) 650W AAU (MPT issue room)Grip K it (Flag. Silk. Net.) AAU (MPT issue room)

POST–PRODUCTION

Telecine AAU (Telecine room) Sound effect AAU (Lab) ADR AAU (ADR room) Avid AAU (Lab)

APROX.TOTAL

Aprox 425$

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PRODCUTIONSCHEDULE

OCTOBER2009–Preproduction.

-ScriptRevision‐Applyingforstudio‐Buildingjail‐RecruitingCrew‐CastingActors‐Preparingallnecessaryequipment&props‐Rehearsals

NOVEMBER–DECEMBER2009–Production&PostProduction.

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Outlook&STYLE

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MercedesBenz–Brandselling

Logline:Onceyouachieveyourhappinessnooneelsecantakeitawayfromyou,that’s

whysomedayIwillachievemine,anewMercedesBenz

TRT:30sec

Genre:ComedyandSerious.

TREATMENT

InthisTVcommercial,wearegoingtodemonstratethequality,comfort,luxury,safety

andwellperformanceoftheMercedesBenzbrand.Thisspotitwillbemadetoengaged

theaudiencewithadreamofeveryone,thathowitwillbetohaveaMercedesastheir

primary goal. The opening of this spot it will demonstrate a young successfully guy

drivinghiscar,thatwecanverilyseewhichcaritis,whensuddenlyhestopinaredlight

andstartthinkingwithavoiceoverofwhatbeautycaristheMercedesBenzandallthe

good quality’s of this car, but at the end itwill be a twist, because his point of view

wherehecanseethelogointhehoodofthecarisnotfromhiscaritbelongtothecar

whichis infrontofhimandisaMercedesBenz,andwhenheisfinishthinkinghewill

end thewords thathe thought like this…and that’swhy sooneror later Iwill havea

Mercedesinmygarage.

HAROLDESCOTETU. CAST&CREW

JOBTITLE NAME BIO

Producer FranciscoGuijarro

RubenMartinez

Director FranciscoGuijarro

AssistantofDirector

RubenMartinez

DirectorofPhotography

HaroldEscotetU.

CostumerDesigner

RashinFrajahd

Editor YairaLamela

Sound WalterNektones

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BUDGET

PRE‐PRODUCTION

Scriptcopy 30$Photocopies 15$Bookpurchase 35$

PRODUCTION

Breakfast 70$Lunch 85$Dinner 50$CarRental 100$Permissionfees 150$

EQUIPMENT

HVX200P AAU (MPT issue room) Tripod AAU (MPT issue room) Hi hat AAU (MPT issue room) Light and Electric Department AAU (MPT issue room) 2K JR AAU (MPT issue room) 1K Baby AAU (MPT issue room) KINO AAU (MPT issue room) 650W AAU (MPT issue room)Grip K it (Flag. Silk. Net.) AAU (MPT issue room)

POST–PRODUCTION

Telecine AAU (Telecine room) Sound effect AAU (Lab) ADR AAU (ADR room) Avid AAU (Lab)

APROX.TOTAL

Aprox 525$

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PRODCUTIONSCHEDULE

AUGUST2009–Preproduction.

-ScriptRevision‐ApplyingforMERCEDEZRENTALS‐RecruitingCrew&Actors‐Locationscouting,Preparingallnecessaryequipment&props‐Rehearsals

OCTOBER–SEPTEMBER2009–Production&PostProduction.

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CARSREFERENCE

HAROLDESCOTETU. CASTING(MAN)

LOGO

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EXAMPLE–Pointofview

HAROLDESCOTETU. FRUIT–Narrative

Logline: The story of a youngwoman, driven to

succeed in the competitiveworldof advertising,

findsherselfcontemplatingadecisionthatcould

alterherlifeforever.

TRT:13minutes Genre:Drama

TREATMENT:Ahappy couple running through the normal intentions of life, trying to

makealivingandfindthehappinessbetweenthem,findaroughpathwerenotonlyit

willdecidetheirownfutureitwilldecidethemostharddecisionintheir life. Gwenis

committedtoherwork,herrelationshipandgettingoutofdebtfromschool.Herdrive

for success in her career lead her forward towards a promising future, until an

unexpectedpregnancythreatenseverythingshehasworkedsohardtoprocure.

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Outlook&STYLE

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CAST&CREW

JOBTITLE NAME BIO

Producer EunkyuPark MFAinMotionPicturesandTelevision(AAU)BSinindustrialDesign(KAIST)Animator/WellpigAnimationStudios/Artist/AnimediaEntertainment/3DArtist/MunemaIntern3DModeler,ETRIVFXsudio

Writer VitorCoral

Director J.MHall(penny)

AssistantofDirector

BoraOzan BAinMassCommunication(TamkangUniversity)

CurrentMFAinMPT(AAU)Director/Writer/DP,“TidyUp”(2008)Director/Writer/DP,“Ohno,NotAgain!”(2007)Director/Writer,“ShowMetheMoney”(2003)

DirectorofPhotography

HaroldEscotetU.

ProductionDesigner

LaurenAmmirati

Editor Triv(AnthonyTriv)

Sound GinaHu CurrentMFAinMPT(AAU)Editor,“IntheStreet”(2007)Editor,“InternationalStudent”(2007)Editor,“TeaandLife”(2008)