Curriculum Vitae of Michael Mycielski  

Contact Number: 079 1357 5193

E-mail: m_mycielski@yahoo.com

Date of Birth: 21/09/1982

N.I. Number: SE 36602 C

Nationality: Polish / South African

Passport Number: BM 428 3293 (Poland)

Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Intermediate), Afrikaans (Intermediate), Polish (Beginner)

Address: 1 Pine Mews, Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, London, NW10 3JA

Work Experience - Feature Films & Long form

·      The Human Factor / Invictus

Details:        A major feature film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.
                   Produced by Warner Bros. and serviced by Moonlighting. Shot on locations in and around Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Position:     Art Department Assistant Co-ordinator

Period:         06/01/09 to 09/05/09

Contact:       Tom Hannam – Supervising Art Director. tomhannam@mweb.co.za / +27 83 564 9935

·       The Ambassador

     Details:        German ‘Made for TV’ feature film, serviced by Two Oceans Productions.

     Position:     3^rd Assistant Director

     Period:         26/10/08 to 29/11/08

Contact:       Marisa Sonemann – Production Manager / +27 83 395 8120

·       District 9

Details:         A South African Sci-Fi film produced by Peter Jackson of Wingnut Films and serviced by Kalahari Pictures.
The film was directed by acclaimed new director Neill Blomkamp. Shot on locations in Johannesburg and Soweto.

     Position:     Key Production Assistant

     Period:         11/05/08 to 05/08/09

     Contact:       Michael Murphey - S.A. Producer. michaelm@kalaharipictures.co.za / +27 82 421 1605

·       Der Kapitan “ Piraten”

Details:         A German made-for-TV movie.  First in a series of three 90 minute films and it was shot in and around Cape Town through Film Afrika Productions.

Position:     Assistant Locations Manager

Period:         11/02/08 to 21/03/08

Contact:       Robert Bentley – Locations Manager.  rbentley@telkomsa.net / +27 83 456 0511

·       Hotel Rwanda

     Details:        An Oscar nominated Feature Film, independently produced in South Africa. Directed by Oscar winner Terry George and produced by Alex Kitman Ho.

     Position:     Production Assistant

     Period:         25/11/03 to 26/02/04

     Contact:       Jana Erasmus – Production Co-ordinator. jana_erasmus@hotmail.com / +27 82 407 6623

·       Duma 

Details:         Feature Film directed by Carroll Ballard. Produced in South Africa by Douglas Clayborn, Warner Bros. Pictures and Film Afrika

     Position:     3^rd Assistant Director / Production Assistant

     Period:         14/07/03 to 22/11/03

     Contact:       Daphne Bezem - Production Co-ordinator. daphne.bezem@gmail.com / +27 83 218 0859

Commercials

·       Call-a-Crew

Details:        Call-a-Crew is a Media, Advertising and Film recruitment agency. Through this agency, I have been primarily employed by
different advertising production houses on television commercials.   

     Positions:   3^rd Assistant Director (Features)

2^nd A.D. (Commercials)

Camera Trainee

Production Assistant

     Contacts:      Gudrun Burns. gudrun@callacrew.co.za / +27 21 447 1182

Tertiary Education

·           Assistant Director Course facilitated by Jemima Spring of Free Range Productions. A one week intensive training course dealing with the fundamentals of Assistant Directing including:
  Script Breakdown; Scheduling; Call Sheets; DPR’s and basic use of EP scheduling

·           Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of South Africa (UNISA). I am in the process of completing my 2^nd year of a 3 year degree, via correspondence.

·           Achieved a diploma in Sound Engineering at Allenby Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002

Secondary Education

·           Matriculation (South African O-Level) achieved at St. Benedicts College, Johannesburg, South Africa, in the year 2000.

·           International Cambridge Examinations (IGCSE) achieved in 1998.