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  Profile:  Felix Schmilinsky
 
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Linked under 2nd Assistant Camera, Camera Operators - Film in UK - England/Wales.
I am a young but professional working filmmaker studying Cinematography, familiar with shooting film and video/HD. Currently looking for camera assistant positions.

Credits: Tug of War, DoP (S16mm) (ST), City without a sun, 1st AC (35mm) (ST), Nestle Frisco, Camera Trainee (RED One) (CO).
Contact: [send email]  [view map]   Tel: +44 (0)793 9665 905 / +49 (0)151 1151 7183

SUMMARY
Skilled 25 year old student, specialising in cinematography with professional background in producing feature film and commercials. Shooting productions in various formats in different countries. Leading skills for interactive media conception and development. Keen interest in visual effects.

Responsible, reliable, communicative and flexible.
Creative problem-solving abilities.
Profound knowledge of technology: cameras, lighting, sound, post-production and computer software (nle/vfx/dtp/office).

Languages:    English (fluent and safe)
            German (mother tongue)
            French & Spanish (basics)
            Czech (absolute basics)

European Driving License (B) up to 3.5 tons

WORK HISTORY
2006 - 2008    Stink    Berlin, Germany
Production Assistant
Preparation for pitches, pre-production, on-set and post-production work for commercials and music videos

2006    Erber & Koch Filmproduktion    Munich, Germany
Production Assistant
Post-production of a feature film co-produced by German television ZDF
Involved in music research and negotiations, sound design/mixing, ADR-recording sessions, colour correction on a DI in the ARRI facilities Munich. Also marketing, distribution and festival promotion

2005 - 2006    Electronic Minds    Darmstadt, Germany
Junior Visual FX Artist
Development and production of an animated corporate film combined with live-action footage for business-to-business marketing

2003 - 2004    Media Delight    Aschaffenburg, Germany
Web Developer
Conception and implementation of extensive corporate websites for the real estate and trade fair markets

Additional Work Experience:
Freelance Work: Camera Assistant, Production Assistant, Interactive Media, Print Design, Sound and Music Production
Part-time Jobs: Cinema Projectionist / Event Management / Catering / Bar work


EDUCATION
2007 - 2010    The Arts Institute at Bournemouth    Poole, UK
BA Film Production, Full-time Honours Degree Course

May 2009    Jewish Film Festival            Zagreb, Croatia
Talent Workshop Educational programme with Branko Lustig and many others

Spring 2009    FAMU International        Prague, Czech Republic
Exchange semester to the Film Department of FAMU

2004 - 2006    Furtwangen University    Furtwangen, Germany
BSc Online Media / Digital Media
Software and Media conception, design, programming and marketing



FILMOGRAPHY

Just waiting
Short Film
Director of Photography
HDV (Canon XH A1)
shot on location in Zagreb

Praha my amor tebe (working title)
Short Film
Director
Director of Photography
Super 16mm (Bolex H16 Reflex)
shot on location in and around Prague

City without a sun (working title)
Short Film
Focus Puller
Super 35mm (ARRI 35-3 MK2)
shot on location in Prague

Years to come
Short Film
Gaffer
Key Grip
Super 16mm (Aaton XTR)
shot on location in Prague

Nestlé Frisco “Extréme”
Commercial
Stillking/STINK, Director: Stylewar
Camera Trainee
4K HD (RED One)
Barrandov Studios, Prague

Blackmail
Short Film
Gaffer
HDV (Sony HVR-S270)

Pygmalion
Short Film
Director of Photography
HDV (Sony HVR-S270)

Audio88 & Yassin “Kein richtiges Lied”
Music Video
Producer
Director of Photography
HD (Sony XDCam EX1)
shot on location in Berlin

Wartime Story
Short Film
Gaffer
Super 16mm (ARRI SR II)

Barnardo's (Kodak Student Commercials)
Commercial
Best Boy
Super 16mm (ARRI SR II)
shot on location in London

Jenna
Short Film
Cinematographer *
HDV (Sony HVR-S270)
* Cinematographer on other dates: Matthew Taylor

The Beatnik Who Lost His Beat
Short Film
Focus Puller
Super 16mm (Arri SR II HS)

Tug of War
Short Film
Director of Photography *
Camera Operator
Super 16mm (Arri SR II)
* other DoP: Denisha Folkes

BMW M3 “Ordinary Day”
Commercial
Producer's Assistant
Super 35mm
shot on location in Berlin

Berlin & Beyond Festival 2009
Trailer for a San Francsisco Film Festival
Assistant Producer
Super 8mm
shot on location in Berlin

AUDI Q5 “Synchronised”
Commercial
STINK, Director: Psyop
Production Assistant
Panavision Genesis
Super 35mm
shot in green screen studio and on location in Berlin

Man liebt sich immer zwei Mal

TV Feature
Aspekt Telefilm, SAT1
VTR / Camera Trainee
Super 16mm (ARRI 416)
shot on location in Hamburg, Berlin and the North Sea

Theodore
Short Film
Focus Puller
HDV (JVC GY-HD100)
shot on location in South England

Running Scared
Short Film
Production Manager
Super 16mm (ARRI SR II)
shot on location in Bournemouth, England

Neglect
Short Film
Director of Photography
HDV (JVC GY-HD100)
3min film, shot in one take

SEAT “Van Buuren's Bass”
Commercial
STINK, Director: Alexander Herzog
Production Assistant
Super 35mm
working in pre-/post-production

Wahoo “Damn”
Music Video
STINK, Director: Niklas Weise
Production Manager
DV
shot on Berlin's biggest theatre stage at that time

BMW “Don't trust advertising”
Commercial
STINK, Director: Stylewar
Producer's Assistant
Location Manager *
Super 35mm
* as substitute on weather day
shot in the Austrian Alps

Vattenfall “Energy Consumption”
Interactive Internet Campaign, HD/Photo
STINK, Director: Alexander Herzog
Producer's Assistant
HD Video
DSLR Photo

Ziellos
Shortfilm
Producer
Sound Design
DV
shot on location in Bremen, Germany

SEAT Altea XL “Big Jump”
Commercial
STINK, Director: James Brown
Production Assistant
Super 35mm
working in pre-/post-production

Mercedes Benz “Reflections”
Commercial
STINK, Director: Psyop
Production Assistant
1st AD Runner
Super 35mm
shot in green screen studio in Hamburg

Emigrate “My World”
Music Video
STINK, Director: Alexander Herzog
Production Assistant to  Director
Super 35mm
shot in Berlin and New York

Auftauchen
Feature Film
Erber & Koch, Director: Felicitas Korn
Producer's Assistant in post-production
Super 16mm
DI & blow-up for theatrical release
Best New Director Award at Brooklyn International Film Festival 2007

Phantom
Short Film
Director: Jan Eichberg
Producer
1st Assistant Director
DV
screened on several festivals in Germany, Australia, Korea
Special Mention at Interfilm Film Festival Berlin 2006

Trost
Short Animation Film
Sound Design
Animation


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