Reyna Diana

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About me

Film is my life and there's nothing better than to see your vision turn to reality for the world to see...

Referees:
Theatre Director/Professor, Kevin Wurz (269) removed removed
Performing Arts Assistant Kyra Utroske (269) removed removed
Director of Ensembles Daniel Henderickson (269) removed removed
Manager of Bank of America Dan Matamoros
removed removed
Farmers Insurance Agent Irma Lopez (469) removed removed
Registered Nurse Christina Barba-Choc (619) removed removed
Orangechair Productions Ltd. Producer John Otterbacher removed removed
Lake Michigan College Mainstage Director
Cindy Kinney Cell: (269) removed

Additional information:
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised between the US and Mexico, her school year was in Michigan, and her summers spent all over the coast of Mexico with her parents and two siblings. Reyna Diana fell into video editing at the age of 17. She gained enthusiasm in her shoots and developed her ability to help her peers with their video projects. She began charging them for the work. Her editing soon led to applying her musical background to integrate original peaces to her projects. Her ambition for the arts soon led to working behind the scenes for theater productions in the Mendel Center in Lake Michigan College; among others. Reyna began working for the theater department where she became fascinated with sound. She worked crew for both theater and film productions. She still does freelance work for theater & film companies such as Teatro Vista & MTV. She's working on her first symphony which began in 2012. Diana graduated from The Potter's House High School in June 2004. She graduated from Lake Michigan College with an Associates Degree in General Studies in 2011 and then graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachlors of Arts Degree in Film & Video in 2013. Diana's favorite sports include swimming, snorkeling, air-hockey and skiing. She plays the piano at home, and taught herself to play the guitar. She also knits loves to watch anime and reads thriller, action, adventure, fantasy, suspense, fiction, manga and romance novels in her spare time.
Diana lived in Chicago and constantly traveled often to visit her family. She is currently in MI but plans to move to LA and work in the feature film industry.


Theatre professional:
Film is my life and there's nothing better than to see your vision turn to reality for the world to see...

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised between the US and Mexico, her school year was in Michigan, and her summers spent all over the coast of Mexico with her parents and two siblings. Reyna Diana fell into video editing at the age of 17. She gained enthusiasm in her shoots and developed her ability to help her peers with their video projects. She began charging them for the work. Her editing soon led to applying her musical background to integrate original peaces to her projects. Her ambition for the arts soon led to working behind the scenes for theater productions in the Mendel Center in Lake Michigan College; among others. Reyna began working for the theater department where she became fascinated with sound. She worked crew for Productions such as: "All My Sons," "Midsummer Nights Dream", "The Fantastics", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Rent", "A Bad Year for Tomatoes", "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "Aida", and "Lord of the Dance". Her inspiration lead her to Chicago where she began studying film at Columbia College Chicago. Her first semester in Chicago her film career began. Short films including Happy Thoughts (2008), Marlin (2009), The Booby Trap (2009), & Features including Desertion (2008), Formosa Betrayed (2009), and Polish Bar (2010). She appeared as a single mother on a pilot "America's Most Wanted Deadbeats (2009), an Extra/Dancer on "Blue Moon" (2012) & Extra on "Anchor Baby (2012). But she hasn't abandoned theater either. She still does freelance work for theater & film companies such as Teatro Vista & MTV. She's currently working on her first symphony.

Diana graduated The Potter's House High School in June 2004. She graduated from Lake Michigan College with an Associates Degree in General Studies in 2010. Diana's favorite sports include swimming, snorkeling, golf, soccer, football, hockey, air-hockey and skiing. She plays the piano at home, and taught herself to play the guitar. She also knits loves to watch anime and reads thriller, action, adventure, fantasy, suspense, fiction, manga and romance novels in her spare time. Diana lived in Chicago and constantly traveled often to visit her family. She is currently in TX persuing other interests but plans to return to the windy city to finish her Film Degree.
Additional skills:
*Office Administration/Customer Service
*Sound Board Op/ Light Board Op/Video-Projector Op
*Computer Skills (Mac/PC/Windows/Avid/Pro-Tools/Vista/Microsoft/Excel/PowerPoint)
*Bilingual: Spanish & English
*Zither (Composer)
*Specialize in Stage Blood Packs (props)
*Sowing/knitting
*Pianist: Soloist/Accompanist, Recitals, Special Events, Weddings and Film Composer
*Organization in Filing

Referees:
Theater Director Kevin Wurz: removed removed

Director of Ensembles Daniel Henderickson: removed removed

LMC Mainstage Director Cindy Kinney: removed

Orangechair Productions Ltd. Producer John Otterbacher: removed removed

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Sound Designer
Job Titles	Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Post Production Assistant, Translator, Key Grip, Lighting Tech / Operator, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Art Dept Assistant, Props Assistant / Support, Dubbing Editor / Mixer, Composer, Sound Assistant, Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Boom Operator, DIT / Data Wrangler, Photographer, 2nd Assistant Camera - Clapper / Loader, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Production Support, Production Assistant (PA), Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Storyboard Artist, Closed Captioner / Subtitler, Video Editor
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Work Permits	USA