Spencer Zehren

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About me

I am passionate about the intersection of entertainment, technology and modern digital life through audience engagement and user experience. After graduating from Georgetown Day School (GDS) in Washington DC in 2013, I moved to Los Angeles to attend Occidental College, where I majored in Media Arts and Culture (emphasis on Media Production) but kept my love of Latin going with a minor in Classical Studies. I literally have crews covered--from BCE through the digital age! At Occidental and through a semester abroad at the University of Otago in New Zealand, I completed advanced projects in media production and editing, digital design, technical theater, and TV studio production. I worked on 3 live, staged productions (Thyestes, Othello, and The Drowsy Chaperone) as well as 9 student videos, which grew my experience with cameras and production equipment, as well as post-production editing and sound mixing. I also co-produced and ran soundboard for 2 weekly music/talk radio shows on KOXY; founded a gaming club; and interned at Awesomeness TV (Production: Office PA and Runner) and DreamWorks TV (Programming), where I supported a plethora of departments (Art, Marketing, Programming, Production, Post-Production). I've traveled & studied widely (5 continents so far); played team sports in the US and abroad as a People to People Sports Ambassador (soccer); and love to read, cook, hike, and dog walk. A critical thinker and team player with a great sense of humor and ability to work well with people, I am attentive to detail, creative, organized, fun & hard working!
Referees:
• Chelsea Butler, DreamWorks TV Intern Coordinator. removed .
• Mboni Maumba, Production Designer on Emily: https://www.facebook.com/mboni.maumba.
• Rocky Pajarito, Director on Camel's Back: removed .
• Dr. Tamara Himmelstein, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Life at Occidental College: removed .
• Diana Keeler, Manager of Digital Production, Media Arts & Culture at Occidental College: removed and removed .
• Dr. Broderick Fox, Chair and Associate Professor, Media Arts & Culture at Occidental College: removed and removed .
• Dr. Debra Freas, Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Associate Professor, Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture, and Advisory Committee for Classical Studies Minor at Occidental College: removed .
• Binh Tran, Owner of Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in Washington DC: removed .
• Walt Anderson, Director of Referees at DC Stoddert Soccer in Washington DC: removed .
Additional information:
I studied technical theater staging and construction, and worked stage crew, lights, and front-of-house at GDS; I also studied advanced technical theater at Occidental. These skills all came to use in a recent set construction gig I worked for a short film, Emily, shot at AFI in April 2018.
I am great with animals! In DC I volunteered at my local Humane Society shelter and pet sat for my neighbors; at Occidental I was a member of Tiger PAWS (a therapy dog club). Since graduating I walk dogs and dog sit.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Runner
Job Titles	Set Builder, Post Production Assistant, Floor Staff, General Staff, Receptionist, Catering / Craft Services, Chaperone / Driver, Animal Trainer / Wrangler / Handler, Casting Assistant, Events Management / Support, Locations Assistant, Carpenter, Video Editor, Props Assistant / Support, Set Decorator, Sound Assistant, Sound Editor, Boom Operator, Camera Assistant, Photographer, Researcher, Customer Service, Production Support, Production Assistant (PA)
Years in industry	1 to 3 years