"Film is my second language."
Johnathan Carr (aka The Mfish) is a filmmaker, artist and native of greater Boston. He graduated EMERSON COLLEGE in 2004 with a BA in Filmmaking. He has written, produced and directed four feature-length movies on digital video
as well as numerous short films. For the past ten years he has produced nearly a hundred FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
from all sides of the camera and is just warming up.
While at Emerson, he co-founded WARLORDS
a production club devoted to making action films, received an
EVVY AWARD for a 16mm short and an EVVY nomination for a TV series that aired on THE EMERSON CHANNEL.
In 2005, he received an artist grant from the MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL for his film CANDYFLIP a documentary on substance abuse. Aside from his many film projects, he is currently writing an audio drama podcast which he plans to begin producing in the spring. More...
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EDUCATION
• Emerson College - Boston, MA
BA Film, Department of Visual and Media Arts, Sep 2000 - May 2004
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
• Zhura.com - Boston, MA, Jan 08 - present
Online customer support, graphics, promotional videos, quality assurance, generating solutions to improve user interface and creative support to a vast community of screenwriters.
• Cambridge Friends School - Cambridge, MA, Nov 05 - Dec 07
Demonstrating the basics of drama tech and filmmaking to the eighth grade drama class by assisting multimedia theatre productions.
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Penn Station Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA, Sep - Dec 03
Clerical duties, research, screenplay coverage.
• Damark Productions - Peabody, MA 2000 - 2001 and
Joseph Fortunato Video, Medford, MA, 1998 - 1999
Wedding and event videography.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Robert McKee’s Genre Weekend - New York, NY, October 2008
Seminar on writing conventions of major genres in Film and Television held at the Marjorie S. Deane Theatre in New York
• Cambridge Center for Adult Ed - Cambdridge, MA, Spring 2008
Commercial Voice-Overs with Jordan Rich and Ken Carberry
• Boston Center for Adult Ed - Boston, MA, 2004 ~ 2008
Documentary Film, Voice & Articulation, Interrogation, Reading People, Ghost Hunting, Flash Animation...
• Robert McKee’s Story Seminar - Cambridge, MA, April 2000
Story Writing for Film and Television in an intensive seminar held at Harvard University
• Boston Film and Video Foundation - Boston, MA, 1998 ~ 2000
Guerilla Filmmaking with Laurel Chiten
Location Scouting with Tim Grafft
Location Lighting with T.W. Li
Cinematography with
Vilma Gregoropolous
and Script Supervision
• International Film and TV Workshops - Rockport, ME, July 1999
Digital Video Production, Non-linear Editing
• School for the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA, Summer 1998
16mm Filmmaking Continuing Education Program
• SummerFilm at Concord Academy - Concord, MA, Summer 1997
Super 8 Filmmaking, Video Production and Film History with Chris Rowe
• Acting and improv classes at CP Casting - Cambridge, MA 1992
• Acting and modelling classes at Cameo Kids - Boston, MA 1991
RELATED SKILLS
Digital Video, Hi-Def and 16mm cinematography
Final Cut Studio
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Photoshop
Film and theatre lighting
Photography
Flash
Dreamweaver
Web Design
Story Editing
Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
Sound Design
Garage Band
ProTools
PRODUCTION HONORS
2007 - "ZHURA PROMO: OUR MOVIE" - Won "Best Zhura Informerical Video" as part of the Beta Phase One contests on Zhura.com
2005 - "CANDYFLIP" - Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant
2004 - "FALLEN IRIS" - EVVY Award at Emerson College
2004 - "THE VAMPIRE GAME" - Nominated for EVVY Award
2000 - "PROJECT TEN EAST" - 3rd Place in the New England High School Video Competition
1999 - "A HISTORY" - Honorable Mention (6th place) in the New England High School Video Competition
1998 - "A PSA FROM THE MFISH" - Certificate of Achievement from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PSA Contest
OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Foghorn Studio - Medford, MA, Aug 04 - present
Cinematic director for a video game development group
• Democratic National Convention - Boston, MA, July 04
Assisted registration and functions
• Middlesex County Grand Jury - Cambridge, MA, Summer 2001
Formal resume available upon request.
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I've made many films over the years, but these few have been the most important to me.
They represent the very best of my film skills at the time and chronicle my growth as an artist.
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