About Me
David Koechner ("The Office," "Talladega Nights") and Me
I am a creative, experienced and driven writer/producer for TV and film who is dedicated to developing ideas into interesting, inspiring works that will make you think about the world in a whole new way. I have written and produced documentary and narrative shorts for classes and organizations. As a student at Ohio University (OU) in Athens, OH, I excelled in classes for film/sitcom writing, production, and history. I graduated with a degree in Video Production in June 2011, and am eager to continue my career professionally.
I recently co-produced the short film “The Best of Betty” through the MDIA 419 Advanced Production class in the School of Media Arts & Studies. I helped to organize the crew, shoots, and locations. In addition, I organized the printing of our most important props – newspapers – through The Athens Messenger. Our budget was around $7,000. We plan to submit it to film festivals and distribute it on DVD. Past MDIA 419 productions (including “Trailerpark” and “The Dying Western”) have won numerous awards at national film festivals.
Last summer, I interned at Principato-Young Entertainment, a major talent management agency in Beverly Hills, California.
During the ’09-’10 school year, I served as Marketing Manager for AVW Productions, a student-run video production house at OU. Their 150 members produce 13 local television programs for Internet and public broadcasting channel WOUB-II.
The summer before that, I shot and edited interviews/b-roll for AkronNewsNow.com, the daily news blog in Akron, OH.
From 2008-2009, I produced and co-wrote the mockumentary show “Life in Adams” at OU. It tells the “true” story of RAs in Adams Hall.
The night of the big premiere
In the spring of ’08, I was an assistant producer of the 30-minute short film, “Jim.” Produced for the MDIA 419 class mentioned above, the film is about a thirtysomething Sears employee named Jim who prepares for the birth of his first child.
Full resume listed here.
PDF versions, writing samples, and resumes available upon request.
