Christopher Scott Carpenter

624 W. 28th St., #14 Los Angeles, CA 90007 cscarpen@usc.edu (801) 910-6479 (cell)
Work Experience:
Partizan Entertainment, LLC, Commercial Production Intern

(Jan. 2015-Present)

Transcribe, summarize, and streamline call notes between key Agency and production company personnel and project
director(s) for creative and logistical reference
Updated and organized system of bid specification sheets utilized by entirety of East Coast Sales Team
Assist on various commercial production sets for clients like Marshalls and Amazon

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Production Assistant for The Young and The Restless Soap Opera

(June 2014-Aug. 2014)

Researched and presented key show statistics on the relation between script length and scene count to key creative and
administrative team
Developed and produced series of humorous promotional videos in-line with the Sony brand, distributed to all Sony employees
Regulated and maintained daily office and on-set script and show breakdown distribution necessary to production of show

USC Volunteer Center, Student Coordinator & Team Leader, Alternative Winter Break Thailand Trip
(Aug. 2013-Jan. 2014)
Facilitated international travel arrangements and in-country lodging, cultural experiences, and service plans for 20 people
Secured team of students via application process and interviews; applied for and granted funding; sought on-campus news outlets
Oversaw day-to-day and big picture logistics of trip, including handling and being responsible for $3,000 in-country budget
KSL News Television & Fox 13 News, Studio Broadcast Technician
(Summer 2012 & Summer 2013)

Worked intimately with News Production Management to ensure energetic, engaging, and aesthetically-consistent newscasts
Operated and maintained all types of broadcast equipment for studio production and live on-site reports under tight deadlines
Coordinated logistics for in-studio guests for interview segment and daily family talk show Studio 5

Film and Television Production Experience Highlights:

Selected Fiction and Commercial Projects:

Producer, Pace (2014), USC School of Cinematic

Arts (Senior-Level Thesis Film)
Writer/Director, Lifted (2014), USC School of
Cinematic Arts (Junior-Level Thesis Film)

Selected On-Set Experience:

Amazon Spot (2015), Dir. Grady Hall, Partizan

Writer/Director/Producer, Kick It With Fanta (FirstPlace Award Winner) & Rethink Possible w/ AT&T
(both 2014), MoFilm

Marshalls Spot (2015), Dir. Michael Gracey, Partizan

Education:
University of Southern California, B.A. Film & Television Production; B.A. Cognitive Science; Advertising Minor
Expected graduation 2015, Cumulative GPA 3.73
Awarded Presidential Scholarship, a four-year merit-based scholarship
Global East Asia Scholar, studying the effects of McDonalds brand as a cultural signifier in China and the US (early Summer 2015)
Collegiate Scholastic and Leadership Societies: Deans List (7 semesters); Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Omega Greek Academic Honors
Society; Delta Omicron Zeta Professional Leadership Fraternity; Society 53, the Governing Board of the Student Alumni Association

Leadership:
USC Interfraternity Council, Director of Videography

(Jan. 2015-Present)

Develop, produce, shoot, edit, and distribute video content that engages and represents USC Greek student population of 4,000
Capture and chronicle philanthropic, scholastic, and professional endeavors for internal historiography and external outreach
Interface with the 9 members of the Executive Board and 21 fraternity presidents to promote and maintain external identity of IFC

USC School of Cinematic Arts Student Ambassadors, President, Vice President & Events Coordinator

USC Program Board, Assistant Director of Marketing and Videographer

(Jan. 2013-Present)

Engage prospective and incoming students through panel discussions, school tours, and one-on-one hosting
Invited to participate in and offer insight to Presidential Scholarship applicant interviews
Planned, coordinated, implemented, and executed 2nd Annual SCA Spring Gala with budget of $2,000

(May 2012 to Dec. 2013)

Developed, produced, shot, edited, and distributed online and televised advertisements and commercials for the eight assemblies
and five committees of Program Board, a division of Undergraduate Student Government
Utilized education in branding to develop and crystallize identity for the Black Student Assembly, Academic Culture Assembly,
and Green Student Assembly via video commercials and graphic design
Scheduled, produced, shot, and edited organization-wide promotional video featuring every assembly and committee; ~50
students featured, 96 Facebook shares, 1,635 YouTube views, 15,000 impressions

C&G Agency (Part of MKT 406 [Practicum in Advertising]), Creative Director

(Jan. 2013-May 2013)
Oversaw and facilitated 9-person creative team in creating and constructing Integrated Marketing Communications for Honda
Wrote and directed series of online and television commercials, Personified Civic, garnering 14,535 impressions