Resume
Sarah Jensen
430 S Burnside Ave, Apt 12-B
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Cell: 785.741.3680
EDUCATION
B.A. in Theater-Film Studies, Goshen College, Goshen, IN (May 2009)
GPA 3.51/4.00
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Software –Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Microsoft Office, File Maker Pro
Hardware – SD & HD professional cameras, Mac & PC, AJA IO/IOHD Kona LHe
ART DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCE
Jewtopia (2011)
Director: Bryan Fogel
Roll: Graphics/Art Department PA
Assisted with pre-production research and getting product placement clearances. Created magazine covers, wedding invitations, and other graphics to be used on set.
National Geographic – Party Like Series (2011)
Roll: Set Decorator
Assisted with scenic painting, set decorating, and creating props for three National Geographic episodes.
Out of the Blue (2011)
Director: Maggie Tran (UCLA)
Roll: Graphics/Art Department PA
Assisted with set construction and painting. Also created record covers that were used on set.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (2011)
Director: Chen Wei Liu (UCLA)
Roll: Art Department PA
Built a yurt and helped with other set construction and painting.
Stuck (2011)
Director: Kevin Treacy
Roll: Set Decorator/Art Department PA
Assisted with set decoration, creating/locating props, and gave general art department assistance for this low budget short.
Nani (2010)
Director: Justin Tipping (AFI)
Roll: Art Department PA
Assisted with prop rental/return, dressed sets, and did light set construction for this AFI thesis film.
Local Fluff (2010)
Director: Raza Ahmad (UCLA)
Roll: Art Department
Created photoshop materials, dressed sets, and gave general art department assistance for UCLA thesis film.
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2010)
Director: Benji Nolot
Roll: Set Decorator
Dressed interior sets on CBS soundstage and handled a portion of the buying/returning of items used on set.
I Love You Like Crazy (2010)
Director: Tess Sweet
Roll: Set Decorator, Art Department
Decorated interior sets for quirky UCLA thesis film shot at Linda Community Hospital.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Personal Assistant
Jennifer Herwitt, Los Angeles, CA October 2011 – Present
Assist with jewelry line; contact stores, created memos/invoices, keep track of inventory, updating all jewelry related documents. Assist with set decoration; keep bookkeeping records up to date, go on runs, organize old files/records, help update website. General assisting; run errands, housekeeping, bookkeeping, and general life organization.
Communications Department Promotional Video
Goshen College, Goshen, IN Summer 2009-February 2010
Created concept and served as videographer, picture editor, colorist for short promotional video
Editor for “Being Deaf”
Goshen College, Goshen, IN Summer 2009-February 2010
Picture editor, sound mixer, and colorist for a thirty-minute documentary about Deaf Jamaican culture
Assistant Producer
Goshen College, Goshen, IN September 2007-September 2009
Created videos, tutorials, and helped coordinate video production at Goshen College
