David James Morrah

Documentary director/editor at present.  Vid-split assistant on 2008 Music Vid for The Volunteers.  Recently finished two documentaries for InspirationalTV on Waitangi Day and the iPod.

Key skills: 

Mac Pro FCP Studio 2 with uncompressed 10 bit 4:2:2 HDMI I/O Blackmagic Intensity slot.
Adobe Premiere Pro / Elements 4

Research
Cost-effective field acquisition
Production management from idea to finished product
Production planning and budget calculations
Edit to deadline

HTML & web 2.0 distribution knowledge

Studied manuals relating to HD workflows for Panasonic P2 and Sony XDCAM cameras.

Education history: 

1997, King's College, Auckland

Year of Graduation: 
2008
Formal qualifications: 

1999 Diploma in Applied Arts (Theatre) Northland Polytechnic
2004 Batchelor of Arts (Film) Victoria University
2008 Introductory Certificate in Film and Television (The NZ Film School)

Upskilling

2008 South Seas Film and Television School Kodak Student Filmmaker Workshop
2007 Miranda Harcourt SDGNZ Directing for Kids and Teens Workshop
2004 NZ Writer's Guild Linda Aronson Screenwriting Masterclass

Work history: 

2007 Director / editor / The Gauntlet / Corporate video
2008 Video split assist / The Volunteers / miniDV music video
2009 Producer / Sweetest Victory / XDCAM short film
2009 Camera / editor / Waitangi Day doco / Inspirational TV
2009 Camera / editor / iPod doco / Inspirational TV
2009 Shooter / Sustainable Coastlines Coastal Clean-Up, Great Barrier Island
2009 Camera / editor / Email Etiquette / Inspirational TV

Film School
2008 Director of Photography / The Storyteller / miniDV short
2008 Director Who Am I? / 16mm short
2008 Continuity Baby Love / 16mm short
2008 Gaffer assist Sink or Swim / 16mm short

Creative achievements: 

Directed/edited "myPod" for InspirationalTV in March 2009

World War I doco "A Straight Victory" screened at the Wellington Museum of City and Sea in 2007

Wrote 40 paged thesis entitled "Web 2.0 for Filmmakers and Film Students."

Script consultant for The 4th Floor in 2004, a feature script written by UK-based student Neil Turner from the University of Portsmouth

References: 

Character --Tim Johnson, presentation director, TV3, 021 438 210 kiwitim@mac.com
Work --Simon Clentworth, music video director, 021 440 494 simonclentworth@gmail.com

Contact details: 

027 236 4443

dmorrah@gmail.com

04 977 3000

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