Kent Allen
Phone: (336) 692-4467
E-mail: MWF@ALLENFILMS.COM

Ambitious and motivated designer who possesses various industry standard skills in
multimedia, web-design and filmmaking.

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina
Associates of Applied Science in Multimedia & Web-Design. (Graduated December 2003)

*Selected by instructors to design a website for a non-profit
fund-raising organization*

EXPERIENCE

Allen Films (www.allenfilms.com)
2003-Present

President / CEO - Owner

• Design visually appealing and user friendly websites for various clients as well as company in-house projects.
• Follow through with projects from idea, creation to execution
• Produce, direct, write, and edit independent films
• Film/Edit various pre-recorded “special events” such as, weddings, commercials, music videos, and transferred
...footage to viewable platforms
• Filmed and edited footage for company “Glass Unlimited” showing the process
...of how stained glass is made.
• Edited footage for YMCA commercials.
• Camera Operator for LIVE event at the Charlotte Convention Center (live camera feed)
• Worked as DP (Director of Photography) & Editor with New Daydream Films for feature length Film 'Serial
• Served as a DP (Director of Photography), Producer, Director and Editor with New Daydream Films for TV
...Pilot titled ‘New Water'
• Worked as Producer for feature length horror film titled "Grinder" by New Daydream Films.
• Served as DP (Director of Photography) and Producer for feature length horror film titled "Heredity" by New
...Daydream Films.
• Designed movie posters, DVD's and websites for all New Daydream Films projects.
• Produced, Directed, Edited and Wrote short film “Angel of Hope” by Allen Films in association with New Daydream Films.
• Served as DP (Director of Photography) for Halogen TV Series 'Tainted Love'.


*Professional Development New York International Film & Video Festival 2004 / AiCH Perpetual Visions Film Festival 2004.*

•  Selected by judges to screen film in Los Angeles ,CA, New
York , NY , Charlotte , NC , and Las Vegas , NV
•  Won award in the New York International Film & Video Festival
for 'Best Horror Short' film in Los Angeles, CA.

New Daydream Films (www.newdaydreamfilms.com)
2005 - Present

Producer / Writer / Director of Acquisitions & Development

• Working on various project including music videos, weddings, commercials, TV Shows, and feature films.
• Follow through with projects from idea, creation to execution.
• Daily screenplay readings for creating script coverages for writers.
.. Finding potential projects that are marketable for NDF to co-produce.
• Making sure that projects are being produced within budget limitations.
• Working as a DP, director, producer, writer & editor for New Daydream Films projects as well as client projects
• Daily contact with media such as production companies, distributors, news stations, newspapers, magazines, etc.
• Developing and creating all NDF Promotional Material including posters, DVD’s and websites.
• Writing different genre screenplays for New Daydream Films to produce or sell.
• Creating project business plans, shooting schedules & budget breakdowns.


INTERNSHIP (Paradox Films)
2003

•  Helped crew members with production gear, set design and assisted in operational functions
•  Set up lighting/camera equipment for production shoots
•  Helped out in everyday office administration work
•  Transferred footage to different formats

TECHNOLOGY

Apple

• Final Cut Pro 7

Adobe

•  Photoshop CS4
•  Premiere 6.0 - Pro CS4
• .Images Ready CS4
• .Encore DVD 1.5

Microsoft

•  Word 2007
•  Power Point 2007
•  Excel 2007

Macromedia

•  Dreamweaver 8 - CS4
•  Flash 8 - CS4