David Lawrence Kowarsky
45-35 44th Street Apt #2B, Sunnyside, New York 11104
khryros@khyros.com www.KHYROS.com 516-242-2978
Education:
2005: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Arts Degree with High Honors in Folklore and Mythology
2000: New York Film Academy (NYFA): Universal Studios, CA
Six Week Film Program
1999: Oxford Media School (OMS) Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Five Week Program for Film and Drama
1993 New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY (Horizon Summer Program)
Summer Courses in TV Production
Staff Experience:
2006-2007: Producer/Reviewer: Pulver Media, Pulver.com
Editing and Production of video interviews and speaker introduction for VON conferences.
Producer of Pulver TV’s “Focus”: Weekly online review show
http://focus.blip.tv
Writing internet TV reviews the network2.tv blog
Assembled N2 programming guide for Internet Only TV.
Camera, sound, lighting, live-editing, and graphics work for live broadcasts and Internet video segments
Freelance Experience:
2006: The Youngbloods Jam in Harlem: New Sand House Productions
Documentary: 26:30, Director Carole Newhouse
Editing 100+ hours of footage to half hour documentary
Screened at Harlem Stage on Screen, October 2006
September 2007: “35”: synchronis.tv
Live Streaming Internet Drama, Directed by Adam Forgash, Produced by Kathryn Jones
Live Editing – episode 3
Camera –episodes 1 and 2
Production of credits and sponsorship preroll, including voiceover
2001-2003, 2008: CosmoCom.Inc
Corporate Video Production
Contracted as one-man international crew to produce and direct the following projects:
2008: CosmoGo Product Demonstration Video
2003: The CosmoCom Customer Experience
2002: Our Story
2001: CosmoCall Universe Product Demonstration Video
Production includes: writing (in collaboration with staff), editing, directing, pre-and-post-production, lighting and sound.
2005-2008 Video Services as Khyros Multimedia:
Corporate Video Production
End-to-end production services
Videography, direction, lighting, sound, and editing
Post-production including Titles/Graphics and DVD production
Preparing Video for Online usage
Clients Include:
TVWorldwide, pulver.com, New York Media Information Exchange Group, and Tamarind Art Gallery
- Camera for Webcast of 35th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards
Production Skills and Software:
Final Cut Studio 2 (Inc FCP, Soundrack Pro, DVDSP, Motion, Livetype)
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Photoshop
DVD Production (DVDSP)
MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher)
Other Experience and Student Films:
2007: NY Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Judge for Local Emmy Awards (Chicago and Texas), Video Editing
2004: A New Brain: Harvard’s Loeb Experimental Theatre
Video Production, Directed by Adam Perlman
2002-03: Production Manager for the Harvard Notables
1999-2001: Director of Speech and Forensics Team, Half Hollow Hills High School East
2001 – State Champion, New York State, Impromptu Speaking
2000 – 6th place, New York State, Humorous Interpretation
Oxford Media School:
Austin Powers: Under the Weather (Mr. Evil)
Smoke, Chips, and Ashes
Timepeice
New York Film Academy:
The Creative Process (Himself):
Moving On
If at First (Joe)
Student Video Production Experience includes: Direction, Photography Direction, Story, Screenplay, and Editing.
References available upon request.