6/2001 - Present
VideoFilmWeb.com Inc. at Dramatics NYC
New York, NY
Filmmaker, Internet Publicist, Educator and Web Technology Marketer

Incorporated in 2001 VFW (Video Film Web) has the mission to use web technology to provide celebrities, businesses and services with internet publicity tools and strategies utilizing video, film and web media as well as customized marketing methodologies. VFW specializes in serving three major industries – acting, beauty and education - and through doing so provides opportunities for ALL fields. This is because through the specialization of these three areas, each one's corresponding business model and mission contains those of all entrepreneurial formats and goals. For example an actor seeks to persuade decision makers,a beauty service provider acquires clients and needs to keep them, while an educator is often concerned with tracking the success of educational systems involving student progress as it relates to funding.

VFW uses web technologies and out-of-the box tailored strategies to empower their clients to persuade, acquire/keep and track successes. Web technologies include online videos, email marketing and more than 50 website magazine publications for informational expert client press placements. In addition to video, film and web online marketing, VFW does offline event promotions by producing 4 annual major New York City live community presentations including WinterFestivalNYC.com, PlatinumPias.com, SummerReadingNYC.com and HarvestFestivalNYC.com. It is the combination of online and offline web technology marketing and internet publicity tools and strategies that garner the end goal for VFW clients of first page ranking for chosen keywords on Google and other search engines.

VFW in their lower media studio on 2nd Ave. btw 47th/48th use traditional digital media arts programs including Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Vegas Video as well as are developing the utilization of open source and Web 2.0 plus subsequent incarnations for inclusion in a Web Marketing Technology book they are writing as it corresponds with a 12 week Internet Publicity Training Program they are developing that is an outgrowth of their work since 2008 with TCI College of Technology's cooperative education division. VFW clients are celebrities, services and educational institutions in acting/beauty/education including Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty”), John Gallagher Jr. (Tony winner), Reshma Shetty (USA Cable's “Royal Pains”), Dramatics NYC (9 salons in Manhattan), Mr. Beauty (major equipment supplier), Beauty Experts, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the High School for Violin and Dance. Video, Film & Web Services, Inc. is a New York City Department of Education vendor. VFW clients and collaborators include Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe, Tony and Platinum Pias Award winners.

1/1995 - 5/2001
“Producers Club” NYC Regional Commercial Cable Television
New York, NY
Producer/Filmmaker/Sales

- Produce, write and direct Time Warner's most successful indie TV program "Diary" for five consecutive years, airing Sundays, 6:30PM prime time (total run of the show was 1990 to 2000).
- Acquire sponsors and celebrity guests
- Conceptualize, shoot and edit commercial spots
broadcasting on A&E, Lifetime, Comedy Channel, MTV, VH1 and USA cable.
- Produce, write and direct feature film "Big Dreams", premiering in Milan Italy
(acquiring funds through product placement).

1/1990 - 12/1994
Video Monitoring Services
New York, NY
Video Monitor & Researcher

- Track televised content for keywords
for fortune 500 companies and public relations firms
- Edit and tape market research presentations

1/1988 - 12/1989
NuArt Associates, Inc.
New York, NY
Filmmaker

- Direct Emmy Nominated actressJessica Tuck, who appears on the cover of "TV Guide" while filming is in progress.
- Produce, write, direct and act in feature film "Rock & Roll Vampire: How I Broke My Love Curse" co-starring Tuck as well as featuring folk legend Peter Yarrow ("Peter, Paul & Mary").
- Head up movie fundraising and cable television distribution activities.

1/1986 - 12/1988
NoWords Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Events Coordinator

- Promote and plan celebrity motion picture fundraising loft parties and Beverly Hills Playhouse showcases with attendance and participation by stars including Nicolas Cage, Leif Garrett and Tommy Chong ("Cheech and Chong").
- Shoot promotional films and videos.
- Write biographical play for tragic life of network television star actor James Stacey (“Lancer”).

1/1983 - 12/1985
Brighton Communications, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Associate Producer

- Co-produce cable television pilot featuring Rod Stewart, Mick Fleetwood "The New L.A. Show."
- Associate Produce PSA featuring Terri Gar "Don't Drink and Drive," as well as commercials and promos including “U.S. Army” and feature film trailers.

1/1980 - 1/1983
Zoetrope Studios Hollywood, California
Head Apprentice & Assistant to Coppola

- Report directly to Francis Ford Coppola and Dr. August Coppola coordinating Apprentice Program as liaison to Oscar winning studio department heads.
- Produce, write, direct and act in feature film “The Rave” starring Nicolas Cage.
- Teach film and video production to apprentices.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

- Francis and August Coppola's Zoetrope Studios Apprentice Program
- Empire State College, SUNY US-NY-New York
(Work in progress near completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Video, Film & Web)
- William Esper Studio, Suzanne Esper US-NY-New York
( Completed two year Meisner acting program).
- Magician and Kid Show Performer

AFFILIATIONS: 1/1990 - Present
MIFED, AFM, VSDA, IFFM, IBS (as press)

Lives with wife Alison and toddler daughter Lily in Inwood Manhattan, Northern NYC.

VideFilmWeb.com Inc. at Dramatics NYC
900 Second Avenue (btw 47th/48th lower media studio)
New York, NY 10017
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11AM to 6PM at studio 212.308.1388
24/7 Message Line 212.252.3636
email: info@videofilmweb.com