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Michael R.R. McLaughlin
1819 N Sierra Bonita Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
310.569.0705
323.436.7442
MRM@MRMProductions.com
GRAPHIC DESIGN, PRODUCTION ART, WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
GD & Production Artist: Ad agencies, direct mail; print collateral; web training, movie posters
Presentation Specialist: PowerPoint/Keynote presentations for internal training and corporate pitches
Desktop Publisher: Development and layout for book and government grant proposals
Web Site Designer: Creation and maintenance of MRMProductions.com (200+ pgs.), MollyHewitt.com, wheres-god.com
Digital Artist: Photo color correction, retouching, and the creation and manipulation of digital images
GENERAL COMPUTER SKILLS & SOFTWARE MASTERY
PC & Macintosh savvy; InDesign; QuarkXPress; Photoshop; Illustrator; ImageReady; Acrobat; Word; PowerPoint; Excel; Keynote; Flash; GoLive; Dreamweaver; Avid & Final Cut Pro; DVD Studio Pro; QuickTime; FontLab; WordPerfect; FileMaker Pro; HTML; PHP; Real Media; Maya; SketchUp: Media Player; Pro-Tools; Final Draft; Movie Magic Screenwriter, Budgeting and Scheduling; Oracle
SCREENWRITER, WEB CONTENT WRITER, AND NOVELIST
Produced author of numerous feature and short film scripts, a 1,800 page fantasy trilogy, and sole content writer for MRM Productions’ 200+ page website
FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance1998-present
Portrait and photo retouching, production art, graphic design, PowerPoint, desktop publishing
Russ Reid, Pasadena, CA 2010-present
Photoshop artist
Kaiser Marketing, West LA, CA 2008-2010
Production art, design. photo retouching
Training Systems Design, Camarillo, CA, 2004-07
Production art, graphic design and Word layout for web-based training modules
Principle Client–Amgen (web training), as well as Hot Topic and others
Jack Morton Worldwide, West Hollywood, CA, 2003-06
PowerPoint and QuarkXPress design and layout with PhotoShop and Illustrator production art work
Typical Client List–Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Amgen, FUJIFILM, Connexion by Boeing, etc.
Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA Temping through Aquent on intermittent assignments, 1998-2003
Consumer Products–Project management, scheduling, coordinating distribution of product collateral
HR–Supervising and distributing payroll
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Marina del Rey, CA,project based jobs 2000-01
Commercial director support/production assistant and general office for high-end F/X production house
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA, intermittent jobs 1998-99
Design, layout and creation of all graphics for DOE, NIH and DOD grant proposals
PROFESSIONAL FILM EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Writer/Director/Editor/Producer–Independentfeature film, Of Love & Betrayal, 120 minutes, 35mm, narrative,
color, sound, shot on location: Eleuthera, Bahamas. 1995, MRM Productions
Sundance Institute and Film Festival–Volunteer–January 1994-2010
LDS Motion Picture Studio Crew–Summers 1993, 1994
Independent Film Work–Directing, producing, screenwriting, non-linear editing, sound mixing, negative cutting,
pre- and post-production supervising, scheduling and budgeting
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, 1995, BA in Film with a minor in Philosophy. G.P.A. Major 3.72 O/A 3.67
AWARDS
Eagle Scout–Though be it noted that I stand in strong opposition to current B.S.A. discrimination policies
Student Emmy–Best Dramatic Short, Region 5, 1993, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards for The Fourth Trimester
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