1. DECLAN POWERS
12 Cornell Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
(781) 561­5663
Declan.Powers@gmail.com
Objective
● Recent college graduate with strong writing and production skills seeking entry­level position or
internship in the multimedia/entertainment industry.
Education
Quinnipiac University, School of Communications, ​Hamden, CT Bachelor of Arts​; May 2016
Major​: Film, Television, and Media Arts; ​Minor​: English with Creative Writing Concentration
Sample of Courses taken: ​Fundamentals of Media Production I and II, Writing and Producing
Media, Script Writing, Post­Production Technology, Creating Interactive Media
Wrote full­length screenplay for Senior Project – Chosen by department to be submitted to the
Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Competition
Software Skills
Final Cut ­ Pro 7 and X Adobe Premier CS6 Adobe Story and Muse
Movie Magic Screenwriter Final Draft Adobe Flash
Experience
The Montecito Picture Company, ​Culver City, CA Fall 2015
Script Coverage/Development Intern
● Read and prepared coverage reports on screenplays and manuscripts for co­owners Ivan
Reitman and Tom Pollock
● Assisted company executives on the lot of Sony Pictures Studios on various administrative tasks
including organizing and cataloguing submitted scripts
Quinnipiac Film Society, ​Hamden, CT 2012 – 2016
Member
● Selected to attend the Sundance Film Festival based on active contribution.
● Boom Operator on “​The Cask of Amontillado” Quinnipiac Production, featuring industry
professional cinematographer.
● Gaffer, Co­Editor, and Production Assistant in three Quinnipiac Film Society Productions
● Developed and produced student film “Come As You Are”, screened at the New England Film and
Music Festival twice at Sacred Heart University.
WHCTV (West Hartford Community Television)​, West Hartford, CT 2011 – 2014
Intern/Freelance
● Off­location camera operator on live concert
● Multi­cam Camera operator in studio for taping of live singer/songwriter
● Technical Director of Kingsford Oxford graduation ceremony