1. JOHN MUSTE
39 Burger Road, Rhinebeck NY, 12572
Jmyrmidon@gmail.com | 845-594-6029
Education
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Graduated December, 2015 GPA 3.8
Bachelor of Arts: Writing. Minor: Scriptwriting
Awarded John B. Harcourt Scholarship for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Relevant Courses
Writing: Argument, Poetics, Poetry I, Fiction I, Fiction II, Personal Essay,Humorous Writing, Contemporary
Topics in Science Fiction, Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy,Travel Writing
Media: Developing Story Narratives, Writing for Series Television, Intro to Television Studio Production, Visual
Language in Media, Screenwriting II: Writing Feature Film
Experience
INTERN
Tiwary Entertainment Group, New York, NY April 2016-Present
Helped manage pre-production for The Fifth Beatles TV series, performed comprehensive script coverage, in
charge of mailing lists, answered phones,made deliveries within the city.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Pallarium LLC, Rhinebeck, NY March 2016
Helped manage set, setup/breakdown scenes,ran slate, and handled actors on independent media production,
Tower of Silence.
WRITING INTERN
The Royal Obsession, New York City, NY Jan - May 2015
Wrote scripts and comic outlines, took film of fashion shows and interviews, edited magazine articles, wrote for
twitter campaigns.
THEATRE CAMP WARDROBEDIRECTOR
Wayfinder Experience Camp, Kingston, NY 2010 – 2015
Taught workshops in theatre and improvisation. Director of costuming for games and scenarios; made and repaired
costumes.Authored role playing game stories.Trained and supervised campers and staff in training.
STUDENT FILM ACTOR
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 2012 – 2015
Supporting actor in senior thesis films The Princess Blogger, Sixteen Days and Goldberg; lead in Marlon.
HISTORICAL ACTOR, CLASSROOM TEACHER
Green Hill Productions, Arts & Ed, Rhinebeck, NY May 2011-2015
Taught students about localhistory of Rhinebeck for, oversaw multimedia projects for 7th Grade “Taking a Stand”
projects, Taught improv for summer day camps.
SPECIALTY PERFORMER
Nickelodeon Movies, New York, NY June 2015
Worked on set as a specialty performer for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel.Carried large street
wide puppet with seven-man team.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Kingston, NY May 2014
Helped manage set, break down scenes,and handled actors on independent media production, The Tuba Thieves.
2. LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Beverly J Martin, Ithaca, NY Sept 2014- Dec 2014
Created themed displays,re-shelved and checked out books, read aloud to students.
DINING HALL ASSISTANT
College Dining Services, Ithaca, NY Sept 2012- May 2013
Cooked vegan meals, served ice cream, refilled salad bar and salad dressing, bused tables.
STUDENT CALLER
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Sept 2013- Nov 2013
Called alumni and current alumni parents to make donations to college.
JOURNALIST
The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Jan – May 2012
Wrote feature articles for award-winning weekly college newspaper,contributed columns to Accentuate page and
researched recent internet phenomena.
RADIO NEWS ANCHOR
VIC, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Jan – May 2012
Read news live on air for college radio station. Researched current news stories and wrote newscasts.
CUSTODIAN
Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, NY July 2009- August 2010
Mopped and swept floors, cleaned bathrooms, restocked soap and papertowels. Performed general maintenance
and sanatation on two theatre movie house.
TEACHER AND ASSISTANT
Walkway over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY Jan-August 2009
Helped construct puppets,managed actors and performers, ensured fire safety of floating lanterns and carried
puppets in processions.Two-day state park event with Gov. David Patterson,Pete Seeger and 5,000 volunteers.
Skills
SOFTWARE:Microsoft Office, Source Film Maker, RPG Maker VX
HARDWARE: Portable cameras, studio cameras, microphones, sound boards,light boards,spotlights and cables
LANGUAGES:Fluent in reading, writing and speaking Spanish
References
Vivek J. Tiwary
CEO of TEG
1 Irving Place, Suite P8C, New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-6698 vivek@tiwaryent.com
Erik Flynn Patton
Director of Tower of Silence
PO Box 249, Amagansett,NY 11930
(631) 702-5527 erikflynnpatton@palmariumllc.net
Eleanor Henderson
Assistant ProfessorofWriting
Ithaca College
407 Smiddy Hall
953 Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-3324 ehenderson@ithaca.edu
3. Julie Blumberg
Assistant ProfessorofMedia Arts
Ithaca College
375 Roy H. Park Hall
953 Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-3079 jblumberg@ithaca.edu
Jeanne Fleming
Director of VHP Inc.
Hudson Valley Community Productions (Sinterklaas & Walkway Opening)
118 LaBergerie Lane, Red Hook, NY 12571
(845) 758-5519 jeannefleming@citlink.net
Didi Lieber
Owner of Upstate Films
6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-2515
Jennifer Hammoud
Rhinebeck Science Foundation
24 Buttonwood Lane, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-0748
Trine Peterson and Corrine MacDonald
Owners of the Wayfinder Experience
61 O’Neil Street, Kingston,NY 12401
(845) 481-0776 info@wayfinderexperience.com
Seasonal organization – email best contact
Natasha Morgan
Editor-in-Chief of The Royal Obsession magazine
83-57 118th Street Suite #5D Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718)791-6693 natasha@natashamorgannyc.com
Paula Long
Head Librarian at Beverly J. Martin
302 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-2209 plong@icsd.k12.ny.us
