Neringa's Bio:
2008
Produced, directed and wrote, the first episode of Scope & Solar's adventures, "Who Murdered Mr. Wrinkles?". This is a children's series of shorts created to teach fourth through sixth graders about safety & protocol. WIP, in editing, produced by Unicorn Shadow Production.
Writer, 48 hour Film Festival, "Pear Me Up, Buttercup", produced by Goldilocks Production
2007
Attended Lew Hunter's Two week Writers Colony - Indian Summer
Still Photographer/Production Assistant for independent short, Green Grass. Produced by Pit Hit Productions. Production Designer Assistant for independant short comedy, Third Date. Produced by Goldilocks Production Both films entered in Sundance and have won awards.
Writer for One More House, a 48 hour Film Festival
2001 - 2007
Award presenter for the Evvy Awards, Emerson College
2004 - 2006
Directed and produced a technical prototype concept demo, storyboard and DVD for a patent pending hi tech video game. www.Terrazones.com
Developed scripts, marketing literature, video demos by designing graphics, animation, shot lists, sell sheet/glossies, Power Point presentations, CDs and DVDs
2002
Production Assistant, makeup, lighting and continuity for The Difference, a documentary of HMEA.org
Studied 3D Max, animation program; Adobe Premiere
Graphic designer for film poster, Tea Cakes or Cannoli (renamed Sweet Destiny produced by Pellegrino Productions); in addition, responsible for marketing and graphic designs for newsprint advertising for film’s premiere.
2000 - 2002
Unit Production Manager/Line Producer for feature film titled, Shadow Glories (aka THE FIGHT). Responsible for managing day-to-day operations and crew management; maintained and organized company’s checkbooks and time schedules during pre-production, production and post-production.
During film’s distribution, created and designed marketing material, including graphics for the film poster (1-sheet), newsprint ads, using Photoshop and Illustrator; generated and produced ad fulfillment for promotional mailing such as press kits, postcards and marketing campaign.
2000
Initiated startup company, New Beginnings; responsible for entire office procedure and protocol; designed all Power Point presentations, graphic, desktop needs, databases, newsletters and a twenty page web site; recorded and structured all speaker’s appointments; videotaped speaker’s forum; responsible for all bookkeeping which included State Grant Paperwork.
1998-1999 (produced DVD)
Produced and wrote a short, 35mm film Eternal Embrace; assisted in editing on AVID. Designed all promo artwork, including logo, for company Unicorn Shadow Productions.
Completed twenty-six page television series bible for new series, The Rogues. Maintained all company books.
1995-present
Volunteer at Foxboro Cable Access as camera operator for coverage/production of high school concerts. Also created graphic art and animations for video titles on the Commodore Amiga.
1981-present
Member of Romance Writers of America® (RWA). 1984-present, speaker at regional and national conferences/workshops; judged in RWA national writing contest, 1988-90, contest committee chair, 1989; regional conference coordinator, 1986; served as local chapter president/advisor 1986-88.
1995 -
Member of Harvard Square Screenwriters oldest screenwriting group in New Englnd- wrote and critiqued scripts.
1999-present
Founder of Scriptscene, an electronic online chapter of Romance Writers of America®. This chapter uses screenwriting techniques for novel and/or screenwriting.
FMI: Scriptscene.org - RWAnational.org - unicornshadow.com
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