As a SCREENWRITER I've collaborated with some NEXT-LEVEL ARTISTS in REALITY TV and INDIE FILM.For example...
At CITIZEN JONES PRODUCTIONS, I worked on the FYI NETWORK series STYLE UNZIPPED.
STYLE UNZIPPED
an FYI Series
This show explored the surprising HISTORIES OF ICONIC FASHION ITEMS through SHORT ANIMATIONS and EXPERT INTERVIEWS.
As SHOW WRITER and LEAD EDITOR, I worked closely with producers to CAPTURE the TONE and VISION of the series in each script.
TRANSFORMING dry historical research into ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING stories was the central challenge of each episode.
Check out a sample segment from Ep. 104: “The Pea Coat"...
SEGMENT LOGLINE
In this segment, we dive into the PEA COAT'S VOYAGE from the high seas to the small screen and learn how its BUTTONED-UP DESIGN helped the pea coat weather over 200 years as an outerwear classic!
"THE PEA COAT"
NARRATOR (V.O.):
As far as OUTER-GARMENTS GO, there are few as TRUE-BLUE as the pea coat.
As far as OUTER-GARMENTS GO, there are few as TRUE-BLUE as the pea coat.
But before it MADE A SPLASH as the sturdy and stylish icon it is today, the pea coat first MADE WAVES at sea.
Its design was a PERFECT FIT for sailors: a short length and center back vent made for SMOOTH SAILING when it came to SHIMMYING UP ROPES.
The original pea coat was NAVY BLUE and had buttons decked out with FOULED ANCHORS -- a feature that has...STUCK AROUND!
But it wasn’t until the 1900s that this MARITIME MAINSTAY became a fashion fixture for LANDLUBBERS.
Over the years, the pea coat has ANCHORED the styles of pop-culture icons from JAMES DEAN to JOHN LENNON...but one of its more BOAT-ROCKING MOMENTS was in 1970, when MARY TYLER MOORE sported one during her famous hat toss in the opening sequence of her eponymous sitcom.
From DOWNTOWN to DOWN-THE-RUNWAY, the pea coat is a garment that remains TRUE-BLUE.
MARTIAN AMERICAN
an Emmy-winning Short
For my thesis at the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE I COWROTE a SCI-FI/COMEDY SHORT. AND it even took home some awards!
MARTIAN AMERICAN
A lonely Martian travels to Los Angeles to start a new life and make new friends, but when faced with adversity, culture shock, and self doubt, he struggles to find the courage to stay. [4K / 18:35min]
directed by LEE CITRON
written by LEE CITRON + JOHN BARR
produced by TREVOR WORLEY
cinematography by NATE HURTSELLERS
production designed by ALISON LOPES
edited by MIKE SMITH
sound designed by MATT REALE
music by JEFF CITRON
makeup fx by BARNEY BURMAN
directed by LEE CITRON
written by LEE CITRON + JOHN BARR
produced by TREVOR WORLEY
cinematography by NATE HURTSELLERS
production designed by ALISON LOPES
edited by MIKE SMITH
sound designed by MATT REALE
music by JEFF CITRON
makeup fx by BARNEY BURMAN
Thanks to an OUT OF THIS WORLD team, MARTIAN-AMERICAN was recognized in many ways. Some of my personal favorites were:
EMMY WINNER - 1st Place Best Comedy - 36th Student Emmy Awards
BEST SCREENPLAY - Las Vegas Film Festival
BEST SCREENPLAY - Austin Other Worlds Sci-Fi Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Philip K Dick Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Student Filmmaker Awards
BEST SCREENPLAY - Las Vegas Film Festival
BEST SCREENPLAY - Austin Other Worlds Sci-Fi Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Philip K Dick Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Student Filmmaker Awards
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