Sarah Barnett

sarahcbarnett95@gmail.com                                              972.965.0062                                                                         sarahcbarnett95.com

 

                                                                                              Summary

New York University Dramatic Writing student with innovative talent for creating stories and bringing ideas into action.  Strong academic record with balance of professional understanding, leadership experiences both in and outside the classroom.

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                                                                                             Academics

Ithaca College, Parks School of Communications – Television-Radio                                                                                      (2014-2015)

• Courses: Developing Story Narratives, Screenwriting, Intro to Field Production, Fiction Field Production, Intro to Media Industries, Media Aesthetics and Analysis, Media Writing, Acting I, Stagecraft, Technical Theatre Practicum

 

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts – B.F.A. Dramatic Writing                                                                              (2016-2018)   

•  GPA: 3.7

• Courses: Craft of Visual and Dramatic Writing, Playwriting Practicum, Television, Writing, Forms of Drama, The Director’s Process, Acting for the Camera, Acting II

 

                                                                                   Experience/Leadership

Delta Kappa Alpha: A national, professional cinema fraternity for cinematic arts students of character.           (September 2016 - Present)               

• Cultural Chair – (spring 2016) creates chapter events that promote industry and fraternal relations                                                                          

• Sergeant at Arms – (Spring 2016) responsible for overseeing chapter bylaws.

 

Pig Newton Inc. – Casting Director Intern                                                                                                                          (June – July 2014)

• Interned for Gayle Keller for the 2016 film, Bad Moms.

• I created Master List’s and Session Sheets for actors who arrived to audition for the film.

 

Ithaca College Television – Head Writer                                                                                                         (September – December 2015)

• Head writer for the student-produced show titled, Sautéed.

• Writer for the student-produced show titled, The Director’s Chair.

 

Jerusalem Film Workshop – Student                                                                                                                           (June – August 2014)

• Directed a short documentary depicting one man’s journey to spread awareness of the beauty and diversity within Judaism titled, The Unifier.

• Wrote a short film about a mafia member who is kidnapped by an Israeli couple desperate for money titled, Hummuside.

  • Both films were screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

 

                                                                                                Skills

Development: Critical and creative eye for developing and writing for film, television, and other forms of entertainment. Extensive narrative and doc work on location in various department.

Media and Office Tools: Final Draft, Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere and Photoshop), DSLR & digital cameras, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.