CONTACT
guiman.adriana@gmail.com | 425.240.6679
ABOUT ME
An avid storyteller with a passion for translating content into innovative multi-platform productions. A technically adept and highly creative producer with diverse experience in conceptualizing and producing for film, television, and virtual reality projects and productions. I’m legally authorized to work in the US - Green Card holder and I’m located in Brooklyn, NY.
• Media Production • Team Leadership • User Experience Design • Video Editing • Digital Marketing • Documentary Filmmaking
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite - Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, DaVinci Resolve, Google Suite, Asana, Microsoft Teams, Slack; Figma, Adobe XD, Blender, Unity(beginner's level)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Playcrafting New York, US - Onsite Technical Director PLAY NYC 2022 gaming event, Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Supervise all technical needs for load in, load out, and event ● Follow all documentation, schedules and plans provided by pre-production technical director ● Collate all exhibitor and pre-production logistics documentation for transition from pre-production to day of event ● Execute production schedule with Playcrafting team ● Organize and serve as point of contact onsite for event volunteers (registration, load out, industry party setup, crowd flow, etc)
Plywood Pictures New York, US, Video Editor, June 2022 - August 2022
Being part of this amazing team as a video editor brought the opportunity to work on projects such as podcasts and presentation videos for companies such as Google and New York University.
Tribeca Film Festival - Tribeca Immersive New York, US, Floor Manager, May 2021 - June 2022
Tribeca Immersive is one of the most significant industry events regarding innovation and storytelling in immersive environments. In this position, I oversaw providing a wonderful experience for the patrons visiting the real and the virtual space of the festival. This involved ensuring all the experiences run smoothly from a technical perspective and managing around 20 docents/shift.
Aquent New York, US - Corporate Presentations Editor, Dec 2021 - April 2022
Working for one of the biggest investment funds in the market, collaborating with the company's producers to create video presentations videos for their websites, conferences, and other communication channels, following the company's branding guidelines
Night, Mother, Seattle, US - winner of a 2022 Webby Award Video Editor, Aug - Oct 2021
Night, Mother is a is a hybrid Twitch film that interweaves pre-filmed segments with live-streamed performance. Worked closely with the director and the DOP to tell the story of a distorted family relation through pre-recorded video inserts.
Film O'Clock International Festival, Bucharest, RO, Marketing Consultant, Dec. - Mar. 2021
I have initiated the festival's newsletter and coordinated the online broadcasts of Q&A's sessions and other online events that happened during the festival.
Remove the Gap Productions, Seattle, US, Video Editing Mentorship, (Sept. - Dec. 2020)
Video Editing Mentorship for the organization Reel Grrls which offers apprenticeship programs for emerging filmmakers, particularly for those identifying as women or nonbinary.
XR Journeys, Seattle, NY, US, Founder/Producer/Consultant, Video & Audio Producing, 2018-present
Using immersive technologies for telling brand stories with the purpose of enabling sales and investments. One of the latest projects was developed in partnership with Immersive Square in Oct 2019 when we’ve offered the senior audience of over 100 people the Immersive Experience Day at Horizon House retirement community.
ARCS – American Romanian Cultural Society, Seattle, US, Content Strategist and Producer, 2017 – 2018
Creating and distributing content connected to the organization’s activities such as the Romanian Film Festival, ARCS Summer School, multiple cultural and educational event
INU MEDIA, Estonia Cross-media - Producer / Co-Founder, 2015 – 2017
Developed and produced content concentrated on brand storytelling via traditional media and innovative technical platforms. Produced videos, communication campaigns, and other materials for range of clients and partners. Generated communication campaign content including translating company goals and objectives into engaging messages that improved morale. Led successful collaborations and managed projects with Paulig Group, Humap Consultancy, Slush (premiernorth Europe start-up event), Treamer App, Sleepwalkers Film Festival, and other partners. Conceptualized and produced an explanatory video for the start-up, Futures Platform. Partnered with Humap Consultancy for Paulig Group to produce an internal communication campaign that reached 79.66% of employees across 13 countries.
Cross media - Producer / Co-Founder, 2015 – 2017
transmediamuseum.com/ & relativityofobjects.com/ - a platform designed to connect museum visitors with museum artefacts through personal storytelling
AJJA FILM, Bucharest, Romania, Producer, 2008 – 2013
Led the full scope of production for multiple short films, music videos, and documentaries for the Romanian marketplace. Leveraged strong passion for filmmaking to develop and craft films with a broad appeal to meet market demand and increase viewership.
EDUCATION
MA, Crossmedia Production, Tallinn, 2013 - 2015
BA, Film Directing, Media University, Bucharest, 2005 - 2009
BA, PR and Communication, SNSPA, Bucharest, 2003 - 2008
CERTIFICATIONS
Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), May 2020
Final Cut Editing Software Certification, May 2014 TOEFL English-language Certification, 2019 LOTS® Scandinavian Leadership Workshop, Brussels, 2012
FILM
Selected Personal Projects:
WHAT THE FUNK?! A LOVE LETTER TO THE POC COMMUNITY (2021) - documentary feature produced in Seattle, US - Director, Editor, festival selections & special projections: Opening Night Film for Seattle Queer Film Festival 2022
NIGHT, MOTHER (2020) - Film Editor for the adaptation of the theatre play for an interactive performance on Twitch - WINNER of a 2022 Webby Award
IN-BETWEEN (2017), documentary short produced in Havana, Cuba - Director, Producer, festival selections & special projections:
• First Runner Up at Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival 2018, Seattle, US
• Aegean Docs International Documentary Film Festival, 2018, Greece
• Festival Internacional Dona I Cinema – Mujer Y Cine – Woman & Film (Spain) 2018, Spain
• Oaxaca Film Festival, 2019, Mexico
• La ciudad si es para mi - special event curated by Bilbao Film Festival, Bilbao, 2019, Spain
• part of Based in Havana: Documentary Shorts; Program curated by Mary Pena and co-presented with Cinema Lamont. in Michigan, US
• Photo Exhibition of selected works & Short documentary projection: DEC 2017, I'm Never Going To Agree! - Truth x Cuban Documentary Shorts, The Archivist, London, UK;
HAT OF STARS (2010) – graduation short film – Director, Script, Producer; Cinematographer: Tudor Panduru, festival selections & special projections: Cinemaiubit, Bucharest, Romania
Other Selected Film Projects:
• Contraindications: The Health System (2012) – Director, script - documentary film produced for the NGO Romani Criss, producer: Oana Muntean, Kolectiv.ro, Romania
• Therapy for Happiness (2013) - Director - short film produced for the New Media Arts Festival INNER SOUND, Silent Night Section;
• Western Sol (2017) – Production Assistant, short western film live broadcasted during the 2017 eclipse, Director: Ben Strickland, Creator/DOP Austin Glass; Wyoming, US
• Freedom To Spend (2017) – Production Assistant, short documentary, “a visual experience of multi-generational conversation.”, Director: Champ Ensminger; Seattle, US
• Snegurochka (Snow-Maiden) (2016) – Assistant director, short-film, director: Ilina Perianova, DOP: Andrey Kulpin; Tallinn, Estonia
• Last Cry of the Dragon (2013) – Executive Producer, director: Jamil Hendi, DOP: Alexandru Popescu, Bucharest, Romania
• The Flood (2010) – Assistant director, Short film, Director: Cătălina Bălan, DOP: Marius Donici, Romania
• Dream overdose (2009) –Producer, Assistant director, Short film, Director: Diana Arsith, DOP: Andrei Pîrvulescu, Romania
SELECTED VIRTUAL REALITY PROJECTS
• The Book of True Feelings 360 VR Emotional Cues Experiment; #Sixr Cinematic Virtual Reality Challenge; Role: camera, editor; festival selections: SCI-FI London 2019, The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Festival, 2019;
• Like Birds, short-doc, Helsinki, 2016; Role: editor; director: Heidi Piiroinen;
• Yellow, short narrative experience, Seattle, 2017; Role: camera, directing.