MBELIAN resume 2015 v2 (PDF)

PROFILE
Melissa Bunni Elian is a freelance journalist specializing in photography and video production.
She aspires to create documentary works for the web and broadcast that address complex
issues and illuminate human stories.
FREELANCE CLIENTS

New York Daily News - The Global Post - Transparency International -

MELISSA
BUNNI
ELIAN
tel 914.374.1766
url
www.hellobunni.com
mail mel416@gmail.com

New York Yankees - New York African Film Festival - The Daily Beast
Casita Maria Center for the Arts - The World Bank
EXPERIENCE

Production Intern, PBS Brooklyn, NY - April ‘14-October ‘14
America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa, Documentary Series - Assist with episode
research, production logistics, location research, travel booking, logging footage, batch
conversions, production assistance, videography

Volunteer, Bronx Documentary Center Bronx, NY - Jan ’12-current
Gallery floor management, event staff for film screenings and panel discussions, video/photo
documenting of events, exhibition installation support, social media marketing

Documentary Fellow, Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville, NY - Jan ‘11- May ’14
Taught adult learners documentary filmmaking, field production, sound and lighting
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Hyperlinks are underlined

techniques, post-production, developed lesson plans, presentation and technical support

Editorial Intern, Women’s eNews New York, New York - Summer 2013
Updated breaking news page, composed headlines, researched and produced news
summaries concerning developments in women’s issues around the world daily

Visual Journalist, The Journal News Westchester, NY - Sept ’10 - May ‘13
Captured breaking news and story assignments with photos and videos for daily deadline,
coordinated with editorial departments to produce multimedia news packages, shot general
news, sports videos, produced in-studio talk show Editorial Spotlight for realtime Livestream
webcast
Aisha Jordan
Art Manager
Casita Maria Center for the Arts
ajordan@casitamaria.org
718.589.2230 ext. 6193

Mike Kamber
Photojournalist & Founder
Bronx Documentary Center
mike@bronxdoc.org
718.993.3512

Yolanda Pividal
Documentary Filmmaker
ypividal@burnsfilmcenter.org

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Albany Albany, NY — Journalism, Human Biology 2010
Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg, PA - transferred 2006
SKILLS
Spot news photography, photo essays, AP style caption writing, audio & video field production,
video lighting, photo studio lighting, interviewing, non-linear editing, transcription, reporting,
fact-checking, data management, development/story research, blogging, Photoshop, InDesign,
FCP7, FCP X, Premiere, Compressor, After Effects, Microsoft Office, Photo Mechanic,
InqScribe, DSLR, Sony EX1 and Panasonic AVCCAM video systems
HONORS
2014 Photography, Expanded - Magnum Foundation Workshop participant
2014 New York Times Lens Blog Portfolio Review selectee
2011 Valentine and Clark Emerging Artist Fellow, Jacob Burns Film Center
PROJECTS
Father Figure - Photographer Zun Lee book signing party, director, videographer, editor
Meet Arianna - Bronx Documentary Center, 2014, director, videographer, editor
Dr. Mary Lane Cobb - American Women of African Heritage, director, archival research, editor
In The Ring - The Journal News, 2011, director, videographer, editor