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VISUAL CONNOISSEUR

Webster University, East Hall, 406D, St. Louis, MO 63119 419.340.5778 tdeperro@gmail.com www.tdeperro.com

EDUCATIONWEBSTER UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS — 2008 - PRESENT

• Sophomore  Film  Produc0on  Ma4or

• Dean’s  List  –  2  years  running,  this  accounts  for  each  semester  i’ve  been  in  school.  

• Gorlock  T.V.  –    Program  ;  Sta=on  Manager.  ?esponsible  for  guiding  and  direc=ng  produc=on  teams,  crea=ng  new  programming  and  my  own  shows.

• Photography  –  featured  in  ‘the  ampersand’  art  magazine  –  2  years.

• Countdown  Film  –  chosen  for  Webster  FilmGVideo  Fes=val  freshman  year.

• 48  hour  film  contest  –  2nd  place  2009,  3rd  place  2008.

SAINT JOHN’S JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL — 2004 - 2008

• St.  John’s  Art  Award

• St.  John’s  Man  For  Others  Award

• Berchman’s  Award  –  Excellence  in  Service

• Editor’s  Choice  Award  –  Inscape  Magazine  award,  for  comic  “Common(s)  Life”

• Second  Honors  –  University  of  Toledo  

• Media  Day  –  3rd  place  award,  for  comics

WORK EXPERIENCETHE TOLEDO FREE PRESS — 2006 - 2008

Paid  freelance  editorial  cartoonist  for  this  weekly  newspaper  for  two  and  a  half  years  during  high  school.    Samples  of  my  published  work  are  posted  at  my  website.

RHEIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 2004 - 2008

Lakeside,  OH  –  The  Chautauqua  on  Lake  Erie.  I  volunteered  my  =me  to  teach  caricature  classes  to  youth  and  adults.

AMERICAN RETROSPECTS AND NEWSTAR PRODUCTIONS — SUMMER 2009

Freelance  videography  and  research  work  for  a  documentary  and  PBS  sta=on.

CREATIVE TRAININGACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — SUMMER 2007

I  spent  six  weeks  studying  film  produc=on,  comic  book  illustra=on,  3-­‐D  modeling  and  Maque`e  design.  

• My  award  winning  movie,  Cardboard  Dream  is  available  on  my  website.

THE FACTS ABOUT MY TRAINING

• L’m  cer0fied  to  operate  a  steady  cam.

• Edi0ng  Experience  –    I  use  Final  Cut  HD,  Mo=on,  iDvd  and  Sound  Track  Pro.

• Camera  Experience  –  PD  150,  PD  170,  Canon  VIXIA  HV30  HD,  Panasonic  PV-­‐GS  250  video  camcorder,  Nikon  D40.

• 1,579  –  That’s  the  number  of  movies  I’ve  watched  and  studied  as  part  of  my  founda=on  and  strategy  for  filmmaking.  

I.D. TECH CAMPS

Immersive  summer  film  produc=on  study  programs  on  topics  of  digital  videography  and  edi=ng.  

•  Northwestern  University  —  Summer  2003

•  University  of  Michigan  —  Summer  2004

FILM + PHOTO AWARDS• Chicago  Future  Filmmakers  Fes0val  –    Sci-­‐Fi  

A`ack  was  selected  and  considered  for    top  honors  in  Best  Comedy.

• Flying  Pig  Film  Fes0val  –  Won  two  awards  for  Best  Cinematography  and  Best  Suppor=ng  Actor.

• Notre  Dame  Film  Fes0val  –  Won  Best  Comedy  Award

• Frog  Town  Film  Fes0val  –  Two  films  were  selected  for  the  show,  1st  place  award.

• Lakeside  Photo  Exhibit  –  Several  entries,  two  winners.

• Toledo  Museum  of  Art  –  Self  portrait  selected  for  Focus  Exhibi=on.