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C A R O LY N A . C O LT O N
Director, Screenwriter and SFX Make-up Artist
301.785.0954 colton.carolyn@gmail.com carolyncoltonlm.com

E D U C AT I O N
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
BFA Film/Animation/Video 2014 Honors Student, GPA 3.85

FILMOGRAPHY
Operation:T WIRL
Director, Writer and Producer
Short film - RT: 19min - 2014

BROWN UNIVERSITY
Concentration: European Comparative Politics and Government, 2011-2012, GPA 4.0

The Legend of Kiviuq

Director and Co-Writer
Co-written with Dan Butterworth Nominated & Selected by the Rhode Island Film Collaborative; Now in pre-production March 2014.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Assistant
RISD Fall 2013 Directing Course Professor James Wolpaw Regularly assisted students with the technical and conceptual aspects of directing and writing for the short film.

B e s t Ju d g e m e nt : Ladd School Lessons

Production Assistant
Co-Directed by James Wolpaw and Bob Macaux Feature Documentary - 2014

Te a c h i n g A s s i s t a n t
Hollywood Makeup SFX

Po c k e t f u l of Po s i e s
SFX Make-up Artist and Key Grip
Directed by LB Rodzinak -Horror film anthology- 2014

RISD 2013 Summer CE Program Courses: 2D Animation Techniques, The Art of Movie Making and Helped students ages 12-adult learn 16mm film techniques and video editing software, (final cut 7, Adobe Premiere and After Effects), as well as SFX make-up techniques using body latex, gelatin and various ben nye products.

L a Maison Royale
Assistant Director
Directed by Brandon Tyson - Short film - 2014

Programming Associate & Filmmaker

Correspondent Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)
May 2012-Oct 2012

Ne w S h o e s
Director, Writer and Producer
Short film - RT: 3min - 16mm film - May 2013

Worked directly with festival Director, George Marshall and Program Director, Shawn Quirk, to schedule over 200 films at five different venues. Communicated with participating filmmakers and conducted Q&As with directors, producers and screenwriters during the festival.

Love is Blind
Director, Writer, Producer and Editor
Short documentary - RT: 16min - May 2013

The 13ackers Dozen

Make-up Artist and Grip
Directed by Paul Bertolino - Short film - May 2013

D i g i t a l I m a g i n g Te c h n i c i a n

RISD Museum of Art Jan 2012-Oct 2012 Managed and wrote image metadata for the RISD Museums permanent and visiting collections. Worked regularly with Adobe Bridge and Museum Plus.

Alphabet Soup
Make-up Artist
Directed by Kate Harkness - Short film - May 2013

SKILLS
SFX Make-Up: Advanced experience with latex molds, gelatin, and ben nye products to create horror effects and gun shot wounds. Experience aging and key make-up. Training: Daniel Langston RISD CE Film/Video: CP16 film camera, Bolex, Sony FS700U, Black Magic Cinema Camera, Canon 5D, Dolly and Jib operation. Sound: Boom operation, Foley, ADR, Mixing, Live recording, extensive knowledge and experience with the Zoom H4N and various microphones. Animation: 2D and 3D techniques: clay-mation and traditional puppet animation. Advanced knowledge of puppet construction and miniature set design. Software: Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro 7, Pro Tools, Celtx, Davinci Resolve, Microsoft Office Suite, MAC, PC, HTML Lighting: Studio and set location lighting for film and video. extensive grip experience and advanced green screen lighting.