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Zachary Hayes
(515)-371-4337 — zachary.j.hayes@gmail.com
Education
University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA
- Major – Communications – Film Production
- Graduation – Spring ‘13
Des Moines Area Community College - Ames, IA ('09-'10)
- General Education
- Transferred – Spring '10
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Valley High School - West Des Moines, IA('09-'10)
- High School Education
- Graduation – Spring '09
Media Experience
City Channel 4 Production Assistant (Fall ‘10 - present)
- Active production assistant for the City of Iowa City TV Division; set up and operated digital cameras and lighting.
Relavant Work Production Assistant
- The Whistleblower (9 min narrative short) Summer, 2011. Play Right Productions [AU], Written/Directed by Avi Michael (graduate student, University of Iowa) – An analyst is prosecuted for revealing that an alleged terrorist is not guilty. Production Assistant, Sound, Driver.
Student Work Writer, Director, Editor, etc.
- Waiting for Eternity (11 min narrative film) – A Vampire falls in love with a victim of his unruly hunger. Won the "Award of Achievement" Iowa Motion Picture Awards, student long-form, 2011. Screened at the Des Moines Art Festival 2011. Writer, Director, Actor, Editor, Special Effects.
- Finding Genesis (45 min narrative film, work in progress) – An astronomer struggles to afford life support for his comatose fiancée. Writer, Director, Editor, Special Effects.
- A Snack in the Face (Commercial) – For a bakery in Ames, IA. Director, Editor.
- The Tour (Commercial) – Winner of the "Celebrating a Century" Film Contest for Affinity Credit Union, 2009. Director.
Other Customer Service
- Happy Joe's Pizza in Ames, IA ('09-'10) – Customer Service, Delivery.
- Happy Joe's Pizza in W. Des Moines, IA ('07-'09) – Valued Employee, Customer Service.
Technical Skills
Proficient in Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Camera Terminology and Usage, Chroma Keying, Compositing, Lighting, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Celtx.Honors/Awards/Affiliations
- - "Award of Achievement" Iowa Motion Picture Awards, Student long-form for 'Waiting for Eternity' ('11)
- - Iowa Motion Picture Association member ('11)
- - A Snack in the Face YouTube Contest Winner for 'A Snack in the Face' ('10)
- - Dean’s List ('09-'10)
- - "Celebrating a Century" Film Contest Winner for 'The Tour', representing Affinity Credit Union ('09)
Online Vimeo Reel
Iowa Motion Picture Association


