Johnny McAllister
PRODUCER HIGHLIGHTS
johnnymcallister@gmail.com
m: 917.870.5460
Lead Producer & Chief Information Officer, Transterra Media, Beirut & Cairo, 2011 - present.
• Managed internal technology strategy and implementation for global news and documentary platform.
• Hired, trained and managed production crews across the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf.
• Produced and edited over 30 news “story kits” for global sales team.
Producer & Line Producer, White Whale Films, Boston MA, 2010
Whaling City, HD feature, 95 min., dir. Jay Burke
• Produced and co-wrote narrative feature film set in the modern fishing industry.
Production Manager, Abu Bakr Television, New York & Cairo, 2009
Heaven and Hell (Ganna wa Nar), TV Series shot on Digibeta, 480 min., dir. Mohammed Abu Seif
• 12 episodes for Egyptian TV with multiple days in DC, New Jersey and Manhattan.
Field Producer, Pinhole Pictures, New York City and Lebanon, 2007
Remnants of War, HD Documentary, 85 min., dir. Jawad Metni
• On-location production services in southern Lebanon for current affairs documentary.
Production Manager, E&M Advertising, New York City, NY, 2005-2006
• Produced over a dozen infomercials and promos for major direct marketing company in Manhattan.
POST PRODUCTION
Control Tower, (feature doc) FCP Editor, New York, NY, 2011
• Directed and edited feature doc on academic freedom in the US.
Eyeball Media, FCP Editor, New York, NY, 2011
• Edited TV ads for Target and Shoe Carnival.
Digital Kitchen, QC Supervisor New York, NY, 2010
• Supervised night shift QC team on Microsoft Store Wall TV content.
Comprehensive Media, FCP Editor and After Effects compositor, New York, NY, 2003
• Edited promos, internal compliance and training videos for Fortune 500 companies.
ACT 2 Media, Avid Editor and Assistant Editor, Nashville, TN, 2002
• Shot and edited medical compliance videos for Fortune 500 companies.
Hallmark Channel, Assistant Avid Editor, New York, NY, 2002
• Edited rough cuts, titles and supers for ‘Adoption’, a Hallmark documentary series.
SKILLS
Film/Video: Final Cut, Avid MC, Adobe Suite, Movie Magic, File-based workflows (5D, P2 etc.)
Web: Wordpress, Drupal, CSS, some HTML, Agile Project Management, Cloud apps.
Productivity: Word, Excel Powerpoint, Filemaker Pro, Salesforce, Quickbooks, Asana.
Travel:
Conversational Arabic and Italian, Dual EC & US Passports, will travel anywhere.
EDUCATION
MFA Directing - Columbia University, New York 2003
BSc Radio/TV/Film - University of Texas at Austin 1997
BA English - University of Texas at Austin 1997
Johnny McAllister
FILMOGRAPHY
johnnymcallister@gmail.com
m: 917.870.5460
Director, Control Tower, (71 min. HD) Bluestack Media, New York City, NY, 20011
Producer, Whaling City, (95 min. HD) White Whale Films, New York & Massachusetts, 20010-2011
Writer, Be Quiet, (17 min. 35mm) dir. Sameh Zoabi, Merou Pictures, France & Israel, 2005
*Cannes *Sundance *New York Film Festival * Clermont Ferrand
Writer & Director, Night of the World, (13 min. DigiBeta) Pinhole Pictures, New York City, NY, 2003
*Columbia University Film Festival *Recipient, Milos Forman Finishing Fund Award
Writer & Co-Producer, Last Call, (11 min. 16mm) dir. Cami Delavigne, New York City, NY, 2002
*Manhattan Irish Film Festival *Best Short, Great Plains Film Festival
Writer, Olympia, (82 min. 35mm) King Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, 1998
*South by Southwest *Slamdance *London Maverick *Sundance Channel
CREW CREDITS
Production & Post-Production Supervisor, Askina Calgitrol (7min. DV), Sligo, Ireland, 2007
Videographer & Co-Director, Nike@Pyramids, (3 min, DV) Cairo, Egypt, 2006
Preselection Judge, Nashville Film Festival Nashville, TN, 2005
Editor, Day In The Life of CO, (35 min. Beta) Comprehensive Media, Nashville, TN, 2004
Director, Videographer & UPM, Cooking with Anji, (27 min. DV), ACT 2 Media, Nashville, TN, 2004
Videographer, Production Manager, Brookhaven, (16 min. DV), ACT 2 Media, Nashville, TN, 2004
Production Coordinator, Drink Up, (7 min. DigiBeta), Mico Productions, New York City, NY, 2003
Production Assistant, 11’09”01, (100 min. 35mm), dir. Mira Nair, New York City, NY, 2003
Head Projectionist, Lerner Theater & Film Department, Columbia University, New York City, NY, 2000-2003
Assistant Editor, Adoption, (27 min. DigiBeta), Hallmark Television, New York City, NY, 2002
Videographer & Editor, Poincare & Duchamp, (20 hrs, DV) for Stephen Jay Gould, Boston, MA, 2002
Catalogue Writer & Preselection Judge, Philadelphia World Film Festival, New York City, NY, 2001
Writer & Director, Noise and Fury, (17 min. Beta) New York City, NY, 2000
D.P., Hands, (13 min. 16mm), dir. Caryn Waechter, New York City, NY, 2000
Key Grip, Treasure Island, (90 min. 35mm) King Pictures. Los Angeles CA, 1999
*Sundance *South by Southwest
Preselection Judge, South By Southwest Film Festival, Austin, TX, 1998
Studio Camera & Lighting, Texas Department of Educations daily satellite broadcast, Austin TX, 1997-98
Gaffer, Slow Business of Going, (89 min. 35mm) dir. Athina Tsangari, Austin, TX, 1997
Gaffer & 2nd Unit D.P., Loaves and Fishes, (26 min. 35mm) Nancy Schiesari Austin, TX, 1997
Grip/Electric Swing, Snaketales, (102 min. 35mm) Austin, TX, 1996
D.P. & Co-Director, Half-Life, (12 min. 16mm) Austin, TX, 1996
Director, Out of Mind, (13 min. 16mm) Austin, TX, 1995
RELEVANT SITES
Portfolio: www.johnnymcallister.net
Transterra Media: www.transterramedia.com
Bluestack Media: www.bluestackmedia.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnymcallister
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563987/