Nyx (Ali) – CV
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Co-Founder – Metaverse Developer – Creative Wrangler
Coordinates production and marketing of 3-D multimedia, machinima and scripted products generated by Icarus in the metaverse. Key researcher of the unknowable and forgotten. An INTJ and therefore reluctant to explain herself.
Over fifteen years working in television and feature films as listed in the IMDB for companies including Sony/Columbia, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, BBC, HBO and Jim Henson Pictures often with crews at multiple locations.
Skills include extensive research and cataloguing of information and images in many formats, legal clearance, product placement, budget tracking, etc.
Fluent in Final Draft, Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling among others
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Acerbic stage manager, enigmatic networker, potential integrator (or not) for social entertainment website and affiliates.
- Idlewild HBO/Mosaic Media
- Radio Revolution Studios
- Black Knight Twentieth Century Fox
- Dawson’s Creek (3rd Season) Granville Productions
- 28 Days Columbia Pictures
- Muppets From Space Columbia Pictures/Henson
- Elmo In Grouchland Columbia Pictures/Henson
- Waterproof Waterproof Producing Services, LLC
- American Gothic Gothic Renaissance
Job duties vary wildly from production to production depending on the nature of the show and composition of the crew.
Answers to the Production Designer and Art Director aiding in:
- Research on era, region, styles, etc. as indicated by script
- Breakdowns of script elements (written and implied)
- Daily Hot Cost Tracking of labor force and materials and goods acquired.
(Cost Reporting to Designer, Accountant, Unit Production Manager, etc.)
- Budgeting with each department head for which we are responsible.
(Set Design, Construction, Paint, Plaster, Greens, Model Building,Set Dressing, Props, etc.) - Oversees approval process, cataloging and distribution of design elements(in many formats) generated by our departments
- Sources specialty products and materials needed to manufacture and dress sets
- Scheduling both internally within our departments to deliver sets on time and externally to coincide with departments directly affected by us(Locations, Wardrobe, Special Effects, Picture Cars, AD’s, Post-Production etc.)
- Interacts with Production Office coordinating office, warehouse,travel and housing for our crews and sometimes coordinates product placement < legal clearance.
- Little Britain, USA BBC/HBO
- HoundDog Full Moon/DeerJen/Motion Picture Group
- One Tree Hill (Season One) WBTV/CW Network
- Ravens (Pilot) WBTV
- Leopold Bloom Scala/Joy/FreeWheel
- Aids in efficiently controlling and reporting the flow of production finances.
- Installs computer hardware and accounting software as required by studio
- Establish remote communication with studio, payroll company, bank, etc
- Setup and maintain files for all accounting paperwork
- Calculate and process Time Cards, Purchase Orders, Invoices, Petty Cash, Insurance Claims
- Implement contracted payment terms
- Interact with vendors to establish accounts and secure all required documentation
- Audit accounting paperwork for compliance to studio and government regulations
- Analyzing financial reports and statements to establish balance
- The Secret Life of Bees20th Century Fox/HBO
- Nights In Rodanthe Warner Bros. Pictures
- Ensures materials and equipment needed are provided on schedule and on budget for associated departments per Construction Coordinator, Foremen and various Department Heads (Carpentry, Paint, Plaster, Greens, Rigging, etc.)
- Material examples include lumber, fasteners, tools (and parts), silk flowers, etc.
- Equipment examples include forklifts, scaffolding, dumpsters, water coolers, etc.
- Coordinates pick-ups and delivery with Production Transportation and sub-contractors
for multiple locations and multiple crews throughout Build and Strike of each set - Tracks costs daily for purchases, rentals and labor(in accordance with all applicable union and production contracts, calculating rates including 1.5 hours, x2 hours, housing, per diems, etc.)
- Makes coffee (sometimes.)






