Erik Linthorst
Webby® Anthem Award-winning Producer | Writer with Certified 95% Fresh® Rotten Tomatoes™ score
- Role
- Creative Director Writer-producer for Hire at Rogue Art Films
- Location
- Manhattan Beach, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erik Linthorst
Creative Producer | Writer | Director | Autism Advocate Veteran Story Producer…
Experience
Creative Director Writer-producer for Hire
Jan 2012 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Manage boutique production company with focus on feature film writing and producing, and non-profit work in disability/education space, as well as collaborate with small businesses and brands to produce scripted projects for general audiences. Build and manage teams of talented visual storytellers. Close new clients and ideate strategies. Write briefs, draft budgets, author scripts, and scout locations. Hire crew and direct on set. Shoot, rig lights, run audio, and provide video editing.Received 95% ‘Fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes for COME AS YOU ARE Adapted screenplay to US market to secure funding and create pitch Communicated pitch to producers, directors, talent, and financiers to generate interestProduced AUTISTIC-LIKE: GRAHAM\'S STORY broadcast to 85M+ homes in 40+ countries and shown at 9 US film festivals Raised $200K+ funding from private donors and designed budget for Autistic-Like: Graham’s Story Led project from pre-production scheduling to post-production delivery Presented keynote addresses at international conferences and educational institutionsWrote, directed, produced and distributed AUTISM GOES TO COLLEGE documentary film Envisioned concept, defined project scope, developed budget, and set scheduling Oversaw editors, animators, composers, and graphic artists, from start to delivery of product Coordinated screening in 70+ events including SXSW Edu and Newport Beach Film FestivalSpearheaded development and production of 20+ hours short-form videos for SEARCH Center Identified gap in online resources dedicated to autistic college student Researched, scripted, edited, and produced contentCreated and associate produced original screenplay for HIGH SCHOOL starring Adrien Brody Collaborated with production company to develop and produce major motion pictureDeveloped and produced 30+ hours of short-form video content in the educational space. Clients include major universities and K-12 schools
Education
University of California, Riverside
B.A.
University of Santa Monica
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Skills
- Screenplays
- Film
- Video Production
- Film Production
- Creative Writing
- Comedy
- Television
- Producing
- Short Films
- Independent Film
- Scripting
- Creative Direction
- Feature Films
- Documentaries
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Drama
- Video Editing
- Directing
- Final Draft
- Storytelling
- Entertainment
- Writing
- Script Development
- Screenwriter
- Screenwriting
- Video
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