
Christopher Odom
Davenport, Florida
About Me
Positive, playful, self-motivated, highly creative, problem solver and team player. Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills. Experienced in the creation of original online content. Can shoot, write, produce and edit. Experience conceiving compelling short and medium form video content for the web and other digital platforms. Capable of taking a video project from start to finish. Experience creating schedules, budgets for high quality videos and projects within the allotted time and budget.
Skills
Authoring, Brainstorming, Color Correcting, Encoding, Lighting, Composing, Marketing, Non-Linear Editing, Planning, Post-Production, Pre-Production, Multimedia, Scoring, Scriptwriting, Shareable Web Video, Social Media, Storytelling, Videography, Webcasting
Social Channels: Instagram, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, Vine, YouTube
Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe CS) After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere; Apple Final Cut Pro, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, Live Type, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, QuickTime; Avid Media Composer; Movie Magic Scheduling, Budgeting, Screenwriter; Final Draft; SmartSound SonicFire Pro
Accomplishments
• Produced, conceived, wrote, shot and edited an award-winning direct to DVD feature film sequel for Odom-Booker Entertainment, securing a worldwide distribution deal with Canada’s largest movie distributor, Entertainment One (E1) by utilizing name talent, low-budget agreements and taking on greater responsibilities
• Co-produced and shot an award-winning feature film for One Way or Another Productions by managing the production process to overcome the limitations of a small crew
• Collaborated in a key role on feature films for Warning Films that found successful, profitable, worldwide distribution through Maverick Entertainment by shooting and directing scenes and writing scripts
• As Vice-President of the Organization of Black Screenwriters (OBS), increased member participation through team leadership by serving as a Columnist and Editor-in-Chief of the organization’s newsletter
I have been in the industry since 1994.