BIO
Zack Panno is a 25 year that has a Bachelor's degree in Communications with a concentration in film from University of New Haven. Film, TV, video work, and even scriptwriting have always been his passion. He would very much like to pursue career paths that encompass these skills. Whether it's on set, behind the scenes, or in front of the camera Zack is flexible with pretty much everything.
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Zack has loved movies since childhood. His admiration for creating/editing them did not come around until the middle of his high school career, when he participated in a film course. That in addition to taking theatre and watching several editing videos on the internet fueled his passion for film making, editing, and script writing, which is how Zack got where he is today.
RESUME
What I’ve Done
Email at zackpanno@gmail.com
Text or call at (201) - 250 - 0935
EARTHCAM VIDEO EDITOR
October 2022 - Present
Full-time video editor at EarthCam. Created 200+ hand edited time-lapse movies as well as producer-editor on client approved testimonials. Lead on social videos that have amassed millions of interactions between various social media websites including YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT MEDIA INTERNSHIP
September 2020 - May 2022
Recorded and edited various videos for school donors. Usually quick 1-4 minute videos from student scholarship recipients.
CHARGER BULLETIN NEWS
August 2021 - May 2021
Worked on the University of New Haven news show. Both as a technical director and as an anchor on the screen. Also worked on stage management and camera work.
PASCACK VALLEY CUSTODIAL
Summers 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Worked over the summers stripping high school classrooms of tables, desks, chairs, etc. Cleaned every room/hallway in addition to outdoor labor including planting trees and painting walls or streets.
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S 2019 SHOOT
September 2019
Helped shoot and edit for the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter in Lighthouse Point Park. We shot B-roll, along with the speakers section near the end as well as edit the video.
NOTABLE CLASS EXPERIENCE
Spring 2020
FILM I
Learned the intricacies of actual film studio production. Tested on each position of the film pyramid from directors to heads of photography and many other positions. Projects included Mood film, In a Fugue, etc.
Fall 2020
FILM II
This class actually had us come up with a script for a short film, in addition to being assigned roles for the production process. We then had to reserve a weekend that we were all free to professionally shoot the chosen script. We ended up creating "In Loving Memory" where I did audio and partial editing.
Fall 2019
PLAYWRIGHTING INDEPENDENT STUDY
Here I earned my credits working with playwright Jonathan Yukich to create a play that would eventually be shown during the following semester in a separate course. This is where I ended up creating my script "Wooded Woes".
Fall 2020
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY
This was a writing intensive course that built up to the final project being a White Paper on the public problem of our choice. I learned many important professional writing skills as well as being able to perform in depth research on a specific subject.
Spring 2021
ADVANCED WRITING FOR THE MEDIA
In this class I would create a feature length script for the class. I learned how to manage my time in writing such a massive script in addition to learning proper formatting, and adding creative story elements.
Fall 2021
CHARGER BULLETIN NEWS PRODUCTION
In this course I assist in recording the Charger Bulletin News show for the University. I work in various roles from being an anchor to technical director to stage manager and so on and so forth. As a result I am versatile when it comes to TV production both in the control room and in the recording room.