Raen Fraser

Raenfraser(at)gmail.com

Career Focus Experience Summary

Seeking freelance screenwriting opportunities for 2013 Experienced in writing for broadcast and to deadline, and adaptable across a range of genres and formats. Competent researcher with a focus on factual accuracy. Proficient with Final Draft, Microsoft Word, Adobe Premier. Conversant with Photoshop, Indesign, Final Cut Pro, Avid.

Education

Master of Media Arts and Production, University of Technology, Sydney Bachelor of Creative Arts in Creative Writing, University of Wollongong

2004 1999 April 10-ongoing 2009/10

Screenwriting

Sallys Storytime, Its Academic, Channel 7 Freelance writer/researcher for Sallys Storytime segment trivia scripts Charlie Animated family feature script in development (unproduced) Optioned by More Sauce with development funding from Screen Australia Duck Weather Animated childrens feature script (unproduced) Developed with an Australian Writers Guild Mentorship & invited into the AWG Pathways program. Cockroach Live action/CG short film (11 mins) Dir. Luke Eve Winner of 2009 John Jameson Scriptwriting Competition. Lullaby Live action short film (26 mins) Writer/director 2006 Emerging Filmmakers Fund Grant

2009

2010

2008

Other Employment

Tutor/Lecturer - Media Certificate III - Sydney Institute of TAFE Research Assistant/Festival Administrator University of Sydney Admin Assistant /Media Tutor - Hazelhurst Regional Gallery Arts Centre Audio Visual Service Officer University of Technology, Sydney Links to Learning Coordinator/Creative Arts Officer Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Services Broadcast Monitor Media Monitors Readings Coordinator South Coast Writers Centre

May 04 -Feb 11 Feb 07 - Mar 08 Feb 01- Feb 07 Feb 03- Mar 05 Feb 01-Feb 03 2000 1999

Other Training

Childrens Animation Master Class Robert McKee Story Seminar Syd Field Screenwriting Lectures OHS for Film and TV Industry The Drama of Screenwriting Acting for Directors Script Editing for Film Illuminating the Drama Into the Frame

AWG/ABC 2013 SA 2011 SA 2010 SPAA 2006 AFTRS 200620 2006 AFTRS 2006 AFTRS 2004 AFTRS 2003

Other Freelance Work

Snatch Paradise - 2009, installation footage for stage play by Van Badham, Edinburgh Festival Videographer, Editor WIRES promotional video of Illawarra WIRES, 2007, Documentary, 15 mins Producer, Videographer The Cutting Edge cut & engraved glass, 2006, Documentary, 15 mins Videographer, editor Legends children of parents with mental illness, 2006, Video Workshops Videographer, editor, facilitator Sara Hughes the Artists Process, 2006, Documentary, 45 mins Videographer, editor Hazelhurst Art Classes promotional website clips, 2005, 8 x 30 sec Videographer, editor No Place Like Home, 2005, Documentary, Big hArt foundation, 6 x 10 mins Videographer Knot at Home, 2003, Docudrama, Big hArt foundation, 20 mins Videographer, editor, facilitator Displaced Desires Exhibition, NSW Ministry for the Arts funded exhibition Receptacles of Desires, 2002, Short Film/installation 3 mins Writer/Dir/Prod + Various short stories, articles and reviews for publication in student/community papers and journals. + Dozens of short films in a range of roles, including Writer, Director, Producer, Continuity, Editor, Runner, Video Split, Unit Manager, Extra.

Grants and Scholarships

2010 2009 2006 2003 2002 2002 2001 2001 Screen Australia Development Funding (writer) Australian Writers Guild Mentorship (writer) Young Filmmakers Fund round 18, NSW Film and Television Office (applicant: writer/director) Sutherland Shire Council ArtStart Grant to implement Video Project (applicant & coordinator) Parramatta Council Grant for Performing Arts Workshops (applicant & facilitator) NSW Ministry for the Arts grant for Displaced Desires Exhibition (attached artist short film writer/director/producer) Holroyd Council ArtStart Grant to implement Video Project with HPMS (applicant & facilitator) UTS Masters Scholarship