Natalia Pacheco pacheco.m.natalia@gmail.

com
(310) 912 ‒ 8820
I am a student looking for experience in any aspect of film. I am Los Angeles, California
seeking new opportunities, challenges and career development.
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Ghetto Film School Iceland Thesis
Director, December 2021 – Present Skills
• Directed, co-produced, and designed the GFS Iceland Thesis for 2022
• Edited the script, created a shot list, and designed the set along with a crew of 25+ people Computer/Technology:
• Directed in another language I have never spoken • Microsoft Office
• Communicated and created a broad network of people to assist this production • Google Suite
Freelance Production Designer • Adobe Premiere
PD, Art Directing, and Set Dressing September 2021 – Present • IMovie
• Conceptualize and Design film sets for student and professional projects
• Final Draft
• Photography
• Create decks, spread sheets, and prop lists to organize design work
• Cinematography/Canon 7D
• Dress on set and problem solve in the moment
• Direct and manage assistants as head of production design
• Source props which require extensive research for accuracy and cost effectiveness Social Media:
• Craft and often build set pieces such as furniture or creative elements like paintings • Instagram
Fusion LA Art Show • Tumblr
Artist/Presenter/Vendor, October 2021-Present • Twitter
• Displayed 15 framed, original pieces at a community-based art show that brought together several small
• TikTok
artists to showcase their diverse sets of art.
Creative/Art:
• Mediums used included watercolor, color pencil, pen, and digital work.
• Drew and sold commissions, stickers, and prints at the event. • Screenwriting
• Sketching/Drawing
LAUSD Board of Education • Storyboard
Administrative Assistant to the Board of Education, July 2019 – August 2019 • Color Pencil
• Managed reception desk and answered phones. • Watercolor
• Organized Board Website by uploading video content, scheduling board meetings, and archiving footage. • Mix Media
• Prepared and ordered meeting binders, inventoried supplies and organized office spaces. • Digital
• Assisted reception with runner duties and general tasks.
Language:
• English
Professional Programs • Some Spanish
Iris In Mentorship
• Some Russian
Mentee, October 2020 – May 2021
Education
• Conducted script coverage, film scheduling, and film budgeting to discuss the logistics to producing a film/TV show
• Participate in bi-monthly meetings with industry professionals to inquire about their work and gain knowledge • UCLA Film and Television Major
Ghetto Film School o Standing Junior
Student and Filmmaker, July 2017 – June 2020
• Director for short film, “La Danse de Poupees” (2019). Scouted Actors, secured and managed locations, • LAUSD USC Media Arts and
coordinated production design. Engineering Magnet, 2007-2020
• Showrunner for a 5-minute pilot, “A Look” (2018). Created and pitched an idea that was chosen by FX
executives as one of the top three pilots in a competition. • Ghetto Film School, 2017-2019
• Director for animated short, “Shitty Business” (2018). Animated (stop motion) and designed characters.
• Director of Cinematography for two-minute short, “Two Robbers and a Unicorn” (2017). In charge of directing
and composing shots, providing stylistic interpretation of story. Filmography
• Directorial debut at Landmark Theater for 6-minute short, “Sonitus” (2016). In charge of location scouting,
casting, screenplay, directing, cinematography, and editing. Sonitus (2017, Director), A Look:
NYU Tisch School of the Arts/Montclair State University Summer Program
Pilot (2018, Showrunner), Selfish
Student and Filmmaker, June 2018 – July 2018 (2018, Director), La Danse de
• MSU – Introduction to industry standard practice in video news production, wrote for live broadcasts, trained Poupees (2019, Director), Screw
using high tech equipment.
• MSU – Executive producer for live news cast reporting. the Diet (2020), Stronger (2023)
• NYU Tisch – directed, wrote, shot, and edited 4-minute personal narrative. Instructed by NYU faculty and
learned how to use first person narrative in visual storytelling.