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C.V. for Rob Davenport

TELEVISION AND FILM EXPERIENCE

CAMERA OPERATOR and/or FIELD PRODUCER and/ or ASSOCIATE PRODUCER


Hunt for Amazing Treasures
(Camera – Field Producer)
July 2002 – present
Produced for The Learning Channel. Andrew Solt Productions, New York, NY

Science Times
July 2001 – June 2002
New York Times Television
Magazine-style TV documentaries developed from the New York Times' "Science Times" section and airing on the National Geographic Channel.
Documentaries produced included:

• "The Physics of Sailing"
(Developer - Camera – Field Producer)
• "The Physics of Ice Skating"
(Camera – Field Producer)
• "Bionics: The Prosthetics Revolution"
(Associate Producer)
• "The Physics of the Circus"
(Camera - Associate Producer)
• Scientist profiles: Wally Broecker
(Camera)
• Cosmology: "Einstein’s Blunder" (Developer)
• "New Orleans Drowning"
(Developer)
• Volcanology: "In the Shadow of the Volcano"
(Associate Producer)
• Biomusic: "Symphony of Nature"
(Associate Producer)

Harlemite
(Camera), 2001
@radical media, New York, NY
DV verite style documentary in present day Harlem.

The Great Divide
(Camera), 2000
Wanderlust Film Group, New York, NY
DV pilot for dramatic feature.

Kidneys of the Earth
(Producer-Camera), 1995
Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia
Developed, produced, shot, directed, and edited video on artificial wetlands for wastewater treatment, funded by the EPA.


DEVELOPMENT RESEARCHER / WRITER / CAMERA OPERATOR:


Silent Sentinels, Cowards War
(Research), 1996
Ophidian Films, New York, NY
Project for NOVA about landmines in Cambodia.

Thoughts on Beagling (Hi 8), 1994
Willa: An American Snow White (16mm), 1994
Mutzmag (16mm), 1992
Davenport Films, Delaplane, Virginia
Short format live-action dramatic films based on Grimm's fairly tales, and documentaries on American traditional culture.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Project Manager
iXL
1999 – 2000 New York, NY
Led Internet development teams. Managed projects for financial, hi tech, and human resource management clients, with total project costs of up to 250K.

Web Master
International Rescue Committee
1999 - New York, NY
Maintained web site and redesigned information: posted updates, reorganized page flow, and fixed bugs.

Production Coordinator
FUVIRESE Foundation
1997- 1998 Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador
Developed budget for a wheelchair production shop. Coordinated shop construction.

Multimedia Producer
Byron Preiss Multimedia
1996 – 1997 New York, NY
Scientific American Library: The Universe
Managed development, asset creation, and production of an educational CD-ROM


EDUCATION

B.A. Anthropology 1993
Reed College, Portland, Oregon

Certificate in Spanish Language and Culture 1994
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain