Work Experience
Mentor
Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project – San Jose, CA
October 2018 to May 2022
- instructed students on the filmmaking process
- guided students to write and film original scripts
- produced over 24 student films
- Student PSA Film Competition Awards:
- 2nd Place “Save Our Oceans”
- 3rd Place “Adopt Don’t Buy”
- Honorable Mentions “Sort Your Trash”
Content Creator
YouTube Channel – San Jose, CA
January 2016 to Present
youtube.com/c/laythhaddad
- created original video games, sports, tv shows, and music themed content
- applied professional filming techniques to enhance content
- designed and experimented with multiple styles of video thumbnails and video transitions/effects
Freelance Filmmaker
San Jose, CA
June 2013 to Present
Director, Director of Photography, and Editor
- produced, directed, filmed multiple short films for multiple businesses
- provided professional filming, lighting, and audio for every project
- provided professional video edits and color grading
Video Producer/Editor
Families First Mediation – San Jose, CA
August 2014 to November 2016
- edited multi-episode script
- produced and filmed promotional videos
- created an informational video web series
Production Assistant
CBS Productions – New York, NY
September 2013 to May 2014
Elementary – Season 2
- provided assistance to the directors and assistant directors
Education
BA in Technocultural Studies
UC Davis – Davis, CA
Skills
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Final Cut Pro
• DaVinci Resolve
• Digital Photography
• Video Production
• Video Editing
• Content Creation
• Live Streaming
• Computer Hardware and Network Assembly
• Basic Coding: Python, HTML, C
Short Films:
Director, Director of Photography, and Editor:
WANDERERS – co-director/dp, editor – Independent
(1 minute; 2020; San Jose, CA)
THE BEARD – actor, director, dp, editor, music – Independent
(3 minutes; 2018; San Jose, CA)
SACRED – director, dp, editor – Independent
(2 minutes; 2015; San Jose, CA)
AT NIGHT – director, dp, editor – Independent
(2 minutes; 2015; San Jose, CA)
PROJECT CROSSBOW – director, dp, editor – Independent
(1 minute; 2015; San Jose, CA)
THE PARK GAMES – director, dp, editor – Independent
(3 minutes; 2014; San Jose, CA)
HUNGRY REALITY – director, dp, editor – Independent
(3 minutes; 2013; San Jose, CA)
Director of Photography:
A CONVERSATION OF BEES – dir. of photography – Independent
(3 minutes; 2020; San Jose, CA) directed by Karolina Esqueda
INITIATION – dir. of photography – Independent
(5 minutes; 2016; San Jose, CA) directed by Tony Sommers
DEMONOLOGY – dir. of photography – Independent
(5 minutes; 2015; San Francisco, CA) directed by Tony Sommers
A FIGHT IN A FIELD – dir. of photography, editor – Independent
(1 minutes; 2015; San Jose, CA) directed by Tony Sommers
Gaffer:
YOU & ME – gaffer, color grading, music – Inspira Studios
(3 minutes; 2020; Watsonville, CA) directed by Eugenia V. Renteria