About

Taylor Sloan

Freelance Creation...er

Currently living in Kansas City, I've worked on feature films, commercials, music videos, ad campaigns, magazine photo shoots, and have traveled around the globe to hone my skills as a visual storyteller, editor, filmmaker, photographer, drone pilot, and all around multimedia specialist.

I love dogs, meeting new and interesting people, and I'm handy with home renovation. Happily married with two kiddos, so my free time is minimal these days, but I'm always thinking of the next story to tell.

SKILLS

STORYTELLING

A hero's journey

3 act structures

Story arcs

Character development

Documentaries

Brand videos

Project Stories

Having the subject of the story feel comfortable

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

Problem solving

Brainstorming

Collaboration

Fine tuning your message

Scripting

Storyboarding

Permitting and approvals

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Cameras (4K+)

Microphones and audio

Lighting for video and photos

Aerials (FAA certified drone pilot)

Studio setups

Backdrops and set builds

Underwater experience (scuba certified)

360/VR capture ability

VISUAL EYE

Able to manipulate natural lighting

Composition and framing

Skilled in videography and photography

Eye for cinematic aerial/drone shots

Fibonacci sequence and rule of thirds

Eye for color and space

Depth and focus

ADOBE CC SUITE & EDITING

Adobe Premiere (video editing)

Adobe Lightroom (photo shoots)

Adobe Photoshop (compositing)

Adobe After Effects (motion graphics, etc...)

Adobe Audition (audio)

Adobe Illustrator (vector graphics)

Adobe InDesign (publishing layouts)

Adobe Bridge (metadata)

Adobe Character Animator (animation)

And others

PAST EXPERIENCE

Black & Veatch

VIDEO PRODUCTION MANAGER (GLOBAL)

OVERLAND PARK, KS

2013 - Present

I produce, direct, capture, and edit internal and external videos along with drone and photography. I cover the critical infrastructure Black & Veatch delivers through water, power, telecommunications, data centers, and transportation to name a few. This work includes project success stories, recruiting content, remote/international content, etc...

GREAT ACADEMY

MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTOR

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

2011 - 2012

I taught animation, video production, and photography basics to students and at-risk students in the multimedia lab.

BRIGHTON

ENGLISH TEACHER

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

2009 - 2011

I taught English to elementary students in Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. I also developed a passion for photography and was published in multiple magazines in Seoul.

FREELANCE

FILMMAKER, VIDEOGRAPHER, PHOTOGRAPHER

GLOBAL

2006 - Present

It all started with short films. That led to feature films which led to others like industry videos, commercials, music videos, and others. I was a former president of the KU film club, and continued to work really hard to gain the industry knowledge that I have now.

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