W. Scott "Douva" Lewis

Writer/Director/Editor/Grunt

Overlooking Lake LBJ in 1998

 

Résumé

 

I created this production résumé in 1999 and maintained it through 2003.
The biography, headshot, and skysurfing photos were updated in early 2005, shortly before I made the decision to stop pursuing film production as full-time career.
My current, professional résumé can be viewed HERE.
My old demo reels can be viewed HERE.


 

W. Scott Lewis
4713 Cap Rock Dr.
Austin, TX 78735
Mobile: (512) 925-5088
Fax: (512) 284-8973
Email: scott@thedeadarmadillo.com
lewdouva@aol.com

 

Skysurfing photos by Jeff Standley and Jason Lemley

 

OBJECTIVE

 

I am looking for work on feature films. I would like to be considered for a position on your upcoming production.

 

WORK HISTORY

 

In 2003, I worked as the primary Skydiving Consultant on the Student Academy Award winning short film "The Plunge" and day played as a Set PA on the ABC reality TV show All American Girl.

In 2002, I worked as a Set PA on music videos for country music star Trace Adkins and the band Bering Strait. I also edited a highlight reel for the acclaimed sports-for-film company ReelSports Solutions (Mr. 3000, Miracle, Radio, The Rookie).

In the fall of 2001, I day played as a Set PA on the TNN series Pop Across America and the Columbia Pictures feature Lone Star State of Mind.

From March through mid-June of 2001, I worked as a full-time Production Assistant / Equipment Manager for the Baseball Department on The Rookie, for Walt Disney Pictures.

I was previously the owner of South Plains Film & Video, a television commercial production company and equipment resale house in Lubbock, TX. I shot local TV commercials on 16mm and brokered used motion picture equipment over the Internet. Prior to making television commercials, I created Industrial videos for high schools, colleges, and local businesses.

CLICK HERE to check out the home page for South Plains Film & Video.

I have written several short and feature length screenplays. Two of my short screenplays were purchased by independent filmmakers. CLICK HERE to read a short writing sample (requires ADOBE ACROBAT READER).

 

EDUCATION / SKILLS

 

I have extensive experience with both professional video cameras and motion picture film cameras.

I am experienced in non-linear editing, digital sound manipulation, rotoscoping, matting techniques, et al. I have done everything from painting hairs and lookie-loos out of shots to painting dust clouds at the base of traveling tornadoes. I have over a thousand hours on Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop, as well as a great deal of time on Asymetrix 3DFX and Fractal Design Ray Dream Studio 5.

My computer skills include everything from word processing to troubleshooting crashed systems.

I can type approximately 70 wpm.

I graduated from high school with a 3.5 GPA and a 1310 SAT.

I am a self-taught film student. I have spent a great deal of time and energy studying the cinematic arts, and I feel that my knowledge is quite extensive.

 

SPECIAL SKILLS

 

Skydiving (Master License & Instructor Rating) and free fall stunt work -- CLICK HERE for info.
SCUBA diving (Open Water Certified)
I am very mechanically and electrically inclined.
I am very good with computers.
I am very good with two-way radio equipment.

I have worked as an auto-mechanic.

I have experience as a farm and ranch hand.
I can drive a tractor, a boat, a motorcycle, or pretty much anything else you might need driven.

I have a Texas class CM driver license and a good driving record.
I own a full-size pickup truck.
I can saddle and ride a horse.

Rock climbing
Water skiing
Snow skiing
Spelunking
"Extreme parasailing" instructor
I am familiar with photography and darkroom procedures.

I can sew.
I am a fair cook.
I make a heck of a pot of coffee.

 

AWARDS

 

Winner of a Best in State and a First Place award in video competitions in 1994 and 1995 in the Texas Technology Students Association statewide competition held in Waco, TX.

Semifinalist in the 2000 Nevada Film Office Screenwriters Competition

 

RECENT CREDITS

 

"Break on Through" (1998)
Local commercial for 94.5 FMX (local radio station)
South Plains Film & Video
Director / DP / Editor

 

"Equipment Failure" (1998)
Local commercial for Express Car Care and Quaker State
South Plains Film & Video
Director / DP / Editor

 

"The Trauma of Cavender Johnson" (1999)
Low budget short
Filmed in Dallas, TX
Questionable Pictures / Phil Ramirez
Set PA

 

"Westex Skysports" (1999)
Promotional video for Westex Skysports (skydiving drop zone)
South Plains Film & Video
Director / DP / Editor

 

Frontiers of Construction, "The International Space Station" (2000)
One episode of a documentary series for the Discovery Channel
Filmed on location at NASA, Houston
Barna-Alper Productions / Robert Scott
Set PA / Grip / Boom

 

"C.R.U.S." (2000)
Eight minute corporate video
Pixel Perfect / Chadwick Chennault
First Camera Assistant

 

The Rookie (2001)
Feature film
Walt Disney Pictures / John Lee Hancock
Baseball Department PA / Equipment Manager

 

Mark Ellis (Baseball Coordinator)
(843) 768-0953
Email: mark@reelsports.net

From the April 22, 2001, episode of Access Hollywood --Left to Right: Bill Landrum, Dennis Quaid, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis

 

On the set of The Rookie --Left to Right: Rick Gonzalez, Jay Hernandez, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis, Chad Lindberg, Angelo Spizzirri

 

On the set of The Rookie--Left to Right: Angust T. Jones, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis, Scott Lindauer

 

On the set of The Rookie--Left to Right: Ryan T. Hancock, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis

 

At the Austin premiere of The Rookie --Left to Right: Amy Schwede, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis, Erin Lewis, Vincent D'Agostino

 

From the end credits of The Rookie --I am credited as "Wesley Scott Lewis."

 

Pop Across America (2001)
Talk show
The National Network (TNN) & Mac Productions
Set PA

 

 

Lone Star State of Mind (2001)
Feature Film
Columbia Pictures / David Semel
Set PA / Stand-in

 

 

"Help Me Understand" (2002)
Music video for Trace Adkins
Capitol Records & Picture Vision / Trey Fanjoy
Set PA

 

 

"Movin' On" (2002)
Music video for Bering Strait
Picture Vision
Set PA

 

"ReelSports Solutions" (2002)
Highlight Reel for ReelSports Solutions
ReelSports Solutions
Editor

Rob Miller (President, ReelSports Solutions)
(877) 228-8603
Email: rob@reelsports.net

 

All American Girl (2003)
Reality TV show from the creators of American Idol.
ABC Television
Set PA

James Breen - Coordinating Producer
Eden Gaha - Segment Producer

 

"The Plunge" (2003)
2004 Student Academy Award Winner
Short film
Optical Assault Productions / Todd Schulman
Skydiving Consultant

 

Todd Schulman (Director) & Stephen Broussard (Producer)
Email: theplunge@opticalassault.com

 

On the set with the cast of "The Plunge" - Left to Right: Catherine Mangan, Jack Barley, Will Bigham, W. Scott "Douva" Lewis, Stephen Siddell

 

 

 

Director of photography Jon Provan frames the shot as director Todd Schulman prepares actors Stephen Siddell and Will Bigham for a scene in which Will's character packs a parachute while Stephen's character explains his plan for proposing to his girlfriend in free fall.

 

Preparing and testing the hanging harness used to make the actors appear to dangling beneath a parachute.

 

On the set with Norman Kent.

 

My roll in the making of "The Plunge" is mentioned in this book about the making of the six hottest student films of 2004. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt.

 

CLICK HERE to view my now very old demo reel. CLICK HERE to send me email.


 

BIOGRAPHY (January 2005)

I was born on February 14, 1980. I have worked as a film and video professional since 1997. As stated in my résumé, I previously ran my own film and video production and equipment re-sale house (South Plains Film & Video) out of my home in Lubbock, TX. I started the business while I was in high school. As my business began to take more of my time, school began to get in the way. After my junior year, I dropped out of my regular high school and took the remainder of my courses by correspondence from Texas Tech University. I balanced running my business with finishing my courses, and I graduated at the same time I normally would have, with a 3.5 GPA and a 1310 SAT. My first paying jobs were corporate videos; I eventually progressed to doing local television commercials. Along with producing my own videos, I also worked on the crew of various smaller projects around Texas. In August of 2000, I terminated my business and moved to Austin, so I could dedicate my full attention to pursuing a career in feature films. Since moving to Austin, I have worked on a variety of projects. In March of 2001, I landed my first job on a feature film--I was hired to be the production assistant and equipment manager for the baseball department on Disney's The Rookie. Along with the regular duties of a production assistant, this job entailed acting as a liaison between the baseball department, the props department, the set dressing department, and the production department. I was responsible for all of the non-hero baseball equipment used both onscreen and in the off screen baseball practices. I was provided with a cargo van for transporting the equipment to and from set. I worked on The Rookie both on the set and in the production office for three months, earning my first theatrical screen credit. Since working on The Rookie, I have worked on television shows, music videos, short films, and reshoots for another feature film. I also spent some time writing short screenplays for independent filmmakers and working on a feature screenplay for an up-and-coming director in L.A. I spent three weeks in the spring of 2003 in Florida working on a short film as a "skydiving consultant." That film, "The Plunge," went on to win a Student Academy Award. Aside from screenwriting, I took most of 2004 off from film production to work on earning my skydiving instructor rating and to train for the 2004 National Skysurfing Championship. I am currently developing a screenplay based on the true story of Rob Harris, the number one rated Los Angeles club DJ who came out of nowhere to become the first American to win the World Skysurfing Championship and win the first X-Games skysurfing championship, before being killed performing a stunt for a Mountain Dew commercial.



To Whom It May Concern:

 

Please, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Scott Lewis, and I would like to be considered for a position on your upcoming production. Depending on the size of your production, I am capable of functioning in a variety of capacities. If you are crewing up for a large production, then you should know that I have the two most important attributes for a production assistant--stamina and reliability. I also know the routine, the terminology, and the unwritten rules of the game. I am versatile, thriving in a variety of circumstances and environments, and I know how to think on my feet. Experience has taught me when to take the initiative and when to remain quiet.

I invite you to look over my résumé and check out my references. I want to thank you for taking time to read this letter, and I hope that you will consider me for a position on your crew.

Sincerely,

W. Scott Lewis