EDUCATION

Vassar College May 2013

B.A., Film
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE
Sharp Entertainment / TLC - 90 Day Fiance February 2014
Comedy Centrals Cinema Supremo Winter 2013
Untitled Reggie Watts Music Video Winter 2013
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Fall 2013
WRITER/DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE
Splitsider.com January 2014
Wrote articles and transcribed interviews for Splitsider Magazine.
7 Minute Workout Comedy Variety Show 2013 -2014
Wrote, directed, produced, and performed in a monthly sketch comedy and variety show.
Summer Sublet Summer 2013
Wrote, produced, directed, and edited comedic web series, Summer Sublet..
Make Lemonade Spring 2013
Wrote and directed short lm, Make Lemonade, which was chosen to be a senior thesis project by
the Vassar Film Department, as well as an o!cial selection in several lm festivals.
Chicago Sketchfest January 2012, 2013
Wrote, directed, and produced two hour-long sketch comedy shows, and performed with other
members of Vassar Colleges No O"ense sketch comedy troupe for the Chicago SketchFest
Finalist, Infomercial Competition, Stephen Gyllenhaals Grassroots Winter 2010
Worked with Vassar lm collective to write, produce, shoot, cast, act in, and manage all aspects of
infomercial competition nalist, Sputter.
KEY SKILLS
Experience on professional and student lm crews and theater sets as director, stage manager,
production assistant, set designer, editor, screenwriter, and director of photography.
Fluency in Final Cut Pro, Avid, iMovie, Front Row, FrameForge, LiveType, Celtx, Photoshop, Pages, Word,
Powerpoint, and Excel.
Experience in Script Coverage and Analysis, as well as Dramatic and Comedic writing in many forms.
RELATED EDUCATION
Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center New York City, NY
Second City Training Center Chicago, IL
Yale Summer Film Institute New Haven, CT
National High School Institute at Northwestern University Evanston, IL
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Senior Thesis in Screenwriting - Completion of two feature length screenplays with the Film Department
(President) No O"ense - Vassar Sketch Comedy (September 2010-present)
(President) Vassar Woodshed Ensemble - A collaborative theatre group ( January 2010-present)
(President) Aircappella - The nations only all whistling a-cappella group (January 2010-present)
ZACH HERWITZ
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