ROB DEENE

Short Form Horror

The Spook & Hallow: Tales of the Macabre

I LOVE horror movies and in July of 2022, I decided to start experimenting with making my own. "Tales of the Macabre" is the result of that experimentation and marks my foray into the world of short-form horror filmmaking. Drawing inspiration from David F. Sandberg, I aimed to craft narratives that are tight yet unsettling. My taste in horror tends to lean towards horror that thrives on building an atmosphere of dread rather than relying on gratuitous shock and gore. I also am not a fan of neatly tied endings in horror, so when making my own films I shied away from that deciding instead to conclude each film with a somber note.

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Accomplishments:

Wrote and edited film scripts
Comprised shot lists and developed storyboards
Gathered actors and scouted locations for filming

Directed and filmed shorts envisioning each shot
Edited, sound designed and created stingers and credit sequences
Launched shorts via YouTube and marketed them using social media

Details
Founder, Writer, Director and Editor for "The Spook & Hallow"
Date: August 2022 to January 2023

Tools
4k cameras
RODE shotgun microphone
Adobe Premiere
Storyblocks
Softbox Lights
YouTube

Skills
Writing
Directing
Editing
Sound Design
Filmmaking
YouTube

Game Show

The Spook & Hallow: Don't Get Spooked (DGS)

"Don't Get Spooked" is an improvisational storytelling game with a narrative that twists and turns based on generated prompts every 3 minutes. I concieved of and designed the game at the same time I developed the other shows for the Spook & Hallow YouTube channel. Collaborating with a gifted co-host endowed with a natural storytelling flair, each episode unfolds as a crafted tale that weaves a tapestry of suspense and intrigue

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Accomplishments:

Concieved, designed and developed show format
Wrote 300 prompts for storytelling
Directed camera and audio crew

Improvised full three act stories
Edited, sound designed and created stingers and credit sequences
Launched show via YouTube and marketed it using social media

Details
Founder, Writer, Director and Editor for "The Spook & Hallow"
Date: August 2022 to January 2023

Tools
4k cameras
MOVO Lavalier Microphones
Adobe Premiere
Storyblocks
Softbox Lights
YouTube

Skills
Writing
Directing
Editing
Sound Design
Game show design
Improvisation
YouTube

Reality Show

The Spook & Hallow: Local Haunts

I developed "Local Haunts" as my way of exploring one of my very favorite types of shows, GHOST HUNTING shows! With a cohost and a camera man we visited different supposedly haunted locations and ran our own amateur investigations of those locations in an attempt to find tangible evidence of the supernatural.

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Accomplishments:

Researched each location and scripted the historical portions of each show
Handled logistics of on-site visits by meeting and coordinating with owners and managers
Handled crew and cohost schedules

Directed and led visits and show segments
Edited, sound designed and created stingers and credit sequences
Launched show via YouTube and marketed it using social media

Details
Founder, Writer, Director and Editor for "The Spook & Hallow"
Date: August 2022 to January 2023

Tools
4k cameras
MOVO Lavalier Microphones
Adobe Premiere
Storyblocks
Softbox Lights
YouTube

Skills
Writing
Directing
Editing
Sound Design
Logistics and Management
Marketing and Leadership
YouTube

Short Form Info Series

FireEye: Tips & Insights

The FireEye Tips & Insight series was a short form video series developed using live performances and utilizing white/green screen, high end audio, proper lighting techniques and concise direction. I was Brought into the production at the first stages and assisted in the creation of the series, its format and logistics. As time went on I adopted filming, editing and production responsibilities. The series aired for a total of 66 episodes on FireEye's YouTube channel

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Accomplishments:

Assisted in the production of 66 episodes of short form info series
Handled logistics and assisted with scheduling and topic choice for presenters
Directed, filmed and handled lighting and sound for instructor performannces

Edited and managed post production for series
Caption corrected using AI captioning software
Assisted with off site and in-studio recordings

Details
Position: Senior Instructional Developer
Employer: FireEye
Date: 2015 to 2018

Tools
4k cameras
Lavalier and shotgun microphones
Softbox Lights
Camtasia
Stock Audio Library
Adobe Premiere
Vidyard

Skills
Directing
Logistics
Filmmaking
Sound Design
Lighting
Post Production and Editing
Camtasia
Vidyard

Trellix: Smart Tips

Trellix Smart Tips is the spiritual successor to the FireEye Tips and Insight series short form info series. The series was rekindled after FireEye became part of Trellix in 2022. Because Trellix did not have an on site studio like FireEye, we had to be creative with production. Using my own personal studio equipment, purchased for use as CCO and Director of the Spook & Hallow, and an empty office at the Trellix headquarters in San Jose as well as templates and audio choices from Storyblocks we created a pilot and 32 episodes of the Smart Tips series which is set to be released on YouTube this year.