Taylor M. Roberts

2608 Southern Hills Blvd Apt. 36

Arlington, TX 76006

Phone: (406) 697-4629

Email: tmacroberts@gmail.com

Education

Skyview High School, Billings, MT 2008-2012

Graduated Class of 2012

Grade Point Average: 3.24

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 2012-2016

Bachelor of Arts - Film and Photography

Fields of Study: Directing, cinematography, photography, acting, writing, editing, post-

production, color correction, sound, and visual effects.

Grade Point Average: 3.35

Major Grade Point Average: 3.61

Educational Awards

Most Valuable Member - Skyview High School Chorale 2012

Voted on by the over 100 students in the Skyview Choir program. Received for individual

achievement and assistance to the program throughout high school.

School of Music Scholarship - Montana State University 2015-2016

Awarded for individual achievement, motivation, and value added to the music

program.

Best Screenplay Tracy Award - Montana State University 2016

Student filmmaking award presented through the University's School of Film and

Photography for best screenplay. Received for the film When He Comes For You which I wrote

and directed during senior year.

Bruce Moore Award - Montana State University 2016

Student award presented through the University's School of Film and Photography.

Received for individual excellence, the student who "exemplified helpfulness and motivation in

the department." Voted on by the school's film and photography faculty.

Work Experience

Food Worker, Union Market, SUB - MSU SUB, Bozeman, MT 2013

Making food (breakfast burritos and sandwiches, other sides and items) at direct

instruction by customers. Experience at working quickly under pressure alongside other

workers, attempting to both work independently at times and cooperatively in short order.

Experience also with working with customers on their order and interfacing directly.

Festival Staff at State and District Music Festivals - Billings Public Schools 2006 - 2011

Long hours of manual labor (moving dozens of pianos, setting up risers, bandstands) and

more miniscule organizational work (moving desks in school rooms and music stands into

distinct, predefined layouts for specific performance ensembles). Experience in working with a

clearly defined deadline and in a managerial capacity . Working with and directing many other

workers in stressful situations while attempting to maintain a cooperative spirit.

Customer Service Associate - Hastings Entertainment Bozeman MT 2013-2015

Customer service as a department associate. Helping customers in every department

across the store, finding videos and products, working with computer systems, general

assistance and knowledge of films, music, comics, and many other areas of interest. Back room

assistant, working at 6 am many days of the week, taking inventory, shipping products through

the online store, receiving boxes and working with postal services. Front counter associate,

interfacing directly with customers, processing transactions often under pressure.

Administrative Assistant - CrossWay Counseling Center 2015-2016

Customer service and administrative work. Main receptionist duties of helping and

receiving clients, making phone calls to insurance companies, and working with clients on billing

and payments. Also Administrative duties of paperwork, scheduling, and helping the main

administrator keep the office afloat.

Leadership Experience

Student Council Representative - Skyview High School Billings, MT 2008-2010

Being able to listen and follow orders as well as concurrently making decisions with

peers. Working as a volunteer at many school functions and events.

Pops Concert House Band Leader - Skyview High School Billings, MT 2009-2016

Auditioning students, working one-on-one with every soloist to fully accompany their

songs, writing many parts from scratch. Leading the band on the drums at each concert, playing

10-20 songs a night for the two nights of Pops Concerts each May.

Trading Cards Program - Skyview High School, Billings MT 2010-2012

Community outreach to local elementary schools spreading an anti-drug message.

Interacting with a great variety of young people practicing mentorship, including public

speeches and maintaining exemplary behavior for younger students.

Student Council Board of Directors - Skyview High School, Billings, MT 2011-2012

Being one of the three leaders of the Student Council, charged with representing the

school. Leading and organizing every assembly, student function, party, parade, dance, and

graduation. Making numerous speeches in front of large crowds all the way down to dealing

with elementary school students in outreach programs that we had organized. Wide-reaching

influence into the community.

Choir Board of Directors - Skyview High School, Billings, MT 2011-2012

Again working with two other members on large decisions in the interest of a much

larger group of people. Decisions relating to both organizational and business sense, and artistic

integrity. Organizing multiple hours - long concerts from artistic and managerial standpoints.

Writing and Directing a senior film - MSU Bozeman MT 2015-2016

Working with a large cast and crew, attempting to coalesce my screenplay and artistic

vision for the film and communicate it effectively to dozens. Leading the crew through four

months of intensive pre-production work, shoots, and the editing process. Being a source of

energy and inspiration to make the most effective film possible while treating the crew as

collaborators and getting the best work out of each and every member as a result. Received a

student filmmaking "Tracy" award for Best Screenplay, and was also nominated for Best Actor

and Actress.

Volunteering Experience

Worship Band Member and Leader - Emmanuel Baptist Church 2007-2016

and The Rock Church - Billings, MT

Playing four different instruments in the band over the years, and leading the band on

many occasions, as well as taking the band on trips across Montana to youth conventions and

church services. Served at many church events catering to the sick, the elderly, and the very

young. Worked in nursery services many times, and went on three missions trips within the

state. Extensive experience in videography, photography, music selection and performance.

Experience also in forming personal relationships with other workers and communicating

effectively with a wide variety of personality types in a great many situations.

Performance Credits

Drummer for Jazz 1 Band; Skyview High School. 2008-2011.

Brigadoon - Jeff Douglas; Skyview High School, Dir. by Sarah Butts. 2010.

Once On This Island - Papa Ge; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Patrick Wilson. 2010.

The Survivor - Rudy; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Amber Barnes. 2010.

Rent (cabaret) - Mark; Venture Theatre, Dir. By Sarah Butts. 2010.

Nineteen Eighty-Four - Winston Smith; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Patrick Wilson. 2011.

Reserved scenes from Rent - Roger; Skyview High School, Dir. by Sarah Butts. 2011.

Reserved scenes from Spamalot - Patsy; Skyview High School, Dir. by Sarah Butts. 2011.

The History Boys - Scripps; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Craig Huisenga. 2010.

Ragtime - Henry Ford; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Robert Wood. 2011.

Videographer for Into the Woods; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Lynn Al. 2011.

Player in the "Funky Bunch" Improv troupe - 2011-2012.

Lord of the Flies - Maurice; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Robert Wood. 2011.

Les Miserables - M. Thenardier; Skyview High School, Dir. by Sarah Butts. 2012.

The Wedding Singer - Robbie Hart; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Lynn Al. 2012.

MSU Chorale Member; Tenor, Dir. Kirk Aamot. 2012-2016.

Videographer and musician for Next to Normal - Guitar; Venture Theatre, Dir. by Lynn Al.

2013.

Musician for Shrek! The Musical - Drums; Billings Studio Theatre, Dir. by Sondra Baker. 2014.

Drummer for Jazz Lab Band; Montana State University. Dir. Tim Dueppen. 2014.

la violencia en colombia - Peter; MSU Short Film, Dir. by Spencer Mirabal. 2014.

It's All Okay Now - Lawrence; MSU Short Film, Dir. by Katliam Waldron. 2015. Tracy Award

Nomination for Best Actor.

Orientation - Peter; MSU Short Film, Dir. by Erik Aleksiewicz. 2015. Tracy Award Nomination

for Best Actor.

Selected Works

Montana State University Chorale Promotional Video

As a long-time Chorale member and film school senior, I was asked by the choir's

director, Kirk Aamot, to create a video of the Chorale singing a repertoire piece, to be put on

the Chorale website and sent out to prospective Chorale members. The School of Film and

Photography has a policy that keeps students from using school gear for commercial projects,

but I was given special authorization in this case by the director of the school, Dennis Aig. Shot

myself and edited within a full 4K workflow. Link.

When He Comes For You

My own senior film, which I wrote and directed. Once the semester for class credit

eligibility had passed, I reworked post-production for the entire film, re-editing it myself from

scratch, creating an entirely new sound design, doing over a half-dozen color correction passes,

and adding new effects in AfterEffects throughout the whole film (including smoke effects,

time-freeze effects, and painting out stands and microphones in over a dozen shots). Link.

Horace

A group of friends of mine formed a mini-collective called Rising Tide Productions to

make sketches together while we were at film school. I worked on this project as an editor, and

did light color correction and after effects work (mostly matting things out). Link.

212 Final

A school project, but one I'm proud of. I wrote, directed, shot, edited, sound designed,

and was the sole crew member for the whole shoot, working on a Canon 5D Mark III. Worked

from shoot to picture lock in about four days. Link (password is "redproductions").

God

Another project where I was the sole crew member. Adapted from a Woody Allen story,

and shot on the Canon 5D Mark III again, I used digital trickery to turn five shots into one

seamless take. Link (password is "redproductions")

Knuckles

Another senior film, where I was the cinematographer and colorist. Worked within a full

4K workflow. Link.

Photography Portfolio Dropbox Link