leah mann

Production & Art Department Experience

JOHN SKIPP "Rose 3D: Zombie Musical" 5/11 Puppet & Prop Designer/ Fabricator Short (Dir. John Skipp)
AMERICAN EXPRESS "Harry's Day Out" 4/11 Art Director/ Wardrobe Stylist Web Short (Dir. Ryan Nagata)
TEAL SHEARER "My Gimpy Life" 12/10
Production Designer
Web Pilot (Dir. Sean Becker)
GRAHAM COLTON/ ENEMY INC "Pacific Coast Eyes" 12/10
Art Director/ Wardrobe Stylist
Music Video (Dir. David Green)
DISNEY/ S-X-M "Disney Kitchen Jams" 11/10
Production Designer
Web Series (Dir. Evan Romoff)
GOOD MAGAZINE "Die Hard Wet and Wild" 10/10
Art Director/ Costume Designer
Web Short (Dir. Alex Gorosh)
ATOM.COM/ COMEDY CENTRAL "Roy Fabcock" 9/10
Art Director
Web Short (Dir. Laura Kightlinger)
NBC DIGITAL "Fact Checkers Unit" 7/10
Property Master
Web series (Dir. Dan Beers)
RSA/ SECOND HAND SYMPHONY "Something More" 6/10
Production Designer
Music Video (Dir. Declan Whitebloom)
MAPLE ISLAND "Christmas Mail" 6/10
Property Master
Feature Film (Dir. John Murlowski)
ULTIMATEBETPOKER.COM/ CUP O JOE PRODS "Tell Tail" "K9"
Production Manager
Commercial spots (Dir. Joe Reitman) for broadcast on ESPN
RSA/ N.E.R.D. "Hot and Fun"
Production Designer
Music video (Dir. Toben Seymour)
Art Director
Web series (Dir. Sean Becker)
EHALL FILMS "Poisonous Frogs" 3/10
Production Designer
Short film (Dir. Justin Schack)
ULTIMATEBETPOKER.COM "UB Poker School" 12/09
Line Producer
Series of tutorials featuring poker professionals for website. (Dir. Joseph Reitman)
WONDERSTAR PRODS "Expecting Mary" 8/09
Asst. Props
Feature- assisted props & food stylist (Dir. Dan Gordon)
"1945A" 7/09
Set Decorator
Set decorating for pilot presentation (Dir. Ryan Nagata)
NYFA "Come What May" 5/09
Art Director
Short film (Dir. Carolyn Bevacqua)
COMEDY CENTRAL "The Legend of Neil" 1/09-4/09

Production Designer/ Producer

Season 2 of Comedy Central's most popular web series (Dir. Sandeep Parikh) Nominated for 2010 Streamy Best Comedy
THE GUILD / MSN "The Guild- Season 2" 9/08-12/08
Production Designer
Season 2 of the award winning web series, "The Guild." (Dir. Sean Becker) nominated for 2009 Streamy Best Art Direction
COMEDY CENTRAL "My Profile Story" 11/08
Line Producer/ Production Designer

Web pilot.(Dir. Benny & Rafi Fine)

COMEDY CENTRAL "The Legend of Neil" 1/08-6/08

Production Designer/ Line Producer

Web series (Dir. Sandeep Parikh)
CUP O' JOE PRODUCTIONS "Card People" 5/08-8/08
Line Producer
Commercials airing on ESPN for AbsolutePoker.net (Dir. Joseph Reitman)
Asst Property Master
Web Series. Props and set dressing (Dir. Joss Whedon)
EFFINFUNNY.COM 4/06-4/09

Graphic Design/ Production Design /Producer

Designed graphics for website and publicity
Production designed online comedy sketches. Produced 15 live stand-up comedy shows.
THE GUILD "The Guild- Season 1" 10/07

Production Design

3 episodes of the webseries “The Guild.” (Dir. Jane Selle Morgan, Greg Benson)
BANKABLE PRODUCTIONS 4/07-8/07

Photoshop Artist Archivist

Photoshopped archived images to improve quality (color correction, dust, scratches…)
4KidsTV "Biker Mice From Mars" 3/06
Writer
Co-wrote story & wrote lyrics for 4 songs of “Episode 28: Turf Wars.”
ADULT SWIM "Tom Goes to the Mayor" 1/05-5/05
Assistant
Assisted the creators/ writers of animated adult swim show: “Tom Goes to the Mayor.”
ATOMIC MONSTER PRODUCTIONS "The Good Guys" 9/04-11/04
Line Producer
TV pilot. Hired crew, secured locations, and managed budget. (Dir. Sandeep Parikh)
BREAD & PUPPET THEATER, VT 8/02
Intern
Built puppets, made masks, created and performed shows.
STUDIO THEATRE, Washington DC 6/01-8/01
Props Artisan
Built props for theater production: “Wonderland Alice.”

 

EDUCATION:

BROWN UNIVERSITY; Providence, RI: BA in Theater, course work in Creative Writing, Theater, & History.(December 2003)

NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS; London, England: Study abroad Advanced Playwriting Program. (Fall 2002)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY; Pittsburgh, PA: One year in the Bachelor of Humanities and Arts, drama option. (1999-2000)  

Software Skills: Advanced Photoshop, Basic: Dreamweaver, Final Cut, After Effects.