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Résumé

Filmmaker - Photographer - Musician

Shane P. Cannon
mail@shanecannon.org

Education
Pennsylvania Western University - Edinboro PA  
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Arts, concentration in digital filmmaking, projected May 2027​

Dean's List: Fall 2024 - Spring 2025.
Minors:  Creative Writing, Art History​

Classes of Note: Digital Audio and the Moving Image, Nonfiction Filmmaking, Cinema History, Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, Introduction to Photography, 3D Animation Principles

 

Mars Area High School - Mars PA  
High School Diploma, graduated with High Honors​

Classes of Note: Film Studies, Video Production, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science Applications, AP European History

Technology Skills
Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Substance Painter, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, Audacity, MuseScore, Krita, QLab, ROCS Show Ready, ROCS Stage Tracks,  Maya.
Technical: Principles of design, file server workflow, audio engineering, camera operation, boom and audio recording equipment operation, digital video and audio editing, music / score composition and performance, social media management, theatrical lighting design, theatrical sound design, Java proficiency,  Java Script proficiency, general programing proficiency.

Filmography

Tribe of Steel (2024) Documentary. A profile on the Pittsburgh Steeline as they prepare for game day. â€‹â€‹

  • Personal Responsibilities: Production sound, visual editor, talent relations.

  • Honors & Awards:

    • Best Short Documentary, Medusa Online Film Festival, 2025.

    • Best Documentary & Best Student Film, Bestlov Online Film Festival, 2025.

    • Official Selection, DigiFest Film Festival, Temecula California, 2025.

    • Official Selection, The Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions, Pinewood Studios, England, UK 2025.

    • Honorable Mention, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece 2025.

    • Official Selection, The Music Dance Screenings Film Festival Consonance, Tbilisi, Georgia 2025.

    • Honorable Mention, The Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival, Alexandria, Virginia 2025.

Power of Permeance (2024) Documentary. Profile on the Tattarrattat Body Art Studio in Edinboro PA.

  • Personal Responsibilities: Assistant gaffer.

  • Honors & Awards:

    • Official Selection, The Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Pinewood Studios, England, UK 2025.

    • Quarter Finalist, Zepstone International Film & Music Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah 2025.

Espionage 7: The Final Hour  (2024) Narrative film. Spy-superhero film of warring factions.

  • Personal Responsibilities: Production assistant for lights, camera, and other various grip work.

Soleless (2024) Narrative short film. A young man must tie his shoe on the run from divine intervention.​​

  • Personal Responsibilities: Camera operation, visual editor.

  • Honors & Awards:

    • Official Selection, The Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Pinewood Studios, England, UK 2024.

    • Featured Short, Short Films Matter 2025.

    • Honorable Mention, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece 2025.

Echoes (2024) Narrative short film. Three friends attempt to make a loud echo through their window.

  • Personal Responsibilities: Production sound and dialogue/audio editing.

It Might Have Been A Dream (?) (2023) Narrative short film. Three subjects going about their routine find an anomaly.​

  • Personal Responsibilities: Director, producer, editor; sole creator. 

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Theater Productions

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (2025)

  • Co-director for Edinboro Theater's 2025 production.

  • Technical Director, lighting and sound design, sound and lightboard operation.

  • Choreography lead (stage combat).

  • Co-Production designer.

  • Actor: Kronos

Dial M For Murder (2025)​

  • Technical Director, lighting and sound design, sound and lightboard operation.

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2024)

  • Assistant director for Edinboro Theater's 2024 production.

  • Technical Director, lighting and sound design, sound and lightboard operation.

Out of the Frying Pan: A Stage Play (2024) Narrative one act. A detective and her nemesis have their final encounter. â€‹

  • Script writer and director for Edinboro Theater's 2024 production of "Battle of the One Acts".

  • Technical Director for entire Battle of the One Acts production. Lighting and sound design, sound and lightboard operation.

  • Camera operator and editor.

All Shook Up (2024)

  • Assistant Technical Director, sound and lightboard operation.

  • Construction crew.

I & You (2024)

  • Assistant Technical Director, sound and lightboard operation.

Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic (2024)

  • Assistant Technical Director, sound design, sound and lightboard operation.

  • Composer for custom music tracks.

  • Construction crew.

  • Actor: Goyle, Death Buddy

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2023)

  • Assistant Technical Director, sound and lightboard operation.

  • Choreography lead (stage combat).

  • Construction crew.


Work Experience

Barista - Starbucks, Cranberry PA / Erie PA, May 2024 - present.

  • Restaurant upkeep, food safe food preparation and service.

  • Conflict de-escalation and crisis management.

Percussion Instructor - Hampton High School, Hampton PA, May 2024 - present.

  • Instructing and directing high school musicians in the execution of  AAAA competitive marching band and Scholastic A indoor percussion performances for the BOA, PIMBA, TRWEA, and WGI circuits. 

  • Research regarding styles of marching, musicianship, and performing to best suit student needs.  

Musician - Pittsburgh Steeline, Pittsburgh PA, June 2023 - present.

  • Memorization and execution of high level percussion music and drill for performance.

  • Excel organization regarding scheduling and staff deployment.

  • Organization of documentation over Google Workspace and Dropbox.

Shift Manager & Team Member - Noodles and Company, Cranberry PA, August 2020 - August 2023.

  • Restaurant upkeep, team collaboration and communication, as well as consistent and high standards in the preparation and creation of food products.

  • Labor tracking and earnings throughout each shift, as well as staff deployment.

  • Administering restaurant security measures at the close of each shift.

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Community Service and Organization Experience

Treasurer - Alpha Psi Omega Gamma Kappa - National Theatre Honors Society, Edinboro PA,

May 2024 - present.

  • Organization of all organization recipes and expenses.

  • Reporting and monitoring on financial status of the organization.

  • Facilitating reimbursement checks from fellow organization members.

  • Conflict de-escalation and crisis management.

Secretary- Moving Picture's Guild, Edinboro PA, December 2024 - present.

  • Logging of meeting minutes and planning for organization.

  • Regular upkeep of  membership roster.

  • Film workshop creation and leading.

Treasurer - University Players, Edinboro PA, May 2024 - present.

  • Organization of all organization recipes and expenses.

  • Reporting and monitoring on financial status of the organization.

  • Facilitating reimbursement checks from fellow organization members.

Treasurer - Dramatic Activities, Edinboro PA, May 2024 - present.

  • Organization of all organization recipes and expenses.

  • Reporting and monitoring on financial status of the organization.

  • Facilitating reimbursement checks from fellow organization members.

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