Wayne Robbins (CPA, WGA) wayne@wrobbins.com · www.prosody.tv
Notable Creative Work • • •
Interviewed NBA great Jerry West, OJ prosecutor Marcia Clark and world boxing champ Amir Khan Cinematographer for IFC documentary Convention; Producing death row doc on Troy Davis case Voiced exhibits for the American Natural History Museum in New York City
Writer (WGA, west) • • • • • •
Optioned feature film PLAYING THROUGH to affiliate of Warner Bros. Nominated, Nantucket Film Festival Showtime Tony Cox Screenwriting Award Wrote 3 comedic plays for Whitefire Theater’s sold-out runs with Cheers and Murphy Brown alums Nominated, Tony Cox Showtime Screenwriting Award, juried by Farrelly Brothers, et al Obtained feature rights to Philip Wylie’s Crunch & Des short stories as a buddy feature Wrote and developed several scripts and half-hour TV comedies with Wildspark Entertainment
Select TV, Film & Industrial Production 2010 – Present
THE DEATH OF REASONABLE DOUBT, Producer-Editor (Feature Doc) Left Field Films, L.A./Nashville/Atlanta; focusing on Troy Davis death row case
2000 – 2015
~40 SIZZLES/TEASERS/INDUSTRIALS, Producer-Editor, LA & NYC • • •
Clients: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toyota/Scion, YMCA, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, etc. Coordinated multi-city shoots; interviewed high-level execs from Pepsi, LucasFilm, etc. Worked with multiple divisions on training / live event videos with 24-hour turn around
2011
BOOK TRAILERS/JERRY WEST, MARCIA CLARK Director-Shooter-Editor Little Brown Books, New York, NY
2009
CONVENTION, Cinematographer (Feature Doc on Denver DNC in 2008) IFC/Bonfire Films, Los Angeles/Denver
Entertainment Creative Executive / Entertainment Finance (Licensed CPA) 2013 – 2015
DISNEY, STUDIO FILM MARKETING FINANCE, Burbank, Consultant • • •
2006 – 2013
GENRE MEDIA GROUP/IMI, Los Angeles, Director of Development/CFO • •
1997 – 2003
Pitched, then created and managed financial reporting for new editorial unit for Star Wars Developed methodology to analyze marketing campaigns including TV spots and trailers Analyzed historical creative spend and modeled future slate expenditures Investment by backers of BLACK SWAN (Fox) for various P&A investments Negotiated for ZAMBEZIA (Sony Home Ent.) and drama FILLY BROWN (Cinedigm)
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, New York, Manager, Transaction Services • •
Advised on buy-side Mergers & Acquisitions in technology, media & entertainment Deals included: CBS-Viacom, IMS Health-WebMD, Apollo-Sirius/XM, Sony-Fonovisa
Education, Skills & Affiliations Creative: Groundlings LA (Advanced Improv Program); Lesly Kahn Actor Training University: UNC-CH (BA/English, Phi Beta Kappa); Kenan-Flagler Business School - UNC (Masters of Accounting, BDO Seidman Scholar); Academia de Español de Quito (immersion) Competencies: Comedy Writing, Film Editing, Cinematography; Improv, Voiceover Software: Final Cut Studio, Adobe Suite, Final Draft, SAP, Advanced Excel, MS Office Affiliations: CPA (CA, NC); WGA, SAG-AFTRA; Groundlings Advanced; Eagle Scout