Jack VanderMolen's Portfolio

© Drawing by Jack VanderMolen

PROFILE

Name: Age: Origin: Contact: Website:

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Jack VanderMolen 23 years old Kalamazoo, Michigan Jvmolen5@gmail.com www.jackvandermolen.com

RESUME

Experience: 2021-Present (Miami, FL)

Client Success Manager LocaliQ - Gannett Co, Inc.

Build, analyze, and maintain marketing campaigns for LocaliQ clients. Qualitative and quantitative analysis focuses primarily on outcomes of search, social media, and display campaigns. Experience presenting to clients and leadership team. Shadowed marketing leaders and facilitated booth setup at tradeshows.

2019-2022 (Miami, FL)

Chief Design Officer Cycle Technology, Inc.

Oversaw all design and innovation aspects of award-winning, student run start-up founded at the University of Miami, whose mission is to optimize and incentivize recycling through technology.

Conceived product designs and directed design team to launch new and improved products.

Coordinated our marketing efforts by managing the marketing budget, planning promotional events, and running social media campaigns.

2020-2021

Director of Photography & Director of Lighting

2020-2021

Videographer & Designer

(Miami, FL)

(Miami, FL)

3 award-winning student short films Controlled all elements that the camera captured, including composition, exposure, lighting, filters, and camera movements. Directed the camera and lighting crews on film sets.

Orange Umbrella - Student Run Advertising Agency Responsible for planning, filming and editing marketing campaigns for Orange Umbrella clients.

Assisted with brand, graphic, and web design for Miami-based clients.

Education: 2018-2022

University of Miami - Bachelor of Science

GPA: 3.78

President’s Honor Roll

(Miami, FL)

Major in Motion Pictures - Production Track Major in Advertising - Creative Track Minor in Architecture

Received a 4.0 GPA during two semester terms

President’s Scholarship

Prestigious four year merit scholarship

Activities National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) Competed on the University of Miami’s National Student Advertising Competition team

University of Miami Sailing Team Competed in inter-collegiate sailing regattas

American Marketing Association Keynote speaker for AMA Marketing Week at the University of Miami Chapter

Kalamazoo Family & Children Services Volunteer annually through their Holiday Giving Program

Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Worked with children through the Art of Healing Program

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INDEX

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06 Architect Vs. Film Director 12 Recycle Smarter 18 Drawings & Paintings 24 Azulejos

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Similarities Between Architects & Film Directors Year: 2023 Medium: Film Team: Ben Smith & Jack VanderMolen Role: Co-Producer, Director of Photography My colleague and architecture graduate student, Ben Smith, and I wanted to create a project that examined the similarities and differences between being a film director and an architect. The film itself was a mechanism to compare and contrast each role. We paired Ben’s architectural knowledge with my film industry experience to decipher how different industry experts prepare for and create a body of work. The film has since been used as marketing material for the architectural firm that built the house used in the project.

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Sun map utilized to track optimal shoot times depending on where windows were situated in each room

Large windows in the house allowed us to use the natural sunlight without adding any additional lights

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Shotlist “Similarities Between Architects & Film Oct 17, 2023 at 11:19 AM

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K | 5.7K (17:9 Mode) | 1.9:1 | Generic Prime Lenses

The first stage of pre-production involved brainstorming and sketching ideas for every scene.

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Cadrage

24mm

Feb 19, 2023 at 4:53:16 PM

332° NW

1608 Tigertail Ave 33133 Miami

The second stage consisted of nailing down and rehearsing the camera location for each shot.

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Cadrage

24mm

Feb 19, 2023 at 5:06:13 PM

13° N

1617 Tigertail Ave 33133 Miami

The official shoot day was efficient due to the level of preparation during pre-production.

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Cadrage

16mm

Feb 19, 2023 at 5:13:23 PM

21° N

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LAT: 25.744175° N LONG: 80.218755° W

ARCHITECT VS. FILM DIRECTOR

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Recycle Smarter Year: 2020-2023 Medium: Business Development, UI & UX Design, Marketing, Entrepreneurship Team: Anwar Khan, Colin Hively, Connor Pohl, Harrison Mount, Julie Young, Jack VanderMolen Role: Chief Design Officer Cycle Technology Inc. was founded in 2018 with the goal of increasing recycling rates by incentivizing sustainability and teaching consumers that empty beverage containers can be seen as a commodity and not trash. As the Chief Design Officer, I was in charge of creating the front-end design of our mobile application and making sure all of our branding and marketing material worked in harmony. From its conception, we wanted Cycle to be a platform for people to maximize and promote their green impact within their local communities. This was the central idea that drove our decisions while designing the mobile application. In the spring of 2023, Cycle Technology Inc. was acquired by a large waste management company called Recycle Track Systems (RTS). Please find the official press release of the acquisition here: https://www.rts.com/recycle-tracksystems-announces-acquisition-of-cycle-technology/

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RECYCLE SMARTER

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RECYCLE SMARTER

Step 1: Purchase with Deposit

DEPOSIT DEPOSIT

COST

COST Step 2: Recycle and Earn Rewards

DEPOSIT MOBILE REWARDS DEPOSIT

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When developing the Cycle mobile app, we created a solution that worked seamlessly with Envipco Reverse Vending Machines (RVM). After depositing a bottle or can into an RVM, a unique QR code populates on the small screen. You then open the Cycle application and scan the QR code to redeem your rewards. We did months of consumer research to analyze what rewards would drive the highest redemption rates and most in-app engagement. We found that the best user engagement came when we partnered with large beverage brands like Red Bull and Anheuser-Busch to host competitions and giveaways through our app. For example, the user who deposited the most Red Bull cans into an RVM over a week’s time would win exclusive prizes provided by the Red Bull team. After proving the recycle rewards concept, we expanded our corporate partnerships and installed rewards programs at Super Bowl LVII (pictured above), Lincoln Financial Field, Nationals Park, and other professional sports stadiums.

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Loading Screen

Map

Activity Home Page

QR Code Scanner

Competition Leaderboard

Rewards In-App Notification

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Drawings & Paintings Year: 2021-2023 Medium: Charcoal, Pen, Marker, Oil Paint Team: Jack VanderMolen My fascination with light and shadow in film led to further exploration using different mediums. My drawing journey began with sketching cars, mostly vintage muscle cars, and evolved into painting self portraits and still-lifes. Drawing and painting has allowed me to gain a better eye for how light and shadow interacts with a subject and how minor tweaks to the direction, intensity, color, and distance of a light can have a significant impact to the mood and atmosphere of a scene.

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DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS

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Initial sketch of 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500

Added detail and proportion sketches of front and side of Mustang

DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS

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I began the painting process with a gridded reference image for my self portrait.

I sectioned my canvas into a grid and began composing, noting highlights and shadows

After adding an under wash to further show highlights and shadows, I began to paint.

The final step was to add the brightest highlights and detail in the hair.

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Azulejos Year: 2022 Medium: Film Team: Maria Paula Arboleda, Julie Peley, Jack VanderMolen Role: Director of Lighting Azulejos explores the themes of cultural tension between the LGBTQ+ community and older generations that immigrated from Cuba. Daniela visits her grandmother, Miriam, with the intention of finally coming out to her as lesbian. Our production team was composed of talented and experienced cinematographers. As the Director of Lighting, I was responsible for the creative direction and arrangement of all lights used within the film. We released the film in the Spring of 2022 and have since earned numerous accolades such as Best In Show and Best Cinematography at both the University of Miami Cane’s Film Festival and FilmGate Short Film Festival.

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Pre-production lighting diagram for scene on page 26

On-set lighting set-up for scene on page 26

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We visually represented separation between the grandmother and granddaughter’s relationship by contrasting cold light in the background with warm light in the foreground.

This is the first intimate moment that the grandmother and granddaughter share in the film. We depicted their growing fondness with warm, soft light.

This scene precedes an argument between the two actresses. We used symmetry with the bed frame and lights to split the room in half which created a feeling of conflict.

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© Drawing by Jack VanderMolen