James Khost

New York, NY | 646.420.7502 | jameskhost@gmail.com

 

I am a high school student interested in filmmaking and editing. I create experimental, documentary and narrative films around the NY metro area. I am looking for an internship in filmmaking and editing. 

 

Skills & Hobbies

  • Adobe Premier
  • Photoshop
  • DSLR Camera experience
  • Video experience
  • Documentary interviews
  • Woodworking
  • Ink Drawing
  • Computer graphic design
  • Familiar with HTML / Python Coding
  • Public Speaking
  • German Language
  • Paintbal​l

Education / Experience

Homeschooled Since 2011

 

School of Mindful Education (SOME)                                                                                                                        Sept 2021 – Present

88 Nassau Street, 4th fl, NY, NY 10038 

  • Enrolled in Liberal Arts classes; Math, Science, Sociology, English writing skills, Latin/Greek Roots, Life Skills, Drawing & Collage

 

Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV)                                                                                                  Sept 2019 – Present

Professional Youth Media Training

  • Intensive video workshop, where 200+ youth a year create exemplary films that address the issues affecting their lives and their communities.
  • Teaching assistants mentor students through a rich curriculum of formal workshops and field experience. Students use state-of-the-industry digital production equipment and edit systems.  
  • Practice the art of storytelling using design, lighting, sound and image

 

Brooklyn Apple Academy (BAA)                                                                                                                                Sept 2019 – Sept 2020

545 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

  • Woodworking, Film on the daily, Newspaper creation and editing, Reading, Outdoor exploration

 

Agile Learning Center                                                                                                                                                    Sept 2015 – June 2019

115 E 106th St, New York, NY 10029

  • Play Based, Gym

 

Brooklyn Free School                                                                                                                                                     Sept 2011 – June 2015

372 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

  • Play Based, Gym

 

Other Studies

  • ID Tech: Build, Invent and Code Your Take Home Laptop Aug 2018
    • Assembled a pi-top computer
    • Designed a circuit
    • Programmed in Python
    • Making code repeat with loops
    • Using if/then statements
    • Debugging programs

 

  • Outschool Sept 2020
    • Blender 3D Modeling
    • Public Speaking

 

  • German Language Study Sept 2017- Present