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John Ohrn

Vancouver

Summary

Filmmaker with a wide range of professional education, specializing in screenwriting & storytelling, with a focus on production. Deeply in love with animation, both on screen and behind the scenes!

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Production Coordinator

Mainframe Studios
05.2024 - Current

Coordinated for the storyboard & animatics department, assisting board and revision teams, directorial and editorial teams. Tracked boards and animatics through various stages, ensuring complete and timely deliveries to editorial, as well as to internal production staff and clients. Booked and drove client meetings, taking notes and delivering them to artists, directors, editors and client. Assisted with coordinating our LRC department as well, tracking shot statuses, driving reviews, and more.

Production Manager

Doberman Pictures
04.2022 - 05.2024

Worked closely with line producers, supervisors, and a team of coordinators to ensure production was on schedule, identifying and assisting with any needs to keep things moving efficiently and smoothly. Booked and drove meetings with clients across North America and overseas. Worked with the studio's senior management to develop and plan events and internal processes to maintain great morale and a positive working environment.

Production Coordinator

Doberman Pictures
05.2021 - 04.2022

Coordinated primarily for the storyboard & animatics department, assisting board teams, directorial and editorial teams. Tracked boards and animatics through various stages, ensuring complete and timely deliveries to editorial, as well as internal production staff and clients. Booked and drove client meetings, taking notes and delivering them to artists, directors, and editors. Assisted with other departments in production as well - analyzing, collecting and entering information for delivery to overseas studios, and tracking shots from layout through post-production.

Head Coffee Roaster

Road Coffee Co.
12.2019 - 05.2021

Moved back to my home province to be closer to family during a difficult family situation. Due to a lack of animation/film/tv production in Saskatchewan, I found work at Road Coffee Co., having an early background working in the specialty coffee industry. Roasted coffee on a commercial scale, and performed quality control with our product as well as with clients. Tracked inventory, assisted with packaging, production and delivery. Assisted with the production of various short-form videos for marketing use.

Junior Coordinator

Doberman Pictures
04.2019 - 09.2019

Assisted with overall studio needs, as well as production-specific tasks such as taking and distributing notes, processing and tracking deliveries, and collecting/preparing material for artists and coordinators.

Education

Certificate - Screenwriting For Film & Television

SchoolCreative
Vancouver, BC
09-2015

Skills

    Well-versed in:

  • Flow (formerly ShotGrid)
  • Google Suite
  • MS Excel / Google Sheets
  • MS Word / Google Docs
  • ToonBoom / Storyboard Pro
  • Attributes:

  • Critical thinker
  • Problem solver
  • Multi-tasker
  • Team-oriented
  • Leadership skills
  • Works well under pressure

Credits

  • "Unicorn Academy" (Spinmaster Entertainment / Netflix, 2024-2025)
  • "Trolls Fun Fair Surprise" (DreamWorks Animation / Peacock Kids, 2024-2025)
  • "Megamind Rules!" (DreamWorks Animation / Peacock, 2024)
  • "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" (DreamWorks Animation / Peacock, 2024)
  • "Mighty MonsterWheelies" (DreamWorks Animation / Netflix, 2024)
  • "Not Quite Narwhal" (DreamWorks Animation / Netflix, 2023)
  • "Rhyme Time Town" (DreamWorks Animation / Netflix, 2020)
  • "A Place To Belong" (Knowledge Network, 2020)
  • "Have You Forgotten Me?" (Knowledge Network, 2020)
  • "Nuxalk Radio" (Knowledge Network, 2020)

Timeline

Senior Production Coordinator

Mainframe Studios
05.2024 - Current

Production Manager

Doberman Pictures
04.2022 - 05.2024

Production Coordinator

Doberman Pictures
05.2021 - 04.2022

Head Coffee Roaster

Road Coffee Co.
12.2019 - 05.2021

Junior Coordinator

Doberman Pictures
04.2019 - 09.2019

Certificate - Screenwriting For Film & Television

SchoolCreative
John Ohrn