Bus No. 8: Robert Lawson's Resume

Robert S. Lawson
Producer / Director / Videographer / Editor

Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands (in post production), Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Editor / Videographer
English language documentary about the 37 year old anarchist squatter settlement in the heart of Denmark’s capitol, Copenhagen. Grants received from City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (2008 and 2010), King County 4Culture, Christiania Researcher in Residence (CRIR) and Northwest Film Forum Progress in Works.

WACAP, ongoing
Editor
Volunteer for WACAP, World Association for Children and Parents, editing profile videos for children awaiting foster care and adoption.

Creature, November 2009
Videographer
Two camera promotional video for Seattle advertising agency, Creature

Seattle Hempfest, August 2009
Videographer
Volunteer videographer for Seattle’s annual Hempfest

Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center:
Theodore S. Roberts Dinner & Festschrift, August 2008, Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Editor / Videographer
Two camera, 2 hour event video honoring pioneering neurosurgeon, Theodore S. Roberts, MD
commissioned by CHRMC and Harborview Medical Center.

Seattle Shakespeare Company, September 2007, Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Editor
2007 Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Seattle Shakespeare Company, a non-profit organization.

Weyerhauser Company training video, April 2007, Nicole Halabisky Productions
Videographer
Three camera Research and Development process training video

Passages Northwest, March 2007, Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Editor
2007 Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Passages Northwest, a non-profit organization.

What You Sing Might Save You, April 2006, Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Videographer
Three camera video of live performance with Nick Garrison and Sissyfist at Re-bar, Seattle.

Passages Northwest, March 2006, Bus No. 8
Producer / Director / Editor / Videographer
2006 Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Passages Northwest, a non-profit organization.

KL Shannon: My Fight Too, August 2005
Co-Director / Editor / Videographer
Student documentary produced through the University of Washington Documentary Production
certificate program. Featured in the 2006 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival;
on UWTV; and on tour through Pepperspray Productions.

Training

Certificate, Documentary Production – University of Washington, August, 2005
Six month program taught by Emmy and Peabody award winning producer, Ben Saboonchian of KIRO TV,
and award winning editor, Drew Keller of PBS/WNET.

Awards

City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 2010
$5,000 grant for post production of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands

City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 2008
$8,000 grant for continued production of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands

4Culture, King County, 2008
$2,500 grant for continued production of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands

4Culture, King County – 2008 - 2010 Talent Roster for Video Production

Progress in Works grant – Northwest Film Forum, February 2008
Grant providing facilities for work-in-progress screening of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands

Christiania Researcher in Residence - Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2007 and September 2006
Lodging and technical support granted for production of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands.

Associations

Co-founder, with Richard Jackman, of Bus No. 8 - documentary production company

Member; Northwest Film Forum; 911 Media Arts; DVXuser.com

Programs Used: Final Cut Pro Studio 2; Avid Express; Adobe Premiere CS3; Adobe After Effects CS3; Adobe Photoshop CS; Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Related Experience

Public Relations / Education and Outreach Manager / Audience Services – The Empty Space Theater, 1998-2002

Independent Theater Producer / Director – 1990 - 1996