Sydney Buchan

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DESIGN  

Reverse Metamorphosis
Human Resource     

Pony Boy             

Revelations of Divine Love

Party City Barbie

I’m Looking In Your House    

Fred Fort                 

Nothing Will Ever Be the Same 

State Farm

Guess Who I Saw Today

Lost Nation                  

Runner                     

Creativa

Bambirak

I’m the One Who’s Singing

Rekrut

Seam

Blue Christmas

Wall Milk
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Art Director

Various

Assistant Props

Production Designer

Production Designer

Set Dresser

Production Designer

Production Designer

Art Coordinator

Production Designer

Production Designer

Production Designer

Production Designer

Production Designer

Production Designer

Costume Designer

Production Designer
2024 - short

2023 - short

2023 - new media

2023 - feature

2022 - commercial

2022 - short

2022 - short

2022 - short

2022 - branded

2022 - music video

2022 - feautre

2021 - feature

2021 - series

2020 - short

2019 - short

2018 - short

2018 - short

2017 - short

2016 - music video
director Justin Tyler, prod company Characters Welcome

director Henry Chaisson, producer Dawn Han

director Gage Tarlton, producer Adam Rodner Press: Variety, Deadline

director Caroline Golum, producer Kate Stahl

prod designer Chris Stone, client Party City

director ChiYang Chang, producer Stephanie Fine

director Bruno Rubeiz, producer Samantha Glass

prod designer Mona Mekkawi, director Matthew Handal

client The Skimm

director Sontenish Myers, producer Great Guns Productions

prod designer Ana Novacic, director Jay Craven

Featured Project Press: Variety, Hollywood Reporter
director Inês Gowland, producer Enux Education

Featured Project

Featured Project

director Dominik Waldstätten, producer Shirin Hooshmandi

director Joy Jorgenson, producer Marian Mathias

Featured Project

director Kevin Hayden, producer Anchor Light

Scenic

Select clients / projects include:

  • The Specialists -  2023 window display for Michael Kohrs

  • SmartDept -  2023 Santaland for Bloomingdales, 2023 set for Nike / NBA collab

  • Stella Adler Theater - 2023 various theatrical productions


Graphic Design


Pitch Deck Design / Image Research - select portfolio here

Select clients include: MJZ, Cinetic Media, Improv Everywhere, Piaggio, Witness Me LA, Tribeca Studios, Underground Jam


Website Design / Content Management - select portfolio here
  • Lara Sings Vintage - ecommerce website design



  • Chris Stone - portfolio website design


Graphic Design 

  • Lara Taubman - musician ongoing client, various design projects include gig posters, album covers, website design, social media, etc



PRODUCTION



Select Narrative Projects


Revelations of Divine Love

Été 

Give Up the Ghost

Actresses

Tuesday

I Can’t Be Seen Like This

Trifles

Afronauts

So You’ve Grown Attached

Mr. Lamb

Flood
Assistant Director

Production Manager

Associate Producer

Executive Producer

Production Manager

Producer

Assistant Director

Co-Producer

Production Manager

Assistant Director

Co-Producer
2024 - feature

2018 - short

2017 - short

2015 - short

2015 - short

2015 - short

2015 - short

2014 - short

2014 - short

2013 - short

2012 - short
director Caroline Golum, producer Kate Stahl

director Gregory Oke, producer Charlotte Wells Watch on Mubi 

director Marian Mathias, producer Maria Altamirano  Watch on Mubi

director Jeremy Hersh, producer Natasha Giliberti Watch on Mubi

director Charlotte Wells Watch on Mubi

director Anna Gudmundsdottir

director Germain Gulick, producer Reinaldo Green Awards: NBR

director Frances Bodomo, producer Isabella Wing-Davey Watch on Mubi

director Kate Tsang, producer Isabella Wing-Davey Watch on PBS

director Jean Pesce Watch on PBS

director Katy Scoggin, producer Isabella Wing-Davey


Select Commercial Clients / Projects


2022 - 2023 Consultant at True Color Films
Reseached, proposed, and implemented workflow organization and new project management structures for this lauded and swiftly growing Swiss commercial production company.


2020 - 2022 Creative Director at Enux
First hire on start up concept for language learning through interactive video.  Oversaw research, development, production, post production.  Logisitical and creative lead on project.  Managed an international 100% remote team.


2010 - 2017 Producer / EP / Head of Production at Anchor Light 
Co-founder of a boutique commercial production company based in NYC.  Select Productions / Clients / Awards included:

    • Vogue – ongoing editorials w/ Amy Schumer, Anna Wintour, Lupita Nyong’o, Karlie Kloss, Jessica Chastain

    • iD Magazine - ongoing editorials including Model Mother Tongue series w/ Camille Rowe, Jeneil Williams & others

    • Fader Magazine - editorials / branded content for ongoing client featuring artists like Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz & others

    • Anomaly – ongoing client w/ social/new media for Panera Bread and Converse, international productions

    • Big Spaceship – ongoing client w/ social & new media for Samsung, Oikos Danon Yogurt w/ Misty Copland

    • Vice – ongoing client for various spots, branded content, new media video for Intel Awards

    • MTV – developed and produced experimental series about global fashion and design

  • Worked with artists - the Weeknd, Petra Collins, Alicia Keys, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Uzi Vert, Popcaan, Sky Ferreira, Princess Nokia, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Adam Green, Ratking, Titus Andronicus

    • Awards include – 2014 Scripted Content Clio, 2017 Silver Clio, Webby Honoree, UK VMA nom, Vimeo staff picks


2010 - 2012 Freelance Producer

    • Purpose PBC - Event and video director. Watch on MSNBC

    • Doomsday Entertainment - go to NYC producer over the years for lauded LA based production company.  Worked on Cannes Lion shortlisted PSA for CAA, artists Matt & Kim, Phantogram, etc

    • CANADA - go to NYC producer for multiple productions including music videos and commercial content

    • Surround Studios - post-producer on Usher’s VMA award winner “Climax” and various other projects

    • The Masses - go to NYC producer for music videos with Health Ledger’s LA based company

    • Rabbit Bandini - UPM on James Franco’s production company produced feature film Black Dog Red Dog


TEACHING



Winterline Global Education 2019 
Taught intensive filmmaking class for high school graduates in Prague.  Developed a cirriculum from scratch focusing on primarily on screenwriting with some additional basic visual filmmaking techniques.

Bilimkana School 2016
While teaching English in the remote village of Kerben, Kyrgzstan created a cirriculum for a video production class for teens.  We wrote and shot a series of comic short films in English and learned basic screenwriting and filmmaking techniques.

Wasatch Academy 2011
Taught filmmaking to high school students at elite boarding school in Wasatch, UT for an intensive lead by Misael Sanchez and the International Film Institute of New York.

Filmsters Academy summers 2006 - 2010
Taught filmmaking to high school students each summer in two week program in Annapolis, MD.


OTHER ASSORTED SKILLS



  • Proficiency in various budgeting (MMB, Showbiz, HotBudget), scheduling (MMS), bookeeping software (Quickbooks) 
  • Full knowledge of Adobe Creative suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere)
  • Familiar with remote working platforms such as Asana, ClickUp, Trello etc, and familiarity with agile working methods
  • 20+ years classical ballet training
  • some French, poor Portuguese, a smattering of unhelpful Russian phrases

WRITER / DIRECTOR  ❶ Ana Takes a Stand ❷ Slit Drift ❸ Round Right   DESIGNER  ❹ Runner ❺ Bambirak ❻ I’m the One Who’s Singing ❼ Blue Christmas   PAST LIVES  ➑ Etcetera.