Melissa Ulto's Page

Nearest City

New York

State/Province

NY

Personal Site/Blog

http://multo.com/

Interests

web, video, art, photography, writing, hiking, erotica, dancing

About Me

Melissa Ulto is a multidisciplinary artist who utilizes modern and traditional mediums to create her works. Melissa currently resides in New York, working professionally as a photographer, filmmaker, designer, VJ and artist. She has performed as a guest video artist at the MoMA and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and continues to show her work internationally. She is a published writer, poet and photographer.

As a filmmaker, Melissa produces, writes, shoots and edits documentaries and experimental films. She started her career in music videos and working for MTV in production. Melissa expanded her documentary skills at Columbia University’s Center for New Media Teaching and Learning. As Senior Digital Video Specialist, her team was a one-stop shop, creating short and long form documentary pieces for online learning environments. In 2005, Melissa edited the film “The Art of Love & Struggle” (Eyes Infinite Films). As a director of photography, Melissa shot the first part of an HD documentary, “Art & Apathy”, on location in Israel. In 2006, Melissa edited “Death Before Dishonor” (Vivendi/Ruff Nation), a documentary exploring the anti-snitching movement, and edited “The Mighty Humble Blueberry”, a documentary about Elizabeth White and blueberry cultivation. In 2007, Melissa was invited to present internationally her work at a variety of conferences and festivals focusing on converging media. Melissa finished 2007 on tour with G Love & Special Sauce, The Sounds, The Bravery and Tristan Prettyman, as VJ and live video tech. In 2008, the film "Mandatory Service" (Eyes Infinite Films), for which Melissa was the director of photography, won best short at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her pieces on Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton were featured on the front page of “The Huffington Post”, through her urban reporting site, UrbNews.tv. She also edited over 400 pieces of webisode content for a variety of new .tv sites, including Broadway.tv, SheStory.tv and UrbNews.tv.

Melissa is currently Director of Production, for Online.tv, a new HD video channel network, with a full service production studio, based in the Fashion District of New York City.

Melissa is also an educator, having taught seminars on democratizing media, critical thinking, social activism, vodcasting and post production processes. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with aspiring filmmakers, especially on the high school and college level. She is an adjunct professor at Galen University in Belize for video production courses.

Melissa is featured in several books & documentaries, including “The VJ Book” (Feral House), “Women by Women” (Prestel), “Art or Something Like It” (PBS), “Video Out” (13 Bit Productions), and in the upcoming book “Fresh, Bold, and So Def: Women in Hip-Hop Changing the Game”, as one of the 300 international women in Hip-Hop contributing to the progressive evolution of urban culture.

Areas of Expertise

filmmaking, online video, documentary, corporate video, commercials, features, viral video, grassroots campaigns

Current Company

online.tv

Position

Director of Production

Position Responsibilities

running production and studio in Times Square area, development of online HD tv channels, creative development for clients

Industry

film, online, video, production

Company Description

Online.tv is a online video channel network, focusing on communities and/or important niche topics. The internet is enabling a dramatic democratization, evolution and expansion of television, and Online.tv will be there to accelerate that transition. The Online.tv launch channel sites will be live in Fall 2008. We plan to launch 200 channels over the next 5 years, along with providing the infrastructure platform for many more third party channels.

The Online.tv channel model is based on three parts.: meaningful, professionally produced high definition video, deep reference content and community involvement and participation. We will bridge the gap between the emotional power of video with the immediacy and interactivity of the internet.

Our capabilities include the world’s best collection of category defining .tv domains, an award-winning professional in-house production team, a proprietary HD streaming system and advanced video portal technology. We are actively looking for partners for our channels and technology and welcome inquiries from content producers, entrepreneurs, advertisers, distribution partners or strategic partners. Please contact us at partners@online.tv if you want to take part in the evolution of television.

Online.tv started operations in November 2006 and is based in New York City and Virginia. It is funded by Ledra Capital, Turtle Bay Capital and angel investors in the technology and financial services industry.

Company Website

http://online.tv

Work History

see my resume at multo.com/resume.pdf

Academic Institution

NYU, Humber College

What Services Can You Offer Adgabber Members?

video production, creative development, online video distribution

What Services Are You Looking For From AdGabber Members?

crews, writers, animators, designers, marketers, PR execs, agencies looking for production & creative