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KENHALO BERNET
+1 (310) 926-8897 | contact@kenhalo.com
www.kenhalo.com | Santa Monica, CA 90401
SUMMARY
Astute professional with over 21 years of experience in conducting market research and analysis and managing entertainment
productions. Currently consulting on all media platforms, new technologies and home décor products in International markets.
specialized in the last 12 years in the US market.
Directing all phases of quantitative research projects
including methodology, sampling, questionnaire design,
data collection, tabulation, analysis and presentation using
various methods such as telephone, self-administered
mail, online surveys and direct interviews.
® Managed production budget over 3-25 million dollars
and over 150 employees.
® Managing production team, training to smoothly but
efficiently ultimately optimizing production flow and
quality.
® Proven track record to maintain and improve quality
results despite budget reductions and/or limitations.
® Proven track record to deliver on time and on budget.
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Simultaneously and successfully handled several multimillion dollar production projects.
® Proven track record to manage projects successfully in a
fast paced environment working with cross-functional
teams (including agencies and business partners) while
cultivating relationships with all levels of management.
® Strong record of training, mentoring, and
supervising teams with the ability to motivate within
individual and team environments.
® Recognized as a team player who builds relationships and
works across functions to support the business. Leverages
interpersonal skills, internal resources, and negotiation to
generate savings on complex projects.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT/MARKETING & STRATEGY / FILM PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
(Freelance) – Los Angeles, CA 1998 - Present
Key strengths lie in brand positioning, strategic sales development, management, training and client relationship management.
Fluent in English, Spanish, French and conversational in German and Vietnamese.
Global Market research and consumer insights analyst with experience working in the following industries: Media
Entertainment, Digital & Developing Technologies, Software engineering, shower enclosures, product designs….
Global marketing professional who delivers actionable marketing intelligence and can execute programs and initiatives based
on customer insights.
Creative, detail-oriented, reliable and results oriented executive skilled in a variety of marketing project management from
market research and brand strategy to communications, marketing programs and social media.
Excellent knowledge and expertise understanding of the Media and Entertainment industry or emerging technologies as
well as home décor products and how consumers fit into these constant changing and evolving markets.
Proven track record of leveraging expertise to achieve goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment. Accomplished in
various qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide fact based research and actionable insights.
PRODUCER Créa TV – Commercials, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2002
Reported to producer
Prepared the concept and mood boards, and finalized the
PPM book.
® Attended client/agency meetings, assisting the producer’s
needs.
® Office and on Set Production.
® Liaise between department heads.
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Negotiated deals with vendors for equipment, submitted
via purchase order, check request or petty cash envelops,
track Budget.
® Hired main crew negotiated the salaries.
® Checked time cards, worked with accountant for
clarifications if necessary.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
PRODUCER, HEAD OF PRODUCTION, LINE PRODUCER, UPM (Freelance or employed) – Long/Short formats,
TV Shows, Documentaries, animated or narrative, Los Angeles, CA – Seoul, Korea – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam – Berlin, Germany
– London, England – Paris, France
1998 – Present
Script Development, Script Editing
Creativity process: script editing, production design,
costume design, overall look
® Budgeting, Scheduling
® Submit Cast and obtain LOI
® Write Business Plan / Marketing Plan / Advertising
® Evaluate possible Sales/Revenues based on Cast, Script,
and Budget
® Cash Flow requirements
® Negotiate all cast and key personnel contracts
® Insurance, Legal
® Negotiate Completion Bond Agreements
® Deal with Union Signatories
(W.G.A./S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A/D.G.A. D.G.C./I.A.T.S.E.)
® Managing / Staffing / Training / Motivating
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Field Production
Approved all expenditures and maintained the preapproved budget.
® Negotiated equipment necessities.
® Resolved and mediated immediate production conflict if
needed.
® Run the set and the production on time and on budget
with finished high quality footage.
® Post-Production Supervising, detailed editing comments,
music, Foley and sound mixing approval, arranged ADR
if necessary
® VFX supervisor when needed.
® Arranged Film Festival launch, Marketing campaign,
Distribution.
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VFX PRODUCER – Sight Effects, Venice, CA
2007
Analyzing scripts for VFX requirements, including drafting detailed shot breakdowns and suggested methodologies to be used
for bidding and budgeting.
® Working with Filmmakers, Studio Creative Execs and Production Execs to insure uniformity in scope, budget target and level
of quality.
® Identifying Vendors most suitable to bid and work on specific projects.
® Identifying the right team members whose experience and expertise are most suitable to specific projects and filmmakers
needs.
® Managing bidding process including the creation of comparative, apples to apples analysis on bids received from multiple
vendors.
® Working with VFX Finance Executive to draft budgets and maintain up-to-date VFX cost reports and EFCs
® Reviewing, vetting and approving multiple POs, Change Orders and Invoices.
® Liaising and tracking the progress of VFX shots and sequences from conception through final delivery and integration into the
Digital Intermediate.
® Working with Line Producers and UPMs to identify, budget and plan for all on set VFX requirements.
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Responsible for keeping the entire VFX component of project on budget and on schedule and insuring quality control. Also
insure costs are in line and technical requirements are met.
® Keeping current on new technologies and new VFX vendors.
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SKILLS
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Fluent in English, French, Spanish ~ Familiar with German and Vietnamese
Internet savvy, proficiency in Macs/PCs, Excel and the MS Office Suite, PowerPoint, Pages, Maya 6, After Effects, Final Cut
Pro 7, FileMaker Pro 6, Microsoft Project, Adobe Photoshop (CS5), Illustrator, QuickTime, Fetch, Inferno, Flame, Movie
Magic/EP Scheduling 4 & Budgeting 6, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Shotgun, multiple camera formats (35mm, 16mm,
Super16, 8mm, RED, HDV, HDCAM, …), web-based project management: Basecamp, AceProject; FTP procedures. And
most of all social media tools: Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Skype.
PARTIAL LIST OF CREDITS – KENHALO BERNET +1 (310) 926-8897
Justification
Kenhalo Bernet / Trina Renee
Sweetzer
Kenhalo Bernet
Work In Progress (web series)
Teresa Decher / Kholi Hicks
Living
Kenhalo Bernet
Portraits
Kenhalo Bernet
No Love Lost
Kenhalo Bernet / A. Tad Chamberlain
No Dark Things
Kenhalo Bernet / A. Tad Chamberlain
My Homework Ate My Dog
Kenhalo Bernet / Crystal Page
Wunderkammer
Kenhalo Bernet / Andrea Palloro
Dinner At Eight
Kenhalo Bernet / Momphelio Santalana
Epoh (Feature)
Kenhalo Bernet / Carly Lyn
Wonder View
Hope Simmons / Dan Gordon
Legends of Nethiah (Feature)
Howard Nash / Russ Emanuel
Possessions (Feature)
Ben Peyser / Nathan Adolfson
Montana (Feature)
Mikhail Babhakanov / Alexander Atanesian
Foxglove
Kayt Jones / Jay Rodan
DODGE RAM
Tony Scott
NEUTROGENA
Kim Bradshaw / Ken Nahoom
YAMAHA
Abdel Tornes / Chris Garcia
VOLVO
Tom Meloth / Austin Smithard
TOYOTA
Stella Knypstra / Matthew Deetsch
AT & T
Joe Pytka
CA LOTTERY
Joanna Or / Ringo Wong
LEAN CUISINE
Jean-Pierre La Clette / Rick De Oliveira
L’ORÉAL
Brendan Heath / Sara Marandi
L’ORÉAL
Laurence Charlot / Nicole Garcia
ADIDAS
Shelly Townsend / Dan Gordon
YAMAHA
NESTLÉ
Psy-Kix (13 TV shows by 22min)
Room To Grow (32min)
Rollie Pollie Ollie (39 TV shows by 8min)
Disney Channel
Rollie Pollie Ollie (74min feature)
Nelvana
Youri, The Spaceman (26 TV shows by 3min)
Cartoon Network
Bob & Scott (TV show)
T.F.1
Gnarfs (26 TV shows by 24min)
Super RTL
Abrafaxe (84mn Feature)
Universal
Stevie Stardust
Super RTL
Why Why Family (130 TV shows by 5min)
M6
Walter Melon (52 TV shows by 22min)
M6
Princess Sissi (52 TV shows by 22min)
M6
Oliver Twist (52 TV shows by 22min)
M6
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Superseeds LLC
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Volcano Smoke
Blue Dog Films
World Last Hero Prod.
5858 Films
Pantera Productions
Blue Jay Films
RSA Films
Edge Films
Road Games
Aéro Film
FAllOut
Pytka Productions
All In One production
Road Games
Bandits / The Company
Hamster
Fools and Horses
MJZ
MJZ
License Ink
License Ink
Sparx
Sparx
Sparx
Sparx
Hahn Films AG
Hahn Films AG
Stardust Entertainment
Saban
Saban
Saban
Saban