GABRIEL T. NELSON
FABRICATOR | EDITOR | COLORIST
www.gtnelsonart.wordpress.com
www.meanwaterbudfilms.tumblr.com
Providence, RI
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EDUCATION-
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
BFA Film, Animation, Video
Recipient: Golden Core Award
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Emerson College
Boston, MA
Course work in Writing, Literature, Publishing
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
8 years of experience video/audio recording, production/set design, prop
fabrication, editing, mixing, color correction/grading
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Visual
Davinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Avid Media Composer,
Final Cut Pro (7 and X), Blender, Maya, Dragonframe
Audio
Avid Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Serum, Adobe Audition, Audacity
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
2019-Present
COYOTE: Handcuffs are Never Rescue
Providence, RI
Feature-Length (documentary)
Director: Sara Jordenö
Boom Op/Colorist/Sound Design
Documentary about the movement to decriminalize sex work across the United
States, focusing on the sex worker rights advocacy group C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off
Your Old Tired Ethics), founded in the 1970s and still active today.
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The Divining Bell
Kingstown, RI
Short Film (sci-fi, horror)
Directors: Gabriel Nelson & Sierra Sanchez
Fabricator/Editor/Colorist/VFX
Examiner, the last human left in this world, is tasked with taking special care of a
fragile ecosystem in a harsh, ever-dark world. When parasitic creatures threaten
Examiner’s way of life, it’s up to them to fight and protect the home they devoted
their life to.
Fabricator/VFX
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Skeleton Dad: Episode One
Providence, RI
Series (puppet-theater, black comedy, pilot episode)
Director: Brian Cowe
Five brothers learn to live with the loss of their father. Each of them carries a
burden they seldom discuss. One day, they discover that they are being haunted by
their long-dead father, come back to life as a skeleton! Now the brothers must
reopen some old wounds, and learn to accept one another– all over again.
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From Chaos A River
Kingstown, RI
Short Film (sci-fi)
Director: Gabriel Nelson
Fabricator/Editor/Colorist/VFX
An otherworldly wall of fog and light has appeared around a small community,
cutting it off from the rest of the world. Two couriers are hired to transport a
mysterious supernatural object through to the other side.
Editor, Fabricator, Animator
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Ghost Fellows: Episode One
Providence, RI
Series (animation/multimedia, comedy, pilot episode)
Director: Gabriel Nelson
When a bizarre, physics-altering stone falls to Earth, it brings drastic changes which
the world scrambles to understand and adjust to. Mysterious plants appear
overnight, and terrifying creatures begin to roam at night. As others retreat from
the world to fend for themselves, a small group of friends determines to start anew.
Winter 2017
In Decision
Providence, RI
Video Installation and Oil Paintings
Directors: Sierra Sanchez & Gabriel Nelson
Camera/Editor/Colorist/VFX
In Decision is comprised of an abstract short film set to play on repeat, and a series
of widescreen-format oil paintings, which aim to provide a critical and visual
discussion of the reactive moment in which a person decides to act either
constructively or destructively in the face of life-changing events.
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Iron Gate Exhibition
Burlington, MA
3-day convention and tournament
Director: Gabriel Nelson
Producer/Camera/Sound/Editor
Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) is an ancient martial art whose practices
and traditions were lost to history. IGX features an international community of
athletes and martial artists who convene annually to compete and share their
learnings and discoveries.
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Falling Blind: Season One
Boston, MA
Series (noir mystery, 4 episodes)
Director: Brian Cowe
Writer/Camera/Editor/Colorist
Three estranged friends in an alt-contemporary world struggle to cope with an
overbearing government that has all but smothered the free press. When one of
them suddenly goes missing after witnessing a murder, his two friends must set
aside the past in order to save him.
Fall 2014
This Is What I Do Instead Of Sleep
Weston, MA
Short Film (sci-fi, continuous single shot)
Director: Gabriel Nelson
Camera/Sound/Editor
An early-morning account of the surreal dance for power and control between two
metaphysical beings.
Summer 2014
Dark Was The Day
Weston, MA
Short Film (drama)
Director: Brian Cowe
Camera/Sound/Editor
After a night of partying, two men discover that the Sun has not risen as it should.
As they investigate the truth, they begin to realize that something has gone very
wrong.
Summer 2013
The Mouth
Boston, MA
Feature-length (horror-comedy)
Director: Benjamin Heath
Producer/Editor/Colorist/VFX
Three young film producers strive to finish their current project, and complications
arise when a giant floating mouth suddenly appears and starts eating everybody.
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For Good
Boston, MA
3-Part Miniseries (drama, sci-fi)
Directors: Benjamin Heath (Part 1), Brian Cowe (Part 2), Gabriel Nelson (Part 3)
Director/Editor/Colorist/VFX
Trilogy chronicling the plight of soldiers and politicians alike in an alt-contemporary
society undergoing a civil war.
