Laniesha Owens is a producer and multimedia storyteller with film and video production experience dating to 2018 across production companies, independent film, graduate studio productions, municipal communications, documentary-style storytelling, broadcast reporting, and digital content.
I develop audience-centered stories from concept through delivery, including research, communications strategy, interview development, scriptwriting, pre-production, field and studio production, stakeholder coordination, photography, editing, graphics, post-production, approvals, and multi-platform distribution.
STRATEGY
Audience • Objective • Message • Story Angle • Platform • Deliverables
PRE-PRODUCTION
Research • Interview Development • Scripts • Scheduling • Crew Coordination • Production Planning • Budget Coordination • Legal Documentation & Contracts
PRODUCTION
Real-Person Interviews • Directing • Field Reporting • Studio Production • Camera Collaboration • Photography • Talent / Subject Management
POST-PRODUCTION
Editing • Graphics • Audio • Captions • Social Cutdowns • Stakeholder Review • Revisions • Approvals • Final Delivery
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Mayor’s Office • Department Leadership • Public-Safety Executives • Business Owners • Community Partners • Residents • Production Teams
Video / Post
Adobe Premiere Pro • After Effects • DaVinci Resolve • Final Cut Pro • AVID • CapCut
Design / Photo
Adobe Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign • Canva
Audio / Writing / Production
Adobe Audition • Final Draft • Movie Magic Scheduling & Budgeting • Microsoft 365 • Teams • Trello • Slack
Generative AI
Prompt Development • Research and Ideation Support • Content Organization • Workflow Acceleration • Critical Review and Editing of AI-Generated Outputs
A selection demonstrating:
Tree Lighting stand-up • field reporting • real-person interviews • Mayor / Police & Fire Commissioner interviews • documentary storytelling • community stories • visual communications • photography • graphics • editing • social content
Credits are currently divided between two IMDb profiles created by separate productions.
M.F.A., Film Production
B.F.A., Film & Television