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Abigail Simoncini

abigail.simoncini@gmail.com | (770) 828-6422

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EXPERIENCE 

In Fading Twilight                                                                                                                                              May. 2025 – Aug. 2025

Property Master                                                                                                                                                                          Cortland, NY

• Under tight deadlines, tasks had to be prioritized, maintaining accuracy and professionalism, while preparing props, and ensuring smooth execution of prep and production.

• Coordinated and supported the production designer, art director, and director to maintain seamless on-set flow.

• Collaborated with the art department and production crew to ensure smooth communication during prep and production.

The Hennin & The Hare                                                                                                                                     Jan. 2025 – May. 2025

Production Designer /Props Master                                                                                                                                                   Ithaca, NY

• Worked with the director to conceptualize storyboards, themes, breakdowns, and visual concepts in preparation for production. Creating a consistent creative execution.

• Budgeted set fabrications, props, and set decoration.

• Using researched information, fabricated props, and fly away walls were created to be historically accurate.

Untitled HBO Jigsaw Documentary                                                                                                                                       Sep. 2025

Production Assistant (Art Department)                                                                                                                                           Syracuse, NY

• Communicated both on and off set between director and production designer with efficiency.

• Assisted with set construction, lighting setups, and equipment load-ins for both studio and on-site shoots.

• Identified and resolved technical issues under time pressure.

Bunker                                                                                                                                                                  Feb. 2025 – May. 2025

Production Designer /Props Master                                                                                                                                                   Ithaca, NY

• Created and conceptualized storyboards, themes, and visual concepts in preparation for production.

• Successfully collaborated with the director and other crew to create a consecutive creative vision and to ensure efficiency.

• Used aging and greeking techniques on metal, wood, fabric, and 3d printed material.

Gourdlandia                                                                                                                                                  Mar. 2024 - May 2024

Producer/Director/Production Designer                                                                                                                                              Ithaca, NY

• Oversaw every aspect of pre-production to post-production to guarantee accuracy, quality, and efficiency.

• Worked with other team members to determine all aspects of production design and shots by providing practical and creative inputs.

• Captured quality footage by collaborating with lighting and sound to produce the best final results.

SKILLS & AFFILIATIONS

• Skills: Adaptability, Creativity, Communication, Resourceful, Visual Storytelling, Problem Solving, Fine Arts, Crafting, Aging and Greeking, Organization, Sourcing, Multitasking, Attention to Detail, Research

• Technologies: Construction Tools, Label Maker, Sewing Machine, Sony Cameras, Canon Cameras, Basic Lighting Kit, Sound Equipment, Adobe Premiere Pro, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Canva, Slack

• Affiliations: Ithaca College Television, New York Film and Television Student Alliance, Women in Film and Video New England, Tau Sigma National Honors Society

EDUCATION

Ithaca College, Ithaca NY                                                                                                                       May 2025

Bachelor of Science, Cinematography and Photography; Minor in Art

• GPA: 3.5

• Relevant Coursework: Introduction to Photography, Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction, Production Design

• Dean’s List                                                                                                                                                         Aug. 2024 - May. 2025