Martha H. Garvey
413 14th Street, #3F
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 718-369-2152
e-mail: mgarvey@interport.net
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer 1997-present
Clients
include: Lucent, US Web Cornerstone, New York Press, Citysearch.com, Candystand.com
(Lifesavers corporate site), ZineZone.com (home page portal site with original
audio and video interviews with celebrities).
Projects have
included:
·
creating
a prototype, in proposal form, for an
on-line sporting goods store;
·
coordinating
marketing materials for a Y2K readiness campaign for Lucent voice messaging
subsidiary;
·
work flow
analysis of Polygram USA’s Web site;
·
writing
lead article for www.foodgalaxy.com,
hospitality industry portal site, designed to drive traffic through the site.
·
contributing
to FAQ for PowerPurchasing, an on-line bidding/inventory program for restaurant
owners.
·
serving
as host for on-line film community on national magazine’s Web site.
·
writing
consumer reviews of nonfiction books, graphic novels, and specialty stores.
Writer/Associate Producer 1995-1997
Downtown Digital, AT&T New York
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Managed
design and content of company's new home page.
·
Wrote
and produced original content for
AT&T HealthSite, a health information Web page and database. Clients included Rodale Press, Mayo Clinic,
and New England Journal of Medicine.
·
Developed
original content, including interviews, questionnaires, and columns for
Herspace, Internet women’s gateway.
·
Created
Herspace’s marketing materials and acted as liaison with professional
organizations.
·
Developed
and edited proposals aimed at Fortune 500 Web sites.
Director of Development 1991-1994
Dan Wigutow Productions, New York, New
York
Full
responsibility for the development, marketing and production of network, cable
and feature films for a New York-based television and film production
company.
·
Packaged
and sold $4 million miniseries, IN A
CHILD’S NAME, directed by Tom
McLoughlin, to CBS-TV. Emmy nomination
for best miniseries in 1992.
·
Coordinated
all stages of development and preproduction for DEAD IN THE WATER (1992), two-hour film directed by Bill Condon
(writer-director, GODS AND MONSTERS)
for USA Network, $2.5 million budget.
Story Editor 1990-1991
Largo Entertainment, New York, New York
A
Los Angeles-based feature film ministudio, capitalized at $100 million. Past films included UNLAWFUL ENTRY, POINT BREAK,
and USED PEOPLE.
·
Evaluated
and marketed plays, scripts, and books for possible feature film development.
·
Supervised
full-time story analyst.
·
Planned
and developed several scripts by New York-based writers, including WIREHEAD and WEAPON.
President 1988-present
Burning Question, New York, New York
Full
service film, book, and multimedia content development company. Clients have included Davis Entertainment,
Warner Brothers, Clinica Estetico,
Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, 20th Century Fox, Hallmark
Entertainment, MGM/UA, and AT&T. Responsible for writing proposal which
sold John Grisham’s THE FIRM to
film’s producers.
Literary Associate 1987
Theatre Communications Group, New York,
New York
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Supervised
and co-edited DRAMATISTS SOURCEBOOK, the playwrights’ bible to resources in the
theater.
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Wrote and
edited SCENARIOS/ESCENARIOS, a quarterly theatre review of Spanish
plays.
Assistant Project Manager 1985-1987
Conference Express, a videoconferencing
company, New York, New York
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Supervised
budget for joint venture dedicated to marketing and selling videoconferencing
technology. Partners: U.S. Sprint and Olympia & York. Projected revenues: $2 million.
·
Coordinated
scheduling, edited presentational and sales materials.
·
Served as
communications liaison for Atlanta- and Toronto-based offices.
EDUCATIONAL
AND PERSONAL DATA
New York University M.F.A, Dramatic Writing
University of
Pittsburgh B.A., English Writing and Spanish
Strong knowledge of Spanish.
Professional memberships: Independent Feature Project, National Writers
Union, New York Women in Film and Television, Women in Publishing, V-Day
Committee.
Teaching Experience: Faculty
adviser, Gallatin School, New York University, 1988-present, screenwriting and
playwriting; Lecturer, New School;
Adjunct professor, Theatre Department, New York University, 1985-1987.
Performances: “Lightning,” monologue, performed at West Bank Café, 1995. “My Mother’s Imaginary Husband,” solo
performance, performed at the Knitting Factory, 1999.