ABOUT ME
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Resume
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EDUCATION
SUNY Erie Community College | Orchard Park, NY
Associate of Science: Communication Arts (2018)
Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film and Television (2021)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Get It Made | Los Angeles, CA | Script Reader (2024 - Present)
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Review and deliver coverage of submitted PoC scripts for the producers and writers
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Proofread scripts for grammatical accuracy and industry standards
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Altamarea Group, LLC; Ai Fiori | New York, NY | Line Cook (2024 - Present)
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Efficiently run the kitchen during active lunch and dinner services
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Adapt to a different style of cuisine by cooking with new ingredients and methodology
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Maintain levels of organization cleanliness with products on the line
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Altamarea Group, LLC; Marea NYC | New York, NY | Line Cook (2023 - 2024)
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Effectively run the garde manger and entremet stations during service
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Demonstrate the ability to to keep composure and multi-task in a pressure-packed environment
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Excel at organizing time and working in a detail-oriented profession
Mulberry Italian Ristorante | Lackawanna, NY | Line Cook​ (2020 - 2022)
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Prepared homemade pastas, soups, and sauces and assisted in creation of nightly specials
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Managed the daily invoices of product deliveries
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Gained acclaim in local paper for new pasta shapes developed for the menu
FILM EXPERIENCE
Big Apple Film Festival | New York, NY | Film Screener (2023)
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Assisted the festival in giving a rating and review of submitted projects
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A Quiet Place Part II | Buffalo, NY | Production Intern - Location Dept. (2019)
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Assisted in aspects of location management during production
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Coordinated parking of trucks and cars at studio and on location
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Supported the location manager in assembling the site of sets
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Maintained status of teamsters, caterers, and wranglers being transported to location
Short Films
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First Day on Earth (2023) – Production Assistant; supply runs for crafty services, aided the AD in making the day, helped the gaffer in setting up lights for night shoot
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Fight or Flight (2019) – Rigging grip; assisted the key grip and gaffer in setting up dollies and lighting on location
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Good Parliament (2020) – Actor, Production Assistant; performed as background extra on set, assisted in set up and breakdown on location, supervised pre- and post-production tasks
Acknowledgments
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Sous (2023) – Teleplay was a Finalist for the New York International Screenplay Awards and an Honorable Mention for the New York Screenwriting Awards
Joel Galanti was born in Lackawanna, New York to fourth- generation Italian Americans who hold a special connection to
food. He works for the Altamarea Group LLC in New York City as he continues to pursue his passion for writing and filmmaking. Joel graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Production. His professional goals are to become a writer, director, and producer of his own works and the works of others. Joel is a talented cook and an aspiring scriptwriter with numerous screenplays and teleplays. His Pilot, Sous, has been recognized as a Finalist for the New York International Screenplay Awards and an Honorable Mention for the New York Screenwriting Awards. Joel works as a script reader for a start-up Los Angeles screenplay development company, Get It Made. When he is not cooking in the kitchen or writing in the coffee shop, Joel practices on the piano and volunteers as a film screener for local film festivals.
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Artistic Statement
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Growing up, I was the kid who cooked in our household. I was raised with parents and grandparents who were adept at making dinner, but something about food drew me to it. When I was sixteen, I began working in restaurants, but my experience in the kitchen was not what I expected. Over the years of restaurant life, I lost my passion for cooking.
When it was time to decide on college, I chose to go to art school influenced by my love of films and television. To make ends meet, I got a job in a restaurant. It was a different experience than what I knew. Thus, my passion for food was reignited. With my background in film and television, I decided to write a Pilot based on my interpretation of restaurant life. Little did I know that this Pilot would come to define my creative career. I've always loved New York City, so it made sense to place the setting of my teleplay under the prestige of Manhattan. However, one thing stood in the way of making this script great. I knew nothing of working in New York City.
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At age twenty-four, I chose to pack up my belongings and move to the City. I was given an opportunity to work in a Michelin Star-level restaurant on the rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. I work sixty-hour weeks and grind away at my craft. With the Altamarea Group LLC, I have learned the ins and outs of five-star restaurant life and put this knowledge into my writing.
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My ambition is to become a respected writer and filmmaker and share my knowledge of the culinary field with those interested in visualizing what happens beyond the swinging double doors. More than anything, I want to inspire the next generation of cooks, chefs, and writers who may not want to live in kitchens for the rest of their lives. As infamously said by the late great Anthony Bourdain, "If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business."