ceo & director - michelle zeitlin

1999 - present:

• Associate Producer/ Story Writer-Consultant, "Liberty Street", Feature Film, Bel-Air Entertainment; Warner Bros. (with Maureen Donley, Partner) Development Deal--2 years
• Independent Producer, "The Rouge," "Poetic Justice," and other Features and Specials, in Development

• Founder/Owner of Choreography Central;
  • Producer of on-camera Choreography Instruction Series.
  • Hiring, management and training for the (NFL and NBA affiliated) "New Breed" and "Pro" staffs.
  • Designing of programs, workshops, and business model for execution of creative services for championship youth associations, JV and Varsity high school dance and cheerleading teams, collegiate squads, and competitive All-star studio gyms nationwide.
  • Noteworthy: Awarded a (CTFD) Grant for Launching of Company - April 1st, 2004 January 19th, 2006

• Agent, BBA, Bobby Ball Agency - Director of the "NEW" Dance & Choreography Dept.
  • Represented 270 dance clients and 18 professional choreographer/directors for all facets of the entertainment world, including film, TV, Broadway, regional stage, concert companies, multi-media, sound track recording and promotions.
  • Noteworthy: Michelle tripled monthly revenue for the department.
  • * Three significant over-scale spokesperson commercial & live appearance/print contracts were closed by Michelle for worldwide campaigns; among them TANQUERAY "Tony Sinclair" and COCA-COLA (Fanta Brand)
  • * In addition to booking hundreds of PROJECTS; commercials, music video, theatrical and Equity theatre contracts for her clients, Michelle opened up relations with Hillary Duff re: Andre'Recke Management/Touring, Fox Operations, MTV, Platinum Prods., Mattel and several corporate industrial producers for the agency.

1987 - present

CEO & Founder of More Zap Productions:
Co-founder of More Zap 2 with partner, Nancy Gregory (2001-2003)

• Managed Events in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London, Paris, all over Canada and the United States (Some in Hebrew, Japanese and Spanish)

• Wrote budget proposals for up to 2- million dollar accounts.

• Brainstormed, pitched and wrote creative proposals.

• Designed contracts for clients and independent contractors and vendors.

• Created casting data base for actors, models, dancers, specialty artists, children, with resources in New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

• Developed, produced and coordinated over 600 projects including the following

PROJECTS: (Partial List of over 600 projects)

• Music Video, for Rascal Flatts, CMT; Director, Shaun Silva, Tacklebox Films, Nashville. Producer, John Hopgood, UPM, Bonnie Lena
  - Consulting and Casting

• LPGA, Samsung Corporate Industrial, Palm Desert with Barkley-Kalpak Assoc.
  - Concept Development, Casting, Choreography (with co-choreographer, Danial J. Brown)

• "Princess Party Jams, Where Dreams Begin" Disney DVD Dance Along Video Series with Grapevine Productions, Tony Carenzo, Director
  - Casting, Choreography

• "Music Pop" National Pringles Commercial/ CCW and Digital Kitchen
  - Choreography

• "Liquid Assets" Special on Drew Barrymore, BBC TV-Casting (dancing kids)
  Choreography, and Special Guest Appearance on Agenting
  E! Entertainment Hollywood, Special on Paula Abdul
  - Segment on Cheer Dance

• JCK and AGS DIAMOND shows for DWA Communications, International and National Shows (3 years) with Diane Warga-Arias for Diamond Promotion Service & DeBeers Diamonds
  - Concept Building, Creative Execution, Casting, Choreography

• "Elan Awards" for the Marketing /Real Estate Industry, Beverly Hills Hotel with Pete Mayer Productions and Ellen Farmer Productions
  - Opening Entertainment Concept and Direction

• 3 Commercials with Lena Vision, and Production Coordinator, Bonnie Lena, Regional and Latin Markets
  - Casting for Adults and Children

• "Thank Heaven" Feature Film, Heaven Scent Productions
  - Choreographer

• Noteworthy: Upcoming Feature Release (Check IMDB for more info.)

• "YIN YANG GANG" Pop Group-Co-creator with Michael Striar Management of Teen Recording Group
  - Casting, Touring and Recording

• American Express Industrial, Paramount Pictures Events, Susan Collane and PRA Destination Mgmt.
  - Concept, Casting, Choreography

• CBS News Affiliates, Paramount Studios, with Susan Collane Productions
  - Creation of Original Environmental Show

• "Miss Teenage America" Scholastic & Talent Awards (6 years consecutively) with Elite Model Competitions
  - Staging, Production

• Robert Townsend Television Special, HBO, Tinsel Townsend, Walter Miller
  - Associate Choreographer with Russell Clark

 

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