Executive Creative Project Manager
William (Bill) Wittliff
2012-2015
Oversaw all of Wittliff’s on-going creative projects - spanning multiple fine art photo exhibitions, digitizing photo catalog, film productions, writing and publication of a fictional Trilogy, design and publication of fine art photography books and the acquisition of a complete set of Edward Curtis’ The North American Indian for his non-profit The Wittliff Collections, housed at Texas State University.
Assisted Wittliff in the research, procurement and compilation of a complete set of Edward Curtis’ “The North American Indian” for the Wittliff Collections- only 272 are believed to exist in the world, most owned by private collectors, national archives and museums.
Digitally scanned, restored and cataloged the analog negatives of over 1,000 of Wittliff’s most well-known works - including images from Lonesome Dove, Vaquero, Boystown and La Vida Brinca.
Resourced and established an in-house digital fine art printing lab for a selection of Wittliff’s most popular and profitable images - assisting in funding the acquisition of creative works and portfolios for the Wittliff Collection.
Collaborated with Wittliff in hands-on research and development of proprietary solargraphy technical method, efforts which resulted in Wittliff’s photo exhibition and photo book titled “Sunrise Sunset: Solargraphs by Bill Wittliff”
Acted as Beta Reader and copy editor for Wittliff’s fictional literary trilogy,“The Papa Stories” - The Devil’s Backbone (2014), The Devil’s Sinkhole (2016) and The Devil’s Fork (2018).
Assisted in executing pre-production, production and post-production tasks and communications during the production of the Wittliff film “A Night In Old Mexico” (2014).
Skills & Tools
Analog film development and processing
Epson high resolution scanning
Adobe Lightroom / Photoshop / Indesign
Microsoft Office
Copy Writing
Copy Editing
Sense of humor / Sharp Wit
Research
Negotiation skills
a little about Bill Wittliff…
Infamous Texan Raconteur and Philanthropist - Oscar nominated screenwriter of Lonesome Dove, Legends of the Fall and A Perfect Storm; World-renowned Fine Art Photographer, and Author of The Papa Stories Trilogy. Founder of Encino Press and the Wittliff Collections, located at Texas State University.