Filmmaker bio/ artist statement

My name is Melanie, and this is my last class before I graduate UNCW with a film major. I've been in the film industry since 2000, when I was hired to do make-up for a friend's first feature film. Since then, I have been doing make-up, hair and wardrobe for films, television shows and print medium. Last semester, I took Dale Williams' Producing class and really fell in love with the development side of filmmaking. Brittany Fisher and I are trying to get a project that she concieved, Fixed, into development before then end of this semester when both of us graduate. We feel that this project is something that both of us would like to see made, so we can educate people on the importance of spay and neuter in our community. We both have seen the devistation of pet overpopulation, and though we have tried to do our part in adopting, we would rather there be a day when people would have to wait on a list to adopt an animal, instead of having so many put down because there are not enough homes for them.
Just recently, I was hired as a producer's assistant on Bolden!, a feature film to be shot here in Wilmington. I hope to be able to use this experience to make Fixed a project that will be seen by people all over the country and not just New Hanover County.