Biography
Hope Ballard is a 23-year-old filmmaker from Highlands Ranch, CO. She graduated in May of 2020 with her B.F.A in Documentary Filmmaking & Broadcast Journalism from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, CA. She has filmmaking experience both professionally and personally, as well as in-studio and on location. Hope is a passionate and determined storyteller inspired to make a dent in the film industry and an impact on the world with all of the projects she works on.
Hope Ballard
Chapman University B.F.A Broadcast Journalism and Documentary Film Production, May 2020
Film
Feature Documentary | 26 Seconds | 2019
Production Assistant
Senior Thesis Project | Thoughts & Prayers | 2020
Director
Film received The Jeff Dolen 04’ grant
HS Senior Thesis Project | Macall's Miracle | 2015
Director
Won Documentary of the Year at the RCTV Film Festival
Technical Skills
Software
Microsoft Applications, inDesign, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Encore, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, ProTools, iNews, iLok License Manager, Avid Media Manager
Hardware
Canon DSLRs, Canon C300, Sony A7Sii/iii, Panasonic HMC 150, Tascam DR-60, professional lighting and grip gear
Web
Wordpress, Ustream,, Basic HTML, Wix, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube, Tumblr, TikTok
Accomplishments
Academics
· Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society Member
· 4 Year Presidents Honor Roll Recipient
· 3 year Merit Scholarship Recipient
· Graduate with Honors ‘20
Athletics
· 4 Year Student-Athlete
· 2 Year Team Captain
· 2nd Team All-Conference (2016)
· 1 Year Undergraduate Coaching Assistant at Chapman University