Nick Sidorovich
Medical Imagineer
Professional Summary
I generate and synthesize high concept ideas, compelling imagery, and accurate medical content to create healthcare narratives that inform, educate and motivate.
EXPERIENCE:
2009-2011 Medical Writer (Rolling Hill Media, LLC)
Freelance writer specializing in medical communications such as video scripts, promotional material, patient narratives, faculty and patient interviewing, needs assessments, and CME content.
2009-2010 Adjunct Faculty (Fairleigh Dickinson University)
Screenwriting Instructor, Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Taught popular undergraduate screenwriting course to overcapacity
1995-2008 Screenwriter "The Miracle of Santa Rosa"
Logline: A rebellious American teenager learns the value of tradition when he travels to his ancestral Italian village after his father’s death.
Currently in pre-production withVirtus Entertainment
Director: Frank Rainone Producer: William McDonald (“Rome”)
More info at: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960199?refCatId=1
Numerous other unproduced screenplays in various genres, for example:
"Satyrday" (Comedy)
Logline: A shy archeology student discovers an ancient flute that transforms him into a mythological satyr – a promiscuous, uncontrollable goat man – who runs wild on campus.
"Solid Rock" (Drama)
Logline: A jaded musician fakes salvation to join an up-and-coming Christian rock band, but wreaks havoc by plotting to seduce the lonely lead singer.
“The Farmer’s Daughter” (Comedy)
Logline: The beautiful daughter of a bitterly divorced farmer and a hippie mother plans to escape farm life when a handsome real estate developer comes calling.
(See AWARDS for other notable screenplays)
SKILLS:
Medical Writing – Distill complex medical concepts into clear, focused, strategic communications that inform, educate, and motivate. Familiar with all FDA guidelines for pharmaceutical and medical device communications.
Interviewing – Conduct interviews, including on-camera for video, and formulate questions designed to elicit responses that inform and support planned medical communications.
Literature searching – Perform online searches of PubMed and other databases to identify, analyze, and organize documents that inform and support medical communications. Proficient in EndNote software.
Video Production – Write, produce, and direct video programs that communicate key messages in engaging visual and narrative style. Proficient in Final Cut Pro and Final Draft software.
Public Speaking/Presentation/Facilitation– Deliver oral presentations and proposals to senior executives and communities. Conduct focus groups.
EDUCATION:
QUEENS COLLEGE (City University of New York)
M.S.Ed., Exercise Physiology
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
B.A., Religious Studies
CERTIFICATION:
Pharmaceutical Core Certificate, American Medical Writers Association
Documentary Production Certificate, Downtown Community Television
Competent Toastmaster Certificate, Toastmasters International
AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION (AMWA) CERTIFICATE WORKSHOPS:
Creative Process In Pharmaceutical Advertising and Promotion
Educating Sales Representatives About Science and Medicine
Journal Submissions Other Than Research Articles
Creating Effective Poster Presentations
Making Effective Slides
Writing for Video
Tables and Graphs
Writing Abstracts
Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors
Preparing CME Materials: Concepts, Strategies, and Ethical Issues
Basic Grammar I
Basic Grammar II
AWARDS:
“Buck ‘49” – Screenplay (comedy)
Logline: A simple-minded cowboy competes in a poetry jam at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, only to get caught in the middle of a “gangsta” rap war.
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards 2005 Finalist
Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Competition
2005 Quarterfinalist
Fade In: Awards 2005 Quarterfinalist
Writer’s Network Screenplay & Fiction Competition 2005 Quarterfinalist
“Bad Medicine” – Screenplay (medical thriller)
Logline: A conflicted surgeon must evade the Russian mob and the FBI to save a dying girl by performing a black market kidney transplant.
Script Magazine Thrills and Chills Screenplay Competition 2005 FinalistFade In: Awards 2000 Quarterfinalist Universal Studios/Chesterfield Writers Film Project 1999 Semifinalist
Pitchfest, Austin Screenwriters Conference 2005 A competition where contestants have 90 seconds to pitch their screenplay to a live audience of studio executives, agents, and conference attendees. 4th Place (out of 100 contestants)
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
International Documentary Association (IDA)
Independent Feature Project (IFP)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Toastmasters International