chris dortch

Chris Dortch entrepreneur

E-mail: chrisdortch@gmail.com
Phone: (801) 362-7229
Skype: chrisdortch

RE: Important notice and offer to collaborate

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Chris Dortch. I am Co-founder, Stockholder, Director, and President of Global Archive Holdings, Inc., which is the parent company to Global Archive, Inc. and owner of various innovative media technologies and brands.

Here are just three of the company’s websites:

1) MotionLoops.com: a marketplace for DJ’s, where looping video animations can be downloaded, and where users can purchase hard drives filled with digital content for their live performances.

2) MotionLogos.com: an innovative tool that converts standard logos uploaded by a user, into 3D logo animations.

3) GlobalArchive.com: a marketplace for film-makers, marketing companies, ad agencies, and social media enthusiasts where users can purchase award-winning digital media.

The Pasadena California based media company recently completed a reorganization/merger with its technology counterpart in Austin Texas, and while I am currently involved in the day-to-day operations of the company, I am an entrepreneur who is always looking for new projects.

I would love to discuss any ideas you may have for my company or me.

I am available to talk most days between 9 am and 10 pm CDT with 24-hour notice and can be reached almost anytime via text (801-362-7229) or Skype (chrisdortch). Please contact me at your earliest convenience regarding this or any other ideas you may have. Thanks for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

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Chris Dortch

Executive Summary

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Dortch is former CEO of StockFootage.com and Creative Media Group .

As President of Global Archive, Inc., Dortch negotiated contracts, and aggregated all kinds of media content from the Western Hemisphere to distribute it in the Eastern Hemisphere through a mutually exclusive partnership with the largest media conglomerate in China, SHANGHAI MEDIA GROUP.

Dortch is an award-winning Cinematographer, After Effects artist, and a successful entrepreneur. His work has earned 60 Telly Awards and the Adobe Design Achievement Award.

His Cinematography received special recognition by the National Geographic Society and his motion graphic design work with Donny & Marie Osmond received worldwide attention, and awards from TV Land, Daytime Emmy, BPI, as well as the DVD Premiere Award.

Dortch has produced dozens of brands, hundreds of websites, thousands of videos, and channels receiving billions of views.

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entrepreneur PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2014 - Present
President at Global Archive, Inc.
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• Dortch founded Global Archive, Inc. in November 2014, which was later reorganized into a Delaware C-corporation prior to several rounds of venture capital funding and eventually reorganized on February 10th, 2018.

• Built a library of over 50 million digital assets and one of the most comprehensive distribution networks in the world. Global Archive is a Delaware C-corporation with offices in California, Texas, and Hawaii. It aggregates iPTV, VOD, and the media licensing rights for all kinds of digital media files including films, shows, news clips, stock footage, images, music, sound effects, and other digital media files.

So far the business has the rights to distribute over 50 million assets from some of the biggest names in the industry, including: Artbeats.com, AFLO.com, 5AlarmMusic.com, DepositPhotos.com, NatureFootage.com, Sound-Ideas.com, and many others. Through its mutually exclusive partnership with WingsMedia of Shanghai Media Group, Global Archive is a major contender for China’s lucrative online video market.

• Global Archive is a technology company that owns and operates all of the following brands, websites, and technologies: MotionLoops.com, X3, SV1 RocketVideo, GlobalArchive.com, Beatflo.net, EditorLoops.net, Sequential Downloader, VidJam, ReligiousLoops.com, TimelapseLoops.com, VisualDvds.com, MotionLogos.com.

July 2013 - Present
Director at INSPIRATION FILM HONG KONG LIMITED
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Dortch cofounded the Hong Kong company with billionaire entrepreneur Bruno Wu (forbes.com/profile/bruno-wu).

June 2012 - April 2015
Chief Executive Officer at STOCKFOOTAGE.com
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• Recruited and trained roles of leadership, management, and an international workforce to direct reports and supply media to Getty Images, Shutterstock, iStockphoto, Corbis, and 37 other distributors. Managed over 400 websites, launched 25,000 Youtube videos, created and maintained a massive database of information. Sold shares for certain contractual rights related to China.

• In an interview conducted by the Daily Herald, Dortch spoke of digital media and its role in the Chinese government: “For me there is a deeper mission,” Dortch said. “We will be contributing to positive media to build a better society” (heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/orem-s-cmg-partners-withchinese-multimedia-group/article_cdcff92d-9876-5042-9c58-143f299b2ae7. html).

• Adobe called the digital imagery created by Dortch and former partner John Farr, “amazing, stunning work” that caused “Goosebumps in the audience!” (spark.adobe.com/page/PhCchABGO2URV/). During an international television broadcast conducted by SMG, He Jian said, “video production and distribution market in China was worth nearly 10 billion Yuan” and Dortch’s content was described as “amazing.” Dortch said, we “have shots all over the world, from some of the highest peaks of Everest, to some of the lowest places on Earth” (youtube.com/watch?v=8g4f4shw5Dk).

• Dortch’s company was described in a special article featured in Markee Magazine: “It’s easy to see why the company’s artsy collection is noteworthy, as Dortch points out that the company’s cinematographers have acquired content ‘in hundreds’ of national parks, in addition to a more recent and more daunting task: spending several weeks with the U.S. military shooting high-speed footage of C4 explosions, machine guns, operating shots from Chinooks, Black Hawk helicopters and many other military vehicles” (markeemagazine.com/wp/stock-footage-houses/).

May 2010 - April 2015
Chief Executive Officer at CREATIVE MEDIA GROUP
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Produced digital media for Donny & Marie Osmond, LG Electronics, BBC, US Special Forces, Adobe, Domo, Franklin Covey, and traveled the world producing digital media in some of the most interesting places on earth, including: Israel, Africa, Italy, London, Everest, Rio, and others. Sold the company in 2015.

Jul 2005 – Apr 2015
President of High Quality Media, Inc.
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Cofounded an LLC with an angel investment from a 3rd-party, reorganized company into C-Corporation, established strategic partnership with a competitor, then sold the company after winning dozens of awards for motion graphics, and video productions.

Jul 2003 – Jul 2005
Founder and Editor-in-chief of Saratogan, LLC.

Founded an LLC and started three publications, organized bi-weekly distribution to over 1,500 homes, managed advertising, and worked as Editor- In-Chief overseeing all operations of each publication before selling the publications to a competitor.

June 2002 – June 2003
Freelance Media Professional

Provided services of Graphic design, technical writing, and photo journalism.

April 2000– May 2002
Volunteer Service in South Africa

Worked as Assistant to the President overseeing a mission of over 200 service volunteers from all over the world.

August 2017– Present
Advisor of Public Benefit Company

Dortch is Advisor of a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation that organizes groups of volunteers to remove plastic from the worlds ocean and beaches, by hosting beach clean-ups, using media to educate, and building public awareness.

entrepreneur EDUCATION

1999 - 2007
Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communication and Multimedia

• Art and Visual Communications Departmental Scholarship
• Communications Department Scholarship

2016
Open Water PADI Scuba Diver

Certified with advanced underwater camera training.

2017
Performance Freediving International

Certified to an 80 foot underwater depth and 4+ minute breath hold.

2017
Member of DAN Safety Association

Active member.

1994
Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America

Eagle Scout and volunteer leader.

entrepreneur PROJECTS

Nov 2014 – Present
Established exclusive partnership with Shanghai Media Group

• Worked to build a mutually exclusive reciprocal distribution partnership with Shanghai Media Group, the second largest government-owned media conglomerate in China, then created an international, multi-language team working to create digital media, photography, and footage that was distributed to a network of agents globally.
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Jun 2012 – Apr 2015
Founded and Exited StockFootage.com

• Recruited and trained an international workforce to supply high-quality video footage to global stock media agencies including Getty Images, Shutterstock, iStockphoto, Fotolia, Corbis, Pond5, and over 400 of our own websites, including StockFootage.com.
• Provided cinematography and production services to international clients such as National Geographic, LG Electronics, Adobe, T3Media, Discovery, and many others.
• Provided company interviews to SMG, Deseret News, Daily Herald, Post Magazine, Markee Magazine, and others.
• Built in-house production unit, model and location databases, image content suppliers, and retouching teams dedicated to the delivery of high-end authentic commercial imagery in a rapidly changing environment.
• Managed a multi-language working environment. Supported and trained roles of leadership, management, and coaching to direct reports.
• Oversaw budget analysis reports, project proposals, and creative research.
• Worked directly with offshore distribution teams in Chengdu, Beijing, and Shanghai.
• Supervised investments for IRS & Chinese tax compliance.

Nov 2012 – Apr 2014
Helped create the viral “Will It Blend” video series with over 285,786,308+ views

Dortch’s company CMG produced the viral video series for Blendtec called “Will it blend?” (youtube.com/user/Blendtec). These videos soon received international attention and around 300 million views.

Dec 2013 – Apr 2014
Produced and Directed project with LG Electronics and billionaire Bruno Wu for 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio

Procured investment from LG Electronics (lg.com) and billionaire entrepreneur Bruno Wu, then produced, directed, and shot 8K Ultra HD scenes in Rio Brazil, which were then licensed to several international television companies preparatory to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Footage from this project was featured by Nikon , a sample of which can be seen on YouTube .

Jul 2013 – Aug 2013
Spent 50 days in Israel shooting Ultra HD scenes for an award-winning BBC documentary.

In a major two-part series, nine of the world’s leading Biblical experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus’s life. Using the very latest archaeological, historical and theological research, the programs analyze the key influences on Jesus’s teaching, explore the land in which he lived and preached, and encounter the people who surrounded him. Illustrated with specially-shot drama footage of the key moments in Jesus’s life, aerial and time-lapse footage, these experts investigate the true meaning of the 2000-year-old story of Jesus, and what it meant to his original first century followers. Cinematographer and post-production supervisor, overseeing the editing, motion graphics, and color correction for the award-winning, 145-minute, BBC documentary entitled “The Story Of Jesus.” Locations included: Bethlehem, Holy, Sepulchre, Capernaum, Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Golgatha, Garden Tomb, Sea of Galilee, Arbel, Ein Gedi, Caesarea, Mitzpe Ramon Crater, Wadi Zin Desert, Nahal David, Nimrod Castle, Carmel Mountains, Banias, Antipas Palace, Banyans, Baram Ruins and Ancient Synagogue, Kemach Waterfalls, Mount Tabor, Ein Harod, Dor Beach, Adamit Park Caves Arch, Tel Aviv, Dead Sea, Carpentry, Desalination Plant, Zenith Solar Plants, Tel Beer Sheva, Masada, and Beit She’an.

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012
Created an episode of “Leno’s Garage” with Jay Leno featuring VIA VTRUX and Bob Lutz (father of the Viper)

Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, and Motion Artist for an episode of “Leno’s Garage” with Jay Leno featuring VIA VTRUX and Bob Lutz (father of the Viper), as seen on YouTube (youtu.be/p5STy6HRZEQ)

Jan 2012 – Apr 2012
Used state-of-the-art equipment to capture imagery of an elite fighting force within the United States Special Forces

Spent several weeks working with the US special forces group 19 under the direction of Major Besinger and Sergeant Felingham creating video footage and images of many remarkable events and taking operating shots from within a hummer, a chinook, a Blackhawk helicopter, and several other military vehicles. We captured a Blackhawk lifting a hummer both from within the helicopter and from the ground using a RedOne, Phantom, and multiple other cameras, and slow motion footage of machine gun firing towards the camera, grenades, mortars, and over 1,000 pounds of C4 explosions. We captured vehicles and soldiers in the rain and mud firing all sorts of different weapons with close-ups of many soldiers in their body armor and military avvttire and organized the signing of over 100 model releases.

Sep 2011 – Oct 2011
Cinematographer for film featuring IMAGINE DRAGONS

Project: https://twitter.com/Imaginedragons

Aug 2010 – Oct 2010
Time-lapse work with Tom Lowe on Award Winning Ultra HD Documentary, entitled: Timesapes

Freelance cinematographer hired by Tom Lowe to shoot for the award winning Ultra HD documentary entitled Timescapes, renowned as the world’s first movie to be sold to the public as a 4K file.

Aug 2010
Producing, Editing, and Motion Design for a Michael McLean Music Video and Deseret Book

Michael McLean: michaelmcleanmusic.com
Deseret Book: deseretbook.com

Jun 2009
Coproduced DONNY & MARIE OSMOND TV Commercial

Nevada-based production with Utah-based crew.

Jun 2008
Motion Graphic Design and Editing for OSMOND 50th, 2009 World Tour, and PBS Documentary

• The Osmond’s filled the Wembley Arena (sits 90,000 people) 3 nights in a row! Then continued their tour throughout the world. I did all of the onstage video, Motion Graphic Design and Editing for Osmond 50th, 2009 World Tour, and PBS Documentary.
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2009
Project with DAVID ARCHULETA

When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest contestants on the seventh season of American Idol. In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.

Jan 2008 – Jul 2008
Created Visuals for the award-winning Las Vegas show with DONNY & MARIE OSMOND

Donny & Marie in Las Vegas and Donny & Marie on Broadway.
Additial details can be found and tickets can be purchased at vegas.com.

Jan 2008
Edited graphics and shot footage for nationally televised live performance on stage with 21,000 people

News: deseretnews.com/article/700245992/Osmonds-Mormon-Tabernacle- Choir-excited-for-milestone-marking-Pioneer-Day-concerts.html

Jul 2007
Created Project Winning Adobe Design Achievement Award

• Channel: UntoldTales.tv
• Award: adobeawards.com

July 2003
Formed a business and multiple newspaper publications, then sold the business

Founded an LLC and started three publications, organized bi-weekly distribution to over 1,500 homes, managed advertising, and worked as Editor- In-Chief overseeing all operations of each publication before selling the publications to a competitor.

entrepreneur RECOMMENDATIONS

entrepreneur AWARDS

60 Telly Awards

Adobe Design Achievement Award

Special recognition by the National Geographic Society

Awards from TV Land, Daytime Emmy, BPI, as well as the DVD Premiere Award