About Me.
Hello! My name is Kyle Coon and I'm a programmer, video editor, and filmmaker from Michigan with a dual degree in Computer Science and Film.
CS Resume
Film Resume
Projects
Fed Up
Roles: Editor, Writer, Producer, CamOp
Documentary shortfilm made in collaboration with Fed Up ministries in November 2023.
Website visuals
How's The Market
Hardly Working
Roles: Editor, Writer
Personal documentary project independently made in October 2023.
Release trailer
The Story of Draden
Hand to Hand
Roles: Editor, Writer, Producer, Dir. of Photography, CamOp
Collaborative short film made at the University of Michigan in the Fall of 2022.
Gameplay highlights
Keep Your Composer
Best Friends Channel
Roles: Editor, Writer, CamOp
Improvised comedic video short concieved, shot, and edited in 72 hours in the Spring of 2022.
Gameplay highlights
Zelda10
Best Friends Channel 2
Roles: Editor, Writer, CamOp
Sequel and expansion to "Best Friends Channel" made in 5 days in the Spring of 2023.
Conversion of image to digital representation
Computer vision project that digitizes the layout of a real chess board to be analyzed or played on lichess.com. This was achieved with a corner-recognition algorithm and neural network written in Python.
Chess Digitizer
Moose Banquet
Roles: Editor, CamOp
End-of-summer compilation made as videographer for Camp Moosilauke in the Summer of 2023.
Gameplay with randomly generated word
Recreation of the popular New York Times web-based word game "Wordle" that can be played locally in a computer terminal with two gameplay options. The program was written in C++ with a text-coloring library.
Terminle
It's Not Easy Being Big
Roles: Editor
Comedic found footage project made for
FTVM 391 at UofM in the Fall of 2023.
FTVM 391 at UofM in the Fall of 2023.
Education
School: University of Michigan -
College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts
Graduation May 2024
GPA: 3.651
Degrees: B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Film, Television, and Media
College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts
Graduation May 2024
GPA: 3.651
Degrees: B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Film, Television, and Media
C.S. Skills
Software Engineering:
C++, Python, Java, Git, Unit Testing
Web Development:
HTML, CSS, React, AWS, APIs
Video Game Development:
Unity, C#, UI Design, Audio Design, Play Testing
Film Awards
Best Documentary Runner Up
Best of Festival
Lightworks Film Festival
Best of Festival
F.T.V.M. 150
Notable
Classes
Editing Theory and Practice: Comprehensive overview of non-linear
film and video editing through the creation of
six projects of varying
styles.
film and video editing through the creation of
six projects of varying
styles.
Web Systems: Practical
implementations of both
front-end and back-
end web systems and
technologies
implementations of both
front-end and back-
end web systems and
technologies
Computer Security:
Assessement, prevention,
and exploitation of
modern web security
designs and their
faults
Assessement, prevention,
and exploitation of
modern web security
designs and their
faults
Documentary Prod.:
Understanding of
modern documentary techniques through the development and
creation of two non-
fictional narrative
short films.
Understanding of
modern documentary techniques through the development and
creation of two non-
fictional narrative
short films.
Movie/TV Production:
All encompassing
independent creation of
multiple forms of
narrative driven fiction
including film and TV.
All encompassing
independent creation of
multiple forms of
narrative driven fiction
including film and TV.
Computer Vision:
Solving of visual
problems with the use of computers by means of machine learning and
deep learning
Solving of visual
problems with the use of computers by means of machine learning and
deep learning
Computer Game
Development: Design
and development of
several Unity-made
computer games as well
as understanding of
the video game
industry
Development: Design
and development of
several Unity-made
computer games as well
as understanding of
the video game
industry
Classical Film
Theory: Study and
analysis of the
definitions of cinema
rooted in its classical
era.
Theory: Study and
analysis of the
definitions of cinema
rooted in its classical
era.
Culture in Video Games Rhetorical analysis of the role of race, gender, and
sexuality in US video
games.
sexuality in US video
games.
UI Development: Concepts
and techniques for
designing computer
system user interfaces to
be user-friendly.
and techniques for
designing computer
system user interfaces to
be user-friendly.
Leadership Experience
U of M Men's Glee Club
Vice President
Head of social team for the second oldest collegiate choir in the country. Responsibilities include organizing all social events for a 100+ person organization, leading orientation for new members, and tracking attendance.
The Friars
President
Leader of the oldest acappella group on the University of Michigan campus. Responsibilities include scheduling concerts and gigs, coordinating collaborations, and arranging vocal scores.