Professional Referral
Jonathan R. Whittaker
Portfolio &
Reel Consulting
For Students Applying To
Students applying to competitive performing arts high schools
and college film & media programs in New York and beyond.
The Approach
Every application tells a story. The work of consulting is helping the student
find the story only they can tell, and ensuring every choice in their
portfolio, reel, and personal statement is in service to it. Sessions are
led by questions, not prescriptions. The student does the discovering.
The result is work that feels genuinely theirs.
18
Years Teaching & Directing
20+
Countries, Guest Faculty
1:1
Sessions, Virtual & In-Person
Credits include Sony Pictures · BBC · Netflix · Amazon · Gillette · Hyundai · Nissan
· Former Chair, Film Dept., New York Film Academy
The First Step