Meghan Nealon

Biography:

Originally from Sacramento, Meghan’s passion for organization and logistics coordination led her to take on an AD role on the many short films she and her best friends made throughout their teenage years. Subsequently, she attended Southern Oregon University where she currently completing her thesis term as a Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate in Theater Arts. During her undergraduate studies in theater, she explored performance as well as stage management as well as various technical design areas. In addition to her performance thesis, Meghan completed an Honors Thesis which culminated in a multi-media exhibition exploring the impact of epistolary correspondence on individual identity and our ability to synthesize and interpret external stimuli in a media saturated society defined by immediacy. She became interested in pursuing film professionally as a First Assistant Director and relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue this goal. In addition to working as a 2nd Assistant Director for Women In Media’s CAMERAderie Initiative and 1st AD on USC Thesis Films, Meghan works in commercial production. She is passionate about working to highlight traditionally underrepresented narratives and also enjoys exploring experimental film as a conceptual art form.