Biography

John Marean, co-owner of Intention Films and Media, graduated with his MFA in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama. He started his career as the Technical Director of the Hudson Guild Theater, then became Production Manager of Playwrights' Horizons/Scenic Central and built sets for Nickelodeon, as well as many other Broadway, off-Broadway, television and feature film productions including the Power scene in Spike Lee's, "Do the Right Thing."

John has taught almost every subject invented by the NYCDOE since 1991. In 2006, John became the Technical Director of the Long Island Film-TV Foundation.

In 2012, John became Technical Director at the LaGuardia High School (The "Fame" school) of Music & Art and Performing Arts in NYC until 2019. John has acted in several independent feature and short films. John has been working as a Director of Photography, Assistant Camera, Grip, Gaffer, on set Sound Recordist, Production Manager, Assistant Director and as a Covid-19 Compliance Officer.

John is an Adjunct Professor and sometimes Artist-in-Residence at several high schools and colleges including City Tech College in Brooklyn, the Long Island High School for the Arts and Five Towns College.
- IMDb mini biography by: Debra Markowitz