About Us > Stanley Majka

Documentary Writer/Director

Mr. Majka is a writer and director, working in all professional formats of motion picture and videotape. He brings over twenty years of experience and a unique creative talent to bear on concept, script development, production and delivery of documentary, entertainment, and informational programming.

Commercial Director/Cameraman

Stanley Majka is recognized within the industry for orchestrating award-winning commercial campaigns for Amoco Corporation, WLUP radio/Chicago, The Chicago Sun Times, and Colorsplash Faucets.

Working from offices in Chicago, Toronto and New York, Mr. Majka has consulted on network television series including "Crime Stories" and has directed and shot hundreds of television commercials for most major advertising agencies including:

Leo Burnett		(McDonald's, Kelloggs, Proctor & Gamble)
J. Walter Thompson		(Kraft Foods, Ralston Purina)
DDB Needham Worldwide		(McDonald's, Quaker Foods)
D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles		(Amoco, Sun Times)
Ogilvy and Mather		(Sears)
Burrell Advertising		(Coca-Cola)
Foote Cone & Belding		(Payless Shoes)
Group 243/Detroit		(Domino's Pizza)
Eisaman Johns and and Laws		(Chevrolet, Cadillac)

Mr. Majka is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Employment History

1981-Present		Owner / Director Beach Productions, Ltd., Chicago, IL
1997-2000		Series Director / Co-writer Workplace Essential Skills Kentucky Educational Television, Lexington, KY
2000-2002		Director / Co-writer GED Connections - Mathematics Programs Kentucky Educational Television, Lexington, KY
1992-1993		Instructor Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
1991-1992		Instructor Columbia College, Chicago, IL
1990-1992		Director / Cameraman Fernbach Robins, New York, NY
1988-1990		Director / Cameraman McWaters Films, Toronto
1976-1981		President / CEO Cinema Graphics, Chicago, IL

Education

• MFA - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1975
• AB - University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1973