Kyle Smead

Worked with the Seinheiser family microphones, MKH50 and 416 and Sanken Lavaliere microphones into a Cooper 208 mixing board. Stored files on the Zaxcom Deva IV and kept the Sound Devices 744T as a back up recorder. Ran a wireless system with both the Lectrosonics 411 and 400 series transmitters.

Rigged several 2k’s, 5k’s, took care of the grip area, provided assistance with flags, flew in stingers, cut party gels to the specifications required. When my services were not required, I found a position to fill.

Operated Canon Studio camera with setting for scrolling ticker, thirds, OTS graphics.

Balanced Kino banks with tungsten lights, ran a couple 1k's into Variac's, prepared grip area before and after the 4 day shoot, kept power around the ring of fire, labeled lunch-boxes with distro.

Worked as an extra during production.

Striked the set following production, dis-assembled junior, bj, riser, dble riser, triple riser, mombo combo stands, sandbags, wrapped stingers, whips, 5 wire bandid, china balls, and various grip equipment.

Set up a Seinheisser Microphone to a Cooper 208, recorded production sound during behind the scene's tour, wired system with a fifty foot run into a coiled boom pole.

Worked on a lighting plot for interviews, wrote a concept and treatment, interview questions, worked on a tentative shot list, followed production in a timely manner, worked on a list of sound design, made concious decisions on the soundtrack and edit in FCP.