Summary

Focused on sound while studying film at SFSU and was mentored by Pat Jackson (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, Toy Story) in the art of sound design/sound effects editing. Other exp.: Sound Recordist, Boom Op, as well as set dressing and props.

Credits

4/16 – 6/16

Intern

Staff Position — 1013 Integrated Branding + Production Details
4/16 – 6/16

Production and Post Production Intern. Assist with research, studio set up and breakdown, and location production assistant.

2/14 – 8/14

Production Assistant The Game Plane (Season 1)

TV — Ketchum Labs Details
2/14 – 8/14

Transported crew's gear/equipment to/from location. Picked up/delivered craft service. Assisted casting with paperwork and various other duties during the open casting session. Packed and shipped paperwork/props/supplies back to the production office in Los Angeles.

9/13 – 9/13

Set Production Assistant Hawaii Five-O (Season 4)

CBS — TV — CBS Productions Details
9/13 – 9/13

Assisted with locking down set during takes Assisted production manager and production coordinator with running/collecting relevant paperwork between departments. Assisted in ensuring various department personnel properly checked out at the end of the day

8/10 – 10/11

Sound Effects Editor LIFE WITHOUT

Film (Feature-length) — Polar Productions Details
8/10 – 10/11

Created and edited entire sound effects stem for this 212m feature length film with Avid Pro Tools. Also assisted the editor with syncing sound to every take, renaming, and organizing them into appropriate bins in Final Cut Pro.

2/11 – 9/11

Sound Designer Valencia: The Movie/S

Film (Feature-length) — RADAR Productions Details
2/11 – 9/11

Captured dialog on set. Created and edited sound effects, edited dialog, as well as doing the pre-mix and final mix for the film.

3/11 – 3/11

Sound Recordist Touchdown

Film (Feature-length) — Kosta Films Details
3/11 – 3/11

Recorded dialog on set; boom operator and recording with an SD 744. Synced with slate and camera.

11/10 – 11/10

Dialogue Editor America's Most Unwanted

Film (Feature-length) — Shanstar Productions Details
11/10 – 11/10

Worked with the director in cleaning and editing the dialog for the documentary film. Designed the sound for the opening credits and assisted the Sound Re-recording Mixer during final mix.

8/10 – 8/10

Set Dresser I (Almost) Got Away With It (Season 2)

Discovery — TV — Indigo Films Details
8/10 – 8/10

Created key props and dressed multiple sets during production. Also designed and dressed a single set on my own while the art department concentrated on finalizing details of a last minute shot requiring a separate location.

Recos

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Education

Class of '11

San Francisco State University

BA Cinema

Skills

  • Editing
  • voice over
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Media Production
  • Audio Post Production
  • Sound Design
  • Recording
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Field Recording
  • Sound Editing
  • AVID Pro Tools