Summary

Director/Editor for over 15 Years Audio Professional for over 10 years Producer/writer for over 10 years My Passion is media - I try to be a media Swiss Army knife but my forte of credits is EDITING

Credits

6/13 – 6/14

Editor (Avid Media Composer and After Effects)

Staff Position — FX Network Details
6/13 – 6/14

Promos, Comp Reels as needed, Create Graphics for Movie Promos, Critical analysis of all broadcast specs

5/05 – 6/13

Post Production Supervisor (also Avid Instructor) Video Symphony

analog and digital — Film (Feature-length) — Video Symphony Details
5/05 – 6/13

Avid certified and Avid Certified instructor for 101 through 305 color correcting , also made Avid instructional and post videos for student learning

3/12 – 6/12

Lead Editor (and on screen talent/instructor) Avid Media Composer 6 Making a Film

Mahalo Web network — Corporate — Mahalo.com Details
3/12 – 6/12

On screen talent/instructor giving detailed instruction on Avid version 6 Making a Film from Start to Finish. Including Editing and outputting over 20 instructional videos in 4 months

11/11 – 12/11

Editor (Freelance)

Advertising — BloomCast Details
11/11 – 12/11

Offline Creative Editor

7/11 – 9/11

Videographer (and Lead Editor)

Road Angels LLC — Advertising — Road Angels Productions Details
7/11 – 9/11

Line producer, videographer, managed online feed of event. Then Edited footage for promos

8/10 – 5/11

Post Production Supervisor (Videographer and Editor as needed) Topanga Film Festival

digital output for internet — Live/Special Event — Topanga Film Institute Details
8/10 – 5/11

helped manage live shoot, then managed all media and became post supervisor over entire process. Made 50 short videos with the help of 6 other editors

1/11 – 2/11

Lead Editor (Freelance ) Big Food (Pilot)

CMT — TV — Bienstock Young Media Details
1/11 – 2/11

Cut entire show, then cutdown for Sizzle cuts to sell it

2/09 – 1/10

Cinematographer (and All Editing (Assistant Editing)) Sigmund Fried Laser Light Show Live/documentary

DVD — Live/Special Event — Signmund Fried Entertainment (band) Details
2/09 – 1/10

Organized entire shoot over many months, including at Live show at Lasarium. Then Edited entire DVD, including sound design

Media

  • BOOM BOOM Sportfishing, Waianae, Hawaii 2016 (Directed, Shot and Edited)

  • Media Composer® Family - Edit Faster in More Ways Than Ever (on Screen Interview)

Recos

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Education

Class of '07

Avid Inc

Avid Certified Instructor
Class of '04

Video Symphony

Avid Certified / Professional TV and Film Editing
Class of '97

Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio

On the Job Training of all aspects of Mastering and Audio post
Class of '80

Joker / Mime Choir / Puppet / Scepter

1980 through 2000 writing, performing with many bands

My Gear

  • Canon 60D
  • Mac Pro
  • Nikon DSLR
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Blackmagic Cinema Camera
  • DJI Phantom 3 Standard
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Full online/offline editing system
  • Softbox Interview Production Lights
  • GoPro and Mounts of all kinds
  • Devinci Resolve
  • Broadcast Sony monitor
  • JBL 308P MKII 8" (Mix quality speakers)

Skills

  • Editing
  • Cinematography
  • Drone Pilot
  • Audio
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects