Summary

Hello. My name is Mike Wagner, and I've graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a degree in video production. I'm very interested in screenwriting, but in the time being, I'm looking to get my foot in the door with future production work.

Credits

10/18 – 6/19

Studio Technician

Staff Position — Verizon Media Details
10/18 – 6/19

- Worked with DPs and ACs to coordinate gear requests in a timely manner. - Maintained an ever-growing inventory list, via Farmer's Wife rental software. - Thoroughly checked all gear, ranging cameras like the Arri Amira, Sony PXW-FS7M2, Canon C300 Mark II, to lighting setups, like the Arri SkyPanel S30/S60, making sure they were in proper working order.

12/14 – 8/18

Gear Shop Technician

Staff Position — Gear Shop Details
12/14 – 8/18

• Built equipment packages for in-house productions such as Pawn Stars and The Real Housewives of New Jersey. • Worked closely with camera crews and audio mixers to custom tailor gear to the specific needs of each shoot. • Gained proficiency with camera, audio, and lighting systems from such companies as Canon, Sony, Kino, LitePanels and Sound Devices. • Established professional relationships with vendors such as AbelCine and various repair departments at most major equipment manufacturers.

9/14 – 12/14

Intern (Equipment Room)

Staff Position — Gear Shop Details
9/14 – 12/14

- Worked with technicians to fill and return contracts, via R2 Rental Software, and make sure everything was 100%. - Gained knowledge in cameras, lighting, and grip gear.

2/14 – 7/14

Transcriber/Logger Live Free or Die (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
2/14 – 7/14

Basic transcribing of footage for Live Free or Die. Making sure that transcriptions are as accurate as possible. Getting everything transcribed in a timely manner.

2/13 – 8/13

Intern Equipment Room Intern

TV — Magilla Entertainment Details
2/13 – 8/13

- Picking up and dropping off of various production elements (cameras, lights,etc.) to production houses and equipment rental places like Gotham Sound. - Working in the equipment room and getting familiar with cameras and lights. Transcribing videos for various programs (like Moonshiners, Tickle and Long Island Medium.) and other duties.

9/12 – 12/12

Intern (Development Intern) N/A

TV — Big Fish Entertainment Details
9/12 – 12/12

My responsibility revolved around casting for Big Fish Entertainment during my internship. I looked at topics my supervisors were interested in creating for reality television programming, I was to find any information about such topics like American miners in Mongolia (dubbed Mine-golia), among other topics, like sororities.

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Education

Class of '13

Rugers University- Newark

Video Production

My Gear

  • Sony a7R II
  • Canon 17-40mm
  • Canon 24-105mm Lens
  • Canon 50mm Lens

Skills

  • Photography
  • Video Editing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Final Cut Pro 7
  • Audacity
  • Transcribing
  • equipment
  • Screenwriting.
  • Final Cut Pro 8