Summary

I've spent over 30 years hiding behind sound gear or some sort of camera, "Capturing the Beauty of the moment" in stills and motion. I went to Music Business Institute in Atlanta, where I learned from Grammy and Emmy winning instructors.

Credits

1/14 – 1/14

Camera Operator (Nikon DSLR on a fig rig) Virtual Adrenaline Showcase (Season 1)

TV — Virtual Adrenaline Details
1/14 – 1/14

Camera Op via caged (fig rig) Nikon DSLR for reality show.

1/09 – 1/14

Producer (Sound Supervisor, Visual content supervisor) Celebrate Recovery large group event

Live/Special Event Details
1/09 – 1/14

Producer for live event every Monday night since 2009. Responsible for all audio, stage and visual production aspects of event.

3/13 – 3/13

Director (Camera Operator) The Sagamores - Wrong Way

Music Video — 44 Blue Productions Details
3/13 – 3/13

My friend Eric Rice at 44 Films gave me the chance to Direct this while he and I both handled camera duties, he on a Panasonic video camera, me on his Canon 7d. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNACXG2ZIA&feature=share

1/09 – 12/12

Sound Supervisor Sunday morning Worship service

Live/Special Event Details
1/09 – 12/12

Supervise students in audio/stage set up & tear down for live recording of Sunday morning service with musicians/bands and speakers; supervise students in on screen content via MAC supporting the Sunday morning service.

8/12 – 11/12

Camera Operator (Sony EX1R and NX5) Grayson Highschool Footbal

Live/Special Event — Image Harbor Productions Details
8/12 – 11/12

Camera Operator for highschool football games. Friday night varsity games, I was the end zone shooter on the Sony NX5 in all but one game, where the EX1R was on the 20ft EZJib, which I operated. Thursday nights I shot JV games on the Sony EX1R.

7/12 – 7/12

Second Assistant Director (Lighting Technician) Truth Seekers The Music Of Souls

Film (Feature-length) — Eternal Light Cinema Details
7/12 – 7/12

Asssiting Director Gaylord Parsons in shot blocking and set up, camera placement and framing, supervising the Sound Recording, managing the data dump from the 3 cameras to the PC.

6/12 – 6/12

Sound Supervisor I Thought You Knew

Film (Feature-length) — Tee Platinum Productions Details
6/12 – 6/12

Supervise Sound recording.

5/12 – 5/12

Camera Operator (Canon 7d) Truth Seekers The Music Of Souls

Film (Feature-length) — Eternal Light Cinema Details
5/12 – 5/12

Camera Operator for the boxing scenes, using Canon 7d, one establishing shot on tripod, all other shots were hanheld.

Recos

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Education

Class of '86

Music Business Institute

Associates Degree

Skills

  • Producing
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • music
  • Broadcast
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • Social Media
  • Video Editing
  • HD Video
  • Camera
  • Sound
  • Audio Editing
  • Cinematography
  • Videography
  • Audio Post Production
  • Camera Operating
  • Audio Engineering
  • Digital Photography
  • Multimedia
  • Recording
  • Videographer
  • Audio
  • Audio Mixing
  • Photo Editing
  • Songwriting
  • Live Sound
  • Landscape Photography
  • Lyricist
  • Lyric Writing