| STATIONARY S-VHS CAMERA OPERATOR Houston, TX. Rockinvasion '97 Latin Music Festival Operated S-VHS camera documenting Rockinvasion '97 featuring Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Aterciopelados, Maldita Vecindad, and La Union. Other duties included studio and cable maintenance. |
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| A part time Camera Operator/Editor internship position with opportunities to learn from the Camera, Art, and Grip/Electric departments in the Texas Film Community; while I attend the University of Texas at Austin, School of Communications beginning in Summer 2001. |
| A part time Camera Operator/Editor internship position with opportunities to learn from the Camera, Art, and Grip/Electric departments in the Texas Film Community; while I attend the University of Texas at Austin, School of Communications beginning in Summer 2001. |
| The Art Institute of Houston Associate of Applied Science Degree School of Media Arts Video Production Major Graduation Date: March 28, 1998 |
| DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA OPERATOR, NON-LINEAR EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER Austin, TX. M2 Video, Post & Graphics (Freelance Partnership) Operated Digital Video Camera during live solo musical performance, and weddings. Edited twenty-minute video short using Adobe Premiere and DPS Perception Video Recorder. |
| TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, STUDIO CAMERA OPERATOR Austin, TX. University of Texas, Instructional Media Lab Now the Faculty Innovation Center. Operated Studio and Remote Control Video Cameras, VTR's, Audio Console, Switcher, and SMART Board presentation software during College of Engineering class sessions for the purpose of Distance Learning. |
| MORNING GRAPHICS OPERATOR, FLOOR CREW Austin, TX. KXAN-TV 36 Firstcast Production Staff Created and programmed on-air graphics for use during two-hour morning news broadcast. Operated studio cameras and prepared scripts for morning newscast. |
| SCRIPT SUPERVISOR, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT & CRAFT SERVICES Austin, TX. 16mm Live Action/3D Animation Short, El Blanco Austin, TX. Digital Video Feature Film, Sleeping Dogs Houston, TX. 35mm short film, Ink On Paper Worked closely with the First Assistant Director to create an accurate shooting log. Assisted Unit Production Manager, Camera, Sound, Art, Grip/Electric and Craft Service departments. |
| December 1996 - Present |
| TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF Houston, TX. School of Media Arts at The Art Institute of Houston Assisted students and classes throughout production process. Duties included assessing and solving equipment problems, supervising on-location shoots, checking out / in video and audio equipment, and general studio maintenance. |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS ATENDEE Las Vegas, NV. 1998 NAB Convention Attended exhibits and seminars about new and developing technology in the broadcast industry. |
| LOCATION SOUND, CAMERA ASSISTANT, SETS/LIGHTING Houston, TX. Stand-up Comedy TV Pilot, Lone Star Laughs On-location boom operator. Set up, and struck cameras, lights and set pieces for comedy club shoot. Acted as relief for Camera Operator. |
| Fluent in English and Spanish, moderately fluent in French. |
| FALL 2000-SPRING 2001 Included in President's Honor Roll at Austin Community College SPRING 2001 Represented Bhutan at the 2001 NMUN Conference in New York, NY. OCTOBER 1998 Nominated for Employee of the Month at KXAN-TV 36 WINTER 1998 Honors graduate (CUM GPA 3.7) from The Art Institute of Houston (AIH) FALL 1996 - WINTER 1998 Outstanding Academic Honors Achievement at AIH WINTER 1997 Nominated for National Vocational-Technical Honors Society at AIH SUMMER 1997 Nominated for School of Media Arts Merit Scholarship at AIH |
| STATIONARY HI-8 CAMERA OPERATOR Kansas City, KS. Video Traffic Survey Operated two HI-8 video cameras over a twelve-hour period for the purpose of an Origin-Destination Study for the Kansas Department of Transportation. |
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| These images are stills from my demo reel. Click here to request a full length VHS of my demo reel. |
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| ROVING / STATIONARY BETA CAMERA OPERATOR Austin, TX. KNVA-54 Here Comes the Neighborhood Operated Roving Beta Camera for the purpose of documenting the 12 Houses in 12 Days build for Habitat for Humanity that aired on KNVA Close-Up as a one-hour documentary. Houston, TX. Private Sessions: Jamie Walters, 10,000 Maniacs Operated Stationary Beta Video Camera during live musical performances for live video streaming. Assisted in micing instruments and cable maintenance. Galveston, TX. 1997 Galveston Bob Marley Festival Operated Stationary Beta Video Camera during live musical performances to tape. |
| CATACOMB DWELLER PICTURES ANIMATED LOGO Special Effects Class, 1997 Simple Lightwave 3.0 flying logo edited to music from Jim Jarmusch's, Dead Man, composed by Neil Young. Title inspired by an early interview with Johnny Depp, "...I was sort of emaciated, with old hairspray and spiky hair, earrings, a little fucking catacomb dweller." Interview Magazine, April 1990 |
| STREETWISE MUSIC VIDEO Introduction to Multimedia Class, 1997-98 Adobe Premiere non-linear edit of Martin Bell's gritty documentary, Streetwise , to Pearl Jam's Immortality, from their third album, Vitalogy. |
| ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST MUSIC VIDEO Introduction to Editing Class, 1997 (Not pictured) An all cuts linearly edited music video of Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to Pearl Jam's Indifference from their 1993 album, Vs. I was especially inspired by Ken Kesey's novel of the same name back in 1996. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT? EDUCATIONAL VIDEO TV Studio Production & On-line Editing Classes, 1997-98 Two minute original production including Lightwave animated opening title, Photoshop and Power-Script lower-thirds, and studio/location A/B roll, finally edited non-linearly in Adobe Premiere. |
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| These media players allow you to fully enjoy links containing video and audio of my favorite events. |
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| A photo album documenting the following shows will be linked to the passes below. |
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| Honors and Achievements |
| Austin Community College Included in President's Honor Roll at Austin Community College, Fall 2000-Spring 2001. |
| The University of Texas at Austin School Of Communications Radio, Television, and Film Major Graduation Date: Fall 2003 |
| The University of Texas at Austin School Of Communications Radio, Television, and Film Major Graduation Date: Fall 2003 |
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| FESTIVAL ADMINISTRATION & ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEER Austin, TX. Cinematexas 2001, 6th International Short Film Festival Worked with Administrative Director to coordinate film stills from over 100 international entries to be included in the Cinematexas 2001 Program Guide. Worked with Programming Director in conducting online research for artist biographies/art and drafted press release/one-sheet for Cinematexas 2001 Special program, Parallax View. |
| STATIONARY / ROVING DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA OPERATOR Los Angeles, CA. Not In Our Name Benefit Concert Operated Stationary Digital Video Camera during live music performances by EDDIE VEDDER, TOM WAITS and LYLE LOVETT, for the purpose of live video streaming over the internet, portions of which aired on VH1 News. Austin, TX. 1998 SXSW Music Festival Operated Stationary / Roving Digital Video Camera during live music performances by Sixteen Deluxe, Trail of the Dead, Paul Newman, and others for live video streaming. |
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