Education
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Bachelor of Arts, Telecommunications Video Production
GPA: 3.371
Employment
Data Manager, "The Chicago 8"
Data Manager for "The Chicago 8," a feature film. Archived and backed up footage from two RED cameras during production. Used R3D Data Manager to ensure identical copies of the footage.
Director of Photography, "Borg Warner: A Documentary"
Director of Photography for feature-length documentary about Borg Warner, a landmark factory in Muncie, Indiana. Directed and taught interdisciplinary students at Ball State University.
Editor, "Off the Streets"
Editor of an episodal reality television series about a homeless program in Indianapolis. Part of an interdisciplinary study at Ball State University.
Still Photographer, "My Name is Jerry"
Took all the production stills used for marketing and promotion of the feature film. Organized photographs daily with Lightroom.
Utility Grip, Kwokmann Productions
Worked as utility grip on a freelance basis with ESPN.
Apprentice, Digital Corps
Developed and taught classes in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Apple Color, Final Cut, and DVD Studio.
Photographer, Ball State Daily News
Researched and photographed stories and events at an award-winning college newspaper.
Related Experience
Director of Photography, "Break"
Short film. Shot with Sony EX-3
Director of Photography and Editor, "Misfortune"
Short film. Shot with Sony EX-3
Camera Operator and Compositor, "Grove Lake"
Feature. Shot with Sony F900. Screened at IMAX in Indianapolis, IN.
Compositor, "Any Way"
Short film. Shot with Sony F900. Composited and animated in After Effects.
Compositor, "3rd to Mars"Short Film. Shot with Sony F900
Student Volunteer, SIGGRAPH
Student volunteer for the 2007 SIGGRAPH conference held in San Diego.
President, Cardinal Filmworks
Led weekly meetings and organized monthly filmmaking contests. Also organized Frog Baby Film Festival.
Proficiencies
Software
Adobe After Effects CS4 • Lightroom 2 • Photoshop CS4 • Illustrator CS4 • InDesign CS4 • Mocha • Apple Shake • Color • Final Cut Pro 6 • DVD Studio Pro 4 • R3D Data Manager
Hardware
Sony FDW-900 • EX-3 • PD-150 • Canon XL-H1 • XL-2 • GL-2 • Panasonic AG-HVX200 • Nikon & Canon Still Cameras
References
Director of Photography
818-424-9421
Director of Emerging Technologies and Media Development, Ball State University
765-285-3001
Director of Institute for Digital Entertainment and Education, Ball State University
765-285-8756