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I have been working in TV and video production for over ten years. Most notably I spent four and a half years working in CNN's headquarters in Atlanta primarily as a video editor and field audio technician. I learned my lighting skills from some of their most senior photographers. Then I moved on to WTIC Fox 61 News at 10 in Hartford Connecticut (market 27) to be a photojournalist / live truck operator for their award winning news show for three years. In 2005 I returned to Boston to freelance.... more…
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activity // 2000LUX
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The Batwa Pygmies lived in the forest as a hunter gatherer society for thousands of years. In the early 1980s and '90s they were evicted from the forest by the Ugandan government to create a refuge... more
skills // 2000LUX
- Lighting awesome
- Camera awesome
- Editing awesome
- Directing awesome
- Graphics ok
- Sound awesome
- Producing awesome
- Promoting ok
gear // 2000LUX
Cameras: • One Sony BVW-D600 Betacam SP camcorder with Fujinon 20 X 8 lens with 2X extender, wide angle adapter, Macie set up, four Anton Bauer Pro Pac 14 batteries, power supply, and rain cover. • One Panasonic DVX-100A three chip camcorder, with wide angle adapter lens, and three long life batteries. • One JVC GY-DV500 three chip DV camcorder and four NP-1 batteries. • A Sachtler 14 tripod. • A Miller 25 tripod. Lighting: • Arri Softbank 1 kit including two 650-W and one 300-W Fesnesl lights, and one 1,000-W open face light. • Three 600-W open face Colortran Mini Pro lights. • Two 250-W Lowel Pro Lights. • One 1,000-W Lowel Tota light. • Two small and one extra small Chimeras. One large (3’x4’) Photoflex light bank. One focusing grid for each size, and speed rings for each kind of light. • Two reflectors, a flag and scrim kit, colored gels, dimmers, and various other lighting gadgets. • One Anton Bauer Ultralight 2. • One daylight balanced VidLed camera light. Audio: • A Lectrosonics 190 wireless microphone system. • Two Sony ECM-77 lavaliere microphones. • One ME-80 shotgun microphone with Rycote Softy and boom stand. • Two EV RE-50 hand held microphones with table stands. • One Shure SM-267 audio mixer. • Assorted audio cables and adapters. • A mixer harness. • A set Sony MDR-7506 headphones, plus other headphones for shooting. Vehicle: • A 2007 Honda Pilot four wheel drive SUV. Miscellaneous: • An 8” Sony CRT field monitor. • A small LCD color monitor for checking shots or shooting interviews alone. • A Macintosh Power Book with Final Cut Pro 5. • A Rock N’ Roller Micro cart. • Two walkie-talkies. • A DV to DVC-PRO cassette adapter. • A Touch tone phone.
details // 2000LUX
- college
- Univ of Mass at Amherst
- Current Project:
- working for a living
- Current Gig:
- Freelance photojournalist
- Influences / Heroes:
- Treat others as you wish to be treated.
- Organizations I Belong To:
- The human race.
- Political Bent:
- Progressive Democrat
- What I would Change About the World:
- End war and poverty. Also, ice cream for everyone.
- Favorite Movies:
- Lawrence of Arabia, any Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare film, the Holly Grail, Point Break...
- Favorite Directors:
- Kevin Smith, Kenneth Branagh
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Frontline, Nova, Stargate, CNN
- Favorite Bands:
- Art of Noise, Warren Zevon, Sine, Aimee Mann, Beethoven, Iron Maiden
- Favorite Track:
- many
- Celebrity Crush:
- I don't keep track of celebrities.