10 years experience in various film making roles.
20 years consulting experience with digital video and post production technology.
Employment
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Zenera
1998 to present |
Founder and Principal
This company offers my freelance production services, and those of my regular crewmembers.
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TIVA-DC
2010 |
Boardmember at Large and Programs Chairperson
TIVA-DC, or the Television, Internet and Video Association of Washington DC is a professional non-profit organization of video and film professionals in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Boardmembers are unpaid volunteers, elected by the membership at large.
My work in the organization consists of developing a program of meetings that serve the membership with updated technical and business information in all aspects of film making. In addition I author articles for the asociation newsletter and serve as a technical panelist from time to time.
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Digital Cinema Review
Founded 2009 |
Editor in Chief
I founded this magazine
website to provide unbiased technical reviews and detailed
technical opinion on camera, lighting, post and effects products
intended for use in digital cinema.
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Clapboy Films
Fall 2008 to Present |
Cinematographer and Consultant
I advise Clapboy Films senior management on all aspects of film making, and serve as the director
of photography and principal camera operator.
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AI Consulting
1986-1997 |
Chief Scientist and Technology Consultant
At this general research and consulting firm I engaged in scientific research and technology consulting in a wide array of areas, from aerospace engineering to emerging Internet and digital video technology. Specific to digital video I installed and integrated a variety of early NLE and 3D modeling/rendering applications for clients.
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Education
I
attended Northern Virginia Community College and George
Mason University where I pursued a quadruple major in
Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and
Physics.
Memberships
- American Society of Cinematographers, lifetime friend
- Digital Cinema Society
- Television, Internet and Video Association of Washington DC (TIVA-DC)
- Internet Society
- Foresight Institute
- Bio-Computing Interest Group at NIH (BCIG)
Additional Experience
24 years experience as a computer consultant in a variety of roles including systems administration, systems selection and rollout, programmer/analyst, program manager, education and training director and support engineering.
Two years working with NASA’s Breakthrough Propulsion
Physics Program. The objective of this program was to
develop new and unique means of propulsion and power
sources. This literally included examining the possibility
of real world warp drives.
Production Experience
This list is not complete.
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Production
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Year
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Medium
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Role
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Production Company
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Status
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Judas Kiss
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2010 | Feature Film
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Sound Mixer, Add'l Unit DP/Operator | Blue Seraph Productions
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Post Production
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Starship: Polaris
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2009- | Feature/Series Pilot
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Director of Photography | United Worlds Pictures
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In production, filming from 11/2009
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Star Trek Phase 2: Origins
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2010 | TV series, High
Definition
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Director of Photography | Retro
Film Studios
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Post Production 2010 shoot
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Eric Voegelin: The Philosopher of Consciousness
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2010 | Biographical Documentary, NTSC
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Online Editor, Colorist | Brendan Walsh
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Delivered for DVD mastering
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| 2009 | High
Definition
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Online Editor | Kristen Kieffer Ceramics
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Released, available on DVD
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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2009- | TV series, High
Definition
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Director of Photography | Retro
Film Studios
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In production
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Star Trek Phase 2: Kitumba
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2009 | Internet TV series, RED One
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Director of Photography | Retro
Film Studios
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Post Production, filmed June 1 to 15 2009.
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Seven Colors
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2009 | Feature Film, RED One
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Director of Photography, Editor, Colorist, Associate Producer | Clapboy Films
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In Production.
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Star Trek Phase 2: The Child
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2008-2009 | Internet TV series, High
Definition
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2nd Unit Director of Photography, 1st AC (Main Unit), Digital Ingest Lead | Retro
Film Studios
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Post Production
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Citrix GoToMyPC
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2008 | TV Commercial, High
Definition
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Director of Photography, Digital Ingest Lead, Digital Compositing and Coloring | Citrix Corporation
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Released
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Interview of Professor Hamid
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2008
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PAL DVCAM
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Videographer and post transcoding
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Sudanese National TV & The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan
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Delivered for national broadcast
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Star Trek Phase 2: Enemy, Starfleet
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2008-2009 | Internet TV series, High
Definition
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Director of Photography, Camera Operator, 1st AC (some segments), Digital Ingest Lead | Retro
Film Studios
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Post Production
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Star Trek Phase 2: Blood and Fire
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June 2007 to July 2008
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Internet TV two part episode, High Definition
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2nd Unit Director of Photography, Camera
Operator, Lighting Technician, Digital Compositor
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Retro
Film Studios
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Released
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Starship Farragut: For Want of a Nail
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2007
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Video
TV episode
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Camera
Operator, lighting technician. (shipboard segments)
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Farragut
Films
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Released to DVD
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Reconciliation
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2006
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Video
Short
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Writer,
Director, Actor, Edit, CG, compositing
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Zenera
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Submitted
for consideration,
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Unwelcome Matt
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2006
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Video
Short
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Director,
DP, Camera, Editor
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Zenera
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Submitted
for competition
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RoboBusiness 2005
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2005
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Video
Presentation
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Videographer
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Robofolio.com
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Limited
web release
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RoboNexus 2004
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2004
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Video
Documentary
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Videographer
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Robofolio.com
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Unreleased
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Colorectal Cancer Network Awards
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2004
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Award
presentation & interview
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Videographer,
3D modeling, CG, Editor
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Colorectal
Cancer Network
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Delivered
Betacam & VHS for live playback
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Botball 2003
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2003
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Video
Documentary
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Videographer,
CG & Editor
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Robofolio.com
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Completed,
released VHS & DVD
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Newtek Logo
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2002
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3D
animated logo
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Modeling,
CG, Editing
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Zenera
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Submitted
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Capcuts
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2002
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Video
Training
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Videographer,
Editor and Visual Effects
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Capaso
Casino
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Released
for International Sale on VHS and DVD
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Botball 2002
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2002
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Video
Documentary
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Videographer
& Editor
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Robofolio.com
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Released
for sale on VHS and DVD
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Moon Over Buffalo
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2002
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Video
- Stage Production
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Videographer,
CG & editor
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Completed
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U.S.F.S.A. South Atlantic Regional Championship
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2001
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Video
Documentary
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Videography
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Zenera
Productions
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Unreleased
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Sailor Come Home
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2001
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Video
Feature
|
Director
of Photography
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James
Gibson Productions
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Unfinished
and Unreleased
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Botball 2001
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2001
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Video
Short Documentary
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Videographer,
CG, Music & Editor
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Robofolio.com
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Released
for the Internet
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Skills
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
- Editor
- Camera Operatior
- Steadicam/Glidecam Use
- Lighting
- Sound Recording
- Color Correction/Digital Intermediate
- Digital Compositing
- 3D Modeling and animation
- Production Management
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Avid Media Composer
- Adobe Premiere
- Apple Color
- BlackMagic/DaVinci Resolve
- RedCine, RedCine X
- Apple/Nothing Real Shake
- The Foundry Nuke
- Adobe After Effects
- Apple Motion
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Newtek Lightwave
- Luxology Modo
- Autodesk Maya
- Apple Logic
- Apple Soundtrack Pro
- Apple DVD Studio Pro
Camera Experience
- RED Camera systems and workflow
- Panasonic P2 Systems (Including AG-HVX200, AJ-HPX-3700 (Varicam), AJ HPX-170, HPX-500, & AJ-HPX2000)
- Sony XDCAM EX (PMW-350, EX-1 and EX-3)
- Sony HDCAM Systems (Including F900 and F23)
- HD DSLR camera systems
- HDV camera systems
- DV and DVCPRO cameras
- 35mm lens systems, including PL mount and SLR lenses
Cinema Grade Cameras (TIVA DC May 2008 Newsletter, not available online)
The DV Tape FAQ
XL1 vs the PD150