In addition to the marketing, production, promotions and event experience as highlighted in my resume I also have the following television production and multimedia technology and software skills.

Please find listed below the skill-set expectations of students who graduate the BA TV Production at CSU and a list of the technology and software I am competent in as a result of my studies in BA (Television Production) and BA (Multimedia - Web Authoring and Design) from Charles Sturt University.

Multi Camera TV Studio / Outside Broadcast

Studio Floor / OB Location

  • TV studio / location OH&S rules and practices
  • Operations / Technical. (Studio & ENG/EFP crew, Audio Ops, TD’s, Tape Ops, Linear & Non-Linear Editors, CG Ops, Lighting & Rigging)
  • Production Organisational. (Production Managers, Producers, Floor Managers)
  • Production Creative. (Script and Copy Writers / Editors, Directors)
  • Licensed Slab Scissor Lift operation
  • Basic lighting techniques
  • Basic lighting rigging including identifying various fixtures / types, planning, utilisation of clamps, chains, gels and barn doors
  • Lighting grid & dimmer patching
  • Various cable identification, routing, handling & rolling practices
  • Camera / pedestal cabling & setup - controls, balance, pressurisation (Vinten Quattro, Fulmar & Osprey peds with Vector 70 heads)
  • Assembly of OB camera Build Up Kits (BUK)
  • Camera principles of operations – zoom, focus, tilt, pan, ped up/down, tracking
  • Studio boom microphone rigging and operation (JL Fischer Boom)
  • Microphone setups, techniques and cabling (including basic radio)
  • Audio and video routing, foldback and monitoring setup & operation.
  • Basic understanding of staging, set building & props
  • Understanding of crew roles, responsibilities and protocols

Vision Control

  • Operation principles & practice – 1.5 ME digital vision mixer (Snell Golden DAVE)
  • Operation principles & practice - 1 ME analogue vision mixer (Ross Video)
  • Operation principles & practice - Monitor Wall system (Barco Hydra)
  • Operation principles & practice - Character Generator (Inscriber CG)
  • Operation principles & practice - Camera CCU (Hitachi Z3000W & Sony M3)
  • Operation principles & practice – Waveform & Vectorscope monitoring
  • Operation principles & practice – Lighting Dimmer (Jands)
  • Operation principles & practice – Intercom (Trilogy & Clearcom)
  • Operation principles & practice – Routing Switcher (Talia EOS)
  • Operation principles & practice – Linear Edit Controller (Sony BVE910, BVE2000)
  • Understanding of crew roles, responsibilities and protocols
  • Understanding of various audio and video signal types (analogue & digital)

Audio Control

  • Operation principles & practice – Audio Mixer (Yamaha DM2000, Soundcraft Ghost)
  • Operation principles & practice – Monitoring, Amplification and Foldback systems
  • Operation principles & practice – Routing Switcher (Talia EOS)
  • Operation principles & practice – Multi-track Recording System (Steinberg Nuendo / Pro Tools)
  • Operation principles & practice – Effects & Dynamics processors
  • Operation principles & practice – Studio Intercom (Trilogy)
  • Understanding of crew roles, responsibilities and protocols

Tapes

  • Operation principles & practice – Studio VTR (SP Betacam, DVCam, D9)
  • Care, handling & labeling of videotape stock
  • Operation principles & practice – Waveform & Vectorscope monitoring
  • Operation principles & practice – Studio Intercom (Trilogy)
  • Understanding of timecode, assemble and insert recording
  • Understanding of crew roles, responsibilities and protocols

ENG/EFP

  • Understanding of practices & protocols, Electronic News Gathering And Electronic Field Production
  • TV location OH&S rules, laws and practices
  • Operation principles & practice – Broadcast Video Camera including: Sony DXC537, DXC637, DXCD50W utilising SP Betacam and Sony DSR200, PD170, PDX10 utilising DVCam
  • Operation principles & practice – Broadcast Video Camera Support equipment including: various Miller & Vinten Tripods, Jib Arms, Dollys and fixed supports (grid mounts)
  • Operation principles & practice – EFP Lighting kits including Redhead, Blonde & Dido
  • Operation principles & practice – Various field microphones including 416, 816, lapel, radio & hand held.
  • Operation principles & practice –  Field Audio Mixer (Shure FP series)
  • Operation principles & practice – Field DAT recorder

Post Production

  • Understanding of practices & protocols, Online & Offline post-production editing for television / video
  • Operation principles & practice – Linear Edit Suite (Sony BVE2000, BVE910, DFS500 DVE, SP Betacam & D9)
  • Operation principles & practice – Non Linear edit suite (Avid Xpress Pro & Apple Final Cut Studio)
  • Operation principles & practice – Studio VTR (SP Betacam, DVCam, D9)
  • Understanding of various audio and video signal types (analogue & digital)
  • Operation principles & practice – Audio Post Production Suite (Yamaha DM2000 Digital Production Console, Steinberg Nuendo Multitrack)
  • Operation principles & practice – Dubbing & Duplication Facility
  • Operation principles & practice – Waveform & Vectorscope monitoring
  • Basic understanding of online video file sharing & digital production workflows

Generic

  • Apply OH&S and Risk Assessment procedures
  • Basic electrical theory, both analogue and digital
  • Understand and utilise different video signal types, analogue and digital – Composite, Component, S Video, SDI, DV over firewire
  • Understand and utilise different audio signal levels & types, analogue and digital – Balanced vs Unbalanced, Mic vs Line, AES/EBU, SPDIF, TDIF, ADAT
  • Understand basic concepts of cabling, patching & signal routing
  • Be able to read a basic signal block diagram
  • Problem solve - the ability to resolve both technical and conceptual undertakings
  • Undertake complex technical duties
  • Understand and implement relevant legislation and statutory requirements pertinent to the television and advertising industries.

Editing

    • A/B Roll Linear Edit Suite
    • Apple iMovie 3
    • Final Cut Studio Pro
    • Adobe Premier 5.0
    • Avid Express Pro version 4 with Mojo Edit Suite
    • iDVD Pro 4
    • Compositing
    • Some After-effects
    • A little Shake 3

Animation:

    • 2D - Macromedia Flash
    • 3D - Alias Maya 5.0 and 6.0

Graphics

    • Adobe Photoshop CS
    • Adobe Illustrator CS
    • Adobe Indesign CS
    • Adobe GoLive CS

Web Authoring and Design

    • HTML
    • Blogger
    • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
    • PHP and MySQL server technology
    • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
    • Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional
    • Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
    • Macromedia Director MX 2004
    • Quicktime Broadcaster
    • Real Producer

Camera's

    • Sony PD150P
    • Hitachi Z3000 Cameras
    • Sony Betacam

Television Studio

    • 4:3 and 16:9 dockable ENG Hitachi Z3000 Camera's with SDI interface:
    • Vinten Fulmar Camera Pedestals
    • Vinton Vector 70 Pan & Tilt Head
    • Complete studio Central Control Unit (CCU)
    • Vision Mixer
    • Inscriber VMP Character Generator
    • Autocue
    • VTR dub rack including Betacam, D9, VHS and Mini DV decks

Audio

    • Yamaha DM2000 96 Channel Digital Mixer
    • Nuendo version 2.1
    • Apple Mac Garageband
    • Peak DV 3.0

Microsoft Office

    • Powerpoint
    • Excel
    • Project

My personal equipment includes:

      A Sony PD150P camera

      Apple G4 Dual 800 processors with 260gig hard drive, 512 mg of RAM, dual 23 & 19-inch screens, DVD Superdrive and extensive selection of Animation, Web-design, Compositing and Editing software.