NICK
DEAR
Professional
info
Work
experience
Prgram assistant II
Oct 2014-Present
UAW-Ford National Programs Center
I am one of the main video editors and camera operators for all video work involving the UAW and Ford.
Director/Camera Operator/Editor
Feb 2014-July 2014
Woodward One Media
I work full time running live events such as radio broadcasts, seminars, and other events. I work a Tricaster and direct the shows, setup and run multiple cameras, Edit videos, and setup internet streams to run to multiple websites at once.
Camera Operator
Feb 2014-Present
CVMedia
I do freelance camera work for commercials done by CVMedia.
Projects include UAW-GM Workers memorial video, Tubby's commercial, and more.
Camera Operator/Editor
Jan 2014
Ask Dr. Nandi Show
I was the main camera man for the habitat for humanity shoot and edited the sizzle real for the poverty episode.
Production Asst./Sound Recordist
Jan 11th-12th 2014
Lee Martin's Midnight Hour: Ep#68 Night Shaft
Performed gaffing duties, set up lighting, asisted camera operator, and recorded audio with boom microphone. I also did some second unit filming and behind the scenes photos.
Camera Operator
Dec 11th, 2013
SCRATCH/VIACOM MEDIA
Freelance camera operator for a conference between MTV’s SCRATCH and General Motors at the General Motors Headquarters building in Detroit, MI. Multi-camera interviews and conference work.
Video Editor/Camera Operator/Production Asst.
Oct 2013-Jan 1st 2014
HEB4 / I Need Videos (Internship)
Work in a team environment doing post production on an Independent film and also some commercial work and music videos. On site production on commercial projects.
Camera Operator/Audio
June 2013
NorthStar Reach Foundation
Camera operator and sound monitoring with Emmy award winning producer Fran Victor on a commercial/advertisement shoot. I was called back the following week to shoot more footage.
Quality Control Leader/ Manager
May 2006-October 2013
Abospoure water company
Night shift manager in a quality control laboratory environment. Trained dozens of new employees. Entrusted to travel to Dallas, Texas and Modesto, California to help with the set-up and start-up of these new laboratories.
Education
Specs Howard School of Media Arts
Nov 2012-Nov 2013
Digital Media Arts Diploma
Perfect attendance award
gpa of 3.93
Central Michigan University
August 2000- January 2006
Bachelors of science in Earth Science and Minor in Biology
Skills
DSLR Video and photography
Pro Video Editing
Motion graphics
Live Video Switching using a TriCaster
Lighting and grip work
Color correction/grading
Chroma keying
Multi cam editing
Audio recording
Audio mixing
Script writing
Shot lists and story boarding
Graphic design
Music composing
Software
Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro 7
Adobe Premier Pro
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe Lightroom
Apple Motion
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Audition
Apple Logic Pro
Magic Bullet Looks
Trapcode Suite
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