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I have over 10 years experience in the film, video and new media fields through passion, professional, and educational projects. I received a BA in Film/Video with an emphasis in cinematography and video editing from California State University Monterey Bay. I thrive in a creative work mindset, I am constantly seeking innovation and new challenges. I am highly collaborative and excel in project based environments from my time working on set. My communication, oral and written, have had years to develop and fine tune through my experiences working in film productions, concept through delivery. I found Film/Video production in High School, and followed that passion into college where I created projects every semester. Since then, I have worked as on various productions in a variety of facets, pre production through post production. I am well versed in the following operating systems and programs: PC and OS platforms: Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite (including Premiere and After Effects), Final Cut Pro, G Suite, Excel, Wordpress, Squarespace. I work free-lance as a Director of Photography as well; I love experimenting with light as my paint brush. In my free time, I work constructing and developing websites. Problem solving comes naturally to me. My focus is to perform at a professional level and deliver deadlines before and above expectation. I am a highly creative person and I’m always looking for new and better ways to take on a project. I enjoy challenges and I’m an intelligent risk taker. One of my most useful tools is my communication abilities. I am naturally a team member, so I see the power in excellent group communication. I am highly collaborative and enjoy conceptualizing new projects, individually or as a group.

I specialize in maintaining camera and production equipment while keeping film productions in sync with tech needs. I familiarize and tech assist projects in production and on set. I maintain gear and teach crew and production best practices/technical skills.

Tech Assist

I take on a variety of projects and see them from concept through delivery. I focus on video production, photography and web design. I offer video/web packages.

I create prototype packaging and build quarterly showrooms designed to sell toys to big buyers like Target and Walmart. I am a part of this process from concept through creation. I operate under strict deadlines and deliver solid, quality designs.

Prototype Dept.

I create lighting aesthetics that illuminate video interviews to give professional, crisp images. My lighting technique gave the interviewee smooth, contoured facial lighting, while separating the background, giving depth, and highlighting the shot’s background; either the SF bay or LA downtown. I shoot these interviews quarterly, always delivering the utmost quality lighting.

Lighting Technician (Gaffer)

I was responsible for setting up the entire lighting mood for the show. This includes building every lighting set up and creatively designing the premiere lighting effect for the shoot. On many of these shoots I would operate a lighting instrument to showcase the host’s presentation, while we moved throughout the home shooting their episode.

Key Grip/Swing

As a camera operator at the Vulture Magazine Festival, I was responsible for documenting a variety of Q and A’s with several TV show creators, stars and show runners. This was a single camera room, so I had to be meticulous with my camera operating. This was a two day event and I was shooting most of those two days.

Camera Operator

I was responsible for the “A” camera department. This position included responsibilities such as maintaining camera equipment, documenting footage, tech assisting in the field, and keeping the camera dept. organized and efficient. I was also responsible for operating the third camera when the scene called for it.

1st Assistant Camera/Junior Camera Operator

At Baby Box Co, I edited together all of their parental instructional content. I edited video and web content. This required me to have a vast understanding and knowledge of Adobe Premiere. I worked as an in house video editor at Baby Box Co for 3 years.

Video Editor

I managed incoming video and audio files that needed to be logged off of cards and onto hardrives. Once offloaded, I took these files and converted them to a different codec. I always backed all of my information up to eliminate any possibility of loss. I made all of this video and audio highly organized so the editor had zero trouble finding what he/she needed.

Digital Assets Manager

I was a Camera Operator on multiple shoots throughout 2011. I documented a variety of lectures and training courses.

My department supported Director of Photography Shane Herlbut. My responsibilities included handling lens primes, marking film takes as a “clapper, transporting film between dark room and set, miscellaneous film-related support.
I was present for the infamous “Christian Bale Terminator Salvation Incident.” I was hiding behind my camera department cart 20ft. away.

Camera Dept. Intern

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Mike Oates Kealey

California State University Monterey Bay