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Education
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- High School - General H. H. Arnold High School
(DODDS) - Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany 1963
- College Prep
- Junior College - San Jacinto College, Houston, Texas,
U.S.A.
- Associates of Applied Science in Electronics - 3.8
G.P.A.
- College - The University of Texas at Austin, Austin,
Texas, U.S.A.
- Bachelor of Science in Film - 3.75 G.P.A.
Graduate School - The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
- 15 hours towards a Master of Arts in Film - 4.0
G.P.A.
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Honors and Awards
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- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society - 1975-1978
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - 1979-1981
- Founder / Director - The New Mexico Film and Video
Awards - 1983
- Certificate of Appreciation - State of New Mexico -
1984
- The Hispanic Arts Foundation - Founding Board Member
- 1983-1984
- First Place Gold Award for Best Comedy Script -
Houston International Film Festival - 1990
- Local Gold Addy Award (for the Austin Lyric Opera) -
1992
- Regional Gold Addy Award (for the Austin Lyric Opera)
- 1992
- "Top Dog" Award from the AGIA (Austin Graphics
Professionals) - 2000
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Work Experience
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- 1965 -
1967
- U.S. Army (Vietnam Era Veteran) - Honorable
Discharge
- 1967 - 1978
- Self Employed Musician (Guitar and Keyboards) with
various groups. Recorded single for Columbia (1968) and
an album for Certron Records (1972).
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- Reason for Leaving: My G.I. bill was running out and
I was tired of being on the road all of the time.
- 1975 - 1982
- Student (college level). Produced and Directed a
number of documentaries while in school including Art to
Heart Talk, a P.B.S. presentation funded by the National
Institute of Museum Services.
- 1979
- Took a semester off to work as production manager for
the feature The Rape of Sarah Quinn.
- 1982 - 1983
- Senior Producer Director for KNME-TV (P.B.S.).
Received the Rocky Mountain Network production grant for
Niño Cochise: The Last Apache. Directed over
200 episodes of the award winning news program The
Illustrated Daily.
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- Reason for Leaving: Received Gubernatorial
appointment
- 1983 - 1985
- Appointed by the New Mexico Governor as the state's
Film Commissioner. Produced and Directed the nationally
broadcast television program, The New Mexico Film and
Video Awards, and brought New Mexico from $400,000 to
over $30 Million in production budgets. Credits are
available later in this document.
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- Reason for Leaving: End of appointment and
Gubernatorial term.
- 1985 - 1990
- Free Lance Film Production (started as location
manager and worked up through production supervisor and
finally as first assistant director). Credits are
available later in this document.
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- Reason for Leaving: Too much travel
- 1990 - 1997
- Owner of the Interactive Multimedia Project, a
multimedia production house based in Austin, Texas.
Credits are available later in this document.
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- 1997
- Present
- Free-lanceVideo Producer / Director / Editor and
Multimedia Composer. Credits are available later in this
document
2005 - Present
Instructor for the Digital Media Academy (hosted by the College of Communications - The University of Texas at Austin). I taught Final Cut Pro I & I. I also taught a one-day Soundtrack Pro Master Class at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2006 - Present
Editor - Both High Definition and Standard Definition video - short and long form.
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Equipment
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Computers:
- Macintosh MAC PRO Dual Quad Processors) 8 GB RAM & 15.3 TB H.D.'s (external eSata and FW 800)
- Dual 24" DVI Monitors
- Epson RS200 and Epson Perfection 1200U
Scanner with transparency adapter
Video
Equipment:
- Sony A1U Hi Def Camera System
- Sony HVR-1500 HD-SD Deck
- Sony M15U HD-SD DECK
- AJA IO HD
- Sony HR Trinitron production monitor
- Steadicam Jr. Camera Support SYstem
- LowellLight 3 Point Lighting System
Musical
Equipment:
- Akai MX-76 Master Keyboard (MIDI)
- Kawai K1 II Sampler (MIDI)
- Casio CT-670 keyboard (MIDI)
M-99 USB 49 key keyboard
- Custom Guild Guitar
- Fostex 8 channel stereo mixer
- Tascam 4-track recorder
- S.E.A. 24 band equalizer
- various amplifiers and speakers (Surround Sound).
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Software
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Graphics, Video and 3-d Modeling and
Animation
Final Cut Pro HD (6) ™, Lightwave 9.3 ™, Bryce 5 ™, Motion 2.0, Adobe PhotoshopCS3, After Effects Pro 7.0, DVD Studio Pro 4, Illustrator CS.
Web Design and
Construction
MacroMedia DreamWeaver™, Flash MX ™,
Fireworks™, Photowebber™.
Music and Sound
Editing
Soundtrack Pro, Garageband (with M-Audio keyboard), Melody Assistant™.
Other
Adobe InDesignCS ™,
Excel™, Word™, Adobe
Acrobat Professional ™.
NOTE: I was
a beta site for "TOFU" and "PURPLE," MacroMedia's
prerelease 4.0 Director. I also pretested Amapi 2.0 for
Yonowat in France and was a beta tester for Lightwave (Newtek).
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Credits
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Feature
Films
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| Happiness Is |
Faron West Prod. |
Editor |
2008 |
| Before the Music Dies |
Faron West Prod. |
Editor |
2007 |
| Rockin The Boat |
JC Productions |
Cameraman |
2005 |
| Drop Dead Sexy |
Nichol Moon Films |
Asst. Conformist |
2005 |
| Crime Story (2nd Unit) |
New World T.V. |
1st A.D./U.P.M. |
1987 |
| Alamo: The Price of Freedom |
Alamo Prod. (IMAX) |
1st Asst. Director |
1987 |
| Johnny Be Good |
Orion Films |
Production Supervisor |
1987 |
| Nadine |
Tri Star Films |
Location Manager |
1986 |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Cannon Films |
Location Manager |
1986 |
| Silverado |
Columbia Pictures |
Loc. (Film Comm.) |
1984 |
| Animal Behavior |
Sundance Institute |
Loc. (Film Comm.) |
1984 |
| Lust in the Dust |
Fox Run Prods. |
Loc. Scout (Film Comm.) |
1984 |
| 2010 |
M.G.M. |
Loc. Scout (Film Comm.) |
1984 |
| Little Treasure |
Vista Films |
Loc. Scout (Film Comm.) |
1983 |
| Red Dawn |
M.G.M. |
Loc. Scout (Film Comm.) |
1983 |
| Raw Courage |
Sandy Howard Films |
Loc. Scout (Film Comm.) |
1983 |
| The Rape of Sarah Quinn |
Texas Screenwriters |
Production Manager |
1979 |
| The Vargas Expeditions |
Tontine Productions |
Asst. Prod. Manager |
1971 |
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Other
Films
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| Todd Sucherman NAMM Prev. |
Altitude Digital Prod. |
Graphics/Author |
2007 |
| King of Kombat |
Altitude Digital Prod. |
Graphics/Author |
2007 |
| Terry Boggio |
Altitude Digital Prod. |
Graphics/Author |
2007 |
| Drum Pad |
Altitude Digital Prod. |
Graphics/Author |
2006 |
| ACTON MBA School Promo |
Altitude Digital Prod. |
Editor/Author |
2007 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Promo |
LSA Prod |
Editor |
2007 |
| SIMS Promo |
LSA Prod |
Editor |
2007 |
| LifeStoriesAlive |
LSA Prod |
Editor |
2006 |
| Canzoni De Amor |
Experimental Film |
Editor - DVD Producer |
2005 |
| ETI Promo |
ETI Corporation |
Animator |
2005 |
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Conoco Resolve |
Conoco |
Editor |
2001 |
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Water in a Dry and Thristy Land |
Colorado River MWD |
Editor |
2000 |
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Comp. Strategies for Youth |
Texas School Safety |
Editor |
2000 |
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An Investment in Mental Health |
NAMI |
Editor |
2000 |
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Will Sexton: Heart of Steel |
M.C.A. Records |
1st Asst. Director |
1986 |
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Stevie Ray Vaughn |
Texas Pacific Films |
1st Asst. Director |
1986 |
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Sesquicentennial |
Texas Pacific Films |
Location Manager |
1986 |
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Mexican Relief Fund |
Texas Pacific Films |
Location Manager |
1986 |
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The Blind Runner: Mendoza |
Y.A.S.N.Y Prods. |
Location Scout |
1983 |
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Art to Heart Talk |
Inst. of Museum Srv. |
Prod./Dir./Ed. |
1979 |
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Allegro |
The Univ. of Texas |
Director of Photography |
1979 |
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Television
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| Pickin' & Grinnin (Cowgirl Sue) |
Anim./Edit/Composite |
Cowgirl Sue Prod. |
2004 |
| Soap Creek Reunion (3 hour) |
Director/Editor |
Austin Music Network |
2003 |
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United We Jam
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Editor
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Austin Music Network
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2001
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The Legends
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Editor
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Austin Music Network
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2001
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Health Review
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Editor
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Nat. Assoc. of Mental Health
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2000
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Texas Best & What's the Cover
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Director
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Austin Music Network
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1999
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Sherlock Jones (10 episodes)
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Corp.Pub.Broadcast.
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Location Manager
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1986
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Policewoman Centerfold
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Moonlight Prods.
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Location Scout
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1983
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Illustrated Daily (212 episodes)
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KNME-TV (P.B.S.)
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Director
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1982
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Khan Du
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Corp.Pub.Broadcast.
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Cameraman
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1978
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Note: I have also
worked as a Tape Operator, Cameraman, Technical Director,
Master Switcher and even as a Traffic Manager.
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Multimedia
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Conoco Resolve CD
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Conoco
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Program/Design
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2001
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Comprehensive Youth Strategies CD
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Office of the Gov. (Texas)
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Program/Design
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2000
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JJVIP (Juvenile Justice CD)
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Office of the Gov. (Texas)
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Program/Design
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1999
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Dispute Resolution CD
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Halliburton
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Design/Produce
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1998
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D•Village Web Site
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MPA
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Design/Produce
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1998
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College Algebra Assist
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Cole Publishers
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Design
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1998
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Let's Talk About Me
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Simon& Schuster
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Project Manager
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1997
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3 Touch Screen Kiosks
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Tx. St. Parks/Wildlife
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Program/Design
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1997
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Click to Your Future
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T.G.S.L.C.
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Program/Design
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1996
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IMP Sampler
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I.M.P.
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Program/Design
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1996
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Anna Alicia Felicia CD
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Coming of Age Press
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Programmer
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1995
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Dell Detective
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Dell Computers
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Graphic Designer
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1995
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MacWorld Presentation
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Int. Comm (Tokyo)
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Program/Design
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1994
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Cookbook for Lovers
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Int. Comm (Tokyo)
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Programmer
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1994
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PowerTOEIC
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Int. Comm (Tokyo)
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Project Manager
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1994
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Bandwidths & Bottlenecks
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Southwestern Bell
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Program/Design
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1994
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The Birthday Matcher
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B.A.S.F.
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Programmer
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1994
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The Austin Touch Kiosk
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I.M.P.
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Project Manager
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1993
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Velvet Dreams CD
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L.S. Multimedia
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Programmer
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1993
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