Years Experience Manager

Teale M. Failla

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Brooklyn, NY 11215 abphzq@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/tealefailla

PROFILE

6+ years experience managing film/video production departments in universities and television stations

12+ years experience video production & post production, broadcasting, shooting, editing, and content development

5+ years experience teaching film/video/television production, post production and theory

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Edinburgh, U.K.

MPhil: Film and Cultural Studies, 2009

THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH New York, NY

Master of Arts: Media Studies & Film Production, 2005 GPA: 4.0

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Nashville, TN

Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy & Psychology, 1997

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

MOTION GRAPHICS New York University, New York, NY 2012 - Present

FILM PRODUCTION The New School, New York, NY 2004

TELEVISION & RADIO BROADCASTING Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 1998

DIGITAL ARTS & GRAPHIC DESIGN Union County College, Cranford, NJ 2000

BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Union County College, Cranford, NJ 1997

FILM/VIDEO/BROADCASTING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

BRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN Brooklyn, NY

Assistant Operations Manager November 2010 Present

Hands-on technical management of eight departments within BRIC Community Media and Brooklyn Independent Television

including Master Control, Equipment Center, Production, Post-Production, Programming, Engineering, Media Ingestion, and

Education

Mentor television producers with remote camera and sound equipment, operation of three television studios,

Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, media management and media ingestion to playback servers.

Crew on professionally produced Brooklyn Independent Television shows as director, technical director, sound mixer, studio

camera operator and robotic camera operator

Currently liaising with staff and outside technology management consultants to facilitate relocation and major expansion of media

center and television studios at BRIC Arts Media House, a multi-discipline public arts center focusing on performing art,

contemporary art, and public media

TEALESCOPE Brooklyn, NY

Film and Video Producer/Editor September 2002 Present

Independent freelance videographer and editor on commercial, news, and independent film and video

Current projects include developing local Brooklyn music series for web.

For a list of projects, please visit http://www.teale.weebly.com/projects.html.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH LANGUAGE & HUMANITIES CENTRE Edinburgh, U.K.

Technical Associate/Film Librarian September 2008 September 2010

Managed daily operations in University film and video equipment centre

Set up screenings, performed video and audio dubbing, digital editing and DVD authoring

Assisted faculty and students with multi-media projects and managed video library

DIVERSIONS: THE EDINBURGH EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008 Edinburgh, U.K.

Associate Programmer November 2007 June 2008

Researched and recommended films and filmmakers for festival programming

Contacted filmmakers, organized film sourcing, formats, and press kits, planned budget, assisted head programmer

THE NEW SCHOOL FILM PRODUCTION OFFICE New York, NY

Night Manager June 2006 August 2007

Managed university film equipment and editing offices, Avid labs, and classes during night hours

Supervised and delegated work to film technicians and assistant teachers and aided teachers

Built new high definition digital editing lab from furniture to software

Film & Video Technician/Assistant Teacher February 2003 August 2007

Set up and broke down film equipment for in class exercises and performed film, video, and sound transfers

Taught students hands on production and editing classes including Avid Media Composer, HD video cameras and audio

THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART VIDEO DEPT. New York, NY

Technical Associate January 2007 May 2007

Lead in-class instruction and tutorials on video and audio equipment including digital cameras and editing software

Tutored video students in and outside of class on production and post production equipment

Video Technician September 2006 May 2007

Managed university video computer lab and equipment center

Repaired and organized camera and sound kits for student rental, and troubleshot and maintained Macintosh editing suites

CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Digital Editing with Final Cut Pro Teacher June 2005 August 2006

Taught intermediate media students theoretical and practical aspects of video editing using Final Cut Studio

Critiqued student projects in class and designed course structure and in class exercises for inaugural course

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS New York, NY

MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Thesis Advisor September 2005 May 2006

Mentored graduate video production student on the narrative, aesthetic and technical aspects of graduate thesis project

ITV Yonkers, NY

Associate Director of Production January 2001 August 2002

Produced and directed news and educational programs in English and Spanish for NY TV station and production company

Developed new television content and programming including News and Views, The Fr. Groeschel Show, and The Eddys

Directed and shot documentaries in the Philippines and Thailand

Master Control Operator August 2000 January 2001

Controlled video switching to five different cable channels, maintained logs and monitored on-air signals

Dubbed video tapes, managed video library, and performed maintenance to playback equipment and transmitter towers

DWJ TELEVISION Ridgewood, NJ

Assistant Editor/Video Technician November 1998 April 2000

Logged and digitized footage, performed all of company s analog editing, managed digital media, up-resing, and

exporting for four Avid editors in New York Metropolitan area video production company.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

School of LLC Postgraduate Merit Scholarship University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K. 2007-2009

Youngson Award for Excellence in Experimental Filmmaking, Hirshon Film Festival, NY, NY, 2006

Excellence in Film Narrative Award, Mixed Messages, NY, NY, 2005

Avid Award for Excellence in Film Editing, Hirshon Film Festival, NY, NY, 2004

Best Student Film Open Genre, Thunderbird Film Festival, Cedar City, UT, 2004

Audience Award, Inflatable Duck Film Festival, Denver, CO, 2004

Research and Technical Associateships, The New School, 2003-2004

Merit Scholarship, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, 1998

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite, ProTools; waveform and vector scopes, master control switchers,

linear news tape editing; ENG HD video cameras including JVC GY-HD700U Series, Sony PMW-EX3, Panasonic HMC 80

AVCCAM, tapeless recording including Firestore and media cards, Sony BVP-270 Studio Cameras, Arri SR Series, Bolex, and

Super 8 film cameras, Nagra & Digital Audio recording, flatbed film editing, reel to reel tape editing, satellite and fiber feeds

& web casting, Telvue Broadcast Servers, Unity Servers, HTML, Facil Media Database, Microsoft Office.

REFERENCES, REEL, & FILMOGRAPHY

Attached or visit www.teale.weebly.com/reels.html and www.linkedin.com/in/tealefailla

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