MICHAEL CABARDO
Producer, Director for TV, Film & Video
La Habra, CA. 90631
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PROFILE
I am a creative professional in the Film, TV and Advertising Industry for the past 18 years working as an editor, animator, cinematographer, writer, director, and producer. Please see my director’s reel at https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/mbonifacio.
I am a storyteller by purpose and design and my background in the visual, performing, and musical arts help me to produce effective, cohesive and impactful content.
I am a creative soul trained in the rigors of production work, and never afraid of the work that a good product entails. Anything worth doing is worth doing well, and I’m always up for a new learning experience.
I am proficient in most editing platforms, particularly with Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, and Avid Media Composer. I am also adept at working and creating with media production applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash/Animate, Adobe After Effects, Da Vinci Resolve, Apple Color, Resolume Arena/Avenue, MadMapper, Logic Pro, Adobe Audition & Ableton Live.
I am a trained cinematographer and experienced in operating various camera systems from Red, Arri, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, BlackMagic, and JVC.
EDUCATION
1994 -1998
Bachelor of Music, DCPMA – Percussion
University of the Philippines
1991-1994
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communications – Advertising
University of the Philippines
SAMPLE WORKS
https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/thebadjaos
https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/reeltime
https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/bananacuenijoey
https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/remix
https://vimeo.com/parablefilms/tigbao (password: neveragain)
https://vimeo.com/teddythemovie (password: purpose&design)
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
TIGBAO - QCinema Film Festival Nominee for Best Film, Best Director, & Audience Choice Award. 2014.
REEL TIME - George Foster Peabody Award. 2013.
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2017 to Present
FREELANCE VIDEO PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
Los Angeles, CA.
Produced & directed video content for various projects for various clients in the Greater Los Angeles area.
March 2018 to May 2018
CAMERA OPERATOR
CVID-TV/IA MULTIMEDIA - MY HORSE.VIDEO (www.horseshow.live)
Bermuda Dunes, CA.
Operated camera systems for live broadcast coverage of equestrian tournaments nationwide.
October 2017 to December 2017
PHOTOGRAPHER, PHOTO EDITOR (TEMP)
FASHION YOU UP
Los Angeles, CA. Responsible for taking product photos of new inventory, editing and formatting the images and posting them onto the company website (https://fashionyouup.com/) and other e-commerce outlets such as Amazon and Walmart.
January 2010 to August 2017
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
PARABLE FILMS
Manila, Philippines
Functioned as Director and Producer for films, documentaries and TV Shows. Headed creative conceptualization and execution. Designed and managed logistical production workflows from pre-production to post-production.
July 2006 to August 2017
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
SALT LAB CREATIVE MOTION PICTURE INC.
Manila, Philippines
Managed production for in-house projects, TV shows, TV spots, marketing videos, corporate AVPs, etc. Serviced projects for clients such as: McDonalds, Nokia, Blackberry, Good Year, Nestle, Unilever, Inquirer, Red Ribbon, Burger King, Shell, etc.
May 2004 to November 2005
LECTURER
DE LA SALLE-COLLEGE OF ST. BENILDE
Manila, Philippines
Served as faculty for Video Production, Graphic Design & Web Development tracks. Prepared lesson plans and contributed to curriculum development for the Video, Web & Graphic Arts track.
February 2003 to October 2005
CREATIVE DIRECTOR RENDITION DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Dublin, Ireland
Developed and managed a creative production department composed of designers, graphic artists, animators, developers and coders. Designed customized production workflows on per-requirement basis for various projects for HTML 5, Flash Engineering, Graphic Design, DTP and Localization, Audio/Video Production, Web Development, etc. Functioned as project manager in servicing requirements from clients such as HP, Bank of Ireland and SAP in the EU market.
August 2001 to June 2006
EDITOR, POST-SUPERVISOR, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
DREAMSCAPE DIGITAL MEDIA
Manila, Philippines
Produced sports, lifestyle and tech mobile shows for a major publication company’s then-pioneering venture into synergizing new media & traditional print media via a Tag Mobile Service (Q Codes) that incorporated the content of major publication titles such as Golf Digest, F&B World, PC Magazine, Game Magazine, etc.