High School Operator

Joseph Occhiopinto

Cell Phone: 845-***-****: Home phone: 845-***-****

Email: ********@*********.*** Web site http://www.ctmproductions.com

Professional Experience

Capture the Moment Photo & Video Productions - Hudson Valley NY - 10/07 - Present

Producer/Camera Operator/Video Editor/Sales

Produce and film commercials, music videos, industrial, news, cable shows, casting

calls, just to name a few. HD Camera Operator for field and studio productions utilizing 3

point lighting in field using soft lighting techniques to insure scenes are natural

Looking not harsh. Rigging studio lighting with soft gels to bring background to life. I am

familiar with camera shading, chipping, color correction, white balance, & set design. I

can edit on Final cut pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere, I Movie incorporating Motion, Live type,

Adobe illustrator, Cinema tools, Studio Pro, I DVD, Page maker. I also sell Wedding &

Photo packages to clients interested in obtaining our services. I show samples of our

work and suggest products to fit their budget & production event.

Cablevision News 12 - Westchester NY - 10/05 - 09/07- Full & Part time

ENG Camera Operator/Video Editor

I would use a company vehicle to drive to locations all over tri state area chasing news

stories sometimes with reporter or on my own. Filming and reporting live and edited

packages for broadcast TV. I would take raw footage back to studio to edit packages and

in-jest package in to main computer system for live broadcast. I utilized full size DVC pro

& HD cameras in field and Edited packages on Final cut pro back in studio. I also used

police scanners to obtain info that might lead to a news story. If reporter were not

present I would operate camera & ask relevant questions to gather facts about the news

event and race back to studio to edit and in-jest in a timely fashion.

Vargas Productions - New York NY 02/96 - 02/96 - 09/05

Camera Operator/Video Editor/Director

Directed & Filmed video shoots like cable shows, music videos, short films, news events,

Commercials, model portfolios, acting video portfolios and more. I filmed with Panasonic

DVC pro cameras and edited with linear and non-linear editing systems using special

effects with green screen techniques. I have experience with teleprompter cameras,

pedestal cameras, grass valley switchers, operation of audio mixer boards,

Chipping cameras, color correction, camera shading, set design, light rigging and just

about every position related in a studio setting. DVD creation

Personal Equipment

JVC GY-HD 110U - 720 & 1080I lines of resolution with interchangeable lenses 18 X

Fusion lens also a 28mm wide-angle lens. I have an adapter to use 35mm lenses. I have

a bogen fluid head tripod with JVC HZ zoom controller for smooth zoom & focus. I use a

LED on camera light and also have a Lowell 3 point light kit. I edit on Final cut Pro and

transfer to DVD or Web. I provide DVD duplication & chapter & page creation.

Professional Reference

Capture the Moment Productions - Owner - Tom Riggleman - 845-***-****

News 12 Westchester, NY Hudson Valley - Supervisor Eric Leads - (914) 378 - 8916

Vargas Productions Owner - Winston Vargas (917) 748 - 7013

Education

•High School Diploma - Columbus High School - Bronx, NY

Center for the Media Arts - Degree in T.V. Production New York, NY

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