Video Producer / Multimedia Specialist
Resume:
WILLIAM OHANESIAN
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VIDEO PRODUCTION / MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (2005 – 2011)
Video Production Specialist / Digital Arts Coordinator
• Accomplishments:
I managed and executed the in-house Video Production Unit’s mission to produce effective and rapid-response videos and multimedia materials from conception to completion as requested by all departments within the agency, to facilitate corporate communications.
• Assignments:
Video and still photo requests include special event documentation, instructional / informational videos, public / promotional Media Relations events, executive message profiles, corporate safety and security measures, sales/marketing, etc.
• Visibility:
My work represented the agency’s accomplishments via distribution to; City, State and Federal dignitaries, postings on the agency’s internal intranet and public website, to social networking websites YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook.
• Cost-saving Multi-tasking:
I was a cost-effective asset to my agency by:
1) expertly executing a diversity of tasks, I reduced personnel costs, and
2) by creating multimedia materials whose wide distribution relieved staff from having to repeat personal presentations.
I single-handedly executed; Scriptwriting, Producing, Directing, videotaping / lighting, audio recording, editing and distribution of completed projects to DVD duplication, web-posting, FTP file sharing, plus digital asset management and archiving.
In consultation with clients, I assessed customer needs, created and reviewed scripts and storyboards, pre-visualizing the video before shooting with voice-over narration
and on-camera interviews.
I scouted locations, created digital effects, selected and edited music, narration and sound effects. I also shot and animated still images and graphics within video edits.
• Diversity of Personnel Communications:
I successfully trained, provided technical direction and interacted with all levels of internal and external personnel, from; Mayor Villaraigosa to City Commissioners to HACLA Directors to clients to all levels of agency staff.
• Recognitions:
A 2009 video I created won my agency a prestigious national NAHRO industry award.
HARDWARE:
I extensively operated digital video and still cameras (tape, tapeless, SD, HD, DSLR, multi-camera setups), digital audio recorders, set microphones, lighting, and supervised production crew members. I maintained and troubleshot a complex of video
equipment and made recommendations for purchases and upgrades.
SOFTWARE:
I work cross-platform (Mac and Windows), and have extensive experience with the Adobe Creative Suite CS5 (incl. Photoshop, Premiere, After-Effects, Sound Forge, Media Encoder), Final Cut Studio Pro, and the MS Office Suite.
IN SUMMARY:
I am a responsive, passionate and professional creator of impactful, engaging short form videos. My core strength is to effectively drive the client message as powerfully as possible. I strive for the highest production quality possible within the parameters of each project.
I enjoy working with people, and always strive for my work to connect on a human, emotional level for maximum effectiveness.
Client-generated Business Videos (ongoing to current)
Writer-Director / Producer / Videographer / Editor
I developed and created all aspects of numerous video productions (incl.; artists’ website profiles, musician’s demo videos, promotionals, documentaries, commercial / promotionals, drama, live theatre, etc.).
Essential production and creative responsibilities same as described above for the Housing Authority.
Corporate and private client list includes: The Pasadena Museum of California Art, Bollini’s Pizzeria Napolitana, the L.A. County Fair, Pierre Picot, David Nigel Lloyd, Mobil Oil, Crested Butte Ski Resort, Valley Bank of Nevada.
Warner Brothers Studios (1995 – 2005)
Digital Colorist
Digital Ink and Paint and Model Mark-Up on all WB-produced animated TV and theatrical releases. Digitized and Color-corrected Background Art to given specifications.
Color Production, Checking and Training on major feature release “Space Jam”.
DreamWorks SKG (2003)
Digital Colorist
Digital Color Production on “Sinbad”, animated theatrical release.
Digital Ink and Paint for characters and special effects shots.
Walt Disney Studios (1992 - 1993)
Digital Colorist
Digital Ink and Paint Color Production on animated “Lion King”, “Pocahontas”
Digital restoration on “Sleeping Beauty”:
Freelance Writer – Theatrical and Critical (ongoing)
Numerous stories and screenplays of various genres, script reader, story analyst.
Original play “Coup De Grace” published in “Best Stage Scenes of 1994".
I conceptualized, and created scripts for both stage and screen, plotted story and character development and integrated revisions as required.
• I possess a comprehensive background in all phases of Motion Picture Production and am proficient in assorted digital content creation software.
INSTRUCTOR: VIDEO / CINEMA, ART APPRECIATION
University of the West, Rosemead, CA (2004 – Present)
Adjunct Professor for “Focused Studies in Film and Art Appreciation”, graduate and undergraduate levels.
I developed entire course curricula, delivered class lessons, evaluated student work, oversaw classroom management and faculty interactions.
Art Center College of Design and Chouinard Institute of Art, Pasadena, CA
(2003 - 2004)
Adjunct Instructor for “Basics of Film Production” and “Cinematic Language” class.
As above, I was entirely responsible for complete of course curricula, classroom management and communication of lessons and information.
Montebello, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Garvey School Districts (2001 - 2005)
Substitute Instructor for all grade levels and subjects.
Specialization in Multimedia, Dramatic and Fine Arts, Humanities, Creative Writing.
Class management, fulfillment of all responsibilities as requested by school supervisor and primary teacher.
• As an instructor, I have developed strong outreach and communication skills with students of highly diverse multicultural, international and limited-English backgrounds.
EDUCATION
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA:
BFA with Honors in Film, Writing (UC MFA equivalent)
Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA:
AA Major in Art, Minor in Photography
Video Symphony: Certification in Adobe Suite
Weynand Institute: Certification in Final Cut Pro
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