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Linked under Post Production - Offline, Post Production - Online in USA California - South.
I have been a video professional for 22 years now working as everything from a facility engineer to on-line editor. Most of what I know I learned on the job, although I have a degree in video technology. Currently I am a post-production coordinator.

Credits: Jackson Browne 'Going Home' (MU).
Contact: [send email]  [view map]   Tel: 310-697-9340

Jeff Sargeant

jeffsargeant@pixltek.com

310-697-9340

GOALS

To integrate my experience and skills in Post-Production, DVD Authoring, Editing, Production, and Video Engineering into a rewarding full time career.

 

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

01/09 – Present Deluxe Digital Studios – Creative Burbank, CA

Duties: Post Production Coordinator – Video/Media Ingest, FCP Asst. Editor, Tape Operator, Video Engineer, Post Production Operations.

12/07 – 01/09  Drissi Creative Studios (Deluxe owned), Hollywood, CA

Duties: Post Production Coordinator - Video Ingest, FCP Asst. Editor, Avid Asst. Editor, Tape Operator, Video Engineer, Post Production Operations.

02/03 – 09/07  Technicolor Creative Services DVD, Burbank, CA

Duties: DVD Authoring (SD)

06/00 – 01/03  Lucasfilm/THX, Burbank, CA

Duties: Mastering Engineer/Quality Control Technician

02/98 – 06/00  Todd-AO Video Services, Hollywood, CA

Duties: Editor/Tape-Operator/Digital Restoration Services

01/97 - 02/98  Modern Videofilm, Burbank, CA

Duties: On-Line Edit Assist/Tape-Operator

10/96 - 01/97  Best Productions, Sedona, AZ

Duties: Free-Lance Video Editor

08/87 - 10/96  Pacific Ocean Post (P.O.P.), Santa Monica, CA

Duties: On-Line Video Editor/Edit Assist/Tape Operator

05/90 - 01/91  Beverly Hills Video Group, West L.A., CA

Duties: Free-Lance Video Engineer

03/87 - 08/87  Century Southwest Cable, Santa Monica, CA

Duties: Studio Technician/Video Engineer

10/86 - 04/87  Group W Cable, Santa Monica, CA

Duties: Production Intern - Public Access Studio

01/86 - 04/87  Video Technical Institute, Long Beach, CA

Student of Video Technology – Graduated 4.0 – 1987

 

EDUCATION

1986/87 VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, A.A.S. DEGREE

Video Technical Institute. Long Beach, CA

4.0 GPA, Honor Society

1979 MUSIC THEORY/APPRECIATION 10 Units

Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA

1976 GRADUATE

Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, CA

 

SPECIAL TRAINING

2004 Final Cut Pro - Apple Certified Pro (Editing)

Video Symphony, Burbank, CA

2003 Sonic Scenarist DVD – Certificate (DVD Authoring)

Video Symphony, Burbank, CA

1990 SONY TRAINING (Maintenance & Repair)

BVU 900/950 - 3/4” U-Matic Repair – Sony Certified

 

REFERENCES

Jim Fancher – C.T.O., Technicolor Digital Imaging (818) 260-1200

Ken Bailey – C.E.O., Clarity Productions L.L.C (818) 378-1199

 

TECH SKILLS (Jeff Sargeant)

Editorial:

Non-Linear - Final Cut Pro (Apple Certified), Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects.

Linear (Tape) - On-Line - Sony 9100 Controller, Sony 8000 422 Digital Switcher, Grass  Valley 151 Controller, Grass Valley 3000 Switcher, K-Scope Digital Effects, all Hi-Def & Standard tape formats. Off-line Linear - Grass Valley IPS-100 (141controller/110 switcher).

Production:

Director and/or Cameraman for 11 music videos, Tape Operations for 3 camera studio, Video-Operator for 3 camera studio, Camera Operator for 3 camera studio, Cameraman on ENG and EFP shoots, Field Audio for EFP, 3 Camera Production Truck as TD & Camera Operator, Technical Director & Cameraman at a Public Access Studio.

DVD Authoring:

Sonic Scenarist (PC), Spruce Maestro (PC), DVD Studio Pro (Mac)

Quality Control:

DVD: Panasonic DVD Emulator, MPEG Compression for DVD, DVD Emulation (Content & Navigation), and DVD Check Discs. Videotape: High-Def Digital Masters (D5), Standard-Def Digital Masters (D5, DBC, D1, DCT)

DRS (Digital Restoration Services):

MTI Software (SGI). Digitization of Standard and Hi Definition Digital Video, Software based restoration of damaged frames. (Dirt & Artifact removal)

Tape Operations:

High & Standard Definition Formats: D5, D1, D2, D3, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, 1”, 3/4” SP format, Sony PCM 7050 DAT, Grass Valley, Down Conversion, Closed Captions. Encoding/Decoding, Subtitling, Encoding/Decoding of component signals, Digital Rate Conversion of D1 and D2 signals. Digital to Analog/Analog to Digital conversion of all formats, this includes dubbing all formats as well as bumping up Hi-8 and VHS.

Matte/Color Camera setup.

Maintenance/Engineering:

Facility maintenance, wiring and patch bay layout, alignment/repair of 3-tube cameras, 1”, Betacam SP, 3/4 SP machines, maintenance of all equipment in a video post production facility. Procurement of parts necessary for repair of equipment. Troubleshooting to component level, interpret service manuals/schematics, monitoring signals with waveform monitor/vector scope, oscilloscope, timing cameras/VTRs, and effects (ADO, Chyron, KScope) to RS170A (house reference).


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