Programs: Avid Protools, Abelton Live, Audacity, Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer

Hardware: Audiotechnica AT2020, Scarlet Solo, Alesis Midi keyboards, MAC & PC accessible

Studio Knowledge: 7.1, 5.1 surround sound (Dolby Standard), ADR engineering, Mid-Side Recording for ambience and quartets, Mixing interfaces (Midis, Heath Allen, AVID, etc.), foley artistry and recording

Live Sound: Mix Pre 6 & 10, Sound Devices 664, LAV micing, booming, mnstrument micing, live theatrical mixing

"Blood & Books"- Opening Scene: This scene is built to 7.1 surround sound. The orignal scene I had shot entirely MOS and built this sound scape of this scene from the ground up. The major focuse of this scene is that the dialgogue is entirely in ASL. The villian of this scene is played by a peer of mine who is a deaf film maker. He helped me translate the scene into a natural dialogue yet retain a threatening feeling. This language quirk also helps establish the ongoing relationship between these two characters in a way I am quite happy about. The actress had also already learned a lot of ASL through her personal life and the large deaf population in Rochester NY. The foley I developed with a focus on the sounds of movement and making a sound scape you feel instead of hear. Ther was a large focus on the brush sounds of their hands, footsteps and clothing, the dampness of the enviroment and time of day.

"Does this Satisfy You" Compostion: This is a film from my sophmore year, mixed to 5.1. While it lacks in the visual side, I think the sound scape that I continued to work on after the due date of the film holds up. I had a composer from the Eastmen School of Music as well a quartet of string musicians from the same Alma Mater. My sound professor and I used this session as a practice and trouble shooting scenerio for a capstone that would be shot the following year with a whole big band. We recorded this composition with a basic setup, Mid-Side, that caters itself to surround sound. We were running signal from the sound mixing suite to the sound stage where we were recording. With clear communication between the Engineer, the composer, my professor and I (the director), we were able to get a clean and full recording of the compositon piece.

"The Detour Animation": This is an animation capstone, mixed 7.1, that I sound designed for. On this film I worked with a composer and there is no dialogue. This was my first fully animated short and I believe I was able to stretch my full sound design abilties within it.

There are a few things with this film I found specifcally successful. I really challenged myself. The biggest challenge was getting the sound of a car from the outside (in perpetual motion) without the sound of other cars. I couldn't take the risk of holding a microphone out of a window, so I layered the sounds my own car reving with some light road noise and more wind. Then I transitioned that to the interiror of the car. It was believeable and suprisingly easier then I expected.

"Break in the Clouds"- My Capstone: I did this film to complete my bachelors degree. It is mixed 7.1. I worked with a composer (from Japan), a craft editor and craft colorist in post prodcution to deliver what I consider the most professional looking piece yet. For a simpler mix it has grown on me. The music breathes a specific life into this piece that really drives home the vibes of the film.

"Don't Think Just Dance"- Documetary, Mixed Stereo: This is a dance documenatry that I also DP'd for. It was a lighter loud simple stereo mix. with the flucation between musical dance pieces and casual interviews. The biggest thing for this film was making sure each segment flowed together in a satsifying way.

Location Sound Mix: I wouldn't consider myself a location sound mixer, but I have had plenty of experience dealing with recording dialogue and ambiences on set. This includes laving actors as both a sound mixer and costume designer. The majority of my experience is using Mix Pre 6 & 10. I also have experience using Zoom recorders and the 664 but significantly less.

Narration & ADR Recording: I have been developing quite a few films requiring narration, ADR and other diagetic dialogue, be that via radio or phone. This includes personal projects that I have done using my own simple mic setup that I have had for quite a long time (since highschool).