Vision Mixer Team Leader, TVNZ Auckland July 2004 - Oct 2008
Key Responsibilities:
Leader of 6 member vision mixer team responsibilities include team member development, performance appraisals, training and rostering. Contribute to strategic planning and involvement in equipment / software update projects.
Vision mixing duties as required, continuing to be an expert vision mixer operating a wide variety of switchers.
Achievements:
- Foster team spirit amongst the vision mixers resulting in better sharing of information and knowledge between team members, including establishing a team web page.
- Developed 2 new team members overseeing training plans & performed training sessions.
- Vision mix both established and new productions, offering input into programme style as required.
- Demonstrator for Snell and Wilcox Kahuna (Broadcast Asia, SMPTE, BIRTV and private demos).
(Since Nov 2004)
- Contributing member of the Micro Design team responsible for the restructure of the Broadcast Services division at TVNZ.
TVNZ Auckland Oct 1997 – Oct 2008
Vision Mixer
- One News 6PM primetime, Breakfast & Evening shows and other live and pre-recorded News and Entertainment studio based productions.
- Outside Broadcast Productions including Australian V8 Supercar motor racing and Wannabe A Popstar –“reality” talent show.
- Vision mixer for productions by external production houses including “Lets Get Inventing” studio segments for Goober Bros, Top of the Pops and speedway for Satellite Media Group.
Studio Director
- Backchat - a 90 min arts and issues programme, winner 1998, 99 Best lifestyle show. Qantas Film and Television Awards. (no longer in production)
- Studio 2 live 30 min children’s show.
- Other productions as required. (Including vision mix / direct)
Other Duties
- Training Vision Mixers.
- Compile Magic DaVE operating instructions for One News. Based on TVNZ requirements.
- Develop training / procedure and IBMS manuals for Editing section.
Secondment: Asia Business News, Singapore Sept - Dec 1993
- Supervising vision mixer responsible for training, rostering staff and assisting in control room and studio set up and program format development during Station start up.
- Operational shifts vision mixing, CCU and graphics operation. Complied control room operations procedures manual.
TVNZ Avalon Studios, Wellington 1985 - 1997
Senior Videotape Editor, Vision mixer (since 1989), Studio director (since 1996)
- Editing operating GVG VPE141 edit controller, GVG110 switcher and DPM700, Sony DFS300 edit controller / switcher and MXF290 audio mixer.
- Vision mixing live and pre-recorded productions operating Grass Valley, Ross and Central Dynamics switchers in conjunction with ADO, DPM 700 KDE and Questec DVE’s.
- Live multi camera studio directing including pre and post prod work.
- Other duties including staff training and production of training manuals.
- (Until 1989) Telecine operation and colour grading using Rank Cintel Mk3 flying spot chains.
- Videotape editing duties including transmission and presentation editing, production editing and live to air work using Ampex videotape machines.
Broadcasting Corporation of NZ, Christchurch 11 Dec 1978 - 1985
Cinetape Operator
- Telecine / Videotape duties including live and pre-record operation.
TVNZ is New Zealand's largest, free-to-air broadcaster and the nation's television public service broadcaster, operating two channels, TV ONE and TV2. 86% of New Zealanders watch TVNZ each week.
TV ONE primarily targets at a more mature audience, while TV2 caters to a younger and family orientated audience with an emphasis on providing entertainment and information to the young and young at heart.
Both channels play a mixture of local and overseas programming. Local content includes News and current affairs, documentaries, sports, kids and entertainment.
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