Description
www.CELONAPOST.com
Being a certified video editor, my expertise includes cutting and mastering sequences, animating motion graphics for air and the web, along with file encoding and media management. I have worked as an editor/producer in television, live entertainment, on-air promos, sports, and news. I have worked for a wide variety of projects for Comcast, Lionsgate, Sony, MTV, BBC America, Food Network/Optomen, A&E, E!, Forensic Files, & On Demand.
Experience:
-Avid Systems/Unity Management: Advanced editing skills and knowledge
-Final Cut Studio: Apple Certified FCP User. Advanced editing skills and knowledge, Final Cut Server experience and media management.
-Adobe Photoshop/After Effects: Intermediate designing in and creating for video, web, and interactive graphic needs
-Machine Room: Experience with operations and equipment, including decks, tapeless workflows (including P2, SDHC, DSLR), patch bays, routers, scopes and monitors
-Codec / Web encoding experience (compression / FTP)
-Award Winning Videographer/Editor
Michael L. Celona
MLCELONA@gmail.com
484-547-8101
www.CELONAPOST.com
New York Tri-State Area
Salary Requirements: Industry Standard / Flexible
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Video User * Professionally Trained Avid User
CLIENT LIST / EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Music Choice: New York
August 2011-Present
Producer/Editor: Write, produce, direct, and edit promos for Music Choice and SWRV. Create a variety of effective and engaging promotional content for Music Choice and SWRV. Work with artists and celebrities, marketing, and graphics to produce affective content. Worked to create a rebrand/relaunch campaign for Music Choice and SWRV to air on multiple platforms.
Voiceless Pictures: New York/New Jersey
May 2010 - Present
Edit/produce trailers, pilots, EPK's and other promotional content for various short films & videos.
BBC America New York, NY
April 2010-August 2011t: What Not To Wear / several development projects. Aired on TLC
August-November 2009: (Rogue Post): Bank of Mom & Dad aired on Soapnet/Lifetime
Bullseye TV/Zodiak Media New York, NY
March 2011-May 2011: Produce/Edit for a pilot series called "To Walk In Their Shoes" to air on A&E.
Studio Lambert New York, NY
April 2011: Video Editor. Edited casting reel for a show called "Fashion District" to air on E!
Picture This! New York, NY
Temporary Freelance Fill-In
October 2010: Running Russell Simmons
March 2011: Have Cake, Will Travel
Optomen/Food Network New York
Temporary Freelance Fill-In
October-November 2010: Worst Cooks in America
MTV Networks New York, NY
February 2010-April 2010: (L.A. Digital) MTV Made
Center City Film and Video Philadelphia, PA
October 2008-August 2009: On Demand, Comcast, short form segments
-RECOGNITION: “Girls Night Out” Notable viewership rating for On Demand
Comcast Fearnet (Sony, Lionsgate) Philadelphia, PA
July 2008-January 2009: Web & On Demand content for the #1 source of horror
TK Productions Boyertown, PA
June 2007-June 2008: Various commercials, spots, promos, for Comcast/Web
Medstar Television Allentown, PA
2007 March 2008: Series Forensic Files that aired on True TV.
Blue Ridge Cable TV-13 Lehighton, PA
March –August 2007: Sports & News short form packages/segments
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Blue Bond Guitar Music School Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2006-April 2007: Multiple camera shoots of rock concerts
WYBE Public Television Philadelphia, PA
August 2006-January 2007): PBS Local programming
RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS
Winter 2008: On Demand High Rated Content: “Girls Night Out”
- Multiple short form On Demand segments that I edited & was the story producer
March 2008: Apple Final Cut Pro Certificate
-Became recognized by Apple as a Level 1 Final Cut Pro video editor
November 2007: National Broadcasting Society Panel Member/Instructor
-2007 Regional Convention presenter, FCP Instructor
June 2007: Blue Ridge Cable TV-13 “Videographer of the Month”
-Nominated and won the “Videographer of the Month” Award
May 2006: Best editing for full-length movie bumped
-Shot with AG-DVX100A and edited with Final Cut Pro
EDUCATION
Future Media Concepts Philadelphia, PA 2007-Present
Final Cut Pro Studio 2
Adobe Creative Suite 3
Avid Media Composer
Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA May 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications
Area of Concentration: Telecommunications/Advertising
University of The Arts: Pre College Saturday School Philadelphia PA 2002
Digital Media, Filmmaking I & II
Michael Celona has been in the industry since 2005.
Equipment / Gear / Software
Panasonic AG-DVX100B, Azden Mic, Final Cut Pro 6, Adobe Creative Suite, etc
PRODUCTION SKILLS
Final Cut Pro: SD/HD Certified Video Editor. Advanced editing skills and knowledge
Avid Systems: Intermediate-Advanced editing skills and knowledge
Adobe Photoshop/After Effects: Intermediate designing in and creating for video, web, and interactive graphic needs
Machine Room: Experience with operations and equipment, including decks, routers, patch bays, scopes and monitors
Codec/Web/FTP encoding and compression experience
Award Winning Videographer/editor