Billy Sharff Video and Music Production
Available for video and audio work including but not limited to:
- event/theatrical coverage
- documentary production
- video/audio editing
- soundtrack composition and production
- lighting
- visual design
- live music recording and mixing
- music design and recording
I am available in the New England and eastern New York areas.
Other locations negotiable.
Sample work available upon request.
Contact me at bsharff@gmail.com or 603.477.9669.
Current equipment includes Panasonic DVX100a mini dv camera, Audio-Technica AT4073a shotgun microphone, Manfrotto tripod, Firepod 24 bit recording interface.
Current software includes Final Cut Pro 5, DVD Studio Pro 4, and Cubase
SX.
Relevant Experience:
Video Journalist, Feb. 2007 – present
C-Span
• Covered 2008 presidential primary race
in NH for national cable network C-Span
Videographer, 2007
Simon & Schuster, Inc.
• Complete production and direction of a
short
film on
New
York Times
best-selling author Jodi Picoult for
internet
viewing
on BookVideos.tv.
Videographer, Feb. 2006 – present
Heartbeat, Inc., Norwich, VT
• Managed the entire video portion of Heartbeat,
Inc.,
a company
founded and run by former CBS broadcaster Landon Saunders.
• Provided direction, videography, cinematography,
and
Final
Cut
Pro editing for
the 20-minute documentary Heartbeat, A Direction of Hope.
• Composed and recorded the soundtrack for
Heartbeat,
A Direction
of Hope.
• Conducted large-scale event coverage at
The Grove
Park
Inn,
Asheville, NC.
• Provided lighting design and camera work
for
weekly
seminar-style
meetings.
• Shot and edited almost 100 hrs of HD video.
• Directed and coordinated other cameramen
during
large
shoots.
• Designed DVDs for large-scale distribution
(1000+).
Cinematographer & Camera Operator, 2006 – 2007
Inversion Films, Inc., New York, NY
•
Worked as cinematographer, camera operator,
and editor for the 16mm B&W
film We Lie Sleeping, a visual portrait
of the country during wartime.
• Film premiered at the 2007 LA Short
film
festival.
Videographer, Mar. 2006 – present
City Center Ballet, Lebanon, NH
• Provided all video services for a professional
ballet
company.
• Event coverage of everything from full
length
ballet
performances
to educational
events.
• FCP editing and titling of performances
and presentations.
• DVD design and distribution.
Videographer, 2006
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
• Filmed Dartmouth College commencement in
multi-camera
shoot.
Videographer, 2005 – present
Turn Here, Inc., based in Las Angeles, CA.
• Complete production and direction of short
documentaries
on towns
and businesses for TurnHere.com, a high-profile internet site
in partnership with Google, Yahoo!, and
AOL.
• Prepared and conducted interviews with
members
of local
communities
and small
business owners.
• Composed and recorded soundtracks for the
videos.
Director/DP/Producer, 2005
• Wrote, directed, and edited feature film
This
is a
Door.
• This is a Door was nominated for best picture
at the
2007
Pumelo
International Film Festival in Mumbai, India.
Director/DP/Producer, 2004
• Wrote, directed, and edited feature film
Milk
of Many
Years.
Editor, 2002
National Endowment for the Arts, coverage of grant awarded in Cornish,
NH
•
Edited and supervised production of the
20-minute film The Mural Project, a project sponsored
by the National Endowment
for the
Arts.
Videographer & FCP Editor, 2002 - present
•
Worked as a freelance videographer providing
DV and HDV production and post-production work
for dozens of performances, graduations,
seminars,
and interviews in the
New England area.
SKILLS
• Final Cut Pro editing
•
DVD Studio Pro DVD design and creation
•
Shooting with HD video, mini-DV, and 16mm
film
•
Cinematography for video and film
•
Music composing, recording, and mastering
•
Cubase SX music and sound editing
•
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator graphic design
EQUIPMENT
• Panasonic DVX100a mini DV camera
• Audio-Technica AT4073a shotgun microphone
• Manfrotto tripod
• Firepod 24 bit audio recording interface
© 2007 Billy Sharff
