Michael Cumella
me@michaelcumella.com






FREELANCE AVID and FCP EDITOR and owner of AVID MCXL1000          2000 to present
           SEE CLIENT LIST FOR DETAILS
 

LEAD AVID EDITOR                                                                                 1998
         American Interactive Media  New York City
                 Lead Editor of COMEDYNET; an Internet based broadcast channel.
                Consultant on all aspects of project technical feasibility, supervisor of freelance
                 editorial staff, oversaw equipment purchases and maintenance, producer of 
                channel IDs, bumpers and content.
 

STAFF  AVID EDITOR                                                                                  1997
         NDTC/TCI (Telecommunications, Inc.) New York City
                  Edited programming, bumpers, IDs and promos for clients including
                  Classic Sports Network, The Odyssey Channel, Your Choice TV and others.
 

ASSISTANT AVID EDITOR /QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER                   1995
          NDTC/TCI (Telecommunications, Inc.) New York City
               Set and oversaw  broadcast standards and practices at this national broadcast
                 facility, edited as needed and on a freelance basis.
 

VIDEO TAPE OPERATOR / EDITOR                                                            1995
           AUDIO PLUS VIDEO INTERNATIONAL, Inc.  Northvale, NJ
                 Edited programs, converted formats, maintained quality standards and worked
                 with D-2, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, 1", ?, VHS and other formats.
 

PRESIDENT / OWNER                                                                             1988-1994
         LASER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, Inc.  Nutley, NJ
           Company dedicated to the design and installation of commercial entertainment systems
                 Organized all company operations, managed sales and support staff of 35 employees
                 and solicited and negotiated contract bids.
 

EDUCATION
         FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS :  Advanced AVID Techniques,
                           Advanced AVID Effects and AVID Troubleshooting               1997
         DAVID'S PRODUCTIONS,  Inc.  Apprentice AVID editor                      1995
         RUTGERS University of New Jersey                                                      1984
 

OTHER APPLICABLE SKILLS  -  ADOBE Photoshop & ADOBE After Effects
 



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