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Employment
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR PHENOMEN FILMS LTD 02/2017 Ongoing
Audio editing and recording.
Pro Tools mix and edit session building.
Hardware and software set up including Avid controllers and plugin installation
Workflow management, preparing material for use in the mixing studio and preparation of deliverables.
Pro Tools session conforming using EDLs.

FILM ASSISTANT/SOUND EDITOR SPECTRCOME FILMS LTD 09/2016 02/2017
Sound editing and mixing for Animation and Commercials.
Responsible for communication between video and audio department.
Setting up and running recording equipment for studio and location recording.
Experience working to a delivery specification for delivery to clients.


FREELANCE SOUND DESIGNER AND SOUND RECORDIST *See credits at the bottom of the page 2014 -2017

AUDIO ENGINEER BINARI SONORI (Game localization company, Milan). 03/2013 09/2013
Dialogue editing: The Last of Us (SCE), Batman Arkham Origins (Warner Bros), and KillZone Mercenary (SCE)
Recording studio set up

LIVE SOUND ENGINEER Freelance for MUSIC IN BOX and LEOLANDIA. 06/2012 10/2014
Hardware installation (Analog and digital live mixing consoles with external reverbs and compressors)
Microphones set up and FOH sound check.


Skills
Technical skills:
DAWs including Pro Tools HD, Logic Pro, Ableton live, Nuendo and Reaper
Audio editing for use in feature films, TV and Games.
Plugins including several Waves, Sonnox, Altiverb 7, iZotope RX, Sound Miner and Ediload.
Delivery of projects, including M+E mixes and final Pro Tools sessions
Mixing studio set up; installation of pro tools rigs and mixing peripherals
Professional studio and location sound recording equipment operation (Including Sound Devices 664)
Basic Knowledge of middleware such as Fmod and Wwise.
Basic cameras operation and video editing skills.
Knowledge of IT network and TCP/IP.
Electronic circuit production and management.
Microsoft Office including MS Word and MS Excel.

Personal Skills:
Team-worker able to listen to others and follow instructions efficiently.
Experience of working to deadlines.
Independent working, managing own workflow when required.
Able to work under pressure and solve problems in a calm and independent manner.

Education
AUDIO ENGINEER DEGREE NAM MILANO 2011 2013
Modules include: Studio hardware and Mic Techniques, Physical Acoustics, Pro Tools and others DAWs, Audio and Video
Codecs, Stereo and Surround Sound Mixing, Maths and Electronics.

DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNINCATIONS TECHNOLOGIC ITIS G. MARCONI (BG) 2016-2011
Subjects include: Maths, Electronics, Telecommunications, IT Systems, Electrical Design, English.

English Qualifications
IELTS Score 7/9; London Film Academy English for Filmmakers


*SOUND EDITOR AND SOUND RECORDIST Freelance

-Hallows Eve (Feature)- Prod. Sound Mixer & Sound designer Director Brad Watson. May - Aug 2016
- Osteopathy (Short) - Boom Operator Director Alastair Train. April 2016
-Forget about it (Short - Drama) Dialogue & Effects editor Director Farnoosh Irani. Jun 2016
-Lola (Drama) - Sound Recordist - Director Valentina Gordeeva. Jun 2016
-Schadenfreude (Feature)- Boom Operator Director Simon Pickup. Summer 2015
-Eris (TV Pilot - Sci-fi) - Prod. Sound mixer & Sound designer Director Brad Watson. Jun 2015
- The Masters (Shot-Drama) - Prod. Sound mixer & Sound designer -Director Dwayne R. Brown. May 2015
-Viable Product (Sci-fi 48hrs) - Sound Recordist - Director: Lisamaria Laxholm. April 2015
-Row Food (Documentary) Prod. Sound mixer Mellow9 Production. March 2015
-The Masters (Drama) - Sound Recordist - Director Dwayne R. Brown. Dec 2014
- Last Round (Action) - Sound Recordist - Director Lee Delay. Dec 2014
-One Move (Short- Drama) - Sound editor & dubbing mixer -- Director Alan J. Harris Sept 2014
-Le Temps Revient (short -Drama) - Sound designer -- Director Francesco Cozzupoli Summer 2014
-The Secret of Happiness (short) - VO Recordist & dubbing mixer -- Director Paolo Torchio May 2014
-Tariffa Extra (Drama) - Sound Editor & dubbing mixer -- Director Livia Giordano May 2014

REFERENCES:
Sound Editor - Antony Bayman: 07841475326
Sound Editor - Nick Del-Molino: [email protected] Tel: 07966313676
Director - Brad Watson: [email protected] Tel: 07855 954453