ERIC GALANOPOULOS
VIDEO EDITOR
POST-PRODUCTION / DESIGN / TRAINING



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PROFILE . . .

With 11 years teaching and freelancing experience in a fast paced, pressure driven post-production and design industry has allowed me to hone my skills and abilities on various creative and technical levels, thriving on these challenges make it possible for me to adapt my design and post-production workflows in broadcast technology and efficiently manage all aspects of my working environment to successfully deliver on any given task or project. Specialising within the Apple Final Cut Studio suite of applications, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion and Compressor for use in post-production including digitising rushes for editing, authoring, compositing and color grading allows me to be highly proficient in all areas of production and post as well as related fields such as DVD authoring, motion graphics, audio and compression for delivering video content to various formats. My skills within design and post applications transferred to DVD authoring and broadcast design have allowed me to successfully continue to complete and deliver a number of nationally broadcast and commercially released programs and DVD titles. As an Apple Certified Pro and an Apple Certified Trainer and having worked on many projects involving post-production, print and web based media has enhanced my ability to be able to deal with complex technology and information, and creative problem solving.

SKILLS . . .

Well versed in all areas of post-production, design for broadcast, print and web, and all aspects of the production process. Proficient with Adobe CS 3: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash / Macromedia Freehand / Final Cut Studio 3: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Color and Compressor / Office administrative software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and numerous third party compression, design and video applications and toolsets. 11 years spent working on the Apple Macintosh platform have made me highly proficient with Mac hardware and software troubleshooting, with 10 years of professional Mac experience in corporate, educational, and creative settings. Gaining expertise in building, configuring, installing, and training on Final Cut Studio editing systems and related video hardware in professional post-production environments from small studios to independent production facilities has broadened my understanding and proper execution of media management within local and external file based media and networked file systems. Having an open, friendly and approachable personality is a necessary skill if one is required to spend time balancing working hours between a post-production studio and a classroom. Translating the knowledge gained from the time spent with students or peers in an educational setting and then to a working environment has been invaluable to me as a freelancer and certified trainer:

• Apple Certified Trainer Final Cut Pro 7 (2009)

• Apple Certified Trainer Motion 3 (2008)
• Apple Certified Pro Motion 3 (2008)

• Apple Certified Trainer Final Cut Pro 6 (2007)
• Apple Certified Pro Final Cut Pro 6 (2007)

• Apple Certified Pro Final Cut Express 4 (2007)
• Apple Certified Pro Optimizing Final Cut Pro (2007)

• Apple Certified Pro Final Cut Pro 5 (2007)
• Apple Certified Training Final Cut Pro 3 (2002)

• National Certificate in Multimedia (2000)
• National Certificate in Internet Publishing (1998)
• National Certificate in Desktop Design (1998)


CLIENTS . . .

My varied talents and broad base of teaching have enabled me to work with a large portfolio of clients such as Soho Editors (South Africa), Sequence Training at Pinewood Film Studos, London. DSTV Channel - MNET Carte Blanche (National Broadcaster), ETV (National Broadcaster), SABC (National Broadcaster), CNN, Sony Music, 3M (South Africa), Clearwater, Channel O, Little Bird Films, BBC (South Africa), Cliff Saunders, Lenz Lizzards, The Apple Centre, Missing Link Productions, Devereux - Harris & Associates, Sheer Music, Black Earth Communications, Anneliese Burgess - AB Productions, Bragge Film & TV, Jalapeno Design Agency, Pioneer, Dimension Data, Breinstorm, Phumelela, Desmond Dube, Mann Made Media, Bellville Studios, Frieze Films, Fuel CS, Concept Inc, Production Militia, Blunt Magazine, plus various South African musicians & bands: Pestroy, Springbok Nude Girls, Martin Rocka, Prime Circle, Sunways, Squeal, Farryl Purkiss, Dorp, George Sax, Gyroscope (Australia) and Veeva Feeva (Australia).

In 2009 and continuing into 2010 I have edited and packaged stories for various current affairs programs, they are Carte Blanche on Mnet, Special Assignment on SABC 3 and Cutting Edge on SABC 1.

CONTACT . . .

Eric Galanopoulos
Cell: 079 868 1825
Email: webmaster[@]codec'co'za
Johannesburg, South Africa

 

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