Producer/Cinematographer/Tutoring
David P. Griffin
Producer/Cinematographer/Tutoring
15406 Ullman
Drive. Austin Tx. 78734
david@griffincomm.com
512.804.9021 cell
2008 Griffin Communications Executive Producer to this full service film production company, that delivers turn-key projects for eight years with control over the day to day operation and production requirements.
Freelance Rates are $35 dollars per hour for consultation, $300 per day for shooting and editing $50 dollars per hour.
Lessons & Tutoring $35.00 per. hour
2005 -2008
Equiment Manager - Public Access Television Currently Managing the studio facilities for P.A.C.T. responsible for equipment facilites and staff of 10 people. Heavy attention to customer service, inventory control and a=many other functions related to daily business at a television station.
2004
– 2005
Texas State Senate –
For the 79th State Legislation Session. Senior Producer, Photographer
and Editor for the Texas State Senate. Duties included video news conferencing,
covering the same, shooting and editing PSA’s for the Senators for their
home districts. Great job but the contract has ended session is over.
2002 – 2004
Griffin Communications, A video/film company, supplying personnel
and equipment for the major News network, and news coverage needs, as well as
commercials and industrial films for major corporations. Responsibilities included
the developing and delivering of training videos for the use of multi-media
resources in classrooms and for video conferencing. This included scheduling
of filming and show resources to the classrooms. Often facilitated video conferencing
and maintain a wide variety of resource material. Used both past and state of
art technology such as, satellite, microwave, telephone lines DSL, and fiber
optics, to achieve communication with multiple locations through out the world.
2000-2001: SandStream Communications and Entertainment, a pre-IPO start-up merged carrier of video/audio/high speed internet.
Senior Producer: Responsibilities
include managing a staff of 7 people; Planning, scripting, and executing corporate
videos along with many other marketing products.
Working closely with the engineering department working with PicStream decoder
and Minerva encoders, and decoders converting all video to jpeg2 streams to
be delivered over a fiber network; Managing
clients expectations; Post production/editing with non-linear systems. Working
knowledge of animation and special effects. Evaluating equipment and personnel
requirements; Preparing speakers for live broadcasts 
presentations.
1992-2000:
Griffin Communications is a full service film production company, that
delivers turn-key projects.
Executive Producer with all the normal responsibilities that are associated
with such a position for the past seven years. Production of live seminars,
documentaries, News, PSA'S and live broadcasting with both remote and studio
settings; Overseeing web development, story development, and multimedia.
Hiring staff, and freelancers with expertise in special effects and 3D animation. Booking of freelance crews, on-camera talent, stunt personnel and stunt vehicles as needed. Bidding, booking and budgeting projects. Along with the everyday operations of running the office and overseeing of three full time employee's.
1982-1992: Freelance
Cinematographer/Owner - 
Big D Video Productions.
An equipment rental and photographic service company for the major networks
and corporate clients.
SKILLS: Producer, Cinematographer, Video Photographer, Lighting D. P., Sound Technician, Camera Operator ENG., E.F.P., Still Photographer.
COMPUTER Knowledge: Microsoft Office 2000, Outlook Express, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, Macintosh Operating System 8.5, Word Perfect, ClarisWorks, Photo Shop, Page Mill, Quick Books Pro,
Day-Timer, Abbott Editing
S
ystem, Panasonic Post Box, The Video Cube. Windows '98, IBM, DOS, Window's
NT and many others.
EDUCATION: Degree: A.S. - InstructionalMedia Technology - Texas State Institute, Waco, Texas 1976. 25 YEARS
EXPERIENCE: Working with all the major television networks and many foreign networks as well as some of the countries largest corporations.
Film Commercials:
Rodney D. Young Insurance/16mm: A series of 15 commercials over a period
of 3 years. The Media Company/16mm: Political Spots, for local elections, through
several states. The Gonzalens Group/16mm: "The Boys are Back", Texas
Rangers return after the strike. American Heart Association/16/35mm: Countless
numbers of P.S.A.'s and commercial projects.
Feature Films:
Hide & Seek/35mm: A David Stephen's, Remington York Production, of a feature
film. unreleased.
Time
Tracker/35mm: Brent McCormick feature film production. Released to Video.
Movie Trailers/16mm: Filmed six over the last three years, last one "Boys
to Men", Mark Payne.
Behind the Scenes: E.T. and Access Hollywood: While working for E. T. and Access Hollywood over the last nine years. I have been behind the scenes for countless featured films conducting interviews while the filming was in progress.
Television Series: (On Camera)
Walker Texas Ranger: for Amadeus Productions, as an on screen talent, portraying
a video news photographer, in six episodes. Heavily featured in the award winning
"Angel Girl" episode.
Video Projects:
The Perrier Group: Produced three corporate image films, in 1996/97/99. Investor's year ending report/The Multiple Barrier Approach, and Introduction to the Manufacturing Process. Ford Motor Company: In-house Communication News Magazine. Holiday Inn Corp.: Hotel's of the Carribean, EDS: Neon, a corporate video magazine. Delta Airl Lines, training and safety materials. The law firm of Thompson & Knight: Preparing video briefs and day in the life of.
B.B.C. London Bureau - A Skyscraper Productions, documentary on N.A.S.A. Weather Balloon
New Zealand Television/60 Minutes: The Death of a Plane.
Network News:
Columbia Broadcasting Systems (CBS):
Evening News: National Desk: Waco, TX., covering daily reports for 64 days.
Foreign Desk: With Dan Rather, Beirut, Lebanon, with Bob Simon; elections in the Philippines;
El Salvador; Honduras, Vietnam; and various news documentaries.
60 Minutes:
Covering numerous stories such as: Austin, Choker with Ed Bradley.
Profile on Jim Hightower with Harry Reasoner.
Sunday Morning: Charles Kuralt: and Charles
Osgood episodes on; Illegal Aliens,
Farm Aid I., II., and IV. An assignment on flying restaurants with Bill Guise,
and too numerous to mention nature shots for the shows closing piece.
American Broadcasting
Corporation: (A.B.C.)
Evening News: With Peter Jennings. National and international coverage too
numerous to mention.
20/20: News magazines; numerous episodes including; Desert Storm, from August of 1989 to November 1989.
In the London Bureau from January to February, 1990.
National Broadcasting Company: (N.B.C.)
Covering stories such as Jasper, Texas, KKK Rally, execution of Carla Fay Tucker,
Huntsville, Texas, and everyday news coverage.
Fox Television Network: The Republic of Texas, stand-off at Fort Davis, Texas, and many more.
ESPN: The Stanley Cup Championship Play-offs. Interviews with the Dallas Cowboy's Owner Jerry Jones, Troy Ackman and many other
players and court house coverage
of Michael Irvin.
Awards:
EMMY - 1985: for CBS News Series: Vietnam Now, with Bob Simon.
Citation of Recognition and Appreciation; as a foreign journalist during 1986 Philippine Revolution.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / EQUIPMENT:
Photographer - Film: I am a skilled Cinematographer
familiar in working with Arri flex, BL35mm, SR 16mm, BL16mm, CP 16, and Eclair
MPR. And I have worked with all still formats, I have a Nikon 35mm, Baranica
645 medium format, and a 4x5 system.
Photographer - Video: Operated Sony's ENG cameras, 507, 300, 400, 600, and 700 Digital's,
plus Studio Camera's by Sony, RCA, and Phillips. Familiar with the Ikigami line
of broadcast cameras for ENG and studio work.
Often working on multi-camera shoots off John Crow's and CBS Sports trucks. Have worked for several years doing multi-camera live shots and have often worked with Lynx and PacSat satellite trucks.
Editing: Very familiar with A-B roll systems as well as two machine cuts and non-linear systems; Abbott's, Video Cube, the Panasonic Post Box and the Media 100. NT Work stations with Adobe Premier and After Effects.
Sound: ENG two man crews, multi-camera, multi-truck.
Experienced with sound play back for music videos. Recording, sound for the
film industry using DAT or Niagara tape. Have a complete sound package including
wireless microphones, mixer shotgun microphones, with a standard ENG package.
Lighting: Studio and ENG news using one and five ton grip packages. Familiar with all brands of equipment including HMI's and have also worked in feature films. I consider myself to be a Lighting Director for multi-camera and stage performances.
Grip: Have dolly gripped working with booms and jib arms
and very familiar with car mounts.
Specialties: Hidden camera work for news magazines such as: 60 Minutes, and Hard Copy. I have a passport and Carte' for overseas travel having worked extensively overseas often going on hazardous assignments for documentaries and news gathering organizations.
Degree:
In Instructional Media, from Texas Tech., with nineteen years experience in
the field of broadcast television and training.
REFERENCES:
Alan
Parcell, National Desk: CBS News, New York
(212) 975-4114
Wayne
Nelson, Bureau Chief, CBS News, Dallas, Texas
(972) 869-2000
Senator John Leedom, Dallas, Texas (214) 979-0999
J.R.
Leedom, ECI Video, Dallas, Texas
(214) 979-0999
Tom
Overstreet, Video Street (Personal)
Dallas, Texas (214) 351-4725
Lee
Gonzales, The Gonzalens Group,
Mesquite, Texas (972) 686-0841
Kevin
Mathews, Director of The Perrier Group
Greenwich, CT. (203) 863-0384
Visit our Web Site for more information or to e-mail.
http://www.griffincomm.com or E-Mail: david@griffincomm.com
Demo Tape upon request.
