


William Perkins
Filmmaker & Editor
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Date of Birth:
May 22
A Bit About Me
I am recently a graduate from William Paterson University. I received a bachelor's degree in Communications, the concentration in Video Production. I've had an internship where I was in charge of controlling a YouTube page and a podcast. Recently, I have been freelancing projects from fraternity videos to weddings.
I am a hardworking cinematographer who is seeking to display my client's ideas visually.
SKILLS
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Final Cut X, Premiere Pro and Avid Composer Editing Software.
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Proficient with Adobe After Effects and DaVinci Resolve.
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Knowledgeable about Canon T6 Rebel, Canon T7 Rebel, Canon SL1, Sony A6300, Canon C100, RED, Canon 7D, Sony PMW, various tripods and various lighting kits.
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Ability to envision the producer's written word and express it through pictures and sound.
Work Experience
HallMills Network
January 2020 - June 2020
Videographer & Editor
Talk About It Tuesday's Podcast
September 2018 - May 2019
Videographer & Editor
Trauma Radio NYC
September 2017 - September 2018
Social Media Specialist, Videographer & Editor
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Assisted with music video shoots and other film productions.
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Operated with the RED camera and the Canon C100.
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Managed to shoot and edit a YouTube channel and a podcast for a ROKU channel.
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Implemented creative control throughout my editing process.
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Conducted extensive research to compile biographical content and current information in preparation for interviews.
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Implemented creative control in the overall interviewing style and process.
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Recorded, edited, and posted interviews and video for public consumption on this company.
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Managed all exclusive video content for site and YouTube page.
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Assisted in shooting of interview participants on Canon T6 Rebel DSLR.
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Operated the Canon T6 Rebel DSLR for the radio show.
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Recorded and edited the radio show for social media.
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Assisted with online outreach and promotion using Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and etc.
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Developed content calendars on a weekly and monthly basis for company brands.
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Created engaging social media content.
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Posted and monitored on forums and social networks.
EDUCATION
William Paterson University
September 2016 - May 2020
Bachelor's Degree in Media Production
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Excelled in classes like Filmmaking I, II, III, Video Production & Editing, Screenwriting and TV Studio Production.
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Screenwriting is designed to present and explore the elements of the traditional, narrative screenplay. These elements include story structure, character development, action, dialogue, subtext, plot and theme.
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Video Production & Editing explore topics and use various techniques for bringing these topics to an audience and develop skills in script writing, short composition, audio recording, lighting and editing.
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TV Studio Production is designed to provide students with a solid foundation of studio production including theory, aesthetics and operational techniques of studio television equipment. This course provides opportunities to write, direct and produce in a variety of television program formats, and to learn the responsibilities of every production crew member by practicing each role on a rotational basis.
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Filmmaking I is cinematography and production techniques that acquaint the student modern film equipment, students focus on self-expression, visual thinking, composition, lighting.
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Filmmaking II establishes the conventions of continuity and montage filming and editing, the organization of film crew shooting, creative use of sound and image, and dramatic lighting. Students learn how to use of sound and image, and dramatic lighting. Students learn how to use cameras, lenses, sound equipment, and professional editing techniques.
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Filmmaking III concentrates on organizational aspects of pre-production such as scripting, budgets, storyboards, sets, scheduling, and locations. Then, we become familiar with such advanced production techniques as advanced lighting, as well as post production work including sound and picture editing.
