MICHAEL HARRINGTON

CARMEL, IN 46033

317.645.6668 C

MICHAELHARRINGTON.TV MIKE@MICHAELHARRINGTON.TV

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Television producer, director, editor experienced at managing modest budgets and producing huge results. Specialties include commercials, corporate communications, motor sports and non-scripted event coverage. Experienced manager of Broadcast TV production facilities, personnel and services and increasing revenue.

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EDITOR EVENTLINK Los Angeles, CA 2012

2013 Toyota Avalon dealer launch meeting; on location editor speaker support elements Audio Editor Walk-around Vehicle Comparison 2013 Toyota Avalon Editor Toyota Why Buy series of videos PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR CANAL WORKS Baltimore, MD 2007 - 2012 Managed media projects, coordinated with creative team, break down scripts to itemize necessary elements, drafted schedules and estimate budgets. Negotiated and contracted all out of house resources; vendors, production facilities, equipment rentals, conducted talent auditions, and hired freelance production crews. Directed studio and location productions and supervised editing sessions to deliver broadcast commercials, in-home sales presentation DVD and web elements. PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR / CAMERA SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA - Los Angeles, CA 1995 - 2011

Produced video projects creating off-road competition and event coverage DVDs, broadcast programs and web videos. Evaluated projects to determine crewing requirements, selected production equipment specific to project needs and prepared budgets. Produced non-scripted events, managed traveling multi-cam crews, directed subject matter experts and non-professional on-camera talent and conducted sponsor interviews. Edited multi-cam raw footage to create DVD for home video sales and prepared segments for broadcast TV program and web segments. Credits; Mickey Thompson Tires & Dunlop Tires Tire Technology Four Wheeler Magazine's "Top Truck Challenge 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine's "Ultimate Adventure Four Wheeler Magazines "Real Truck Club Challenge" PRODUCTION MANAGER / CAMERA / EDITOR ES3 Detroit, MI & Fountain Valley, CA

2007 - 2011

Camera operator and editor for automotive projects; dealer meeting reveal videos, button and knob, how to and tag reader videos for Chrysler, Mazda, KIA. Responsible for scheduling equipment, issue crew calls, supervise shoots. Digitize, log and organize assets and edit and upload completed segments for client review.

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DIRECTOR / EDITOR TN MARKETING - Plymouth, MN

2003 - 2011

Provided creative direction to re-purpose off-road content for direct mail DVD continuity programs. Responsibilities included; locating, reviewing and evaluating content to be re-purposed. Edit existing content to sanitize by removing dated elements, commercials and sponsor segments. This program was considered one of the best producing programs among the clients numerous continuity portfolios. Credits; Ultimate Four Wheeling Video SeriesRepurposed 40 episodes in 8 years. Academy Model Aviation Direct/Edit On-Camera Host Segments

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PRINCIPAL / PROJECT MANAGER BIG SKY POST & PRODUCTIONS - Santa Monica, CA 1989 - 2001

Big Sky was a full service production company providing production services and post-production facilities for broadcast TV programs, commercials, infomercials and corporate communications. Facilities and services included; stage rental with chimera light box, camera rental packages, linear and AVID non-linear editing suites, Discreet Logic Smoke and Flint graphics composite systems, voice over booth and duplication. Consulted with clients to determine scope of project, brainstorm ideas and prepare budgets and develop production process specific to project needs. Managed project budgets ranging from a few thousand to several hundred thousand. Managed day-to-day business, employees and freelance crews. Big Sky client roster included; KIA Automotive Hyundai ABC Promo Disney FOX-TV Hilton Hotels MTV VH1 Universal Studios Warner Bros Entertainment Tonight Independent Producers Ad Agencies and many more satisfied clients. DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS RESPONSE ADVERTISING Redondo Beach, CA

1987 - 1989

In charge of start up production department for this established direct response agency. Responsibilities included hiring full time staff, budgeting and establishing procedures to regularly produce cost effective direct response commercials. Worked with creative writers to recommend cost effective concepts. Budgeted and supervised production and post-production process from concept to delivery of broadcast air copies. Generated cost per lead as low as .80 cents.

Credits: Produced and directed more than 200 direct response commercials in 2 years including; Life Alert: Help, Ive fallen and I cant get up! - Life Alert, Producer/Director: Customer Testimonials, Emergency Reenactments and Dramatizations for Infomercials, In-Home sales presentation and Commercial campaign.

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS KIHS-TV - Ontario, CA

1984 - 1986

Started at this new Los Angeles TV station as on-air switcher and promoted to on-air broadcast

supervisor and eventually to Director of Productions. Managed production facilities, satellite uplink, editing suites, staff and freelance roster. Increased production revenue from a few thousand per month to $100,000 per mo.

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