MICHAEL P.

YOUNG
mpyoung11@gmail.com Manchester, NH (willing to relocate) 603.533.5542

OBJECTIVE
To further my career in the fields of video, web, television, film or radio production. Skill set includes:

Video Editing TV Studio Production Lighting and Grip

Radio Production & Writing Social Media Sports Knowledge Videography

EDUCATION
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT Bachelor of Arts in Film, Video & Interactive Media, Graduated May 2010 Minors in Sports Studies and Sociology GPA 3.5 on a 4.0 scale Cum Laude

SKILLS
Software Final Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, Flash, Pro Tools, Cool Edit Pro 2, NexGen Digital Audio Automation Software, Movie Magic Screenwriter, Celtx, Microsoft Office, Mac & PC Equipment Studio pedestal cameras, tape, solid-state, and built in hard-drive SD and HD camcorders, studio and location/portable lighting systems, microphone set-up/boom operation, studio video switchers and audio mixers, Teleprompter

PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE (also, IMDb profile)

Staff Video Editor, Production Assistant December 2011-Present
McElroy Films, LLC Burlington, MA

Editor for corporate, weddings, and other video projects. PA on shoots. Corporate Samples: http://vimeo.com/40299229, http://bcove.me/izydft3k, http://bcove.me/hv7wgj9g, http://bcove.me/2sizm5wj, http://bcove.me/09wqqwnp, Wedding video samples: http://vimeo.com/39285336 (3rd segment @ 3:47), http://bcove.me/84js70ow, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19T2jOKBpTs, http://bcove.me/wtfj8zcg, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn6H4Jzo-Z4 Boom op: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rlp0a2qSo8 Second camera op, gaffer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et4uQFMVzJ8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQLbYB0qrU

Boom-Op, Grip/Electric October 2011

Banded Light Pictures A Strangers Gift Created for the National Film Challenge Hollis/Nashua, NH

Watch: http://vimeo.com/31196817 (Winner, best use of genre: Western)

Grip/Electric September 2011

Granite Creek Unwound Created for the Producers Guild Weekend Shorts Competition Claremont, NH

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfYJh4S8og8

Lighting, Grip/Electric, Writer June 2011

New English Video Production Cookies A 48-Hour Film Project Amherst, NH

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mu_KFU7GOY

Sound, Boom-Op, Grip and Electric Winter/Spring 2011

DarwinsWaitingRoomComedy.com Multiple Projects Exeter, NH

Helped create short comedy films for the web with the comedy troupe Darwins Waiting Room. Meat Sweats Watch: http://vimeo.com/33133504 Sound, Boom Operator, Grip/Electric Therapy Watch: http://vimeo.com/36065285 Sound, Boom Operator Its Complicated Watch: http://vimeo.com/36092270 - Sound, Boom Operator

Grip/Electric Intern Summer 2010

Noodle House Studios College Musical: The Movie (in post-production) New Haven, CT

Worked with the grip and electric crew and performed any and all tasks within the department

Grip and Electric Trainee Summer 2010

Connecticut Film Industry Training Program To Dye For Hamden, CT (http://www.vimeo.com/19265095)

Trained in lighting and grip safety, equipment, diffusion, interior and exterior setups, and rigging

Editor, Camera Operator, and Writer Winter 2009 Summer 2010

Quinnipiac University This Place I Call Home South Africa/Hamden, CT

Created a social issues documentary on the subject of migrants and xenophobia in South Africa. Rough Cut: http://vimeo.com/11876576 (Part 1 of 4, all in related videos) (final version not available online) Filmed on-site in Cape Town, Kruger National Park, and Johannesburg, South Africa for interview footage, b-roll, and wildlife footage

Radio Intern Fall 2009 Spring 2010

AM 1220 WQUN Radio 3085 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

Wrote short news briefs and edited sound bites to be read and played on air Recorded voiceover for news, promotional, and PSA pieces Edited commercial spots and music for the stations library

Production Crew and Writer Fall 2009

Multi-Camera Production Course Quinnipiac University 275 Mount Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT

Crew member for in-studio multi-camera episodic sitcom Writer for one episode; operated camera, lighting, and constructed sets Camera operator, grip, and director for live productions of hockey and basketball games

Television Intern and Camera Operator Summer 2009

WMUR Channel 9 News 100 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH

Operated cameras and teleprompter for live studio news productions, taped segments, promotional pieces, and teases

OTHER JOBS, ACTIVITIES & RECOGNITION

Production

Other

Freelance Technician, Advanced Lighting & Production Services Randolph, MA (Fall 2011) Sports and Talk Radio Show Host, FM 98.1 WQAQ Radio (2006-2010) Parab Mic Operator, Versus Television, Live Yale vs. Cornell Football Production (2009) Member, Q30, Quinnipiac Universitys Student Television Station (20092010) Telephone Service Representative, Herrington Catalog (2011) Substitute Teacher, Manchester (NH) School District (2011) Receiving Associate, Sears (2007-2009) Cashier/Sales Floor, Indian Head Athletics (2004-2006) Volunteer, NCAA Mens Golf Regional, The Course at Yale (2010) Referee & Participant, Quinnipiac University Intramurals (2006-2010) Member, Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Associations Honor Society (2008-2010) Certified Participant, SQUID Scholars at Quinnipiac University Integrating Diversity (2010) Recipient, Deans Scholarship Award (2006-2010)