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

Equipment

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

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 Stranger’s 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 Darwin’s Waiting Room. “Meat Sweats” Watch: http://vimeo.com/33133504 – Sound, Boom Operator, Grip/Electric “Therapy” Watch: http://vimeo.com/36065285 – Sound, Boom Operator “It’s 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 station’s 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 University’s Student Television Station (2009-

2010)

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 Men’s Golf Regional, The Course at Yale (2010)

Referee & Participant, Quinnipiac University Intramurals (2006-2010) Member, Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Association’s Honor

Society (2008-2010) Certified Participant, SQUID – Scholars at Quinnipiac University

Integrating Diversity (2010)

Recipient, Dean’s Scholarship Award (2006-2010)