GMVFX

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Emilio Jose Espinosa, III

objective

Seeking to obtain the position in media production where I can apply my 11 years of production and design experience.

 

experience

Freelance Production Specialist (GreaseMonkey Media/GMVFX)

Producer / Editor / Director / Motion Graphics Designer/Photographer September 2009 – Present

• Owner and operator of a one-man multimedia production house
• Create custom media alone and in creative partnerships from concept to completion for client organizations
• Created the “World Harvest One” television show for Breakthrough Media
• Co-created the Infiniti dealership “Test Drive” series of television commercials
• Worked with Stella’s Voice, Tommy Barnett, Rod Parsley, and D. James Kennedy

 

Cottonwood Church Los Alamitos, CA

Producer / Editor / Director / Motion Graphics Designer October 2006–September 2009

• Led production of multimedia for in-house applications
• Wrote, produced, directed, edited, and post-processed promos, video presentations, and specialty media along with a production team of eight members
• Created custom titles, logos, animation, and graphics for live and post-production general and event-specific use
• Significantly increased awareness of and attendance at church activities as well as vastly improving the quality of presentations at all church functions

 

Breakthrough Media Ministry of World Harvest Church Columbus, OH

Producer / Editor / Special Effects Editor August 2003–September 2006

• Key member of post-production staff creating promotional spots and video presentations both for broadcast and in-house applications
• Regularly worked from simple outlines, writing copy, selecting footage, and creating graphic elements independent of a line producer
• Created custom titles, logos, animation, and graphics for broadcast and in-house use, both for general and event-specific applications
• Raised the quality of all production and reduced production costs by moving the creation of custom special effects and graphic elements in-house

 

Los Angeles Dream Center Los Angeles, CA

Senior Editor / Graphics Designer February 2001–July 2003

• Led post-production of a weekly television broadcast and multimedia for live productions
• Instrumental in the transfer of responsibility for television production from an outside contractor to a five-member in-house production staff
• Pioneered the creation of live-accompaniment music videos for worship services and large-scale interactive visual environments for special church presentations
• Instrumental in creating worship/service experiences that resulted in up to 200 weekly new decisions for Christ

skills

•Examples of my work are available for viewing at: http://goo.gl/c44DS

• My professional website can be viewed at: http://www.gmvfx.com

• Fully proficient with Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Studio, and Adobe Products

• Heavily specialized in Adobe After Effects

• Competent in Maxon Cinema 4D, and a variety of media design tools

• Comfortable and capable in both Mac and PC environments

• Familiar with basic videography for field and studio work including jib operation

• Bilingual and able to speak, read, and write fluently in both English and Spanish

 

awards

• Voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys – Electronic Production)

• 3 Telly Awards for Use of Graphics

• 1 Aurora for Editing

 

interests & other experience

• Veteran, US Navy, Boatswain’s Mate Apprentice (1989-1993)

• 31-year computer enthusiast interested in programming and operating systems

• Avid photographer proficient in photo re-touching and maintaining my own photo blog

• Have own Mac-based editing suite with Final Cut Studio and Adobe Production Suite