Daniel Gonzalez dan.e.gonzalez@gmail.com | 0438 475 902
FILM & TV EXPERIENCE Presentation Coordinator / Ingest Media Manager / Engineering Assist
MediaHub Australia| Sydney, Australia October 2011 - present
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100% digital television broadcast play-out station Programs used: Maestro (Switcher), Morpheus (Scheduler), CS2 Markets: 7, Prime, 7 Two, 7 Mate, 10, ONE, Eleven, WIN, ABC1, 2 & 3, News24, SBS and World Movies Assist in building channel play-out equipment – K2 servers, Snell routers, multiview panels, for SBS/World Movies/NITV and VIZRT, making and laying of network & connector cables and performing preliminary power supply audits
Production / Camera Assistant
Don’t Look Back Pictures – Music Video| Sydney, Australia “Plastic Bag In A Hurricane” by Pluto Jonze - http://vimeo.com/30420982 2011
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Cameras used – RED One
Camera Assistant
Staple Fiction Production Co. – Music Video| Sydney, Australia “Killer” by 360 - http://youtu.be/-dyMdTd6dNA 2011
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Cameras used – 5D, 7D and Slo-Mo Phantom w/EVS
Camera & Lighting Assistant (Cinematography) Intern
Beyond / Discovery Channel – Deadly Women S5| Sydney, Australia http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/deadly-women/ 2011
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Camera and Lighting Assistant to DOP Glenn Hanns Camera used – Sony XDCam PDW350F Sound Recordist Productions included special effects, fake blood, props, stunt vehicles, armourer and controlled fire on set
Television Broadcasting Traineeship
TTOC Broadcasting / NSI| Sydney, Australia (Channel 9 / Global Television) 2010
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Grip truck inventory Multi-camera set up / de-rig (Sony 950 & 570 portable cameras) Assist TD with OB production set up / de-rig Audio / Visual patching to OB van Set up RF transmitter and RF camera connection CCU set up and live operation General stage hand / cable hand duties Camera operator Following Production plan & use of Comms Observation of live broadcast in Control Room – Vision Switching, Character Gen, etc.
Writers Assistant
ABC – Dance Academy| Sydney, Australia Script: http://issuu.com/Dan.Gonzalez/docs/script_dance_academy_episode_17/1 2010
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Assisted writers Emily Ballou and Marlena Marchetta with episode plotting sessions for ABC drama series ‘Dance Academy’ Nominated for International Emmy
Writer / Director / Executive Producer
Master Graduate Production - University of Technology | Sydney, Australia ‘The Camera’ – short film| http://youtu.be/hpni6ViVKG0 Script: http://issuu.com/Dan.Gonzalez/docs/script_final_draft_the_camera_short_film/1 2010
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Camera used: Sony XDCam EX3 Shot in and around Newtown and Satellite Café Newtown
Camera & Editing Intern
ABC2 – ABC FORA | Sydney, Australia 2008
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Camera operator on various small shoots around Sydney – think tank discussions, book launches, author discussions, etc. Online / multi-platform television series
Script Writer – Observation & Submission
Channel 7 - ‘Home & Away’ story dept. | Sydney, Australia Script: http://issuu.com/Dan.Gonzalez/docs/script_home_and_away_episode_3702/1 2003
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Completed a week long observation of the ‘Home & Away’ story department script development culminating in a submission of a half episode script
EDUCATION Masters in Media Arts & Production – UTS City Campus Issues In Documentary Media Arts & Production Project Part A
TTOC Television Broadcasting Traineeship – North Sydney TAFE Grad. Dip. Media Arts & Production – UTS City Campus Producing
1st yr B. Communications (Media) – UWS Nepean
2004
Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction
Grad. Certificate in Film and Video – UTS City Campus Certificate in Scriptwriting – Australian Film Television & Radio School Certificate II in Video and TV Production Techniques – Eora TAFE Production Management OH&S in Video Production Environments
2010 2008
Distinction
Certificate IV in Film and TV Production – North Sydney TAFE Script Breakdown for Screen Pre-record Program Segments Television Production Assistant Two-way System Comms. Film & Television Industry Studies
2010
Distinction Distinction
2004 2003 2000
A Grade Pass A Grade Pass
1999
* Daniel has been invited to join the ‘Golden Key International Honour Society’, for high achievers. Invitations are only presented to students with academic achievement in the top 15%.
TECHNICAL SKILLS Worked with: Morpheus (Scheduler), Maestro (Switcher), CS2, K2 systems Final Cut Pro 7 & Colour Digital Cameras – 5D, 7D, Sony XDCam EX3 and older, Phantom, RED One and 16mm film cameras Digital sound recording Lighting – studio grid and on location Scriptwriting & Story Development for TV and Film Studio controls – vision mixing, VTR, TDR, etc Budgeting, scheduling and financial management experience Excellent computer knowledge – PC and Mac Advanced Microsoft Office suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT Project Controller / Financial Administrator - SKM (Sinclair Knight Merz) Australia Administrative Assistant - ING Australia Scheduler & Cost Controller - ADI / Thales Australia Administrator / PA - ADI / Thales Australia Acting Manager of Sales Team / 2IC - NRMA Business Insurance
PERSONAL INTERESTS & ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • • •
Photography - recently purchased new Canon 5D Mark II DSLR 8 month solo backpacking trip around South America & Europe (2009/10) Backpacking trips to Australian outback (Aug 2008), New Zealand (Jan 2007) and Thailand (Feb 2001) Spanish 2nd language – Chilean background Held a few small art exhibitions in Sydney Published in both National Short Story & Poetry Anthologies