Michael
Cruz
CV
Professional
info
My Name is Michael Cruz and I'm a Videographer and Editor with the future ambition of owning my own Production Company. Where we will provide videos for weddings, training purposes, commercial, and for corporate companies.
Work
experience
Hamilton Police Service. Training Videos.
2016
For the Police I was tasked with filming and editing the videos. I also created graphics and splash pages for them. They knew the content and I created a script from what they told me for voice-overs.
TMG INC. Video Editor.
2015
Video editor for the Jim Cantelon Today, 700 Club Canada, and small commercials. I was tasked with providing the rough cuts for the shows and colour correction. There I used softwares like Final Cut 7 and Premiere Pro.
HWDSB.Videographer/Editor.
2015
I filmed a contest that they were hosting with on stationary camera and one close-up on the contestent. At the end it turned out to be a five-minute video of specific parts of each contestent
First Ontario.Videographer/Editor.
2015
This was for the First Ontario Awards that they host every year it was the same set-up as the HWDSB with two cameras and in the end they got eight two-minute videos each on highlighting the contestents presentation.
Education
Mohawk College. Broadcasting-Television & Communications Media.
2013 - 2016
A 3 year advanced diploma where I have been taught to Direct, Produce, Write, and film News, Sports, corporate videos, documentaries, and short films. With the knowledge of a variety of softwares including AVID, Final Cut, After Effects, Pro Tools, Photoshop, etc...
AVID. AVID Certification.
2014
I have been certified by AVID to instruct and use the program to it's full extent.
Skills
Team Player
Fast Learner
Adaptable to new situations
Meets Deadlines
Fluent in English and Spanish
Multitasking
Crisis Management
Software
AVID Media Composer
Final Cut X
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Pro Tools 11
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel