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Katie Zarling Buono
San Francisco, CA
(415) 336-8216
katie@dvrockstar.com

SKILLS


  • Shoots and edits digital video
  • Experienced with both magazine and documentary-style formats
  • Great writing skills
  • Excellent interviewing skills
  • Great research skills
  • Owns Sony PDX-10 digital video camera and Final Cut Pro editing system

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    MICHAEL HOFF PRODUCTIONS, INC. (Emeryville, CA)
    April 2003 - March 2005
    Writer/Associate Producer
    Performed all aspects of production for non-fiction television production house, including research and writing for both show series and special documentary. Clients include The History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, Discovery, HGTV and more.

    KQED/BAVC
    (San Francisco, CA)
    March 2003 - April 2003
    Intern
    Researched, scheduled and shot calendar items for "Spark," a weekly PBS series showcasing visual and performing arts in the Bay Area.

    TALKING EYES MEDIA
    (San Francisco, CA)
    December 2001 - March 2003
    Producer, Editor, Researcher
    Contributed to a variety of projects for non-profit media company, including a book funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on America's uninsured and a documentary film on aging in contemporary society. "Aging in America: The Years Ahead" broadcast on more than 50 PBS stations, won Best Educational Film at the 2003 Silver Images Festival and was nominated for a Northern California Emmy in May 2004.

    OXYGEN MEDIA (San Francisco, CA)
    August 1999 - December 2001
    Producer, Video Journalist
    Created and managed both television and web content for women's cable network. For Web, directd the fitness programming for Thriveonline, Oxygen's award-winning healthy living web site. For TV, produced short television segements for "Pure Oxygen," Oxygen's daily magazine show using a Sony PD-150 camera and Final Cut Pro editing system.

    GAVIN MAGAZINE
    (San Francisco, CA)
    April 1998 - August 1999
    Music Research Editor
    Wrote and edited features, artist profiles and record reviews for weekly radio trade magazine. Contributed to organization and execution of Gavin's annual industry trade convention.

    FREELANCE WRITER
    (San Francisco, CA)
    June 1995 - August 1999
    Music review and feature writer for variety of publications, including Factsheet Five
    and the SF Weekly.

    FREELANCE VIDEO
    (San Francisco, CA)
    January 2002 - Present
    Participated in a variety of projects including a Cellspace cable access show and a documentary on Noise Pop, SF's annual indie music festival.

    EDUCATION

  • B.A., English Literature, San Francisco State University, graduated Magna Cum Laude, 1998.
  • Study Year Abroad 1995-96, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
  • Digital Video Bootcamp with Michael Rosenblum, Dec 2000, New York, NY.
  • Film Arts Foundation, various courses including The Art of Digital Cinema and Intro to Adobe After Effects.

    OTHER ACTIVITIES

    FILM ARTS FOUNDATION
    MEMBER


    SFCUTTERS.ORG

    MEMBER

    The world's first Final Cut Pro user group.

    SOFTWARE/CAMERA/TECH SKILLS

    Final Cut Pro, Media Cleaner, Photoshop, Avid Express, After Effects, Pro Tools, Sony PDX-10 & PD-150, Canon XL1S, Good basic HTML skills, Filemaker.

     

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