Scott C. Warren

General - Fluent in ALL forms of Audio, Video and Multimedia work - Live/Recorded, Studio/Location, Production/Post, Analog/Digital; capable in ALL situations - Commercial/Longform, Budget/Premium, Scripted/Impromptu, Autonomous/Directed. Mastery in troubleshooting and consulting.

Software - Comfortable-through-Master skill level with ALL major NLE, DAW, 2D/3D Bitmap & Vector Graphics, CGI/Modeling/Rendering/Animation, Compositing/Rotoscoping, MM/Interactive Authoring & Burning, Conversion/Compression, Sequencing/Notation, and many CAD/Project Mgmt, Office/Database, Server, Internet, Publication/Layout apps; some Coding/Development apps.

Hardware - ALL major Mikes, Mixers, Cameras, Recorders; and most A/V editing, switching/routing, encoding, syncing and monitoring systems; teleprompter and captioning systems; lighting systems.

Self-Produced CDs for Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1996-2005. Champaign, IL.

Production/recording/editing of multimedia projects for Buzard Organ Co., BlueBassoon, Softchalk Learning.

Director of audio department. Boom; field recording on multiple formats; editing, mixing, mastering and sound design; PA support; ADR/Foley; conforming, conversion and compression; voicing and scripting.

Producing/authoring/engineering for multimedia productions. Acquisition, editing, conversion/compression, authoring, menu creation, programming, pre-mastering, graphic design, burning and printing; supervision of replication outsourcing. Utilizing Laserdisc/CD-ROM/ECD/(S)VCD/DVD hard formats and streaming Web/Flash/Director/IShell soft formats.

Videographer, camera and tape operator; teleprompting; logging, digitizing, editing, animating/compositing; font/logo design and conversion; multiplatform transfers and encoding; scan/paint/illustration; scan-conversion; titling, closed-caption scripting and transcription.

Design specification/acquisition/implementation/administration of cross-platform LANs, servers and workstations; designing/programming/support of workgroup relational project database, web sites, project budget templates, sales collateral and scriptwriting templates; hardware/software tech support; miscellaneous programming and systems maintenance.

Clients include: State Farm, McGraw?Hill, University of Illinois, Millikin University, Carle Foundation, Provena Hospitals, SCVB, Ruhl Forensic, USArmyCERL, Human Kinetics, DOW/Corning, Procter & Gamble, NCSA, Wolfram Research, ISA, FASS, Artlook, Volition, News-Gazette, Tridan, Scitec, IVCF, Nucor Steel, Meridian Education, Global Information Systems and Baxley Media.

AWARDS: (Individual) 2004 Black International Cinema Berlin Film Awards-Honorable Mention 'The Blue Bracelet'(editing); 2004 Governor's Tourism Award-Best Interacitve CDROM(midmarket); 1996 CHAAMP Award-Best :30 TVcommercial under $1000 (Self-produced/engineered) Many others won in collaboration.

High-end DVD Authoring; CD-ROM Authoring and Programming; CD autorun design; Enhanced CD creation and formatting; Video editing and 2D Graphic Effects Compositing; Web & Multimedia Conversion and Compression; setup/striking. Credits include: Unified Pictures, Hudson Music, Frank Films (Sesame Street), GE, Kripalu Yoga Institute, Happy Traum/Homespun, Fender, Culinary Institute of America.

Live and studio recording of recitals and concert performances using full range of miking techniques; Overseeing all phases of recording/editing/mixing/automation/duplication and archiving; setup/striking;. Credits include: UI Jazz Bands, Symphonic Band, Illini Symphony, University Chorus, Sinfonia da Camera, Krannert Center, New Music Ensemble, Russian Folk Orchestra, Black Chorus, ?The Other Guys?, numerous diverse solo and ensemble guest, faculty and student recitals.

Setup/operation of head end equipment for multi-format video transfer and mass duplication. Assembly editing; manipulating SMPTE timecode; dailies transfer; orchestrating multiple job workflow with computerized router; quality control; finishing and packaging; library management and inventory housekeeping. Clients include J.C.Penney, M-USA, American Airlines, NASA, Hill?s Pet Products, GTE, American Heart Association, Micrografx, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and Lyons Partnership.

Maintaining LANs and WANs for multi-facility company; supervising hardware and P.O.S. software upgrades, housekeeping and maintenance; programming and training of systems; managing personnel and operations.

Live and studio recording of diverse recitals and concert performances using full range of miking techniques. Overseeing all phases of recording/editing/mixing/automation/duplication and archiving; setup/striking; sound design and FX creation; on-line tape operation and archival video recording. Credits include: Austin Symphony Orchestra, La Boheme, Performing Arts Center, Early and New Music Ensembles, Twyla Tharp, Ballet Austin, Al Inkishafi and numerous solo and ensemble recitals from entire spectrum of instruments and musical styles.

Near Miss (2007), Blue Bassoon Pictures. Sound/Rerecording.

Merry Christmas (2006), Blue Bassoon Pictures. Sound/Rerecording/ADR/Foley/FX Design/Audio Editing.

The Blue Bracelet (2004), Marsha Terry. Editing & Sound.

Thank You (2001), Unified Pictures. Editing & Sound.

Dogs in Quicksand (1999), Just Do It Films. Audio FX & Supplemental Audio Editing.

Concentration in multitrack and stereo/binaural recording.

Supplementary emphases on Film Animation, Videodisc and Computer Technologies and Electrical Engineering.

Designing technology for 2D-compatible consumer still/video digital stereoscopic (3D) camera systems. Patent currently being applied for.

Developing Methods and Formats for Digital Production, Storage and Editing of Stereoscopic (3D) video, including creation of self-contained, backwards-compatible file structures.

Designing and construction of versatile production-ready twin camera mount for Stereoscopic (3D) video recording.

Designing technology for backwards-compatible consumer stereoscopic (3D), multiformat DVD player systems. Patent currently being applied for.

Developing  theories and designing proprietary DSP techniques for refurbishing/rejuvenating classic soundtracks. Currently re-mixing end scenes from 'The Big Sleep', d. Howard Hawks-1946.

Developing and designing techniques for implementation of sound 'fonts' and dialect 'dictionaries' for use in singing and speaking computers.

Design and production of AUDITION© software for graphical, real-time computer control of imaging and localization of Digital Audio Workstations. For binaural/3D audio simulations, effects and format transcoding.

Research of speaker psychoacoustics and design of zoning techniques for truer spatial reproduction.

Expert witness regarding audio quality and restoration (1999), Moultrie County, IL.

Musically literate; Instruments: Voice, Guitar, and Trombone.

Basic understanding of German, and novice understanding of French and Spanish languages sufficient for foreign language audio editing.