Mauricio Balvanera

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MAURICIO BALVANERA

San Francisco, CA 94117

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EDUCATION 

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1996 - 2000

BA in Film and Television Production with an emphasis in Sound Design/Editing

 

Santa Monica City College, Santa Monica, CA, 2005 - 2007

Preliminary classes in computer programming and web design.

 

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

Revision3, San Francisco, CA

October 2007

Picture Editor
Video Editor on various shows on Revision3.com including popSiren, Systm, Diggnation, Internet Superstar, Web Drifter and PixelPerfect.

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San Francisco Arts Academy University, San Francisco, CA

2007 - 2008

Final Cut Pro / Avid / Pro tools Lab technition
Tutor and hardware/software maintenance in the Motion Picture Lab of this creative arts school.

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Desperate Housewives, Universal City, CA

2004 - 2007

Lead Music Editor
Edited and tracked score for ABC's hit TV show. Coordinated with producers, directors, editors and composers during tight deadlines. Prepared set playbacks and co-supervised final audio mixes. Managed two assistants in archiving and editorial tasks. Edited music with composer Steve Jablonsky.

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Helix Studios, Los Angeles, CA

2007

Post Production Sound Supervisor
Production sound recordist, sound supervisor and foley artist on various projects for the CGI house including short films, and in store TV spots. http://site.helix.la/

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Criminal Minds, Hollywood, CA

2005 - 2007

Lead Music Editor
Edited and tracked score for CBS's top 10 show. 30-50% of the show was tracked from existing score. Edited music with composers Marc Mancina, Mark Fantini, Stephan Fantini, Scott Gordon.

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Activision/Infinity Ward "Call of Duty 2", Encino, CA

2005

Dialog Editor
Edited and tagged voice assets consisting of over 1600 lines of dialog for this award winning first person shooter video game, using custom made scripting and databasing techniques.

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Micdi Productions, Inc, Burbank, CA

2001 - 2007

Music Editor/ Lead Technical Adviser
Aided 5 additional music editors in their editorial tasks, much like a music editor co-op. Authored music cue sheets for BMI and ASCAP music licensing. Administered company Web/FTP and AFP server. Supervised and documented technical work flow procedures. Created and maintained company weblog and wiki. Created the company's cueing database program. Additional credits may be found at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051286/

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Boxing's Been Good To Me, Los Angeles, CA

1999

Sound Designer
Recorded and created boxing audio assets for this award winning short film. http://www.bigshelby.com/boxing/crew.html

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Game Day, Los Angeles, CA

2000

Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist
This project created an opportunity to build a diverse sound library in Southern California's Camp Pendalton marine base airstrip. Access was granted to record stereo images of huey helicopters, boot camp ambiance, and firearms.

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Faction / Point 360, Brentwood, CA

2000 - 2001

Assistant Avid Editor
Offline assistant and Tech for this commercial house behind Puma, IBM, and BMW commercials.

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USC Sound Department, Los Angeles, CA

1998 - 2000

Equipment Manager
Maintained production and post production equipment for sound students of the Film School. First undergraduate student to hold this position.

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AWARDS AND HONORS 

2002 MPSE Golden Reel Award, "Best Music Editing in Television Episodic" - 'Change a Comin', American Dreams.

2005 MPSE Golden Reel Award, "Best Music Editing in Television Episodic" - 'Cold Snap', American Dreams.

2006 MPSE Golden Reel Nomination "Best Music Editing in Television Episodic" - 'Sorting the Dirty Laundry', Desperate Housewives.

A member of the audio team for 2006 Game Of The Year, "Call of Duty 2".

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PUBLICATIONS 

Featured in Mix Magazine "Spotting for Episodic"
http://bg.mixonline.com/ar/audiospottingepisodics/index.htm

Digidesign Online Magazine "Pro Techniques"
http://www2.digidesign.com/digizine/archive/digizine_june04/protechniques/

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SKILLS 

Independent DJ/Podcaster
C Programming and Database experience
Mac expert and PC proficient
Mac Server administrator
Bilingual (English, Spanish)
Pro Tools 7
Peak
FileMaker Pro
Won't leave home without a recorder!

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REFERENCES 

Michael Dittrick, CEO
Micdi Productions, INC.
tel: 818-563-3400
Burbank, CA

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Stephanie Hagen, Producer
Post Production
Desperate Housewives
tel: 818-733-4381
Universal City, CA

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Mike Olman, Lead Rerecording Mixer
24, Desperate Housewives, Battlestar Galactica
tel: 818-766-2884
Universal City, LA

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Robb Navrides, Supervising Sound Editor
Technicolor Sound
tel: 818-563-4751
Los Angeles, CA

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