Michael Keeping Email & Phone Number

Michael started working in film and television when he was 13 years old. By 16 years old, as a volunteer at Rogers Cable TV Toronto he was directing and switching live TV programs. Over the past 45 years Michael has produced and directed magazine shows, sports events, dance performances, live interactive TV dramas, and many other formats. He has produced well over 5000 broadcast hours. Previously at Rogers Cable TV and Shaw TV for 32 years Michael has trains community volunteers in all aspects of TV production camera, lighting, sound, editing (Final Cut Pro), reporting and interviewing.He was the Producer on numourous access shows.In the past he has worked with and trained youth (10 to 17 years) from the inner city of Vancouver,First Nations in Hartley Bay and other projects. As part of his sound career he lectures on sound design currently at Nimbus sound school.Michael has also been a 29-year supporter of Headline Theatre’s ‘Theatre for Living’ by producing and directing their television coverage.He will be Producing and directing TV coverage of their 2hrs interactive live web play in March 2018.Michael learned the art of Foley at the CBC in 1981. Since then, through his company TraxStars Entertainment Inc. he has worked with over 64 TV series on such shows as King of the Hill, Highlander (TV series), The New Addams Family and hundreds of feature Movies and documentary features like The Corporation. For a full list you can check out the Internet Movie Data Base IMDB.com under Michael Keeping. He has won one Gemini for Ice Pilots NWT, 6 Leo Awards and has been nominated for two Prix Genie Awards and four Gemini Awards.He is currently an independent contractor working on 3 projects for Out TV, developing a 3rd season of a craft beer and sprits show Sudz & Shotz, and working on 2 series with Foley sound for Omni Films and a Disney series with Western Post .Specialties: Directing; Producing; Foley Artist; Teaching: editing /camera /reporting

Listed skills include Multicam Tv Director, Tv Producer, Foley Artist, Television Production, and 33 others.