William Mcleod Email & Phone Number

Maple Grove, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Lead an amazing creative team on a mission to serve our customers' objectives• Develop or update project plans for media production projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing. • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. • Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel. • Coordinate recruitment… Show more • Lead an amazing creative team on a mission to serve our customers' objectives• Develop or update project plans for media production projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing. • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. • Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel. • Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel. • Develop and manage annual budgets • Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel. • Establish and execute a project communication plan. • Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources. • Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs. • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables. Show less

Rogers, Minnesota, United States

United States

Doha, Qatar

• Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process. • Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards. • Monitor postproduction processes to ensure accurate completion of details. • Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained. • Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports… Show more • Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process. • Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards. • Monitor postproduction processes to ensure accurate completion of details. • Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained. • Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters. • Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. • Hire directors, principal cast members, and key production staff members. • Arrange financing for productions. • Determine production size, content, and budget, establishing details such as production schedules and management policies. • Perform management activities such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing. • Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions. • Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage. • Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects. • Plan and coordinate the production of musical recordings, selecting music and directing performers. • Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution. • Maintain knowledge of minimum wages and working conditions established by unions or associations of actors and technicians. • Obtain and distribute costumes, props, music, and studio equipment needed to complete productions. Show less

I created and developed the business of Creative Design from the ground up. We went from a brand new and inexperienced agency started during the peak of the world recession, to a very capable and in-demand team of creative problem solvers in media consultancy, advertising, and media production.• Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations. • Assist with annual budget development. • Formulate plans to extend business with established accounts and to… Show more I created and developed the business of Creative Design from the ground up. We went from a brand new and inexperienced agency started during the peak of the world recession, to a very capable and in-demand team of creative problem solvers in media consultancy, advertising, and media production.• Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations. • Assist with annual budget development. • Formulate plans to extend business with established accounts and to transact business as agent for advertising accounts. • Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products. • Read trade journals and professional literature to stay informed on trends, innovations, and changes that affect media planning. • Coordinate activities of departments, such as sales, graphic arts, media, finance, and research. • Train and direct workers engaged in developing and producing advertisements. • Track program budgets and expenses and campaign response rates to evaluate each campaign based on program objectives and industry norms. • Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising. • Contact organizations to explain services and facilities offered. • Manage sales team including setting goals, providing incentives, and evaluating employee performance. • Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments and advertising agencies. • Gather and organize information to plan advertising campaigns. • Confer with clients to provide marketing or technical advice. • Direct, motivate, and monitor the mobilization of a campaign team to advance campaign goals. • Confer with department heads or staff to discuss topics such as contracts, selection of advertising media, or product to be advertised. • Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development. • Prepare and negotiate advertising and sales contracts. Show less

Doha, Qatar

• Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures. • Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors. • Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing. • Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting. • Confer with… Show more • Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures. • Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors. • Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing. • Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting. • Confer with directors, sound and lighting technicians, electricians, and other crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements. • Set up cameras, optical printers, and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects. • Test, clean, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment, including testing microphones, to ensure proper working condition. • Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted. • Stay current with new technologies in the field by reading trade magazines. • Operate zoom lenses, changing images according to specifications and rehearsal instructions. • Instruct camera operators regarding camera setups, angles, distances, movement, and variables and cues for starting and stopping filming. • Direct studio productions. Show less

• Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed. • Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments. • Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors. • Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects. • Test… Show more • Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed. • Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments. • Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors. • Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects. • Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order. • Review sets of photographs to select the best work. • Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas. • Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software. • Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies. • Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff. Show less

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• Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures. • Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors. • Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing. • Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting. • Confer with… Show more • Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures. • Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors. • Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing. • Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting. • Confer with directors, sound and lighting technicians, electricians, and other crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements. • Set up and perform live shots for broadcast. • Assemble studio sets, and select and arrange cameras, film stock, audio, or lighting equipment to be used during filming. Show less

Bachelor'S Of Science, Network Engineering And Video Production

Activities and Societies: Student Union President

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