Chuck Floramo
Creative Editorial / Special Effects Compositor

5632 LaPalm Drive

Oak Forest, IL 60452


Phone 630-863-2551

Fax 708-897-0849

E-mail chuck@keeperbin.com


 

 

 

Professional Experience

2002 – Present Freelance Editor 

Harpo Studios, Chicago, IL

Avid Editor

§         Senior creative cut editor for The Oprah Winfrey Show.

§         Member Advisory Editor Group

§         Avid creative cut and finish using HD/SD Composer Adrenaline and Symphony Nitrus with Media Manager workflow.

 

NBC News, Chicago , IL

Avid Editor

§         Editor for The Today Show & Nightly News.

Towers Productions, Chicago , IL

Avid Editor

§         Editor for The History Channel documentary programming.

 

1993 – 2002  Post Effects, Chicago, IL

Director of Post Production

§         Manage and technical planning for all post production crew and facilities.

§         Senior creative cut and compositing editor using component digital and composite digital linear and non-linear systems integrating Adobe suite graphics with online compositing

§         Facility remodeling planning and technical direction

§         Many broadcast, commercial and corporate clients including Intel, Motorola, Ford, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Bill Kurtis Productions.

§         Online systems include HD & SD finishing with Axial 2020 controllers; Abekas and Sony switchers, DDRs and DVEs and CGs; Mac graphics using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects; motion control cameras; and Zaxcom digital audio mixers.

1991 – 1993   Post Pro Film & Video, Chicago, IL

Senior Compositor / Editor

§         Conform Avid offline creative cuts for high-end agency clients, including Leo Burnett, J. Walter Thompson, DDB Needham, and many others.

§         Avid and linear creative cut editor for many corporate and commercial projects.

1986 – 1991   Telemation Productions, Chicago, IL

Senior Compositor / Editor

§         Managed editorial group consisting of 3 online teams

§         Edited, designed and directed many corporate and commercial projects

§         Systems included one the first D2 digital rooms in Chicago; analog 1” and BetaSP linear editing using CMX-3400 controllers

 

1984 – 1986   The Editing Company, Houston, TX

Senior Compositor / Editor

§         Creative cut and compositing in GVG based 1” and BetaSP linear room.

§         16 track audio sound design with video slave in online room

§         Project design and planning integrating 3D and 2D graphics for commercial and corporate special effects

 

1982 – 1984   Telemation Productions, Glenview, IL

Senior Editor

§         Creative cut and compositing in CMX based 1”  linear room.

 

1979 – 1982   Polycom Productions, Chicago, IL

Editor / Cameraman

§         Creative cut in Mach One based 1” and Ύ”  linear rooms.

§         Cameraman for EFP unit doing commercials and broadcast segments for That’s Incredible and ESPN Sports Center.

 

 

 

 

 

Objective

My objective is to be the best creative editorial resource any client could ever want on their project. I want to solve creative challenges and add impact to every project that I touch.

 

 

Education

1975-1980   St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL
BA,
Major in Mass Communications and Business Administration

 

Awards
Received

2 National Daytime Emmy Awards for Multicamera Editing

Nominated for National Daytime Emmy Awards 2003-2008

Recipient of Telly Awards

The Houston International Film Festival Award for Best Editor

The New York Film Festival Award for Best Editor

International Monitor Awards Finalist for Best Editor

 

Hobbies          

Drums, guitar, computer geek stuff. Also having fun with ProTools LE. I own my own Composer and 16 channel ProTools Digi 003 system.

 

 

                                   

References available upon request.