Michael Cocivera

The first time I edited on 3/4 inch tape I knew I found my niche. Editing came so naturally to me and I loved doing it. Probably because I saw it as a skill that most people I knew didn't have. The first time I started doing non-linear editing I was terrified. Until I created an animation using 60 of the 99 video tracks in Adobe Premiere 5.1f. It took a while for me to feel comfortable using computers to cut on being that I spent 2 years only editing on tape based formats and then taking a swan dive into the world of Non-Linear Editing. The following 3 years I learned how to editing using Media 100, Final Cut Pro and the basics of Adobe After Effects.

Fast forward 8 years later, now I have been working extremely hard the past 2 years in a corporate environment as a full time editor and camera operator and have completed over 200 videos using software I learned on my own and spare time. Watch my work and you can see for yourself.

Work Experience

Surveillance-video.com

Editor

Duties included testing out different types cutting edge security cameras as well as to create product demo videos and product reviews. Other duties included managing social networking accounts and product photography and 3D animation and design.
September 2009 - New York, New York, United States

Freakin' Sound

Video Production Service Provider

Shot and edited video footage for Jones Beach Events, Bay Ridge Music Festivals and a corporate documentary for a private institution.
July 2007 - February 2010 Babylon, United States

Education

Five Towns College

B.F.A. In theatre with Film Video Concentration

-B.F.A. In Theater with a concentration in Film and Video Production. Cumulative average obtained 2.869. Courses included Documentary Film Making, Advanced Non-Linear Editing, Directing and Commercial Production.
September 2001 - May 2005 Dix, Hills, NY

L.A.Wilson Tech

1000 Hour certificate

Quarterly video practical tests including 3 point lighting and linear editing station set-ups.
September 1999 - June 2001 Dix Hills,

Skills

Adobe Production Premium CS5.5, Camera Testing, Corporate Video, Documentary Video, Final Cut Studio, Media 100, Shake, Video Engineering,