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John D. Bourbonais
www.bourbonhd.com


Objective:   Director of Photography/Camera Operator/Digital Image Technician



Experience:
Bourbon Street Productions
Digital Image Technician/Camera Operator specializing in optimizing Sony and Panasonic High Definition images for post. Experience includes commercial, documentary, feature, sports and live events. 8/00 to present.
United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
Production Manager responsible for a $1,350,000 High Definition Video upgrade. Upgrade included the planning and implementation of 1080P/720P/1080i production and post-production facility. Additional responsibilities included staff and project management, development of two non-linear edit bays, editing and shooting. 8/98 to 8/01.
Group Four Productions
Producer/Camera Operator/Editor. Narrative and corporate 16mm /digital film production. 1999 to present.
Ultrasound Communications
Camera Operator/Editor - Betacam SP Corporate/Industrial Video Production. 1996 to 1998.
Health Care Specialists
Camera Operator/Editor. Betacam SP. Corporate and Promotional Video Production. 1995.
KKTV (CBS)
Commercial Editor. Betacam SP linear editing. Regional commercials and station promotions. 1992 1992.

Awards:
"Best of Show"
for "Fingers on the Trigger". The Film and Video Guild of Colorado Springs, 1999.
"Gold Plaque Award"
for "Fingers on the Trigger." International Communications Competition, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
"Silver Award"
for "Second Place." International Sports Competition - Palermo, Sicily, 1998.

Education:

Panavision Digital Imaging Technician High Definition 24P Workshop, 5/02.

Sony High Definition 24P Camera Workshop, 4/01.

M.A., Mass Communications (Film and Video Emphasis) - University of Denver, 1999.

B.A., Telecommunications (Film and Video Emphasis) - University of Wisconsin, 1991.


Volunteer:
Bijou House Supervisor - In 1991, I began volunteering a weekly thirty-hour shift preparing meals, distributing medications, handling house disturbances and loggin the days interactions with the thirteen residents of a homeless shelter. After a decade of volunteering, the experience has taught me humility and compassion and has acted as the main impetus for my documentary projects.
 
Credits:
Instructor
"High Definition Workshops" for the university of Colorado, 6/04
Director Of Photography
Storage Tek (corporate), 2/04
"Focus on Cuba" for The Discovery Channel 8/03
Operator/Digital Image Technician
"Freestyle Ski Championships" for RUSH HD, 3/04
"Going to Mat" for The Disney Channel , 11/03
ESPN
"2003 100 Top Moments in Sports", 12/03
"Two Years Behind the Mast"
Six month commitment aboard the Makulu, a 43 ft. sailboat as it sails from Darwin, Australia to Egypt, Africa via Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Middle East and up the East Coast of Africa. Multiple projects for "The Discovery Channel,"   Director of Photography. 10-02 to 3-03.
"Where Have You Gone, Juan Jose"
Feature length film shot in 24P format. Director of Photography. 8/02
Stephen King's "Carrie"
Metro Goldwyn Mayer three hour mini-series for NBC. Digital Imagining Technician, 6/02.
"All Wet" and "OK to Yell"
National commercials for USA Swimming. Director of Photography/Digital Imaging Technician, 5/02.
"Golfing in LA"
Thirty-minute program for ESPN. Digital Imaging Technician, 5/02.
"Hide"
Independent film for Phillips Productions. Digital Imaging Technician, 2002.
"Hawaiian Tropic International Swimsuit
          Competition" for HDNET.
Digital Imaging Technician, 4/02.
"Oliver Beene"
20th Century Fox Pilot. Digital Imaging Technician, 4/02.

Additional Credits:
"Peterson II"
Producer/Director/HD Camera Operator. Twenty-eight minute High Definition documentary in production, 2002
"Not in My Backyard"
Producer/Director/Camera Operator/Editor. Twenty-eight minute documentary in post production, 2002
"Tripping the Light Electric"
Co-Producer - Thirty -minute 16 mm film in post production, 2001.
"Myron Wood: A Different Kind of Light"
Producer/Editor. Ten-minute 16 mm film, 2000
"Easyspeed"
Co-Producer/Editor. 16mm film, 1999
"Fingers on the Trigger"
Director/Camera Operator/Editor. Award winning PBS Documentary, 1999.
"Second Place"
Non-linear editor. Award winning 16mm film, 1998
"Peterson"
Director/Camera Operator/Editor. Documentary, 1997.
"The Bridge"
Producer/Director - PBS Documentary, 1996.
"Tearing Down the Walls"
Producer/Director. Documentary, 1994.
"The Uncivil War"
Producer/Director - PBS Documentary, 1993.

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