David Pallante

Experience

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  PhotoSynthesis Productions

  Aug 2002 - Aug 2003

  Junior Editor

  Production assistant / Boom and sound operator. Cloning, digitizing and making first cut down of all content. I was Lead Editor on an instructional/training video for State of New York Teaching Credential. Researching and ordering new equipment and office supplies / Ordering stock footage. Dubbing tapes/DVDs for clients. This is a small production company and we all wore many hats during Pre-production, Production and Post-Production.

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  SDI Media

  Feb 2004 - Apr 2005

  Technical Services

  Research and track on going projects for studio specifications / Create daily assignments for team members. Render subtitle streams and deliver to clients via FTP or Hard copy. Quality control of subtitle streams.

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  DG

  May 2005 - Feb 2014

  Digital Production Tech

  Encoding/Digitizing/Mastering spots and Quality Control (QC). File creation/transcoding/DVD & Blu-Ray creation w/ Menus. Light editing, re-slating, creating graphics, and customizing generic spots with graphics and VO audio files (Direct Response). Provide technical guidance to customers, vendors and co-workers and recommend technical solutions to meet needs in an accessible way.Previous Job Tiles - HD Tape Operator and Tape Operator / Responsibilities include: Closed Captioning/ Veil encoding/Neilsen encoding/Creating Dubs/Receiving Satellite Fiber feeds (High Definition & Standard Definition)/Digitizing/Downing-converting/Cross-converting, etc. Show less

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  YANGAROO

  May 2014 - May 2022

  Digital Media Specialist

  Encoding/Digitizing/Mastering spots and Quality Control (QC). Editing, versioning, graphics creation, and customizing generic spots with graphics and voice-overs (Direct Response, Comedy Specials, Animation, Music Videos). Coordinating with customers, vendors and co-workers on customization and versioningQC long form projects including file prep and delivery to domestic/international distributors. Closed Captioning/Veil encoding/Neilsen encoding/Creating Dubs/Digitizing/Downing-converting/ transcoding etc. Provide technical guidance to customers, vendors and co-workers and recommend technical solutions to meet needs in an accessible way. Support, trouble-shooting and maintenance of workstations, tape room and edit bay of broadcast audio & video equipment, including wiring.In 2018, our office moved and I was charged with researching, designing, developing and overseeing the installation of the Broadcast Machine Room (5 racks of broadcast equipment), IT racks (2 racks of servers), a Digital Workroom (6 stations w/ Broadcast Video & Audio hardware connected to the Machine Room), a private editing suite w/ 5.1 audio, VO recording closet, and 5.1 DVD/BluRay QC setup). Show less

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  LADB - Los Angeles Distribution & Broadcasting

  May 2022 - Mar 2023

  Mastering Dept. - QC/Edit

  Compliance editing (removing obscenity, blurring, re-cutting features for TV Broadcast for time and content), Compliance Screening (watching down features for objectionable content and building a report), Audio and Video laybacks, Various levels of Broadcast/Streaming QCs on features and series for major studio clients and generating detailed reports on technical issues and content, IMF to ProRes conversions. In the Fall of 2022, I had the opportunity to edit a few videos for online advertising for one of our clients. Show less

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  7Miles Global

  Aug 2023 - now

  Digital Media Technician

  (Formerly Tylie Ad Solutions)Quality Control of all media, ensuring it meets our technical specifications for broadcast distribution and OLVVideo Editing - Adding, removing, and editing slates, Adjusting linear specs to fit distribution needs, Audio and video tagging, Audio editingClosed captioning and subtitling using MacCaptions and Premiere ProTranscoding, compression, and standards conversionsResolve Support Tickets for Technical Issues