Cian Johnston

Experience

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  Orchid Pictures

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2015

  Videographer

  While working at Orchid Pictures my main job was to operate the camera for weddings and corporate events. I develop skills here like framing a shot on the go, how to think two steps ahead and know where the next shot would be. Working discreetly was a key part of the job as you needed to make sure you didn't distract people on their special day. I also recorded sound on the day utilising shotgun microphones as well as sennheiser wireless microphones. This was a key role in development of my video shooting skills. Show less

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  International House Dublin

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Deputy Tutor

  As a deputy tutor I helped organise and run a multimedia class for 11-17 year old international students in the Serious Summer Fun program. This involved showing the students how to create stop motion animation, live action digital filmmaking, photography and Adobe Photoshop editing. I also shot and edited several promotional videos for the programme to be used on their website as advertising and to maintain a blog showing the students progress in the class.

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  Red Shoe Productions

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2016

  Production Runner

  Over three days I worked with Redshoe Productions to produce and broadcast the Gradam Ceoil live from the Cork Opera House. My duties included erecting sets, ushering talent through the venue during the broadcast and helping the outside broadcast company during pre production.This was my first job working such a large scale production and by the end of the weekend I was more tired than I have ever been in my life. But it was definitely rewarding, and I learned a lot about the amount of coordination and teamwork it takes to pull off a large live broadcast. Show less

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  International House Dublin

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Digital Media Manager

  As digital media manager my job was to organise a staff of two to create and upload promotional material for International House across social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. We also operated a Wordpress blog for parents of students to see what their children were learning while studying in Ireland. We also ran an afternoon digital media class for students, teaching them skills such as photography, video production and stop motion animation. It was a joy to teach and I always loved seeing people find their creativity and possibly a new lifelong passion. Our greatest accomplishment was that our Wordpress blog had the most engagement across all three campuses, beating out Howth and Dundrum. Show less

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  The Writer's Guild of Ireland

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Administrative Intern

  While working at the Writers Guild I was tasked with handling large amount of data from the Irish scriptwriting industry. My main job was recording commissioned and paid work across film, television, theatre and radio and to process that data into a digestible format for use in the 2017 Zebbie Report. The other aspect of my jobs here was to help in organising and running the 2017 Zebbie awards. This is the guilds annual award ceremony for the best scripts written in Ireland. I helped organise the venue, catering and guest list. On the night I was in charge of the media to be shown on screen in front of the guild members and in an exciting moment I even presented the award for Best Radio Script. Show less

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  Johnston Visuals

  Sept 2017 - now

  Videographer and Editor

  After graduating from college I decided to begin working for myself creating fun and innovative video advertising for businesses and brands across Munster. In this position I developed and strengthened my skills behind the camera, learning to create captivating images that serve a practical purpose. This stretched my creative muscles as I always try and find new ways to showing off the unique sides of businesses. Currently I have worked for brands like Supervalu, Midleton Co-Op Superstore, Tradehouse Central and JJ Coppingers. Show less

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  Townlands Carnival

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

  Videographer

  I was hired to support the main video team for Townlands Carnival, a music and arts festival in Cork. My main role was to shoot video to promote the smaller installations of the festival like the family area, the tree planting area and food stalls like The West Cork Burger Company.Shooting this festival was a unique experience and shooting the smaller stages allowed me to try out more interesting styles of shooting

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  Joe Mcgovern Videography

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Assistant Editor

  I worked with Joe McGovern to assist him in editing promotional material for Body and Soul Music and Arts Festival 2020. My main duty here was sorting through rushes from the festival to find the best shots that fit the specific themes outlined in the brief. Working as part of a team was key to the success of this project, and Joe and I worked excellently together.

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  Television Mobiles Ltd.

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  Trainee

  Studying and training in live television broadcasting with a focus on camera operating and live VT editing. Trained using a mix of lessons with industry professionals and work placement on live broadcasts.

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  Television Mobiles Ltd. (TVM)

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Multi Skilled Operator

  As a MSO I am trained in several key areas of live television broadcasting work flexibly across several departments. My key duties range from rigging and cabling for broadcast facilities to sound, camera, visual engeneering, VT and more. This role offers me a great understanding of love broadcasting as a whole with the skills to focus on specific roles when required

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  Pi Comms

  Mar 2022 - Jun 2024

  Broadcast Engineer

  Working for Picomms as a broadcast engineer my key role is the archival of Beta, LTO and DTF2 tapes onto an LTO 8 based archive. This archival is for Dail Eireann sessions going as far back as 1991 so they can be accessed by journalists, documentations and citizens alike.Outside of my archival role I also assist in the day to day running of studios and broadcast control rooms for live broadcasting of the Houses of the Oireachtas on Oireachtas TV.

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  EPS Group

  May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Production Assistant

  My primary function in this role is to assist the marketing department by remotely editing promotional and educational video material for EPS Group in correspondence with the marketing department based in Cork.This involves assembling edits from on location shoots and adjusting them based on directions from senior marketing personnel in accordance with standards at EPS.

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  RTE

  Jul 2024 - now

  Assistant Broadcast Engineer

  Working as part of the news tech team providing engineering services and technical support to the RTE newsroom and journalists across all teams. a fast paced, multi faceted, love broadcast environment with a focus on IP broadcast infrastructure as well as traditional