Steve Diggins

Experience

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  The Disney Channel

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Editor/Technical Director

  On-line Editor of the Emmy Award winning restoration of "An Evening with Fred Astaire" in collaboration with the UCLA Film & Television Archive.Editor of many "Behind the Scenes" videos and historical retrospectives about the Walt Disney company as well as interviews with Disney Legends.Technical Supervisor of "A Prairie Home Companion." Live on the east coast and edited and delayed for the west coast.

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  Walt Disney Imagineering

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1994

  Film/Video System Engineer

  Production and Post Production for Disney Theme Parks & Attractions.Video and Audio System Design including 2 Online Edit Bays.Experience with 70MM Large Format, 3D/4D Films, and Ride Films. Responsible for many large projects including Tower of Terror in Orlando ($100 Million Budget) and Disneyland Paris.Experienced with dealing with C Suite executives and copyright litigation.Principal Developer of infra-red image capture system for Tower of Terror in-show special effect and a prototype souvenir photo system.Walt Disney Imagineering designs and builds all Disney Theme Parks & Attractions. WDI is also involved in innovative technology development and interactive entertainment. Show less

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  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Video Engineer/Digital Imaging Technician

  Editor on the digital restoration of Lawrence of Arabia in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Worked on the first all digital film Rainbow, directed by Bob Hoskins. Worked with many top filmmakers in development of Sony's Digital Cinematography technology initiatives.

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  CANAL+

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Animation Technology Consultant/Producer

  I developed concepts for a television show where a CG character interacts with human host live with a studio audience. I worked on the development of Motion Capture and Virtual Set technology. MEDIALAB Studio L.A. was the Motion Picture and Television arm of Canal+.

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  Paramount Pictures

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Broadcast Operations Center Supervisor

  Managed operations at the Broadcast Operations Center for Paramount’s television network UPN. Developed standards and workflow for daily distribution of Prime Time feeds to East and West coasts, as well as syndication of programs such as Entertainment Tonight and Star Trek. Responsible for Post Production Media Management, QC of film, video and audio elements, Closed Captions and Nielsen metadata.

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  Disney Television Animation

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  First Assistant Editor

  First Assistant Editor on the award winning show The Weekenders for ABC.Extensive use of Avid. Responsible for animation workflow, EDL management, pull lists and film match back. Support of the post production process, working closely with film lab, sound department, online edit facility, and DLT files output to film.

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  KTLA

  Jan 2004 - now

  Senior Broadcast Engineer

  Chief Operator duties including managing compliance with FCC regulations including EAS, and approval of Transmitter logs.Responsible for technical support of video switchers, master control automation systems, video servers, cameras, graphics systems, virtual set and augmented reality production, ENG and SNG systems, live streaming, non-linear edit bays, and robotic cameras systems.Extensive knowledge of signal routing, test & measurement and terminal equipment used in broadcast facility. Knowledge of computer networking in a Broadcast IT environment.Knowledge of ATSC Digital Television standards, digital interface formats and MPEG compression.Responsible for color matching on-set monitors and DLP projection systems.Proven ability to work under pressure on live telecasts including breaking news, sports and entertainment shows such as Oscar and Emmy red carpet telecasts.Emmy Certificate for engineering of 2008 Rose Parade broadcast. Show less