PATRICK V. BATTLE

202-618-1723

Equipment & Software Experience:

Sony Beta SP DXC-D30

Sony DSR-300

Sony Beta 537

Ikegami HI-59                                         

Sony XL MiniDV                             Hitachi Z-4000(studio camera)              

Sony DVCAM

Sony DSR 250

Panasonic AG-HPX370p P2HD

Sony F55

Sony PMW 400 XDCAM

Switchers:

Ross Vision Switcher

Ross Carbonite Switcher

Professional Experience:

March 2016-2021 (Freelance Contractor) Audio-Visual Production Technician/Arlington TV

Function as a Technical Director switching, operating camera robotics, and character generation for live web-streaming of commission meetings and County Board work sessions.

July 2014-Present Audio-Visual Production Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

Assisting in the setup of video cameras to include studio cameras and traditional analog/digital tape based camera systems in both field and studio environments, and assisting the producer/director in developing the visual content of television programs.

Planning and placement of appropriate lighting for television studio sets

Operate as a Technical Director and direct live webcast

July 2011-2014   Media Technician (videographer)/Fairfax County Channel 16, Fairfax, VA

Set up and operate professional video camera equipment for field and studio productions indoors and outdoors

Setup and operate video camera equipment for video teleconferencing and training carried on the institutional network

Screens Tapes, prepares video logs, and assists in video editing

Jan 2011-May 6, 2011(contract) Videographer/Remote Production Crew/WFSU-TV/The Florida Channel, Tallahassee, FL

Set up for shoots, including audio, lighting, remote switcher, and cameras for studio and field production

Direct live and taped State Senate and House of Representatives legislative sessions within the Capital complex with robotic camera

2008-2010 Legal Video Specialist/ National Video Reporters Inc., Woburn, MA

Videotaping depositions

Playbacks of videos in court

Evidence presentation service

2008- 2010 Audiovisual Production Specialist /John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Setting up and operating support equipment for a wide variety of
corporate and non-profit events, including staging, lighting, podiums,
microphones and assorted audio equipment in conference and function
rooms.

2007-2008   Public Affairs Administration/ Broadcast Specialist/FL. Army National Guard, St. Augustine ,FL

Developing ideas for news stories, gathering, conducting interviews, shooting video

Work as a escort or liaison for civilian media

Involved in and supervising the operation of audio and video news for Army units.

2005-2008 Videographer/Remote Production Crew/WFSU-TV/The Florida Channel, Tallahassee, FL

Set up for shoots, including audio, lighting, remote switcher, and cameras for studio and field production

Direct live and taped State Senate and House of Representatives legislative sessions within the Capital complex with robotic camera

2005-2007 Videographer/Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL

Shoot Community, fashion and sporting events for broadcast on University channel.

2005-2005 (Freelance) Production Assistant/ Avanti Production, West Palm Beach, FL

Coordinated talent and production crew; assists producers, directors

Performed operational checks of equipment prior to recording; setup and operate remote production; function as video camera operator

2004-2005 Studio Camera Operator/ Floor Director / WPTV CH 5, West Palm Beach, FL

Operate studio Camera for the morning and evening news cast.

Serve as liaison between talent, the directors, and producers

2004-2005(Freelance) Production Assistant/Videographer, Komar Productions Inc., West Palm Beach, FL

Maintained equipment inventory; organized video library

Coordinated talent and production crew; assisted producers, directors, and writers with scripts

Performed operational checks of equipment prior to recording; set up and operated remote production; functioned as video camera operator

2000-2004 AIRCRAFT MAINTAINER (CREW CHIEF)/United States Air Force, Eglin AFB, FL

2003-2003 Videographer/ Peterman Corporation, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Performed duties of field and studio camera operator

Responsible for delivery and setup audiovisual equipment for local business

Operated LCD projector for Corporate presentation
 

1997-1999 Videographer/Grand Prix Race-O-Rama, Dania, FL

Responsible for sales, maintenance and production of videos for an amusement park excitement ride.

1998-1999 (Intern) Production Assistant/Komar Productions Inc., Lake Worth, FL
 

1997-1998 Stagehand/International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
 

1996-1997 Studio Camera Operator/ WRLN Channel 17, Miami, FL

1992-1994 Media Technician Assistant/Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
 

EDUCATION:
 

Master of Arts, Producing Film, Television and Video, 2016

American University, Washington, DC

Bachelor of Arts, International Communications,1999

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

Associate of Science, Music and Video Business, 1996

The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Volunteering:

2019-Present  Multimedia Broadcaster/ Kennedy Center-Millennium Stage, Washington, DC

Setup and operate cameras for the Millennium Stage video broadcast

2019-Present Videographer/Red Cross (National Capital Region Headquarters), Fairfax, VA

Part of a Communication team filming events and other chapter happenings posting on the chapter YouTube channel!

Brainstorm unique and creative ways to tell the Red Cross story through video