EDITING/SHOOTING
-Advertising & corporate
-Actor & musician's reels, live music/theatre/dance performances, weddings
-Documentaries, narratives, shorts & features, trailers

SUDLER & HENNESSEY (CURRENT)
VIDEOGRPHER/EDITOR/DIRECTOR
Shoot and edit internal & client ad promos. Work closely with art directors & animators to finalize video concepts.

CHIMPANZEE PRODUCTIONS (1998)- San Diego, CA
ASSISTANT EDITOR
“That’s My Face”(aka “E Minha Cara”)- independent film aired on Showtime and
screened at various film festivals in the United States, S. America, & Africa.

TECHNICAL
RTV, GEP, HTV (5/2001-3/2006): Full service post houses for high-profile movies.
SENIOR TAPE OPERATOR / TELECINE ASSIST / EDITING ASSISTANT
-Perform all HD & standard def tape transfers w/ proper A/V specs and conversions
-Assist AVID Nitris & Symphony editors with all I/O; Edit, format & output HD material
-Author DVDs; Compress video for web delivery(Quicktime, Windows, etc. via FTP)

KPBS-TV, Ch. 15 (1998-2001): PBS affiliate in San Diego, CA
ON-AIR OPERATOR & STUDIO STAFF
-Broadcast, maintain & troubleshoot on-air programs and commercials
-Tune, record and quality check all PBS feeds prior to broadcast
-Operate studio camera and responsible for live playback during live taping

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
“A Minute With the Elders” (2000)- Dallas Video Festival, Chicago Underground
“Rest Area” (2001)- Chicago Asian American Showcase

SKILLS
Editing / Authoring: Final Cut Pro (Decklink), Premiere, DVD Studio Pro
Shooting: Sony FX-1, PD-150 & VX-2100, Pana 24p dvx100b, studio camera
Decks: Digibeta, D5, HDCam, DVCam, BetaSP, 3/4", 1", etc.
Equipment: 35mm & 16mm, telecine & mag machines, waveform, vector, TBC, SDI & HDSDI, analog, router & patch panel, TC generator, etc.

ALVIN TSANG
718.238.0625
hawkfinn1@yahoo.com

EDUCATION
B.A. in Visual Arts (Film & Video)
UC San Diego, 1998