Sean Prophet

Current

• Owner, Creative Director at Spring Media Group, Inc.

Past

• Editor, On-Air Promotions at FX Networks
• Editor/Color Corrector at Mirage Productions
• Freelance Online and Symphony Editor (Self-employed)

• Symphony Online Editor at Film Garden
• Staff Editor at Pacific Media Post
• Technical Supervisor/Online Editor at Varitel
• Audio Video Dept. Supervisor at Summit University
• Technical Assistant at Composite Image Systems
• Assistant Editor at Varitel
• Audio Video Dept. Assistant Supervisor at Summit University
• Video Tape Operator at Excalibur Video Systems

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Education

• Northwestern University

Recommended

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Connections

81 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Company

Sean Prophet’s Summary

CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
Creative project management, including supervision of writing, editing, mixing, motion graphic design, print design, web design. Post-production coordination, promos, presentations, and commercials.

SYMPHONY NITRIS FINISHING EDITOR:
Color correction, HD, finishing and delivery. Very knowledgeable about broadcast specs and QC issues.

EDITOR:
Promo, Documentary, Reality Series, Music Video, Trailer, Commercial, Multi-Cam, etc. Specializing in organized, fast, clean cutting, with projects properly finished or prepared for finishing.

Sean Prophet’s Specialties:

Configuration and use of Avid editing systems.

Sean Prophet’s Experience

• Owner, Creative Director

  Spring Media Group, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2004 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  Incorporated in October 2004. Please see http://www.springmediagroup.com for company profile and portfolio.

• Editor, On-Air Promotions

  FX Networks

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2001 — May 2006 (4 years 6 months)

  First freelance through 2002, then senior staff editor until October of 2004. Then freelance again through May of 2006.

• Editor/Color Corrector

  Mirage Productions

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

• Freelance Online and Symphony Editor

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 1997 — December 2001 (4 years 6 months)

  Worked at Matchframe, Chainsaw, HMA, CCI, Aardvark Post, LMNO Productions, Filmgarden, and many more...

• Symphony Online Editor

  Film Garden

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

• Staff Editor

  Pacific Media Post

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 1996 — August 1997 (1 year 4 months)

  Pacific Media Post had 3 linear online edit bays. I was an online editor, which involved running the CMX 3600, A82 and Grass Valley switchers, A53, Kaliedoscope, Chyron and TypeDeko.
  
  Later, PMP put in two Avid suites.

• Technical Supervisor/Online Editor

  Varitel

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 1993 — May 1996 (2 years 7 months)

  Began as a technical supervisor, managing the machine room and assistant editors. Later moved into linear online editing with Grass Valley systems.

• Audio Video Dept. Supervisor

  Summit University

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  October 1988 — November 1993 (5 years 2 months)

  Supervised AV department. We produced a variety of weekly and monthly TV and radio shows, as well as weekly tape mailings.
  
  We had a 4 camera remote truck, 2 video edit bays (1 BetacamSP, 1 3/4"), and 2 Pro-Tools rooms (actually in those days, Sound Designer II rooms).

• Technical Assistant

  Composite Image Systems

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 1985 — December 1986 (1 year 1 month)

  I was responsible for cleaning and splicing film, and loading telecine and mag film machines, QUAD and 1" type C VTR's. I also did some light computer programming, writing a utility for calculating the video field to film frame relationships, to ensure clean editing for transfers.
  
  I assisted and was being trained as a film colorist and compositor by Price Pethel.
  
  We worked on national commercial spots, as well as the then current version of "The Twilight Zone"

• Assistant Editor

  Varitel

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 1984 — December 1985 (1 year 2 months)

  Assistant editor and tape operator for linear online sessions.

• Audio Video Dept. Assistant Supervisor

  Summit University

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  October 1982 — November 1984 (2 years 2 months)

• Video Tape Operator

  Excalibur Video Systems

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  June 1981 — October 1982 (1 year 5 months)

  This is where I cut my teeth in the TV business. I learned tape operations, basic editing, and I learned to run the Telemation Compositor character generator, including building custom font libraries from 'letraset' templates. Fun! Also wasted a lot of my earnings playing Asteroids!

Sean Prophet’s Education

• Northwestern University

  None, Electrical Engineering, 1980 — 1988

  Went for a year 1980-1981, another 2 years and a summer session 1986-1988. Was just a few courses shy of BSEE degree. Left to get into TV.

Additional Information

Sean Prophet’s Websites:

• My Company

Sean Prophet’s Interests:

Television, Music, Photography, Atheism, Psychology, Philosophy, Current Affairs, Politics, Futurism, Sustainability, Political Writing (I write occasionally for American Chronicle.)

Sean Prophet’s Groups:

•    Media Professionals member
•    Atheist Network member

Sean Prophet’s Honors:

Editorial Awards:

2004 Promax Silver: FX - “Nip/Tuck: Cara Fitzgerald” Episodic Drama Promo
2004 Promax Nominee: FX - “The Shield: Currency” Program Promotion
2004 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “The Shield: Season 3 Soundbite Teaser”
2004 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “The Shield: Breakpoint”
2004 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “The Shield: Currency”
2004 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “Nip/Tuck: Cara Fitzgerald”
2004 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “Nip/Tuck: Adelle Coffin”
2003 Telly Award Finalist: FX - “The Shield: Chiklis Emmy Award #2”
2003 Promax Gold Medallion Award – FX “The Shield Promotional CD-ROM” – Sound Design and Editing
2003 Telly Award Winner – FX “The Shield Promotional CD-ROM” – Sound Design and Editing
1997 Emmy Award Nominee – Mark Howell Productions"Building the Mighty Mac" - Documentary
1996 Telly Award Finalist – Mark Howell Productions "The Milwaukee Clipper" - Documentary

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