Video
Ryan Balton has experience as a...
Director, for live studio shows (news, variety, interviews, music)
Technical director, experience with Grass Valley and Sony switchers
Camera operator/Cinematographer, experience with SD and HD ENG and studio cameras – Canon, Grass Valley, Ikegami, JVC, Panasonic, Sony – handheld, hard/sticks, peds, robotics. Experience with fluorescent, tungsten and LED lighting. All sports, news, documentary, interviews, music.
Editor, with Avid Media Composer or Final Cut Pro. Experience working in an Avid Unity environment and administering an Avid Unity MediaNetwork server with ethernet and fiber clients.
Jib assistant, a decade of experience with setup, basic operation and breakdown of the JimmyJib Triangle up to 40 feet
Grip/Utility, experience with gripstands, various camera mounts, over-undering cable, humping equipment
Manager, with many leadership experiences as general manager of Syracuse's student-run TV studio, CitrusTV oversaw 350 personnel, nine regular productions, finances, engineering/operations. Balanced a $270,000 budget to begin the facility's HD transition.
Production assistant/runner/logger
On-air talent, experience MCing, interviewing, improvising/ad libbing, recording voiceovers, reading a teleprompter, green screens
Director
At Syracuse University, I direct about an hour and a half of live programming every week with CitrusTV News and the Newhouse School's NCC News. I've also directed Juice & Java, CitrusTV's HD morning talk show that features musical guests, and a joint political production with the campus government (Student Association) called SA Today. Finally, I've directed multicam live events around the Syracuse campus including comedy and dance performances for the Orange Television Network.
Live music performance - Nick Howard at the CitrusTV studios (director/producer)
Live talk show - Juice & Java in HD - CitrusTV's first HD show ever (director)
Sample work - DIRECTING LIVE TV
Sample work - EDITING / PRODUCING / CAMERA WORK & CINEMATOGRAPHY
A variety of independent projects, class projects and work for various clients including CitrusTV, the Pike County Press and Relay for Life.
Sample work - ENG CAMERA WORK
A variety of CitrusTV news and sports coverage.
Rates below are just a guideline... contact if you need to fit into a lower budget!
Complete edited multi-camera video/DVD packages for
Weddings and other events
Small businesses
Non-profits
Cable TV advertising
...
starting around $750
Tape to DVD transfers
$20 per half-hour of video
$20 per additional copy on DVD
DVD photo sliedshows, set to music
$75 for up to 75 digital photos (provided)
$150 for up to 75 printed photos (provided)
Controversy on the Delaware
Official site for the internationally award-winning documentary
Recognized by:
Black Bear Film Festival ... The History Channel ... National History Day
International Cintematographers Guild
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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