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Ian Bedwell

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Self-starter, enthusiastic, and service-driven individual with over 7 years of experience in live media production, studio environments and technical operations. I am also a freelance sound recordist in the film and tv industry, working alongside a multitude of different clients across various scale productions. Skilled in AVID Media Composer, Adobe Creative Cloud, fluent in English, Russian, and Georgian. Highly adaptable and personable professional, passionate about story telling, exceptional consumer experience, strong relationships, and strong results.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

AV Technician

OCD Studios
London, UK
05.2021 - 12.2024
  • Working remotely for a production creative agency based in London operating both camera and sound for on site production work as well as offline edits on various projects for a range of clients.
  • Leading sound and camera operations for live and pre-recorded content, ensuring broadcast-quality audio and video for clients in fast-paced production environments.
  • Managing media ingest, backup, and data integrity, maintaining secure workflows for studio and location-based shoots.
  • Providing real-time technical support for editing teams using AVID Media Composer and Adobe Creative Cloud, resolving issues efficiently to meet deadlines. Preparing and rigging studio equipment, including cameras, audio systems, and DIT setups.
  • Engaged in detailed communication with clients, ensuring their creative vision was realised through technical excellence helping the company expand its client base, reaching over 75 business collaborations within the first year of operation.

Production Assistant

BrandVox
Bristol, UK
05.2021 - 02.2022
  • Provided technical and logistical support for live broadcasts, managing equipment setup, breakdown and, troubleshooting during events both offline and online.
  • Example: Played a pivotal role in coordinating live broadcasts for major sporting events, ensuring all technical components ran smoothly under tight deadlines.
  • Assisted multiple departments, from sound and video to logistics, learning new processes quickly and applying the under pressure.
  • Helped maintain communication between the different departments such as the production office and technical crews across multiple sporting venues, ensuring smooth operations and addressing last-minute technical challenges.

Operations Specialist

Apple
Bristol / Sydney
11.2021 - Current
  • Overseeing technical operations and inventory management in a high traffic retail environment, ensuring 100% accuracy in equipment and setup and technical support for staff and for customers.
  • Resolving technical issues across different departments backstage, maintaining operational continuity in a fast-paced setting, transferable to studio control room demands.
  • Optimising backstage workflows, improving efficiency during peak periods and contributing to a record breaking £100,000 quarterly earning milestone in the Operations department.
  • Member of the Employee Representation team, fostering clear communications and collaboration in diverse teams, applicable to studio production environments.

Education

Bachelors Degree - Filmmaking

Bristol, UK
Bristol, UK
05-2021

Creative Media Production And Technology

Norwich, UK
Norwich, UK
05-2018

Skills

  • BFI (British Film Institute) Alumni Member
  • Member of AMPS (Association of Motion Picture Sound)
  • Awarded Best Student Short Documentary at the National Royal Television Society Awards
  • Sound Recordist for the BAFTA and Oscars-shortlisted short film Good Boy
  • BFI (British Film Institute) Alumni Member
  • Media management
  • Client communication
  • Audio engineering
  • Equipment setup
  • Video production

Timeline

Operations Specialist

Apple
11.2021 - Current

AV Technician

OCD Studios
05.2021 - 12.2024

Production Assistant

BrandVox
05.2021 - 02.2022

Bachelors Degree - Filmmaking

Bristol, UK

Creative Media Production And Technology

Norwich, UK

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