Robert Racine

ROBERT M. RACINE
 

Education:         

University of New Orleans, MFA Film Production, 2003
University of New Orleans/ UL Lafayette, BA Drama and Communications, 1992.

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Employment: 

• Freelance Consultant Digital Image and Sound Technology, 2003-Present.

• Chair Department of Digital Filmmaking, Loyola University New Orleans, 2019 – 2022.

• Assistant Professor – Digital Filmmaking, Loyola University New Orleans, 2017 – 2022.

• Technology Coordinator/Adjunct, Loyola University New Orleans School of Mass Communication, 2014-2016

• Associate Professor in Digital Cinema and Broadcast Technology for The University of New Orleans, 2003-2014.

• Avid Certified Support Representative MC, Unity, ISIS, DS (ACSR).

• Avid Certified Instructor (ACI), 2010-Present.

• Vice President Product Support (Broadcast, Studio and Post Products) for Mission Service Supply, 1997-2003

• Graphic Artist, 3D Animator, Editor, for Moxie Media 1992-1996

• Stage Hand/Spotlight Operator, Lafayette Cajun Dome 1988-1991
   

Production and Post Skills
 

• Broadcast Direction and Technical Direction

• Location Audio Recording Mixing

• Cinematography - Camera Red Epic, Gemini

• Audio Post for Cinema 5.1, 7.1, Fold Downs

• Color Grading in Scratch, Symphony, DaVinci Resolve

• 3D Modeling and Animation – 3D Max, Maya. Softimage XSI

• Non-Linear Editing Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut

• DMX, Universe/Fixture Setup, DMX Control Software

• Node Based Compositing – Black Magic Fusion, Avid DS, Roto, Composite, Particle Systems, 3D Lighting, Camera Projection

• Monitor Calibration, Light Space, Basics of Calman, Familiarity with Kline K10A and
  Research CR-100

• IT and Network Management for Media Applications

• Cinema Grip and Electric, Jib Arm, Dolly

 

IT/Networking

Built and manage multiple Active Directory domains, Windows and Mac clients, DHCP, DNS, Print Management Servers, 1Gb, 10Gb, 40Gb, with Link Aggregation.  JAMF and Windows Deployment Server, Windows Hyper-V and VMWare Vsphere virtualization, Web Servers, Distributed License Servers, VLAN and router/switcher architecture, Cisco and Dell OS.  Windows, OS X and some Linux experience.  Avid ISIS, Nexis, SNS EVO Shared Storage. IP Based Digital Signage/Video Wall.

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Management Experience
 

Solution Design

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Met with clients to assess project goals and needs.  Developed technology and workflow solutions.  Devised proof of concept demonstrations and presented to client.

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Integration

Integrated technology from multiple broadcast, networking, and post manufacturers including Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Avid, Christie, Yamaha, Tascam, Clear-Com, etc.  Performed installation and testing.

 

Project Management

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$3.2 million dollars in production infrastructure projects.  Performed budget preparation, product evaluation, equipment procurement, scheduling, installation, contractor supervision, expenditure tracking, and report preparation.

 

Purchasing

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Prepared bid specifications compliant with Louisiana State Purchasing Regulations, purchase requisitions, inventory accountability, loss prevention.

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Leadership

Supervised faculty, graduate assistants, vendor contractors, and student workers.  Assigned duties, wrote job descriptions, scheduling, technology training, annual evaluations, hiring, disciplinary actions, and terminations.

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System Design and Workflow

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Partial Client List
WVUE, Rachel Sigur at Louisiana Media Company, Crescent Communications, LPB, Arkansas Educational Television, Mississippi Educational Television, MS Dept. of Transportation, Louisiana State Police, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, ULL, ULM, SLU, Nichols State, LSU, The Moran Group, Lenny Delbert, Joe Sanford, Wild Hare Productions, Bill Casanova.

 

6K Cinema Pipeline

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Researched, specified, and integrated all components of a cinema production pipeline and supervised the entire creation process of 25 short films (3.5 Hours TRT) using Gemini and Black Magic Raw Acquisition, 10Gig Network Infrastructure, DaVinci Resolve Synced Dailies, Avid Editorial, Pro Tools Audio Post, DaVinci Resolve Conform and Color Grade, Export to DSM, DCP and Other Deliverables. Developed all production workflows and data management policies.

 

4K Cinema Pipeline

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Researched, specified, and integrated all components of a cinema production pipeline and supervised the post production of short films using Red Epic 5K Acquisition, Assimilate Scratch DI, Avid Media Composer Editorial, Scratch Finish Calibrated Color Grading and Conform, Cine Asset DCP Authoring, Doremi 4K Playback   Telestream Flip Factory used for multi-format distribution encoding.  Developed, tested, and implemented all workflows and supervised production of multiple graduate films.

 

Audio Post Systems

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Designed and built multiple mixing rooms with 5.1, 7.1, and 7.1.4 Atomos monitoring configurations, micro perf projection screens, and Euphonics System 5 and Avid S4 Consoles. Performed all calibration and testing of system.

 

4K DCI Theater

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University of New Orleans – 4K Barco projector, Doremi Encrypted Cinema Server, QSC 5.1 Audio with 4K DCP, Blu-ray, and SDI Playback.  Calibrated all monitors and Barco 4K Cinema Projector.

 

HD Post Facility

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SDI video, 768 Channels of MADI audio routing and System 5 MC console.  KVM application routing. nVision SDI router, Avid DS, Avid Symphony, Steinberg Nuendo, Avid Pro Tools control and signal routable to four rooms.

 

Virtual Set

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2 ½ D Virtual Set Production Using Newtek Tricaster, Multiple Color Matched Cameras

 

Academic and Creative Experience

Associate Professor in Digital Cinema Technology for 22 years.  Teaching courses in digital workflow, postproduction, editing, sound design, sound postproduction, 3D animation, and visual.   

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Software Used

Avid Media Composer (Certified Instructor), DS, Symphony, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Steinberg Nuendo, Wavelab, VST Instruments, Reason, Adobe Suite, Maya, Softimage XSI, 3D Studio Max, Combustion, Shake, Assimilate Scratch, Flip Factory enterprise compression server.

 

Hardware Used

 

• IMAG – Christie and Barco Projectors, Grass Valley and Echolab Switchers, Harris Inscriber CG, Chyron.

• Electronic Signage – Familiar with Harris Infocaster, and Media Edge (formerly Grass Valley).  Atlon Extenders, Extron converters, various blauns, distribution amps, and RF or QAM Modulators.

• Cameras – Red Epic/Gemini, Black Magic, Hitachi Z-HD5000 (studio configuration with RCU), Hitachi PTZ HD Box Cameras, Supported many various JVC, Sony, and Panasonic Studio and ENG configurations,  Canon 5D/7D, Panasonic

• Broadcast – Experienced with EchoLab, Sony, Panasonic, and JVC switchers, as well as New Tek Tricaster

• Video – nVision 128 Channel SDI Router; Avid MC, Symphony, DS with Adrenaline, Nitris, AJA, and Black Magic I/O Cards, KiPro Recorders, Red Rocket Accelerators, nVidia GPU, ATI graphics cards.

• Audio/Sound – Yamaha 01v96, DM2000, Yamaha M7, Euphonix MADI 768 Channel Audio Routers, Fostex FR-2/FE-2LE, RME MADI Interfaces, Euphonix System 5 MC Console, , MIDI Interfaces, Aviom personal monitoring, Avalon Pre, Apogee AD/DA, Big Ben, Dolby CP-750 Cinema Processor, SSL Converters, Peavy Media Matrix. Avid Matrix Studio, QSC QSys Core and Components

 

Network – Cisco 3750 and 4948 Dell N Series switches, Avid ISIS shared storage system, Windows Server, Active Directory, DHCP.