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Dominic Hensel

West Hollywood,CA

Summary

Skilled audio engineer with 5+ years experience in studio recording and mixing music as well as post-production audio for film. Has contributed to the video and audio restoration process for hundreds of films part of the MGM, Warner, and Universal libraries. Areas of expertise include sound design, video/audio editing, and mixing for Dolby Atmos Home Theater.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Conform Artist

Duplitech
02.2023 - Current
  • Mixing for Dolby Atmos Home Theater
  • Conforming both video and audio sources in preparation for making a newly restored film master
  • Video conforming both film and DI elements to their intended aspect ratio
  • Audio conforming, syncing sound to picture from audio sources like mag and optical audio
  • Audio restoration, cleaning up hiss, crackle, pops, and beeps with iZotope RX
  • Upmixing 2.0 to 5.1 and 7.1.2

Master Film Quality Control Technician

Duplitech
09.2021 - 02.2023
  • Quality control for films restored from 35mm camera negatives and interpositives
  • Finding remaining dirt, scratches, vignetting, stains, and mattes
  • Looking for color inconsistencies/mismatching, blown out highlights, and crushed shadows
  • Searching for artifacts left by restoration and color software as well as technical issues like digital hits, skipped frames, dropouts, and dead pixels
  • Checking subtitle accuracy for BD/DVD and ensuring both stereo and surround mixes are correctly routed to the speaker configuration

Curatorial Assistant

Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)
02.2020 - 05.2021
  • Performed A/V installations (mounting monitors, speakers, and projectors)
  • Framing and handling of photos
  • Matting prints, hanging artwork, painting, lighting
  • Running sound for audio-visual exhibitions
  • Front desk attendant greeting guests and answering phone calls


Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Audio Design and Production

Columbia College Chicago
05.2021

Skills

  • Video and Audio Editing
  • Dolby Atmos Home Theater
  • Post Production Workflow
  • Sound Design
  • Audio Restoration
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Pro Tools

Websites

Certification

On the roster for the IATSE Local 700 Editor's Guild

Timeline

Senior Conform Artist

Duplitech
02.2023 - Current

Master Film Quality Control Technician

Duplitech
09.2021 - 02.2023

Curatorial Assistant

Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)
02.2020 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Audio Design and Production

Columbia College Chicago

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