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Richard Forsythe

Richard Forsythe

Broadcast Professional
Mandeville

Summary

Innovative Broadcast Professional with years of experience of all aspects of Video Production, with exceptional organizational and communication skills for working with creative and diverse teams to develop and produce quality video content.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Freelancer

Phase 3 Productions
Kingston
08.2013 - Current

Experience with Production Trucks and Fly Packs and equipment associated

Television Director - 2014 - Current

  • Directed live, remote and hybrid broadcasts across multiple platforms for Sports, Entertainment, Conferences and Corporate Events.
  • Proficient with various switcher systems such as Ross Carbonite, Sony, Grass Valley, NewTek Tricaster, Blackmagic ATEM.
  • Sports - Concacaf Tournaments, Red Stripe Premiere Football League, Womens' Cricket, Track and Field Athletics Championships

Live Stream Engineer - 2013 - Current

  • Provide Live Video and Audio streaming from Churches, Stadiums, Parties, Festivals, Political Events for Corporate Events, Webinars Social Media and many more.
  • Reggae Sumfest, Athletic Track and Field Championships, Concacaf Flow Football Championship

Broadcast Graphics Designer/Operator - 2014 - Current

  • Designed and managed broadcast graphic projects for Sports, Entertainment and Corporate Events using industry standard software.
  • Proficient with Ross Xpression, Chyron Lyric, NewBlue Titler, NewTek Live Titler, Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Concacaf Football Tournaments, CBS Jamaica Classics - Basketball Tournament, Athletics Championships, Corporate Events, Festivals and Concerts

Television Director

SportsMax Productions Ltd
Kingston
01.2016 - Current
  • Directed various Sporting Events; Red Stripe Premiere Football League, Jamaica Premiere Football League, Track and Field, Digicel Grand Prix Championships, Concerts, Live Studio Shoots

Freelancer

M-One Productions
Kingston
09.2019 - Current

Television Director - 2019 - Current

  • Directed live, remote and hybrid broadcasts across multiple platforms for Sports, Entertainment, Education and Corporate Events.

Live Stream Engineer - 2019 - Current

  • Provide Live Video and Audio streaming for Churches, Corporate Events, Parties, and Festivals.

Broadcast Graphics Operator - 2019 - Current

Freelancer

CVM Television
Kingston
06.2014 - 08.2019

Television Director - 2014 - 2019

  • Directed and coordinated live Prime Time Evening News broadcasts.

Broadcast Graphics Designer/Operator - 2014 - 2017

  • Designed and managed broadcast graphic projects for News, Sports and National Elections
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Production Officer

NCU Media Group
Mandeville
06.2010 - 05.2020

Master Controller - NCU TV - 2010 - 2015

  • Created and scheduled playlists for television broadcast output
  • Cataloged, organized and archived media files
  • Coordinated with Producers for Live TV Broadcasts

Videographer - 2010 - 2020

  • Operated studio, hand-held, and jib cameras for live broadcasts and recordings.

Editor - 2011 - 2020

  • Delivered edits with multiple camera angle choices, titles, graphics, audio and special effects, using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
  • Produced features for air and social media

Television Director - 2012 - 2020

  • Oversaw lighting, graphics, audio and camera movements in TV broadcasts.
  • Trained multiple personnel on various aspects of live broadcast productions

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication

Northern Caribbean University
Mandeville, Jamaica
08.2008 - 08.2016

Skills

  • Live Television Production
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Software

  • Ross Xpression
  • Chyron Lyric
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • VMix

Timeline

Freelancer

M-One Productions
09.2019 - Current

Television Director

SportsMax Productions Ltd
01.2016 - Current

Freelancer

CVM Television
06.2014 - 08.2019

Freelancer

Phase 3 Productions
08.2013 - Current

Production Officer

NCU Media Group
06.2010 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication

Northern Caribbean University
08.2008 - 08.2016
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