EDUCATION
2006-2008 | Television Broadcasting Student of the Year Award | Diploma | Algonquin College | Ottawa, ON
Continuing Education and Workshops
2018 | Podcasting 101 | Pop Up Podcasting | Ottawa, ON
2015 | Photojournalism and Documentary Photography | School of the Photographic Arts | Ottawa, ON
2013-2014 | New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) | Experimental Sound Workshops | Toronto, ON
2013 | DOC Audio Conference | Documentary Organization of Canada | Toronto, ON
2013 | DOC Masters’ Series Class w/ Anand Patwardhan | Documentary Organization of Canada | Toronto, ON
2012-2013 | Continuing Education: Introduction to Sociology, Popular Culture | Ryerson University | Toronto, ON
2012 | DOC Cinematography Day | Ryerson University | Toronto, ON
2011-2012 | AVID Media Composer 6 (ACI) training | Roger’s Community Television | Toronto, ON
2009 | French Language Training | Alliance Francaise | Ottawa, ON
2001-2002 | Continuing Education: Visual Studies I and II, Video: The Moving Image | Ryerson University | Toronto, ON
1998 | Graphic Design Course Work | International Academy of Design | Toronto, ON
EXPERIENCE
Mark is an English and French speaking Canadian based sound recordist. He has worked on many productions in documentary, television series, film, sports and entertainment, arts, culture and education, as well as corporate and promotional. He has a passion for photography and video and an interest in digital and analog waveform synthesis, culture and current affairs, and sports and entertainment. He has traveled extensively for work and pleasure.
Mark is educated in television studio and electronic field production systems and is a proficient user of various field mixers and recorders, wireless systems, and a variety of digital and analog synthesizers, drum machines, filters, samplers, effects processors and pedals, sequencers, and mixing board and MIDI systems. He is an experienced user of Final Cut Pro, AVID Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere, After Effects, and Ableton Live. He also carries a valid Ontario Driver’s License.
Sportsnet | Montreal Canadiens Media Day | Location Sound
FRANK Digital | Canada’s NDP w/ Jagmeet Singh | Location Sound
Insight Productions | Govenor General’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation | Location Sound
Vérité Films | Governor General Performing Arts Awards | Location Sound
CBC | Marketplace | Location Sound
Those Canadians | Citizenship Ceremony w/ Julie Payette and Mélanie Joly | Location Sound
VICE Media | Olympic Channel with Christine Gerard | Location Sound
Door Knocker Media WE Day w/ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Location Sound
SensTV | Ottawa Senators game day production | Camera Operator / ENG Audio
Shopify Inc. | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for Code.org | Location Sound
Heart Hat Entertainment | HGTV’s Great Canadian Homes | Location Sound
Story of Us Productions | Canada: The Story of Us | Sound Recordist
Les Production Rivard | Chacun ca route | Location Sound
Balestra Productions | Les Jumelles I, II, III, IV | Location Sound
J.S. Kastner Productions | Not Criminally Responsible | Sound Recordist
Shooting Star Productions | Stateless | Sound Recordist
Balestra Productions | Guide de l’extrême | Sound Recordist
Gumboot Productions | Finding Peter Bryce | Sound Recordist
The Mark Studios | ‘Lazik MD’ corporate video with Max Parrot | Sound Recordist
Force Four Entertainment | ‘Keeping Canada Alive’ for CBC | Sound Recordist
First Nations Land Management Resource Centre | T’Sou-ke Nation | Sound Recordist
Affinity Productions | Bryan Adams ‘Reckless Tour’ promo for Live Nation | Sound Recordist
Cineflix Inc. | National Geographic Mayday / Aircraft Investigation | Sound Recordist
Summit Media Group | In Dogs We Trust | Sound Recordist
McMaster University | Urban Transformations: The Past, Present and Future of Toronto’s St. Clair Avenue West | Videographer / Editor
Those Canadians Media Group | UFC TUF Nations: Canada vs Australia | Sound Mixer
Inkblot Media | Integral Man | Location Sound
The Jacques Bolsey Project | Beyond the Bolex | Location Sound
Mediatique Inc. | Honor Crimes | Location Sound
ZED Filmworks | Clown | Boom Operator
McMaster University | Cochrane Video Project | Videographer / Sound
Slalom Productions | Motel Monstre | Boom Operator
Balestra Productions | La Sacrée | Boom Operator
Slalom Productions / Production Rivard | La Ruée Vers L’Or | Location Sound
CPAC | Various studio and mobile productions | Camera Operator
Enter the Picture | 2009 Genie Awards | Production Assistant
Blik TV | Croquer La Gaspésie | Boom Operator
Knight Enterprises | Dig In | Grip
Knight Enterprises | Road Grill | Grip
CTV | Canada AM | Production Assistant
Union Logic / Neural Storm | Radix: Beyond the Void | Sounds Effect Designer
