John B. Narus
551.482.0745
http://dropthescience.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1474403/

FILM, FEATURE

Post Production Supervisor/Sound Design & Audio Mix
Feature Documentary Film: “King Leisure, S.O.B.” (The Smithereens and Pat DiNizio Band Doc)
2003 Serendipity Entertainment, New York, NY

Network Systems Admin - A/V Post Production Support
Documentary: “7 Days in September” (A&E) 2002

Network Systems Admin - A/V Post Production Support
Documentary: “Facing Arthur (HBO) 2002

Network Systems Admin - A/V Post Production Support
Documentary: “A Southern Town” (Discovery) 2003

FILM, SHORT

Assistant Director/Post Production Supervisor (in-Post now)
Short Film: Sing You a Song
2005 Wet City Productions (Chicago – in Post Production)

Sound Designer
Short Film: Bounty of Joy
2004 RAW Impressions/RipFest5 (New York)

Sound Mixer/Sound Design
Short Film: “When I Grow Up”
2004 Hellfish Films, Inc. (Airs on Showtime in September), New York, NY
4-Audio Track recording to Panasonic Vericam HD and Tascam DAT

Voice Overs
Short length Film: “I Never”
2003 Morningstar Productions, New York, NY
-- Won Honorable Mention @ NY Independent Film Festival

Sound Design/Audio Mix
Short length Film: “The Twenty”
2003 Raw Impressions Productions, New York, NY
Foley, NR, Audio Editing, Sound Design, Final Mix

Short length Film: “Tahini & Tears”
2002 Raw Impressions Productions, New York, NY

TELEVISION

Sound Mixer/Recordist
TV Show: “Who’s Wedding Is It Anyway?”
2003 Lion TV - E! Network, New York, NY
Location Sound Mixer/Recordist for TV show about wedding planners.

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
“A Night With…” (VH1) 2003

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
“Stage Moms” (VH1) 2003

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
(2 Seasons): “Strictly Personal” (Metro TV) 2002 - 2003

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
“Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” (E! Style) 2003

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
“Date Patrol” (TLC) 2003

Network Systems Admin
A/V Post Production Support
“Driven: Anna Kournikova” (VH1) 2003

ENG – OTHER

Location Sound Mixer
Documentary: Rainbow Push Wallstreet 8th Annual Conference
* Interviews: Jesse Jackson, Chelsea Clinton
2005: Legacy Inc. (Boston)

Produced for International Forensic Sciences Conference: “VSI”
2004 Brinkmann, New York, NY
5- Audio Track recording to Tascam DAT and two PD150s

RADIO

Huntsman Entertainment (at bottom)

MUSIC - STUDIO & LIVE

Multi-track Live Sound Recordist
Crazymorning.com “Mayfair Festival – Playland”
2004 Crazy Morning Production, Rye, NY

Location Sound Mixer
Reality TV: BoldBadBabes
2004 BAMM Inc.(Philadelphia)

OTHER

Animated Vignettes for Brooklyn Children’s Museum: 16 Pieces in total
2004 CinevisionUSA/TAJ Productions

Audio Book: Fringe Festival
2004 iTours.com (Online Distribution)

Telcom Voice System: Voice Messages for Hotel Phone System
2004 DezerProperties/Trump Grande Hotel Miami/TAJ Productions

News: Coverage for Operation Iraqi Freedom w/ Peter Arnett (HDNet) 2003
-- Also served as Systems Engineer who configured Satellite-based video editing system to broadcast footage from Iraq back to NY offices. In addition I provided over the phone technical support to crew in Iraq & Afghanistan.

ANIME – CARTOON

ADR Coordinator/ADR Engineer
Animated Feature: “Black Widow”
2004 Central Park Media/TAJ Productions (New York)

Animated Feature: “Maison Plaisir”
2004 Central Park Media/TAJ Productions (New York)

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VIDIPAX PROJECTS 2004 – PRESENT
Current full-time employer

Video Restoration: Time/Life Series “High Alaska”
2005 HBO / VidiPax (New York)
2” Quad - DigiBeta

Video Restoration: “The Legend of Lone Wolf”, “Fornight”, “Virtual Clowns”
2005 Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) / VidiPax (New York)

Audio Restoration: “RFK Remembered”
2005 Guggenheim Productions Inc. / VidiPax (New York)

Video Transfers: “Cuba Havana Jam”
2005 Sony BMG / VidiPax (New York)

Video Restoration: “Methadone, an American Way of Dealing”
2005 PBS / VidiPax (New York)

Restoration: “Newport Jazz Festival – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong”
2005 WNET Channel Thriteen / VidiPax (New York)

Video Restoration: “Public Service Conference 1, WLS TV”
2005 NBC News / VidiPax (Chicago)

Audio Sonic Restoration: “Various Live Cassettes”
2005 Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives / VidiPax (New York)

Video Restoration: “The Ramones Live Concert Footage”
2005 Ramones Production Inc. / Vidipax (New York)

Video Restoration: “Dan WIGUTOW”
2005 CBS News – 48 Hours / VidiPax (New York)

Video Restoration: John Lennon Live Performances
2005 Yoko Ono / VidiPax (New York)

Video Restoration: Ralph Lauren TV Commercials
2005 Ralph Lauren / VidiPax (New York)

Auido/Video Restoration: “Amityville: The Evil Escapes”
2005 Freemantle Media / VidiPax (New York)

Public Service Pilot: “M8102-05 Manilla”
2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries / VidiPax (Texax)

Video Restoration: Coca-Cola TV Commercials since 1950
2004 – 2005: The Coca-Cola Company / VidiPax (New York)

Video Digitization/Encoding: Veterens: An Oral History
2005 Library of Congress / VidiPax (New York)

EDUCATION

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 1999 - 2002 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science,
Major: Audio Production & Technology Minor: Computer Science & Film
University of Miami, Miami, FL

1995 – 1996 Major: Electrical Engineering Minor: Computer Science
1996 - 1998 Major: Music Engineering Minor: Computer Science & Film

APPLICATIONS

Inquire for specifics

SKILLS

• Post Production Supervisor, Location Recording, Studio Recording, Audio Post, Post Tech Support, Sound Design, Audio Sweetening, Noise-Reduction, Boom Operator, Sound for Film, TV, News

• Active Directory, Domain Administration, Cross-Platform Networking, Application/File/FTP/VPN/VNC/Web Server Support, Mac/PC Support, TCP/IP, NetWare, DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP, Mac OS X 8.x/9.x/10.x

ORGANIZATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
AES (Audio Engineering Society) IEEE (Computer Society
SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers)
NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences)
Network + (CompTIA Networking)
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 - Present VidiPax New York, NY
Director of Advanced Technologies
Systems Admin
Technical Lead
Audio Engineer

05/2004 – 08/2005 TAJ Productions New York, NY
Audio Engineer
ADR/VO Director
Post Production Coordinator

11/2002 – 11/2003 Broadcast News Network (BNNTV)/Camera Planet New York, NY
A/V IT Administrator

2002 Huntsman Entertainment, Inc. Nashville, TN
Audio Engineer
Web Master

2001 – 2002 Mastarmind Entertainment Group Nashville, TN
Audio Engineer
Sound Mixer

1999 – 2001 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
A/V Lab Technican
IT Specialist

CONSULTING - CONTRACTS

2004 Force Field Studios ` Denville, NJ
Audio Engineer
Technical Support

2004 - 2005 VODirect.com ` New York, NY
Audio & IT Support
Web Administrator

2004 EyeBoogie.com ` New York, NY
Final Cut Pro/Mac Support

2002 – Present NextPlateau Entertainment New York, NY
IT Consultant