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Resume/CV

Kean Combs | Audio Engineering and Film Production

Education

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Arts in Cinema

San Francisco State University - San Francisco, CA

August 2019 - December 2022

Los Medanos College

Associate of Arts in Recording Arts Technology

Los Medanos College - Pittsburg, CA

June 2016 - May 2019

Professional Experience

Audio Visual Technician

Encore Global (PSAV Event Technology) | San Francisco, CA

April 2019 - Present

  • Set/strike of audio-visual systems for corporate events, conventions, weddings, parties, etc.

  • Live operation of audio equipment including but not limited to analog and digital mixers, recording devices, wireless microphone systems, speaker systems, distribution amplifiers, assisted listening devices, etc.

  • Experience troubleshooting audio-visual and teleconferencing systems

  • Acted as liaison between PSAV and corporate clients, as well as provided general customer service in a hospitality setting

Audio Engineer
&
Audio Visual Technician

IATSE Local 16 | San Francisco, CA

November 2022 - Present

  •  Load-in, set-up, and tear-down of audio-visual systems for live events

  •  A1 and A2 audio engineering for small to mid-scale events, A2 and stagehand assistance for mid to large-scale events

  •  Analog and digital house mixing, recording of live events, monitor mixing, wireless systems management

Film Productions and Fellowships

Bay Area Video Coalition | Bridges Fellowship

BAVC Media | February 2022 – May 2022

 

Director, Sound Design, Editing | Liquor Store (2022)

Dir. Kean Combs | Spring 2022 | Produced by BAVC Media

 

Writer, Director, Composer | Doorways (2021)

SFSU Cinema Collective x Black Film Club

“The Collective” Festival | Selected Film

 

Boom Operator | Don’t Walk Alone in the Dark (2022)

Dir. Kate Patterson | Spring 2022

 

Sound Design, Audio Editing, Composition | Liminal (2021)

Dir. Evbaguehita Odeh | Spring 2021

 

Writer, Director, Composer | Interference (2021)

Dir. Kean Combs | Spring 2021

Relevant Coursework

My time as an undergraduate has allowed me to attain a breadth of experience in film, television, writing, audio and video production. I began at the Los Medanos College Recording Arts department with a goal to pursue music production and audio engineering, which soon transitioned to a focus on audio production for visual media. As a student of film at SF State, I've had the opportunity to expand into screenwriting, film production and sound design.

Feature Screenwriting II

San Francisco State University

Fall 2022

Draft and revision of original feature length screenplay

Screenplay Revision

San Francisco State University

Spring 2022

Comprehensive revision of 60 page television pilot

Episodic Screenwriting

San Francisco State University

Fall 2021

Original series pilot and show bible

Experiments in Cinematic Form

San Francisco State University

Fall 2021

Curated 40-minute experimental short film program

Projects Teaching Cinema | TA

San Francisco State University

Fall 2021

Teacher's Assistant for CINE 450 Intro to Screenwriting 

Feature Screenwriting

San Francisco State University

Spring 2021

Development and draft of original feature length screenplay

Sound Design For Cinema

San Francisco State University

Spring 2021

Recording, editing, and mixing of original sound design for film

Honors | Mass Communication

Los Medanos College

Fall 2018

Practice in Journalism on the topics of music, film, and television

Pro Tools Production and Editing

Los Medanos College

Fall 2017

Audio production and editing utilizing Pro Tools systems

Basic Tracking Sessions

Los Medanos College

Spring 2017

Studio production using digital and analog recording systems

Sound Reinforcement

Los Medanos College

Fall 2016

Introduction to the installation and operation of in-house and traveling sound systems

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