Resume

CLARENCE L. GAINES IV
clarence@clarencegaines.com
IMDB: Clarence Gaines

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Directed & Edited “There’s Something About Goldie” shown at Ohio Independent Film Festival (2011)
  • Edited documentary “HipHopBattle.com: New York vs Detroit” shown at Black International Cinema Berlin Festival (2005)
  • Edited feature length film “Dreams to Reality” shown at Atlanta Hip-Hop Film Festival (2005)
  • Produced orginal musical score for “HipHop 4 Life” shown at Sundance Film Festival (2002) & ABFF (2001)

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Video – Proficient in use of Apple Final Cut Pro & Adobe Premiere. Working knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects & Apple Motion.
  • Audio – Advanced skills in audio editing, recording, and music composition using programs such as Cakewalk Sonar 8.5, Reason 5, Record 1.5 and Adobe Audition. Comfortable with PCs and Macs.
  • Graphic Design – Proficient in Adobe Photoshop. Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
  • Web Design – Proficient in WordPress CMS. Working knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Velocity Productions, LTD. Los Angeles, CA

Creative Director 2000-Present

Video editor, music composer, designing websites and promotional materials for films.

  • Music/Video Production: Produced original musical score and soundtrack for the feature length film Hiphopbattle.com: Hip-Hop 4 Life (2002 Sundance Film Festival, 2001 American Black Film Festival, and 2002 Hollywood Black Film Festival). Produced original musical score and video editor for Hiphopbattle.com: Detroit vs. New York (2005 Black International Cinema Berlin Festival, Netflix, inDemand).
  • Web/Graphic Design: Created current website designs of http://www.hiphopbattle.com & http://www.trillvision.com


OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Progressive Arts Alliance Cleveland, OH

Artist-Educator / Web Design 2010 – 2011

Lead in-school web design workshops for middle school students in Cleveland.

  • Educate students on the principles of design.
  • Teach students how to use Apple computers and Mac OS X.
  • Guide the creation of the student’s academic web portfolios and narrative websites using Apple’s iWeb application.

 

Cuyahoga Community College / TRiO Educational Talent Search Cleveland, OH
Instructor Assistant – English 2010 – 2011

Provide tutoring and instructional assistance in High School English classes.

  • Provide academic support workshops, i.e. OGT/ACT/SAT and study skills.
  • Provide pre-college, academic-related activities that enhance secondary and eventual postsecondary success.
  • Develop class schedules, rosters and classroom assignments for summer programming. Teach technology class covering video production, keyboarding, and blogging.
  • Create excel spreadsheet to calculate statistics of students throughout participating schools for year-end report.
  • Create and update student intake spreadsheet for supervisor.
  • Conduct individual and small group tutoring sessions outside the classroom.

 

Cleveland Municipal School District / MLK High School Cleveland, OH
Video/Music Production Workshop Instructor 2010 – 2011

Lead afterschool video & music production workshops for high school students.

  • Help students in the creation of original music productions using music-recording software.
  • Introduce students to basic video/movie practices.
  • Lead students in the creation of original video productions including a music video.

 

Boys Hope Girls Hope / Hope Prep Garfield Heights, OH
Assistant Director of Hope Prep 2006 – 2010

Co-creator and co-developer of the Hope Prep Summer Enrichment Program at John Carroll University & Walsh Jesuit High School.

  • Campus Coordinator: Lead morning assemblies and weekly staff meetings at John Carroll Site. Maintain regular contact with faculty and students of program as well as John Carroll staff.
  • IT: Purchased & managed all technology (computers, phone system, network, etc.) for summer program.
  • Marketing & Communication: Created & edited program brochures, applications, PowerPoint presentations and mailings to families. Created, designed, and distributed bi-monthly BHGH newsletter. Co-Producer & co-editor LeBron James vignettes for Charity Roast.
  • Curriculum Planning: Created focuses for each grade level & yearly themes in addition to developing class schedules & rosters.
  • Recruitment: Recruited both faculty and students for 3 sessions of summer enrichment program. Includes school visits and presentations.
  • Teaching: Developed curriculum and taught Journalism and Keyboarding elective class

EDUCATION

Ohio University | Athens, OH | June 2006
B.A., Specialized Study in English and Music Minor African American Studies

University School | Hunting Valley, OH | June 2002