Martin Belson                           www.entropy.info

Freshwater, Queensland 4870 Australia                                                                                                             martin@entropy.info

Tel+61  07 40551276     M +61 0412 654 142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nationality  Australian/Canadian

 

D.O.B  April 9,1966

                                                                                      

 

Technical Profile

Technician, Helicopter geophysics support, IT, Technical Sales.

 

 

Online services director, www.daypix.com  pty. ltd.

April 2005  - present

Concept and design of a payment Gateway enabled website selling images from the Great Barrier Reef to customers worldwide. Marketing and product development.

 

Helicopter Geometrics Support Technician, Geotech Airborne PTY. LTD. www.geotechairborne.com.au

May 2008  - Sept 2008

Supported the Helicopter EM/Magnetometer system in remote areas such as Papua New Guinea and Tanami Desert. Camera setup and communications for Helicopters for remote sensing and photography.

 

Technical sales and support, Austek PTY. Ltd

Oct 2006 - May 2008

Responsible for quoting, selling various GIS, GPS, Radio Communications solutions and equipment including VSAT, IRIDIUM, INMARSAT Satellite Data/voice solutions. Supported two feature films including Spielberg/HBO ÒPacificÓ production with communications/ Internet. Setup new corporate branding marketing for the company. Maintenance of company B2B website.

 

 

Film/TV Profile

Freelance  Film /TV Casting / Co-ord. T.D, Camera/Edit/Producer

Bazmark/Fox Feature film ÒAustraliaÕ 08Õ

Casting / Satellite data support

Discovery Channel TV series 06Õ

Sound Assistant / Boom Swinger

Tourism Australia TVC Campaign 06Õ

Casting assistant

SBS ÒRANÓ TV series 05Õ

Props coordinator

Foxsports , ChANNEL Nine, World of Sports , Skychannel 01Õ-08Õ

Technical Director/ CCU Op. Outside Broadcast

Channel Ten cairns 01Õ-05

Technical Director, Commercial Producer, Senior Camera Operator, Editor

ABC Catalyst free-dive Documentary, television 04Õ

Second unit Director 

World record free-dive record team 04Õ

Television Producer/Editor 04Õ (as seen on Discovery channel)

THE GREAT RAID (Miramax Feature) 02Õ

Casting Co-ordinator.

THE THIN RED LINE Terrence Malick (FOX Feature Film) 97Õ

Japanese Co-ordinator (responsible for 200+ extras) On-Set Interpreter, Casting assist.

PARADISE ROAD   Bruce Beresford (FOX Feature) 96Õ

Japanese Co-ordinator, On-Set Interpreter, Casting assist.

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (Columbia Feature) 96Õ

Casting Assistant (Japanese extras Australia)

CHANNEL ÒVÓ Music TV  00Õ

Camera ÒAÓ Operator 

TBS TOKYO (T.V.) Japan, Nature Documentary 99Õ

Co-ordinator.

DE  MOL (The Mole) (Endamol T.V. Amsterdam) 99Õ

P.A.

WILD THINGS (T.V.), Paramount/Viacom USA (Nature series)  99Õ

Sound Recordist / Camera Assistant. (3 months around Australia)

MTV (Music Television USA) 98Õ

Camera / Locations, P.A.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (T.V.) 97Õ

Locations, P.A.

SBS SPORTS World M.T.B. Championships, (T.V.) 96Õ

Sound Recordist  

ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (New Line Feature Film) 95Õ

Lighting/Electrics

ABC 7:30 Report (T.V.), Location Sound Recordist 94Õ

Location Sound Recordist

 

December 1989 - August 1991

 

Position: Video Engineer / Operator

 

Company: Video Sunmall Co. Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan (2 year Engineering Visa)

 

Operation of QUANTEL - Harry, Paintbox, Mirage, SONY D1, D2 Digital Broadcast systems. Motion Control Camera system and other Broadcast Television Production equipment. Post-production for On-air TV. commercials for clients such as DENTSU, SONY, PANASONIC, HONDA, TOYOTA, etc.

 

 

November 1988 - March 1989

 

Position: Assistant to Technical Director

 

Company: Videopak Pty. Inc.

Sydney, Australia

 

Experience in live sports broadcast around Australia via. Microwave link and satellite, including live O.B. for The Good Morning Britain program. Installation of an on-line Edit Suite and Camera operation.

 

 

January 1987 - January 1988

 

Position: Audio-Visual Technician

Video Production Assistant

 

Company: Mirak Transfers Ltd.

Toronto, Canada

 

Included operation of film transfer systems 16mm Film and Multi-projector,CGI, Motion ControlCamera and Off-line editing. Also involved in production of Music Videos and Corporate Documentaries.

 

 

 

August 1985 - December 1987

Position: Audio-Visual Technician

 

Company: C.N. Tower Inc.

Toronto, Canada

 

Included diagnostics, maintenance and repair of computer assisted

telescopes. Maintenance of two presentation theatres; nine projector

multi-image and 16mm film loop. Responsible for design and

maintenance of an induction loop Audio Tour System for the C.N.

Tower and repair of assorted public inter-active audio-visual presentations.

 

 

Volunteer

          

 

January 1986 - February 1987

Position: Volunteer Work

 

 

Company: Rogers Cable TV

Toronto, Canada

 

Accepted in the Rogers Cable TV Volunteer program. Subsequently

exposed to a variety of TV production procedure plus the operational and

maintenance side of production equipment. Also participated in other areas

such as camera work, audio work and floor managing.

In 1988 I produced and shot my own 16mm Short Film ÒColbourne StreetÓ

 

 

 

Education

 

 

1985-1986

 

Centennial College - Toronto, Canada.

Electronics, Computer Technology Certificate.

 

1983-1985

Ballenas Secondary School

 

British Columbia, Canadian Graduation

* Specialised in Computers and Physics.

 

Languages Japanese/ English

 

References

Http://us.imdb.com/Name?Belson,+Martin (The Internet Movie Database)

 

More (paper) references available on request