Patrick Burke - Videographer | Reporter | Editor in Los Angeles
Right now I'm a freelance Camera Operator for NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and a Video Journalist for Daniel Weintraub's new policy website, HealthyCal.org. Here's the backstory, in case you're interested.
At Hampshire College, I concentrated in Film and Cognitive Science. On the film side, my specialties were cinematography and optical printing. My thesis project was S.S.R.I, a 16MM narrative film about anxiety and pharmaceuticals, selected to the 1999 Boston Film Festival.
As the 90s ended, I moved to LA and spent several years as a Camera Operator and AC. I also hosted a show on killradio.org, pioneering the genre of NewsRock. After 9/11, I decided to concentrate on reporting. I interned at WBUR-FM in Boston, volunteered at KPCC-FM in Pasadena, and filed national stories with Free Speech Radio News.
KPFK-FM, the Pacifica station in LA, hired me as News Editor in May of 2003. Over the next five and a half years, I raised standards and expanded local coverage, with two years as News Producer and over two more as News Director. Highlights, including my interview with Benazir Bhutto, are on the Radio page. I left after the '08 presidential election to return to the moving image.
In addition to my camerawork on NBC and HealthyCal.org, my recent projects include a report on the immigration enforcement at American Apparel. I produced a radio story for Making Contact and a video version for Spot.us. I've also been recording audio for nationally-broadcast programs, such as The World and Marketplace, and I recently shot a feature-length project that was really a pilot with webisodes. Another project I've undertaken is a weekly video podcast with short stories of our worst experiences. Here's the iTunes page.
My skills include writing, research, copy editing, assignments, audio editing, hosting broadcasts, and producing live programs. I have conducted thousands of interviews, and booked even more. My technical specialties include Panasonic cameras, Final Cut Studio, Pro Tools, Cool Edit/Audition, digital audio recorders, and live-assist automation software. I've also been working more and more with Photoshop, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, and social media tools like Twitter.
Here's my resume.
And here's a sample of my shooting and editing work.
But wait. This is meant to represent my six years of experience in radio.
