BILLY COULSON

SOUND ENGINEER – CAMERA OPERATOR- EDITOR

Home: 10a The Avenue, Canvey Island Essex, SS8 0AJ

Term: 58 Somers Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 4PX
D.O.B 28/03/1988
Email: Billycoulson@yahoo.co.uk
Phone : 07830290832
Driving Status- Learning

Skill Set

Highly IT literate: proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

Project Management and time based planning (working to deadlines)

Confident in AVID

Experienced in using sound recording equipment like Cubase and Sonar to edit sound.

Basic knowledge of Adobe after effects.

Education:

2007 – Present Portsmouth University – Bsc in Entertainment Technology

o 2:1 predicted
o Subjects include Managing and making video, Understanding, Producing and
Managing Multimedia, Effective animation and scripting and Digital image:
Software Hardware and Processing.
o In studying for my degree I have used a variety of different design software
packages, have learnt how to successfully manage projects, and have had to
develop my ability to work independently and to tight deadlines.

1999 – 2006 Chalvedon School & Sixth Form College

o A levels: Business (C) Media (B) Geography (D) English (C)

o 11 GCSEs (5xB grades, 5xC, 1xD) including English Literature (B) English
Language (B) and Maths (C)

Work experience:

July 2005 News of the World – Work Experience

o Varied range of duties including: Interviewing, Coming up with angles and leads
for stories, working on newspaper layout and editing, being part of the newspaper
printing process.

Billy Coulson Billycoulson@yahoo.co.uk 07830290***

Employment:

May 2007 Advanced Technology Systems and solutions

o Filmed and edited a promotional video for use on their website.

July 2008 Compulsive Productions – Current Employment

o Currently filming a documentary about the children involved in compulsive

productions and Worthing youth media, documenting on their success at the
First light film awards.
o Scriptwriting, Filming and editing an number of soap opera episodes in the form
of video podcasts.

Positions of Responsibility:

Prefect of Chalvedon School and Sixth Form College – chosen by senior staff

o Member of a group of senior students who supported the members of staff in the
day to day running of the school
o Formed part of the organisational team behind official and social school events
o Represented the school at official functions

Break dance Teacher

o Taught Children aged 10 and up basic Break dancing skills.

o Responsible for organising training sessions and social events for members of
the classes.

DJ
o Organised parties for all ages and all occasions.
o Was in charge of the overall running of the function suite when parties were
booked.

Interests:

Awarded school academic achievement prizes for four consecutive years

Sport: Cross Country running, athletics, football, gymnastics and Break dancing

Music: Resident DJ and have done my own live radio shows

Billy Coulson Billycoulson@yahoo.co.uk 07830290***