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Tomas McCabe
1442A Walnut St. #283
Berkeley, CA 94709
Tel: 510-290-8883
Tomas@BumsParadise.com
Film Credits
May 2006 ~ June 2006 Producer/Director
/Editor, "Off-Leash
Art" - Albany,
CA
- Short documentary on artists
Osha Neumann and Jason DeAntonis
- Created in conjunction
with KQED, BAVC and the Film Arts Foundation
June 1999 ~ Oct. 2002 Producer/Director
/Editor, "Bums’
Paradise" - Albany, CA
- Award-winning documentary
on homeless squatters and artists in an East Bay, CA
landfill.
- Best Documentary:
Detroit Docs International Film Festival, Wisconsin
Film Festival, BAC Film Festival (Berkeley, CA), Saint
Ann Film Festival (Moscow, Russia), Best of the East
Bay 2004, East Bay Express
Nov, 1990 – Dec. 1990 Producer/Director/
Editor, "Reforestacion De Las Manglares" - Tilapia,
Guatemala
- Case study and instructional
film on a mangrove reforestation project, utilized extensively
by universities and forestry departments throughout
Central America.
June 1990 ~ Feb.1991 Producer/Director/
Editor, "La Cofradia" - Rabinal, Guatemala
- Award-winning ethnographic
documentary exploring the convergence of Catholicism
and ancient Mayan ritual.
- Organized concept, production,
editing, translation and composition.
- Recipient of Best Short
Film award from Independent Cinema Festival, 1991 (Argentina)
and aired on Guatemalan television.
- Concurrently taught film
production at the two private International universities
in Guatemela.
Jan. 1988 ~ June 1988 Producer,
"Gang of
Souls" -
New York, NY
Developed concept and scripted
an award-winning, hour-long documentary which featured
predominant poets from the Beat Generation including
Alan Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
Film Post-Production and Project
Management
- Managed complex long and short-term
projects; interfaced extensively with clients and collaborative
vendors and artists; coordinated and executed all aspects of film,
theatrical and television post-production; supported financial
and administrative functions.
- Proficient in: Avid Media
Composer, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express, AfterEffects,
DVD StudioPro, Cleaner, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, DreamWeaver,
MS Excel, MS Word, Filemaker Pro
Oct 1996 ~ Present Freelance
Editor/Post Production Supervisor/Asst. Editor,
various studios and advertising
agencies - San Francisco, CA
Premium facilities including
FilmCore SF, Jump Ship Studios, Mad River Post, Bob
& Sheila’s and top-line advertising agencies
including Goodby, Silverstein and Partners; Publicis
and Hal Riney; Citron Haligman Bedecarre
Aug. 1993 ~ Oct.1996 Assistant
Editor, Rye Films & FilmCore Editorial Hollywood,
CA
Other Experience: Environmental
Technologies
May 2001~ Dec. 2004 General Contractor/Carpenter,
Gruninger Construction San Francisco, CA
- Specialized in restoration
and remodels for green construction company.
Nov. 2001~ March 2003 Executive Director,
Berkeley Conservation & Energy Program Berkeley,
CA
- Managed a collaborative
project between The City of Berkeley and The Ecology
Center created to assist residents to conserve energy
and reduce utility bills.
- Responsible for budget,
vendor relations, and coordination with other environmental
programs.
- Managed marketing and
advertising campaigns to promote environmentally sustainable
products and technologies.
June 1988 ~ June 1990 Appropriate
Tech Extensionist, United States Peace Corps Rabinal,
Guatemala
- Collaborated with indigenous
peoples, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies
to instruct in the use of appropriate technologies.
- Created and scheduled
educational and cultural programming on environmental
and health issues for local television.
- Extensive studies in Spanish,
cross-cultural orientation and appropriate technologies.
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