TedTV,Inc. /Ted Irving Houston Demo

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Ted Irving, owner of TedTV,Inc. has been in the business of content creation for over 18 years. First as a video editor for ABC, NBC and Fox of Houston. For more on my experience, visit my site at www.tedtv.tv and view my resume below.
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Television & Film Distribution Credits
2000 – Burning Sands (documentary) distributed to Blockbuster through Urbain Domain, LLC for
Exclusive 10 year contract.
2006 The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Experience (Educational DVD) self distrubted to all Fort
Bend ISD school libraries.
2009 – Gus & Rose: Reflections of Katrina & the Big Easy (documentary) distributed to Blockbuster &
Netflix through Maverick Entertainment
Media Teaching Experience
4/2009 – Present
Art Institute of Houston Media Instructor
- Intermediate Video (Lecture & Lab)
- Introduction to Studio Technology (Lecture & Lab)
- Multi-camera Production (Lecture & Lab)
8/2007-Present
Houston Community College System. Dual credit media instructor for the Hightower High School Media Academy & HCC Broadcasting & Digital Game Program, Stafford, Texas Campus
- COMM 1335 Introduction to Radio and TV (Lecture)
- COMM 1337 TV Field Production (Lecture & lab)
- RTVB 2430 Film & Video Non-Linear Editing with Final Cut Studio 2 (Lecture & Lab)
- COMM 1336 Advanced TV Studio Production (Lecture & lab)
- COMM 2311 Writing for TV, Radio and Print (Lecture)
7/1999 – Present
Hightower High Broadcasting Academy Coordinator and teacher - Missouri City, TX, Fort Bend Independent School District
- Use PeopleSoft to manage a 62,000.00 a year budget. Used for equipment upgrades, repairs, new technology, field trips, etc. Wrote justifications, amendments, budget summaries & projections
- Wrote grants (see grant writing below)
- Coordinated all senior interns – placed students with the Houston Texans, KPRC Channel 2, Locke Bryan Productions, Houston Aeros, Missouri City TV, City of Houston Media & City of Sugar Land TV
- Coordinated all internal and external video productions for the school district.
- Instituted Avid Media Composer & Adobe Photoshop Certifications for students
- Instituted Dual Credit program in cooperation with Houston Community College
- Represent the program at NAB 2001 & NAB 2007
- Introduced the annual NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Student Media Workshops
- Developed the annual Hightower Media Academy Music Video & Short Film Showcase held at the Sugar Land AMC Theatre
- Currently teach the following courses:
a. Video Tech 1 (10th Grade)
b. Intro to Media Technology (11th Grade)
c. Media Tech 1 (12th Grade independent study)
d. Media Tech II (12th Grade internship)

7/1994 - 7/1996 Jack Yates High School-School of Communications, Houston, TX
Video Production Instructor- cinematography with digital cameras, non-linear editing, linear editing, basic three point lighting, script writing
Broadcast Journalism Instructor– news writing, live newscasts, editing
Television & Freelance Media Experience
NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) – Television show development and sales through annual NATPE convention. Sold Great Americans & currently working on Twisted Clips, a TV show highlighting independent short films with a twist.
TedTV, Inc. (2004 – present) Personal company used for freelancing; Black Entertainment TV, Court TV, The Black Family Channel, and local freelance work; television stringer for KTRK, weddings, funerals, commercials, public service announcements, corporate video, etc.
Sports Photographer/News Editor (1996-1999) Sports photographer with AP award winner Mark Berman shooting and interviewing notables such as Nolan Ryan, Charles Barkley, President George W. Bush, Cynthia Cooper, Ric Flair, Shaq, Kobe Bryant, etc. Also worked for news department on occasion for overnight assignments.
KTRK TV Channel 13, Houston, TX (1993-1996) News editor and satellite tuning for 5, 6, & 10pm newscasts. Some overnight editing as well as on-call editing while teaching

KPRC TV Channel 2, Houston, Tx (Summer 1995) Overnight news editor putting together voice over’s, packages, etc.
Education
TEA Region 20, San Antonio, TX
Final Cut Pro 5 End User Certification obtained June 7, 2007
Avid Xpress Pro Graphics & Editing Course training, Dallas, Texas
Pre Certification courses – Media Composer Editing & Effects 101, 19, 110, 129
Genius DV (6/2005) Certificate
Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Master of Arts in Communications (2003)
Maine International Film & Video Workshops
Certificate (2001)
60 Minutes Style Workshop training with Steven Shepherd
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
Certified in K-12 Industrial Technology
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
BFA in Radio, TV and Film from the Dan Rather School of Communications. (1992)
Skills
Skill Name Skill Level
• Avid Media Composer 3 Advanced
• Beta Cam/DVCAM Photographer Advanced
• Digital Classroom Development Advanced
• DVCAM (DSR300a, Pd100a, PD170 Advanced
• Final Cut Pro 5 , 6 & 7 Certified (5)
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Intermediate
• Adobe After Effects CS4/Motion 7 Intermediate
• HDV Sony Z1U, A1U Advanced
• Canon HD/Vixia HF 200 Advanced
• Layering and Compositing Intermediate
• 3 point lighting for video Advanced
• Linear Video Editing Advanced
• Media Management/Networking (Mac/PC) Intermediate
Grants Writing / Grants Received
2010 Texas Environmental Commission Grant Finalist
2010 Target Field Trip $800 Grant
2009 Kids In Need $1000 Grant
2009 Sienna Plantation Community Grant $491.00
2009 Best Buy Teacher Technology Grant $5000
2009 Houston Press Maser Mind Grant $2000
2008 Captain Planet Foundation Grant $2500
Affiliations
Houston Fulbright Association / National Fulbright Association
Sam Houston State University Alumni Board of Directors
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Xi Kappa Lambda Graduate Chapter
National Student Television Network (www.studenttelevision.com)
Awards
May 2008 Schooltube.com Teacher of the Month
Awarded 2006 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund
2002 Hightower Teacher of the Year
2002 Houston Area Alliance of School Educators Teacher of the Year
2001 Texas Regional Emmy winner
18 National Telly Awards between 1999 and 2008

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Ted Irving, owner of TedTV,Inc. has been in the business of content creation for over 18 years. First as a video editor for ABC, NBC and Fox of Houston. For more on my experience, visit my site at www [more]