Ian Morris
Director
Toronto,ON
Summary
- Original owner and creator of IMVideo - a boutique video production company based in Toronto consisting of the most experienced and reliable video production experts in the city. Captures everything from top-tier corporate video, engaging event work, corporate drone surveillance and successful viral marketing videos with a combined 50 million views on YouTube.
- Dynamic Director who oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Brings comprehensive knowledge of video production writing, planning, editing, filming and technical operations. Skilled at customizing projects from extensive experience in many production fields to complete work under tight deadlines.
- Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning a a companies online visual image into top cinematic quality material. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships.
- Innovative Director recognized industry-wide for creative leadership and artistic innovation. Recipient of multiple awards for quality of work. Successful at bringing out best in cast and crew.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director/Owner/Editor/Cinematographer
IMVideo
Toronto, ON
01.2012 - Current
- Experienced lead editor and cinematographer executing successful ideas based on personal experience and meeting client expectations
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Directed work of lighting, video and sound crews to coordinate efficient production operations.
- Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
- Produced original video content by working collaboratively with producers, designers and art specialists to facilitate multimedia production.
- Handled transportation for equipment for 500+ shoots.
- Conserved footage archive by organizing, labeling and tagging with metadata on to a 100TB RAID server.
- Used Adobe Premiere and Davinci Resolve to edit and colour footage into correct order with often minimal revisions.
- Assisted and adhered to detailed production schedules for over 500+ projects.
- Calculated proper lighting, shutter angles, camera distances and shot factors.
- Changed camera attachments based on specific shot requirements and environmental conditions.
- Inspected films to spot and correct problems with issues such as subject movement and distance changes.
- Adjusted and controlled video equipment, composing and framing shots.
- Edited videos and rearranged shots to match creative or production requirements.
- Set up and used cameras of different types of brands for live and recorded productions and broadcasts.
- Member of IATSE 667 as a licensed Drone Head Operator and worked on dozens of Netflix miniseries and films from Handmaids Tale to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- RED Camera Certified
- Owner of $100k+ state of the art video production equipment geared towards future proofing client projects.
Education
HBA - MIT/ MTP
University of Western Ontario
London, ON 09.2006 - 04.2011
HBA - Broadcasting Television
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
London, ON 09.2007 - 04.2010
Certificate of Completion - RED Camera Operation
RED Digital Cinema
Los Angles 06.2013 - 07.2013
Union Certification - Drone/ UAV Head Operation
IATSE
Toronto 03.2021 - 03.2021
Certificate of Completion - Clinic And Master Classes
Drummers Collective
New York 08.2010 - 09.2010
Skills
Adobe Premiere Pro
Da Vinci Resolve
ARRI Alexa, RED DSMC2/DSMC3, Blackmagic, Panasonic, Sony camera operation
Drone Pilot/ Head Operation
Aputure LED Lighting
ENG/ Post Audio Setup and Mixing
Gaffing/ Onsite Rigging
Colourization/ Post Denoising and Stabilization
Compression/ EQ/ Denoising Audio Mixing
3-Axis Gimbal Operation
Steadicam Operation
Max OS/ Windows 1011 Troubleshooting
RAID Server Creation and Troubleshooting
Wireless Video Transmission and Director Monitoring
Timeline
Union Certification - Drone/ UAV Head Operation
IATSE
03.2021 - 03.2021
Certificate of Completion - RED Camera Operation
RED Digital Cinema
06.2013 - 07.2013
Director/Owner/Editor/Cinematographer
IMVideo
01.2012 - Current
Certificate of Completion - Clinic And Master Classes
Drummers Collective
08.2010 - 09.2010
HBA - Broadcasting Television
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
09.2007 - 04.2010
HBA - MIT/ MTP
University of Western Ontario
09.2006 - 04.2011