Creative COW - Mark Suszko

20-plus years writing, directing, shooting, editing corporate video, government video, commercials, music videos, forensics and the occasional wedding.

I shoot news, documentaries, and many, many training pieces. I have some minor regional awards, also some tellys and the like. I also rent out the best teleprompter deal in central Illinois within about 100 miles of Springfield.

I work with Grass linear editing, Final Cut Pro, and Discreet Logic PC NLE editing and compositing with Combustion and Boris. I run beta and DVC-Pro cameras. I am learning Lightwave 3d animation.

I specialize in champagne looks on a beer budget, also writing great copy with an emphasis on smart humor.

My dream is to someday be known as the greatest second-unit director in the history of Hollywood;-)

2423 Posts

System Details: Not nearly as good as yours, I'm afraid....

Hobbies and Interests: RC model gliders and electrics. Hard Science fiction. Tiki culture. 80's Music. Animation in 2 and 3-d. Flight simming. Aerospace. Sailing.

Comments and Things Worth Noting:
I like pudding!

Why is is that tattoo parlors always use really ugly, unreadable Olde English fonts for their really bad signage, all to advertise a graphic artist/design business?

Make that chocolate pudding.

My Recent Posts:

Re: latest editing trends by Mark Suszko on Sep 5, 2008 at 9:12:50 pm
Re: crop circles? by Mark Suszko on Sep 5, 2008 at 8:50:59 pm
Re: Copyright of edited work by Mark Suszko on Sep 5, 2008 at 7:59:32 pm
Re: The Star Wipe by Mark Suszko on Sep 5, 2008 at 7:53:12 pm
Not urgent but curious/ adding non dvd content like PDF by Mark Suszko on Sep 5, 2008 at 7:47:36 pm
Re: Scan Converters by Mark Suszko on Sep 4, 2008 at 9:26:21 pm
Re: crop circles? by Mark Suszko on Sep 4, 2008 at 1:55:58 pm
Re: latest editing trends by Mark Suszko on Sep 3, 2008 at 9:09:03 pm
Re: latest editing trends by Mark Suszko on Sep 3, 2008 at 8:32:04 pm
Re: Silenced Voice by Mark Suszko on Sep 2, 2008 at 7:46:15 pm
Re: Help using TBC by Mark Suszko on Sep 2, 2008 at 7:37:49 pm
Re: latest editing trends by Mark Suszko on Sep 2, 2008 at 7:29:05 pm
Re: On demand media fulfillment by Mark Suszko on Sep 2, 2008 at 3:25:47 pm
Re: Scan Converters by Mark Suszko on Sep 2, 2008 at 3:00:31 pm
Re: How to make cat yowling? by Mark Suszko on Aug 29, 2008 at 2:20:29 pm
Re: Breaking In To Broadcast Video by Mark Suszko on Aug 28, 2008 at 2:28:02 pm
Re: Chimera or Rifa by Mark Suszko on Aug 28, 2008 at 2:01:15 pm
Re: Encore & Blue Ray on the Mac by Mark Suszko on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:45:18 pm
Re: Encore & Blue Ray on the Mac by Mark Suszko on Aug 27, 2008 at 9:57:14 pm
Re: Encore & Blue Ray on the Mac by Mark Suszko on Aug 27, 2008 at 8:20:07 pm

My Tagged Posts

Re: Things I learned from a film student
by Mark Suszko on Sep 4, 2008 at 7:09:23 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
This is how it really went down... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5058529870025933880...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Stephen Smith

Re: Broadcast Formats
by Mark Suszko on Aug 20, 2008 at 7:51:38 am
in the Broadcast Video Forum
We're looking at this differently in my shop. For Standard Def dubs, we used to ship everything betaSp, one-inch spot reels, and Umatic 3/4 inch, according to station preference... and we still get the odd occasional order for a betaSp...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Dr. Mark Draper

Re: Editing biographical documentary - creative advice needed
by Mark Suszko on Jun 18, 2008 at 10:14:24 am
in the Indie Film & Documentary Forum
You can tell it strictly linearly, or you could hop around. Some novels alternate chapters between characters and/or time periods, so one chapter/setting puts the next one in context. You could perhaps cut it like that too; putting parallel...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Elise Brice

Re: Questions to ask before a video shut.
by Mark Suszko on Apr 9, 2008 at 11:37:51 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Well there are two separate sets of questions to be asked, after the number one question: "how much money we talkin' 'bout?" Set one has questions all about the needs analysis: what the customer wants and needs to convey,...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Craig Seeman

Re: Dance Recital Question
by Mark Suszko on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
Look, by no means do I claim the title of professional ethicist or legal counsel. But a major rule of thumb to look at that has always worked for me is: "did any money change hands at any point?" If it...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Ron Lindeboom

Re: hourly rate
by Mark Suszko on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Corporate Video Forum
Never charge using a flat fee. That way lies madness. Always establish an hourly rate. You can use other folks in your area as a guide, but the first step is to calculate what it is costing YOU to edit,...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Mark Suszko

Re: Clients Can Be Dangerous
by Mark Suszko on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
One of the perks of the sheer variety of work I do is I get to peek in on many other people's specialties. I have worked on video programs about domestic violence and abuse before, and listened to the experts...

first tagged as a 5 COW post by Mark Suszko

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