Winston A. Cely
COW member since January 20th 2004 from South Carolina
I had parents in the business so I grew up around it. Once a grip, always a grip... My dad taught me FCP. Moved to Seattle, and met Sean Fay of Envision Response, and not only got a job as an editor (and eventually post supervisor), but made a great friend! Moved back east to start my own company.
System Details: Machine Model:
Mac Pro 2x3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
L2 Cache (per CPU): 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Final Cut Studio 5.1.4
AJA Kona LHe
Home Theater: Needs an update!
Home Studio Musical Gear: None.
Hobbies and Interests: Reading non-fiction. Painting (my BA is in studio art) building models, and playing soccer, but please don't ask me about the pros. I love playing and watching when I get a chance, but I don't keep up at all with the pros.
Favorite Books / Authors: Wired: The Short Life & Fast Times of John Belushi, Jail Bird, Lolita, Kubrick (by Michael Herr)
Favorite Bands / Musicians: Frank Zappa, NIN, Spoon, Beethoven
Favorite Movies: After Killers Kiss, all of Kubricks (including Spartacus), many of Scorsese, Blade Runner, 7 Up series, etc....
Favorite TV Shows: Strangers With Candy, Wonder Falls, Home Movies, first 3 seasons of Ren & Stimpy, Homicide: Life on the street, Faulty Towers, the office (UK & US), Monty Pythons Flying Circus... BUT NO REALITY TV PLEASE!
Comments and Things Worth Noting: I starting dating my wife in high school and we dated for 7 years before we got engaged on our way to Seattle.