Sam Ruesink
Field Audio
Available Gear
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8 Channel Field Mixer/Recorder.
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Up to 6 Channels of Wireless (Deity Theos, Lectrosonics, Sony UWP-D, and Sennheiser G3. If you need more channels, it can be arranged. This is just what I keep on hand in my kit).
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Variety of Lavalier Options (Sanken Cos-11D, Tram TR-50, W.Lav Pro, Shure MX, Sony ECM... others)
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Boom Mic Kits with rigging accessories, wind protection (416, MKH50- Shotgun, Hypercardioid, various options for interiors/exteriors and different scenarios)
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Boom Poles (12'8" K-Tek Graphite Klassic, 8' K-Tek Avalon Travel Short Pole)
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Breakaway cables and/or wireless hops to feed camera(s) reference mix(es).
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Timecode Boxes (Deity TC-1).
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Clapperboard Slate (non-timecoded).
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Plant Mic Rigging options.
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IFBs/Headsets for Directors, script supervisors, clients, etc. (Comtek 216+Listentech)
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Walkie Talkies.
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Wireless Boom Mic Kit
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Wireless ENG-style Handheld Microphones.
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17” Director's Monitor w/ wireless video transmitter and receiver.
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Custom-built Zuca Sound Cart with mixer control surface, wireless video monitoring, iPad, playback, etc.
If your shoot needs any gear not listed here, just let me know and I can always arrange something ahead of time.
In addition to using it myself, I also rent out gear:
Behind the Scenes/Production Stills
Relevant Select Location Sound/Recording Freelance Experience:
(Many more credits are listed on StaffMeUp)
Illinois State Police Podcast (Title TBD) hosted by ISP Director Brendan Kelly & Bill Kurtis Multiple Locations November-December 2024
Recording Engineer/Producer/Editor
(Coordinated w/ multiple guests, some in-person and some remote via Riverside FM. Put together and shipped mic kits for remote guests, and walked through and supervised setup)
Worst Christmas Ever, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL October 2024
Location Sound Mixer (Cart setup w/ dedicated Boom Op)
American Academy of Ophthalmology 2024 Conference Coverage, Corporate/Advertising Chicago, IL October 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Chicago Stories: Amusement Parks, Web Video "Six Flags' The American Eagle" Gurnee, IL September 2024
WTTW (PBS)
Location Sound Mixer
Chicago Public Library Foundation 2024 Recap, Corporate Doc Chicago, IL September 2024
Kurtis Productions Ltd., Tick Tock Filmworks
Location Sound Mixer
Going The Distance, Short Film, Fiction Ely & Duluth MN, & Chicago, IL September 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Overwrite, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL August 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Roulette of Fortune, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL August 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Schwarma Inn, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL July 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Slow Burn, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL July 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Deja Vu, Short Film, Fiction Geneva, IL July 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Northwestern Institute For Global Health 2024 Donor Gala Video, Corporate Doc Chicago, IL June 2024
Kurtis Productions Ltd., Tick Tock Filmworks
Location Sound Mixer
Heaven Only Knows, Narrative Feature, Fiction, Rosemont, IL June 2024
Boom Operator (Day Player, worked with mixer Emerson Cole)
A Life Unwritten, Narrative Feature, Fiction, Chicago, IL May 2024
Location Sound Mixer (Day player, filled in for another mixer with scheduling conflict)
Academy for Urban School Leadership 2024 Promo Video, Corporate, Chicago, IL April 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Steppenwolf Theater Northern Trust 2024 Honoree Video, Corporate, Chicago, IL April 2024
Location Sound Mixer
State Police (True Crime Docuseries Pilot/Proof of Concept-- Details TBA) Springfield & DuPage, IL March-May 2024
Location Sound Mixer, Post Production Manager
Ponytail, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL March 2024
Location Sound Mixer
We Live Here Now, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL March 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Sing Me to Sleep, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL January 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Jewish Restaurant Owner Panel for IL Holocaust Museum,
“I’ll Have What She’s Having” Exhibit, Live Event Chicago, IL Dec 2024
One-man crew (Shot 3 camera setup - 2 stationary, 1 manned- and recorded Location Sound)
Realize by Caleb Viti, Music Video, Lake Forest, IL July 2023
Location Sound Mixer (Music video had scenes with dialogue)
Wisconsin Skydiving Center Commonly Asked Safety Questions, Web/Commercial Fort Atkinson, WI July 2023
Location Sound Mixer and DP
Starstruck by Michael Kutza, Audiobook, Chicago, IL April 2023
VO Engineer/Recordist (in-studio), and Editor/Post Sound
VO Engineer/Recordist for Bill Kurtis
Various Projects for Kurtis Productions including multiple episodes of A&E’s Cold Case Files Reboot Chicago, IL May 2020-Present
Sound Mixer/Recordist (in-studio)