Sam Ruesink
Field Audio
Available Gear (Base Kit):
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8 Channel Field Mixer/Recorder.
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Up to 6 Channels of Wireless Lavalier/Talent Microphones. (Deity Theos, Lectrosonics, Sony UWP-D, and Sennheiser G3)
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1 Addl channel of hardwired Lavalier.
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Boom Mic Kits with rigging accessories, wind protection, and boom Pole. (416, MKH50- Shotgun, Hypercardioid, various options for interiors/exteriors and different scenarios)
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Breakaway cables to feed camera(s) reference mix.
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Timecode Boxes (Deity TC-1).
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Clapperboard Slate (non-timecoded).
Additional gear may be provided upon request such as (but not necessarily limited to):
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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 Camera Hops.
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Wireless Handheld Microphones.
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Timecode Smart Slates.
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17” Director's Monitor w/ wireless video transmitter and receiver.
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Dedicated Sound Cart with mixer control surface, monitors, iPad, playback, etc.
Behind the Scenes/Production Stills
Relevant Select Location Sound/Recording Freelance Experience:
(Many more credits are listed on StaffMeUp)
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)
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)