Sam Ruesink
Field Audio
Available Gear (Base Kit):
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8 Channel Field Mixer/Recorder.
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Up to 5 Channels of Wireless Lavalier/Talent Microphones.
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1 Addl channel of hardwired Lavalier Microphone.
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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).
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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.
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Walkie Talkies.
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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” Panasonic SDI Production Monitor.
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Dedicated Zuca-based Sound cart with mixer control surface, monitors, iPad, playback, etc.
Relevant Select Location Sound/Recording Freelance Experience:
(Many more credits are listed on StaffMeUp)
Slow Burn, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL July 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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Deja Vu, Short Film, Fiction Geneva, IL July 2024
Location Sound Mixer
Northwestern Institute For Global Health 2024 Donor Gala Video June 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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A Life Unwritten, Narrative Independent Feature, Fiction, Chicago, IL May 2024
Location Sound Mixer (day player, filled in for another mixer with scheduling conflict)
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Academy for Urban School Leadership 2024 Promo Video, Corporate, Chicago, IL April 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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Steppenwolf Theater Northern Trust 2024 Honoree Video, Corporate, Chicago, IL April 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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Untitled Police Training/True Crime Docuseries, Pilot, (Details TBA) Springfield & DuPage, IL March-May 2024
Location Sound Mixer, Post Production Manager
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Ponytail, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL March 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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Sing Me to Sleep, Short Film, Fiction Chicago, IL January 2024
Location Sound Mixer
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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)
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Realize by Caleb Viti, Music Video, Lake Forest, IL July 2023
Location Sound Mixer (Music video had scenes with dialogue)
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Wisconsin Skydiving Center Commonly Asked Safety Questions, Web/Commercial Fort Atkinson, WI July 2023
Location Sound Mixer and DP
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Starstruck by Michael Kutza, Audiobook, Chicago, IL April 2023
VO Engineer/Recordist (in-studio)
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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)