Brian Siano
4321 Larchwood Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Cell: 267-977-4346
Email: briansiano@gmail.com
Website: http://www.briansiano.com
Free-Lance Video Production, Philadelphia, PA
- Produced, directed, and photographed video productions. These have included live event coverage, online commercials for theatrical productions, stock footage, and promotional book trailers.
- Performed post-production tasks on video productions, including editing, color correction, visual effects, and DVD and Blu-Ray production and design.
- Compiled video projects for Web and streaming distribution, via Filmhub, YouTube, and Vimeo, and for DVD and Blu-Ray.
Technical Skills and Experience
- Video photography for live events, interviews and promotional videos using DSLR cameras.
- Video Editing and post-production with Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, and associated production software
- Website design (using HTML and CSS) and administration using WordPress and Adobe Dreamweaver
- Graphics, document and forms design using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat
- Use of online distribution systems (Filmhub, YouTube, Vimeo, BlackBox, Pond5, Shutterstock) for streaming, stock footage, home video, and Video-on-Demand sales.
Video Production
- Editor and consultant, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, produced by Friends Central High School. Assisted high school class in creating a theater production under 2020 COVID quarantine. Full video: https://youtu.be/UiHVTdR77Ys
- Co-Producer, camera, editor and post-production supervisor, Osceola, a play by John Rosenberg, starring Jennifer Summerfield and John Rosenberg.
- Producer and Editor, Wissahickon Moods, an ambient video. Available through streaming sites such as Tubi and Amazon Prime.
- Camera and Editor, Hedda Gabler. (Video excerpt: https://youtu.be/t868-6HMF9I) Worked as cameraperson and co-video director. Edited and color-corrected footage, developed visual effects.
- Video Producer, Romeo and Juliet, by Curio Theatre. Raised post-production funds via Kickstarter. Hired video and sound crew for seven-camera shoot. Edited, performed color correction and sound mixing. Created DVD menus and video extras. Oversaw final DVD production and distribution. (Full video now available on Youtube.)
- Director for Music Video, “Pretty Music for Pretty People” by the Dead Milkmen. Shot footage of band in studio. Edited two videos: the music video (http://youtu.be/6a9b5JpddKQ) and a twenty-minute “making of” segment (http://youtu.be/2kE7zklRAiw).
- Camera, Editor and Media Designer, A Doll’s House. (Video excerpt: https://youtu.be/3Bv8X4pkF-c) Worked as cameraperson and co-video director on two-day shoot. Edited and color-corrected footage, and designed DVD and Blu-Ray menus for final product.
- Camera, editor, and post-production, EDO at the Clark Park Festival
- Coverage of a live performance at an outdoor event. Developed multi-screen approach to final product.
Full playlist at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD000208729E49A5
- Coverage of a live performance at an outdoor event. Developed multi-screen approach to final product.
- Promotional videos and coverage of stage plays for Curio Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-Present
- Twelfth Night, full production, 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCigS0kHeeM&list=PL8BEE006280C63E73
- Madville, by Paul Kuhn. Full production, 2013: https://youtu.be/S3sEgLqWiUc
- Equus, promo: http://youtu.be/kir_-T0RiYE
- Slaughterhouse-Five, promos: https://youtu.be/dN4WysSzCoc and https://youtu.be/ga_gnncX9LA
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist, promo: https://youtu.be/C8yq5gWRNxc
- Eurydice, promo: https://youtu.be/AAcwCb0QKNQ
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, promo: https://youtu.be/R0Sj8gFRXJE
- The Iliad, promo: https://youtu.be/7r1WrkNv9GY
- Oleanna, promo: https://youtu.be/X3FX0uU5cIw
- Promotional videos and coverage of stage plays for Hedgerow Theatre, Media, PA, 2013-Present https://youtu.be/9M9kTjV1tPg
- Three Sisters, by Anton Chekov. Full production: https://youtu.be/9M9kTjV1tPg
- Medea. Full production: https://youtu.be/GHh9Haf1_gQ
- His Girl Friday. Full production: https://youtu.be/VTl8Yx2ShVA
- Dracula. Full production: https://youtu.be/LSY4CesEqPY
- Hamlet. Full production. https://youtu.be/bB7o66-kKng
- Macbeth. Full production: https://youtu.be/qpXvqDec_EM
- The Importance of Being Earnest. Promos: https://youtu.be/vsE8FnMRZIw, https://youtu.be/DtyjcmRh6eY, https://youtu.be/4-ZQhnAO2OM
- Coverage of full stage plays for Hellafresh Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
- Alp d’Huez, http://youtu.be/sv1lWP-x8Mo
- The Gambling Room, http://youtu.be/HUAyAKpJa30
- Coverage of full stage plays and promotional videos, various
- Video coverage for Shakespeare in Clark Park, Philadelphia, PA.
- Recorded rehearsals, performances, and cast interviews for Henry IV, and edited promotional behind-the-scenes video (http://youtu.be/ws79amRrNaU)
- Recorded performances of The Tempest for archival and fundraising purposes, 2013. (Video sample at http://youtu.be/fqraX1JhmiQ).
- Travelling Light, a play by Lindsay Harris-Friel, directed by Liam Castellan:
- Full performance: https://youtu.be/A_b8byAXaZU
- Jeffrey Dahmer: Guilty but Insane, a one-man performance by Josh Hitchens.
- Trailer: http://youtu.be/hU8ymDTu9oc.
- Full performance: http://youtu.be/cnvRiXOvIqo
- The Republican Theater Festival, a showcase for politically-themed plays, performed November 2012
- Videos are showcased at http://www.forearmedproductions.com/Participant-Videos.html
- Video and book cover design for successful Kickstarter project I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore, a history of political dissent in the military, by Christina Lombardi
Video at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/866122280/i-aint-marching-anymore-soldiers-and-dissent - Kickstarter and promotional videos for The Republican Theater Festival, a showcase for politically-themed plays, performed November 2012
- videos are showcased at http://www.forearmedproductions.com/Participant-Videos.html
- Promotional video for The Drowning Girl, a novel by Caitlin R. Kiernan, published March 2012
Cameraman and editor for teaser and trailer.- Full trailer: http://youtu.be/Dkl58egasiY
- Teaser trailer: http://youtu.be/UqwldGsZAZU
- “Making Of” video: https://youtu.be/j0BfqRs5hwU
- Photography and post-production for Dorian’s Parlor, 2009-2011
- Single camera recordings of performing artists at steampunk-oriented cabaret event: http://www.youtube.com/user/DoriansParlor
- Philadelphia Science Writers’ “Faces of Philadelphia Science” series, Spring 2010
- Developed overall approach and style for interview videos, used by other videographers in this series: http://www.youtube.com/user/PhillyScienceWriters
Peer-Reviewed Research Video
- “Neutrophil Isolation Protocol,” Hana Oh, Brian Siano, Scott Diamond. Journal of Visualized Experiments, August 2008. http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?ID=745
Non-Commercial and Personal Video
- Testimonials from United Methodists on behalf of the standing of LGBTQ members of the church
- Coverage of rally for a plaque commemorating Isaac Asimov, including interviews with local science-fiction writers
- Philadelphia Type-In Event, a celebration of typewriters
- “Red Dust” Short video using my stock footage work.
- “Clark Park, June 2007” Personal video of community park.
- “Tree Planting in Clark Park” Coverage of community tree-planting, Dec, 2006
Website Design
- The Penn Center for Microfluidics Research, http://pbmc.seas.upenn.edu/
Developed design and content in WordPress; trained personnel on use. - The Philadelphia Public Record, http://www.phillyrecord.com/
Consulted on migration, design and use of WordPress by newspaper personnel.
Print Publication Design
- Program Newspaper, The Steampunk World’s Fair, 2010 and 2011.
- Systems Biology Symposium, University of Pennsylvania, June 2009. Website with PDFs at http://bloodsystemsbiology.org/
- Program Book and Pocket Program, The Philadelphia Science Fiction Convention 2009. PDFs available at http://2009.philcon.org/.