Pete Albert:
CLASS OF 1977
Boylan Central Catholic High SchoolClass of 1977
Rockford, IL
University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1981
Los angeles, CA
Lincoln CollegeClass of 1979
Lincoln, IL
Holy Family SchoolClass of 1973
Rockford, IL
Pete's Story
I followed up my high school interest of working on the stage crew for Boylan's productions, and my college interest of radio broadcasting by going into a 12-year career in television. I have lived and worked all over the U.S., working as a TV news photographer/editor, production videographer/director and production manager.
In 1992 I transitioned into offering a specialized video service used in movie & TV production, referred to as "video assist". That is where we hook up video equipment to the "film" cameras so the director and actors can view themselves on monitors. We record all the rehearsals and takes for playback, and even edit sequences right on the set so the director can see if he is getting everything he wants.
2008 update: I have been selected by my Union in Hollywood to be one of the first technicians (out of 200+) to be trained to operate a new ...Expand for more
technology for production, called DATA CAPTURE. As high-definition video cameras take the place of film cameras, the visual information leaving the camera is actually a computer data stream. My new job is similar to video assist, except now I am responsible for recording the actual data stream that goes to the editors and ends up on the theater screen or on your TV.
I am a member of IATSE Local 695 (Hollywood Sound and Video Engineers) and IATSE Local 487 (Mid-Atlantic Studio Mechanics.)
On the personal side, I married my girlfriend of three years, Anita, on Christmas Day, 2002. We have no children and donÂt expect to start a family. We live in Bellflower, CA.
I see that I have had a lot of visits to my profile here, and some of you have signed my guest book. So add a little note too. I would love to hear from my old friends at Boylan and Lincoln College.
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