steve holyhead

Producing, Writing, Shooting, Editing... all the stuff I love!

Consulting, Training, Public Presentations, Workflow Design, Troubleshooting, Project Implementation & Management for all aspects of production & post in Film, HD, TV, Web & DVD.

Video Production Manager & Editor for Discreet (now Autodesk)

Editing & Transmission Duties for BBC News

Offline / Story Editor for 13 part light entertainment series "Life After Death"

As Supervising Editor at Discovery Communications in Hollywood I manage editorial staff, design & implement workflow, provide feedback to engineering - as well as editing broadcast & promo content.

Enterprise-level production consulting, project management, workflow design, new process implementation, change management, SOP documentation and training. Past projects have included working directly with teams at Al Jazeera, Disney, ABC, Comcast Sports, Pentagon, Fox, Warner Brothers, beIN Sports, HBO, CBS, Ackerman McQueen, Avid Technology, Sony Professional Services, Boris FX, and many others. BloomCast also provides technology evangelism, technical consulting and technical marketing for product manufacturers including developing/delivering product and training videos and live presentations.

I very much enjoy developing, writing and delivering self-paced training courses with the team at Lynda.com. I have a skill and passion for writing, presenting and teaching – and so far have delivered two on-line courses: “Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started” and “Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Avid Media Composer 5.5”. Great fun!

As Manager of Post Production Operations for Discovery Communications in Los Angeles I work with Discovery Engineering and Production teams to design and maintain efficient and flexible environments for the creation and delivery of premium content for multiple networks; e.g. Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, OWN, etc. Modern large scale media operations are constantly under pressure to evaluate and incorporate new technologies and processes – whilst keeping costs down, retaining agility and the ability to scale. Plus, with large volumes of media assets tracking through the operation, effective Digital Asset Management and Security is essential. My solid workflow analysis, design and management expertise twinned with my big picture understanding of how media gets made and managed through to its final destination - is what allows me to be highly successful.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies, converters, digital video recording solutions and professional cameras, bringing high-quality, cost-effective products to the professional, broadcast and post-production markets. AJA products are designed and manufactured at our facilities in Grass Valley, California, and sold through an extensive sales channel of resellers and systems integrators around the world. For further information, please see our website at www.aja.com.

Leading technological, cultural and procedural change across multiple continents by integrating blends of cost-effective tools for barrier-free collaboration. Combining my extensive understanding of the media business and latest technological drivers, I maintain the vision and bridge the gaps between establishing clients’ requirements and successfully implementing the best solution(s). A big theme of my work is increasing efficiencies by cultivating, evangelizing and leading migration of work from on-premise resources to cloud/hybrid and IP based solutions. I also direct capital projects and operations across enterprise-level ecosystems for round-the-clock sports updates, daily shows, graphics, promos, digital properties, as well as major sporting events such as NFL on Fox, Super Bowl, MLB, NASCAR, US Open, Basketball, Soccer World Cup(s), etc. With extensive experience and a proven track record, I am able to elegantly balance the need for big picture strategic and financial oversight, with a very tight and deep understanding of the details that create success.