Stephen Buckman

WEBSITES: http://www.buckoproductions.com http://www.berkleemusic.com/members/16795075 2010 Composer Created three demo songs for possible Musical 2007 Composer Composed music for Superhero comic book website / video "Paragon's Theme" Nov. 06 - Jan. 07 Composer Documentary film about short story writer Andre Dubus "The Times Were Never So Bad: The Life of Andre Dubus" Written/Directed by Edward J. Delaney Shown at The New England Film and Video Festival Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA Newburyport Documentary Film Festival Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, MA The Rhode Island International Film Festival various film U.S. festivals http://www.amazon.com/Times-Were-Never-So-Bad/dp/B002MAPFX8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1295918932&sr=8-1 Dec. 2005 - March 06 Composer Composed music for Independent horror film "Eamon's Road" Directed/Written by Janelle Morrissey (MistyHaze Productions) Premiered at The Regent Theater, Arlington, MA http://youtube.com/watch?v=RS4B8goU7Eo Nov. 05 - Present Freelance Private Piano Instructor Teaching basic piano skills to children and adult beginners. Designed finger exercise and chord lessons Oct. 01 - Jan. 02 Volunteer Piano Player Performed original piano compositions at Boylston Place Senior Center Oct. 1999 Concert Boston, MA Performed original piano compositions at The French Library and Cultural Center Nov. 98 - April 99 Film Music Intern Internship with Berklee faculty member and Independent / Documentary Film Composer Jeanine Cowen. Responsibilities include writing cue breakdowns and timing notes. Assisted with the setup of recording equipment Aug. 92 - Oct. 92 Production Assistant Target Productions Responsibilities included supporting the in-house music composer and video staff in the production of television and radio commercials. Helped arranged sound effects for ESPN sports radio EDUCATION 2008 Web Development Certificate Program New England Institute of Art, Brookline, MA 1998 Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring and Piano Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA • Macintosh OS • PC / Windows • Product photography • Microsoft Word/Excel • Photo editing • Adobe Lightroom • Photo retouching • Flatbed scanners • Adobe Creative Suite CS 4 / 5 • Adobe Camera RAW • Film / digital photography • Quark Xpress • Image / color correction • Web Design • Illustration • Nikon Coolscan EXPERIENCE 2008 - Present Freelance Product Photographer / Website and Graphics Technician Duties include taking photography for Museum gift store items, scanning, lighting setup, retouching, re-naming, re-sizing, maintaining gift store website archives, adjusting exposures, cropping, drop shadows, ironing apparel, color correcting games/models, clothing, jewelry, brass ornaments, books, and other gifts using Photoshop. Make signage for Museum store and events using Illustrator. Help write text and assist with uploading/updating products on Museum gift store website Present Freelance Photographer/Designer a self-run freelance photography hobby selling photographic prints. Sold original photographic greeting cards in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston gift store as well as local Farm stands