I’m Ed McNichol and I have worked in film and video since 1983.
When I was eight years old, a family friend took us to a local park where he shot several rolls of 8mm film, and he did a bunch of in-camera tricks while he shot. Several weeks later, he brought the developed film, a projector and a screen over to our house. As soon as he started the projector, I was blown away and mesmerized. Whatever that magic was, I wanted to do that for all of my life.
I resurrected the previously dormant Television Club at my high school and developed early technical skills there. I joined the Army as a Motion Picture Specialist (84C), where I cross-trained as a Television / Audio Production Specialist (84F) and made the painful transition from film to video. I shot and edited programs that documented tests conducted on future weapons and tactics at Ft. Hunter Liggett in California. (Nope, nobody's ever heard of it.)
I then worked as a Video Production Specialist for the State of Oregon where I produced videos for state agencies. After that, I worked at Westcom Productions where I edited the ESPN Home Video Library and long-form videos. I worked in Anchorage, Alaska for Syntax Productions creating hundreds of television commercials and television programs. I then worked at Victory Studios in Seattle and Hollywood, running their editing suites. I served as Post-Production Supervisor at the University of Washington, where I helped design a shared-storage editing facility which I then managed. While doing all of that, I was also a contract Trainer for Sony for 11 years.
Since 2010, I've developed expertise in designing, building and operating sophisticated shipboard video systems and control rooms that support deep sea research, engineering and exploration using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). I have served as Video Operations Manager and Expedition Photographer on more than fifty international missions. I get to use my skills to develop elegant systems that support streamlined processes through innovative tools and procedures. More information on this work can be found at our corporate website.
I've come along way from that day in 1971 that we shot 8mm film in a park, but I still aim to craft compelling content that is every bit as mesmerizing as the experience I had back then.
You can use the navigation buttons above to find out more about my professional or personal lives and some charities that we support. Thanks for stopping by!
When I was eight years old, a family friend took us to a local park where he shot several rolls of 8mm film, and he did a bunch of in-camera tricks while he shot. Several weeks later, he brought the developed film, a projector and a screen over to our house. As soon as he started the projector, I was blown away and mesmerized. Whatever that magic was, I wanted to do that for all of my life.
I resurrected the previously dormant Television Club at my high school and developed early technical skills there. I joined the Army as a Motion Picture Specialist (84C), where I cross-trained as a Television / Audio Production Specialist (84F) and made the painful transition from film to video. I shot and edited programs that documented tests conducted on future weapons and tactics at Ft. Hunter Liggett in California. (Nope, nobody's ever heard of it.)
I then worked as a Video Production Specialist for the State of Oregon where I produced videos for state agencies. After that, I worked at Westcom Productions where I edited the ESPN Home Video Library and long-form videos. I worked in Anchorage, Alaska for Syntax Productions creating hundreds of television commercials and television programs. I then worked at Victory Studios in Seattle and Hollywood, running their editing suites. I served as Post-Production Supervisor at the University of Washington, where I helped design a shared-storage editing facility which I then managed. While doing all of that, I was also a contract Trainer for Sony for 11 years.
Since 2010, I've developed expertise in designing, building and operating sophisticated shipboard video systems and control rooms that support deep sea research, engineering and exploration using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). I have served as Video Operations Manager and Expedition Photographer on more than fifty international missions. I get to use my skills to develop elegant systems that support streamlined processes through innovative tools and procedures. More information on this work can be found at our corporate website.
I've come along way from that day in 1971 that we shot 8mm film in a park, but I still aim to craft compelling content that is every bit as mesmerizing as the experience I had back then.
You can use the navigation buttons above to find out more about my professional or personal lives and some charities that we support. Thanks for stopping by!