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Ivan Horak

Tvrdeho 259, Prague 9, 199 00, Czech Republic iwan.sound@gmail.com Cell: (00420) 604 525 495

Japan and Burma 2008

Teaching in Burma/Myanmar Yanyon Film School 2007

Shooting in India 2007

ivan horak IMDB

EDUCATION:

9/2002 – 3/2006 - National Academy Of Performing Arts – Faculty of Film and TV – Prague, Czech Republic

Postgraduate – Master of Arts (MgA.)

9/1999 – 9/2002 - National Academy Of Performing Arts – Faculty of Film and TV – Prague, Czech Republic

Bachelor of Arts (bca.)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2005 - Private Graphic School Jihlava – Sound postproduction coordinator and tutor

2007, 2008, 2009 - Yangon Film Workshop – Tutor and mentor of sound mixing, recording and designing.

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2004 – present - Sound engeneer, sound effects editor and dialogue editor – SoundSquare Film post-production studio Prague

- Sound effects recordist, location sound recordist - Cooperation with Barrandov Film Studios Prague

1999 – present - Production Sound Mixer – Feature Films – “The Last from Aporver” (2009), “Wanted” (2008) – Extra Photography, Nebo,Peklo,…Zem (2007), Brothers Karamazov – Extra Photography (2007) and others.

Commercials – CocaCola, Astor, Burger King, Barbie, Fuji, L’Oreal, Pilsner Urquell, Pepsi Mirinda, Czech Telecom, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Skoda, Drambuie, MiniCooper and others.

Feature documentary films – “Take it Jeasy” (2009), Czech RaPublic (2007), Kupredu leva, kupredu prava” (2006), "Zeny Pro Meny" (2004) and others.

Small documentary films for Czech TV, ARTE television (2006, 2007), BBC (2006) and others.

Making of... documentaries – “The Red tails” (2009), “Peklo s princeznou” (2009) and others.

- Sound Designer – Feature documentary films Welcome to North Korea” (2009), “Take it Jeasy” (2009), “Kupredu leva, kupredu prava” (2006) winner at Jihlava Documentary Film Festival 2006, “Paralely tvorivosti” (2006), "Blues by The Beach" (2004), "Zeny Pro Meny" (2004) winner at Jihlava Documentary Film Festival 2004, and others.

Many school film projects – Narrative film “Puritptyz” (2006), animation film "Capi Film" (2004) winner at FAMU Festival (Best film), “…umiram!” (2004), narrative film "Hostel" (2003) and others.

Short narrative films – “Cargo” (2007) and others.

- SFX recordist - "Everything is Illuminated" (2005), feature film "Duse Jako Kaviar" (2004), “Pilsner Urquell” promotional film (2003), many commercials and others.

- Foley Editor - feature films "Jedna Ruka Netleska" (2003), "Devcatko" (2003), "Samotari" (2001), "Z pekla stesti I. + II." (2001, 2002), "Andelska tvar" (2002), "Pelisky" (1999), "Kure Melancholic" (1999).

- Dialogue editor - Disney series "Lloyd from Space" (2005), "The Weekenders" (2005), Aladdin" (2004), "Little Mermaid" (2004), "Robin Hood" (2004), Dave the Barbarian (2004) and others.

- Boom operator, playback operator and utility sound - many commercials and feature films – "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (Czech Unit) 2005 "DOOM" (2004-2005), "Children of Dune" (2003), " The Brothers Grimm" (2004), "Samotari" (2000) and others.

6/1998 – 9/1999 - Utility sound, technician, voice-castings - Film Post-production Studio Cinemasound s.r.o. Prague

SKILLS:

- Pro Tools, Reason, FinalCut, PC & Mac computers, Microsoft Office.

- Standard location and studio equipment and microphones.

LANGUAGES:

- Czech: native speaker

- English: intermediate

- French: beginner

OTHER DATA, HOBBIES:

- Sound designing, engineering and recording

- Computers

- Active musician (Bass guitar)